Passwords control access to resources or devices. This is accomplished through the definition a password or secret that is used in order to authenticate requests. When a request is received for access to a resource or device, the request is challenged for verification of the password ...

Cisco Systems Inc. has issued a set of security patches for the Internet Operating System (IOS) software, used to power its routers and switches. The patches were published Wednesday, the date Cisco had previously set aside as the latest release date for its twice-yearly IOS patches. Cisco also published 12 security ...

There is a  security paper in cisco networking. It explain how the security team should review the networking security changes. It recommend that the security team review the following types of changes: Any change to the firewall configuration. Any change to access control lists (ACL). Any change to Simple Network Management Protocol ...

The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) was designed to protect the privacy of customers, as well as payment card and merchant data at the point of sale (POS), in transit, and at rest. Companies that can demonstrate compliance with the PCI standard and prove that they are ...

Two flaws in Cisco’s Network Admission Control (NAC) architecture allow unauthorised PCs to be viewed as legitimate devices on a network, according to German security researchers. A tool that takes advantage of the flaws was demonstrated at last month's Black Hat security conference in Amsterdam by Michael Thumann, chief ...