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Another one rides the bus

Cisco Systems is collaborating with cities around the world to see if broadband can be exploited to cut down energy consumption and traffic. In San Francisco, the company has rigged up municipal buses with free Wi-Fi to coax commuters out of their cars. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos grabs a transfer...

Tags: Wi-Fi, public transportation, Michael Kanellos, cisco, internet

Videos 2008-02-21

German hacker denied entry into U.S. for Black Hat training

Thomas Dullien, a prominent security researcher who has been a fixture at the annual Black Hat security conference, has been denied entry into the U.S. to attend and conduct training at this year's confab.Dullien left, a German reverse engineering whiz known in hacker circles as "Halvar Flake," said he was...

Tags: Zero-day attacks, Windows Vista, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Passwords, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Exploit code, Digital rights management, Data theft, Cisco, Browsers, Botnets, Black Hat

Blog posts 2007-07-29

iPhone off the hook

Duke university has announced that the problem with iPhones interoperating on their wireless Cisco network has been solved, and that it wasn't an iPhone problem after all. A note from Tracy Futhey, Duke's chief information officer states:By now many of you have read news accounts around iPhones and Duke's wireless...

Tags: Java, General, Cisco, Apple

Blog posts 2007-07-21

Apple iPhone KO's cisco network at Duke

Earlier this year, Cisco and Apple ended a legal spat when Cisco allowed Apple to use its "iPhone" trademark though there was some debate whether Cisco really owned it. In return, Apple agreed to "explore opportunities for interoperability in the areas of security, and consumer and enterprise communications". Now in...

Tags: General, Cisco, Apple

Blog posts 2007-07-18

cisco posts workaround for Communications Manager DoS vulnerability

Cisco says it has now posted a workaround for a security vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager.The vulnerability could allow a remote, unauthenticated user to cause a denial of service DoS condition or execute arbitrary code.This advisory is posted at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20070711-cucm.shtml.We're talking here about an issue in which:The...

Tags: Security, General, Cisco

Blog posts 2007-07-16

Symantec going private? It's not a crazy thought

Jim Reavis at RiskBloggers.com has tossed out this doozy:This is only a rumor, if it were an actual event you would be instructed by the authorities where to redeem your SYMC stock. Multiple Friends of Risk Bloggers have told me that Symantec has been in talks with investors over...

Tags: Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Symantec, Punditocracy, Patch Watch, Microsoft, McAfee, Exploit code, Data theft, Cisco, Browsers, Botnets

Blog posts 2007-07-13

Oracle readying 46 security patches for DB, server products

Database and server giant Oracle is planning to ship patches for a total of 46 vulnerabilities next Tuesday (July 17) as part of its quarterly Critical Patch Update release process.The patches will cover potentially severe holes affecting Oracle Database, Oracle Application Server, Oracle Collaboration Suite, Oracle E-Business Suite and Applications,...

Tags: Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Passwords, Oracle, Open source, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft, Cisco, Browsers, Botnets

Blog posts 2007-07-12

Patch Watch: Critical updates from Adobe, cisco, Symantec, McAfee

Patch Tuesday is no longer an exclusive Microsoft event. Slowly but surely, it's beginning to look like more and more big-name software vendors are piggybacking on Microsoft's scheduled patch day to roll out critical software fixes.This week, in addition to Microsoft's six bulletins, computer users should also pay attention to...

Tags: Open source, Microsoft, McAfee, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft, Cisco, Browsers, Botnets, Apple, Passwords, Patch Watch, Pen testing, Responsible disclosure, Rootkits, Viruses and Worms, Vulnerability research, Wi-Fi security, Zero-day attacks

Blog posts 2007-07-11

Now showing: Apple TV security flaw

Apple TV has a remotely exploitable buffer overflow that could allow code execution attacks.The vulnerability, reported by Juniper Networks researcher Mike Lynn, has been fixed with today's release of Apple TV 1.1, according to an advisory from Cupertino.This is the same "critical" mDNSResponder vulnerability fixed in last month's mega-patch from...

Tags: Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Metasploit, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft, Cisco, Browsers, Botnets, Apple

Blog posts 2007-06-20

cisco's Chambers: collaboration via mobile devices will drive faster business processes

John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems, is now onstage, keynoting at NXTComm.Main takeaway: collaboration will speed up enterprise innovation initiatives that had been held back by "command and control" protocols.Chambers said that a collaboration/teamwork approach, enabled by ubiquitous broadband, acquisitions (such as webex, which was specifically cited by Chambers) and video on any device has...

Tags: trends, Predictions and Observations, Mobile, General, Cisco

Blog posts 2007-06-19

The Dan & David Show: Almost live from Interop

This week the Dan & David Show comes to you from the show floor at the Interop conference in Las Vegas. David and I are joined by George Ou as we discuss the latest trends in networking and what we found of interest at the show.

Tags: Broadband, Cisco, General, Hardware Infrastructure, IP Telephony, IT Management, Microsoft, Mobile, Security, Software Infrastructure, Telecommunications, Wired & Wireless

Blog posts 2007-05-25

Bonjour Apple, connect to this Mac OS X exploit

Less than 24 hours after Apple patched a serious flaw in its Bonjour zero-configuration networking service, a private security research company has released exploit code that puts Mac OS X users at risk of code execution attacks.The exploit code has been shipped to members of Dave Aitel's Immunity Partner's Program,...

Tags: Apple, Botnets, Browsers, Cisco, Data theft, Exploit code, Hackers, Metasploit, Open source, Patch Watch, Pen testing, Responsible disclosure, Rootkits, Spam and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Vulnerability research, Zero-day attacks

Blog posts 2007-05-25

Digium Asterisk-Vyatta VoIP solution poses threat to cisco and others

A new joint marketing and development agreement between open-source router platform developer Vyatta and open source Asterisk VoIP solutions platform developer Digium holds lots of promise.This promise is largely an artifact of what both companies are bringing to the table.As Phil Hochmuth of Network World notes, Vyatta makes the Open...

Tags: Asterisk, Cisco, Predictions and Observations

Blog posts 2007-05-24

Video: The gospel according to John Chambers

I wrote about Cisco CEO John Chambers' Interop keynote yesterday in which he proclaimed that the future is Web 2.0, which he defined as collaboration. Now we have a video clip of Chambers evangelizing the crowd with his message. He talks about the need for businesses to increase...

Tags: Cisco, Enterprise 2.0, General, IP Telephony, IT Management, Mobile, Social networking, VOIP, Web Technology, Wired & Wireless

Blog posts 2007-05-23

cisco CEO John Chambers proclaims the future is Web 2.0

Cisco CEO John Chambers ran on stage and then strolled throughout the crowd giving his vision of the networked future during his Network + Interop keynote presentation. As he walked and talked throughout the ballroom with the verbal passion and polish of a televangelist, Chambers proclaimed that Web 2.0, which...

Tags: Web Technology, Social networking, Enterprise 2.0, Cisco

Blog posts 2007-05-22

cisco CEO: Web 2.0 will drive the industry

Cisco CEO John Chambers sees Web 2.0 as his companys rocket fuel for the next decade. On a conference call with analysts following the companys fiscal third quarter earnings it was telling how much Chambers dwelled on Web...

Tags: Telecommunications, Hardware Infrastructure, General, Cisco

Blog posts 2007-05-08

Mac hack challenge sparks (another tired) debate

Like an old grandfather clock, the controversy surrounding last months CanSecWest MacBook hijack contest just keeps on ticking, loud enough to stick in your ear but so monotonous and tiring that its near impossible to perk up and listen. Just as Apple was releasing a patch for the QuickTime flaw,...

Tags: Responsible disclosure, Punditocracy, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Oracle, Open source, Microsoft, McAfee, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Cisco, Browsers, Botnets, Apple, Spyware and Adware, Viruses and Worms, Vulnerability research, Wi-Fi security, Windows Vista, Zero-day attacks

Blog posts 2007-05-08

Why I doubt Skype for Enterprise's short-term chances for large-scale success

Although I will reserve final judgement, Im highly skeptical that large numbers of security-conscious, large enterprises will bolt the current professional model of VoIP they are using (think Cisco, Avaya, and others) for a large enterprise offering Skype is planning.Not so much because the new service will be inferior,...

Tags: Cisco, Skype, General

Blog posts 2007-04-16

HID denies RFID demo threat, hackers worry

Black Hat Diary: IOActive's decision to cancel its RFID hacking demo is the main topic of conversation here as white hat hackers ponder the ramifications of a vendor using patent infringement claims to thwart legitimate security research.The company at the center of the storm, HID Global, issued a statement acknowledging...

Tags: Black Hat Federal, Digital rights management, Pen testing, Open source, Exploit code, Black Hat, Responsible disclosure, Punditocracy, Vulnerability research, Cisco, Hackers

Blog posts 2007-02-28

Black Hat RFID hacking demo threatened

Another Black Hat conference, another vulnerability disclosure debate.IOActive's Chris Paget's plan to explain why RFID technology is "insecure and untrustworthy" has run into a legal stumbling block after secure card maker HID Corp. raised objections in a letter that claims possible patent infringement.InfoWorld's Paul Roberts is reporting that HID sent...

Tags: Wi-Fi security, Pen testing, Black Hat, Exploit code, Responsible disclosure, Punditocracy, Cisco, Vulnerability research, Oracle, Hackers, Zero-day attacks, Uncategorized

Blog posts 2007-02-27