Becky Peterson Cisco has come up with a whole new way to fight malware. On Tuesday, the company unveiled a new smart network system. Using machine learning, the network’s Encrypted Traffic Analytics software can sort through internet data to look for telltale signs of malicious software. The service is specifically designed to detect malware in encrypted traffic, and Cisco […]
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Here’s what the charts are saying about Cisco Systems
Below is my constructive, bullish analysis of CSCO presented in our 5/10/17 discussion, when the stock was trading at 33.64/65. This morning, CSCO opened on a 1.2% up-gap in reaction to both Morgan Stanley’s upgrade to OW from EW, a revised upside target of 39 from 32, and “security-driven networking share gains over the longer-term.” […]
Cisco kills leaked CIA 0-day that let attackers commandeer 318 switch models
Cisco Systems has patched a critical flaw that even novice hackers could exploit using Central Intelligence Agency attack tools that were recently leaked to the Internet. As previously reported, the zero-day exploit allowed attackers to issue commands that remotely execute malicious code on 318 models of Cisco switches. The attack code was published in early […]
A big Cisco naysayer has reversed course and now believes the company is heading in the right direction (CSCO)
Business Insider For years, Credit Suisse’s Kulbinder Garcha has been raising red flags about Cisco and the growing softness in its main business, computer network equipment. But this week, he’s done a complete 180 and become a Cisco believer. He upgraded the stock two levels from essentially a sell (an “underperform”) to a buy (“outperform”) and […]
AT&T just completed a first-of-its kind test … and Cisco should be terrified (CSCO, JNPR)
David McNew/Getty Images A week ago, AT&T did something with network technology that’s never been done before and companies like Cisco and Juniper Network should be terrified. AT&T ran a test using data from its customers that proved it can build a super-fast, reliable network with inexpensive no-name computer switches, some open source software and software from a startup. […]
Botkit, originally only for making Slack bots, integrates with Cisco Spark
Botkit, a framework for making bots from Austin-based startup Howdy, announced an integration with the Cisco Spark chat app today. The integration will allow developers using Botkit to add bots made within the Slack bot ecosystem to be added to Cisco Spark, which is kind of ironic given the fact that a senior Cisco employee […]
