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Cisco has issued a high-severity security advisory detailing a critical connection exhaustion vulnerability affecting its network management software. Tracked as CVE-2026-20188, this flaw carries a CVSS base score of 7.5. It directly impacts both the C…
Networking and security leader Cisco has announced its intent to acquire Astrix Security, a pioneer in Non-Human Identity (NHI) management. Announced in May 2026, this acquisition is designed to help enterprises secure the rapidly expanding “agen…
The acquisition strengthens Cisco’s push into identity-centric security for AI and machine access.
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Artificial intelligence models are integrated into countless enterprise applications, but knowing exactly where these models come from remains a major security hurdle. Cisco recently launched the Model Provenance Kit, an open-source tool for tracing th…
The new kit aims to address risks related to poisoned models, regulatory issues, supply chain integrity, and incident response.
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Enterprises pulling models from Hugging Face and other open repositories rarely keep records of how those models are altered after download, leaving organizations with little ability to confirm what they are running in production. The State of AI Secur…
CISA and NCSC warn that FIRESTARTER, a Linux-based backdoor, targets Cisco Firepower devices, evades patches, and enables persistent access even after firmware updates.
CISA said a federal Cisco Firepower ASA device was infected with the FIRESTARTER backdoor in Sept 2025, and it survived security patches. CISA revealed that a U.S. federal civilian agency’s Cisco Firepower device running ASA software was compromised in September 2025 by the FIRESTARTER backdoor. The malware reportedly persisted even after security patches were applied, […]
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The malware provides remote access and control of infected devices and maintains post-patching persistence.
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