Tag: Networking

August 11, 2022

U.S. networking giant Cisco Systems has been hacked, the company confirmed on Wednesday, after Yanluowang ransomware operators claimed the attack on their leak site. But according to Cisco’s Talos threat intelligence team, the breach resulted in the exfiltraton of inconsequential […]

March 26, 2021

Increased bandwidth and lower latency create the opportunity to develop ecosystems that can transform entire industries. The combination of IoT, 5G, cloud, data analytics, quantum computing, and AI paves the way for new and improved products and services in the […]

January 19, 2021

Seven vulnerabilities affecting Dnsmasq, a caching DNS and DHCP server used in a variety of networking devices and Linux distributions, could be leveraged to mount DNS cache poisoning attack and/or to compromise vulnerable devices. “Some of the bigger users of […]

January 6, 2021

We enter 2021 in a very different place from where we were at the start of 2020. The role of networking and more broadly, the IT function, has more often become the hero – and sometimes the scorn – of […]

June 9, 2020

The Cyberspace Solarium Commission is a unique policy initiative created in 2019 to cut through the complexity of the vast and dense cybersecurity challenges facing the country. It is composed of lawmakers and government officials from across several agencies who, […]

May 11, 2020

IoT systems in business and operational environments have increased the attack surface and introduced new risks to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of critical data and systems at many enterprises. Security leaders need to update their organization’s threat profile to […]

March 2, 2020

With 5G poised to become widely available across the globe, enterprise organizations need to seriously consider the security implications of deploying the technology. Over the next few years, 5G networks are expected to play a central role in enabling new […]

January 15, 2020

Retail and banking technology professionals are keenly aware of the large number of devices that connect to their enterprise’s network via Ethernet and Wi-Fi. IT sprawl at each branch adds complexity to network visibility and security, and that complexity means […]

May 23, 2019

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday to help U.S. firms remove Chinese telecom equipment from companies like Huawei if it’s deemed a national security threat. The legislation would require fifth generation, or 5G, wireless networks be free of […]

November 23, 2018

The US is reportedly urging governments and telecoms providers in allied countries to follow its lead and prevent the use of Huawei’s networking equipment in their mobile and fixed infrastructure. A report in The Wall Street Journal claims US government […]

January 17, 2018

Lenovo patched a flaw in its networking operating system dating back to 2004 that allowed attackers to perform an authentication bypass attack via a mechanism called “HP Backdoor.” If exploited, an attacker could gain admin-level access on affected switches, Lenovo […]

October 20, 2017

A new survey shows that 63% of respondents are worried about the impact of the Internet of Things on corporate security technologies and processes. A majority of enterprises cite cybersecurity as their main concern with corporate Internet of Things deployments, […]

April 27, 2017

With mid-market companies feeling an increasing need to devote time and resources to network security, the security-as-a-service model is gaining traction, according to new research released yesterday by 451 Research. “The security challenge for mid-tier businesses is multi-dimensional,” Daniel Cummins, […]

November 22, 2016

Last month, the entire internet went down for a few hours. At least that’s what one of the biggest denial-of-service attacks in recent memory felt like to a lot of people. Sites from Netflix, Spotify, and Reddit to The New […]

October 13, 2016

Here on Kaspersky Daily, you can find four detailed articles that explain what exactly a virtual private network (VPN) is and why people use VPNs, describe the different ways to implement virtual private networking, and discuss other related topics. But […]

August 29, 2016

The EU cyber security and regulatory environment is soon set to change significantly, challenging organisations to rethink how they protect customer data and deal with the consequences when things go wrong. Data breaches remain a primary area of concern. A […]

August 22, 2016

It’s not surprising that network and security teams aren’t always on the same page. After all, networks need to be fast and efficient, while security is about slowing things down and implementing extra steps to help meet security measures. While […]

July 13, 2016

The number of Internet users has been growing steadily, and now stands at nearly 3.5 billion. And despite the growing popularity of mobile devices and specialized apps, the Internet browser is still the most popular medium for interacting with the […]

May 31, 2016

Children use the Internet for schoolwork, socializing, watching films and cartoons, playing games and much more. But, as we all know, browsing the web can be an unsafe business. In order to control their children’s online activity many parents use […]

November 16, 2015

If you’ve been getting more email notifications from LinkedIn than you’d like, there’s some good news from the social network: you’re going to see a lot less of them. LinkedIn announced in a blog post this week that it’s launching […]