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Cisco rolls out software tools to protect IT systems from AI agents

Cisco rolls out software tools to protect IT systems from AI agents SAN FRANCISCO, June 2 : Cisco Systems on Tuesday announced a new suite of software tools that businesses can use to build their own armies of bots known as AI agents, to protect their IT infrastructure against cybersecurity threats. Cisco's announcement comes as Anthropic is set to release its Mythos model in the coming weeks, an AI tool that some experts fear could be used by hackers to turbo-charge cyber attacks. Cisco...

Yet another Cisco SD-WAN 0-day under attack, and no patch in sight

Unknown miscreants are exploiting a high-severity, zero-day bug in Cisco’s SD-WAN management software, and the networking giant hasn’t said when it will patch the flaw. Cisco issued an advisory on Thursday for the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20245, and it sounds like attackers have been exploiting this security failure for at least the last week. It’s due to a validation error - the software fails to properly validate user-supplied input - and an authenticated,...

Cisco making SONiC available to all customers – not just hyperscalers

Cisco is preparing to make the open-source SONiC network operating system available on its Nexus 9000 series datacenter switches. This move extends SONiC support beyond hyperscalers to general enterprise customers, allowing them to run the open NOS on their hardware. Cisco stated this will offer customers flexibility, enabling them to choose between SONiC for AI or non-AI clusters while retaining existing infrastructure options.

Cisco sings Mythos' praises - but doesn't say how many bugs the model uncovered

Bug hunting has become a whole lot more exciting in recent months with both Anthropic and OpenAI touting their latest models (that also happen to be super-scary exploit machines). On Tuesday, as Anthropic announced a fourfold expansion to its Mythos preview program, Cisco jumped into the fray, praising the transformative power of AI - but without disclosing how many bugs the latest frontier models found. Cisco SVP Anthony Grieco in a Tuesday blog said that the advanced AI systems, including...

Cisco used AI to write security incident reports, with mixed results

Cisco tested the use of AI to draft security incident reports and found that while it can reduce drafting time by 50%, significant risks remain. The company noted that large language models can produce inaccuracies, inconsistent conclusions, and discard critical data. To mitigate these issues, Cisco developed techniques such as providing granular instructions and specifying source materials.

Cisco serves up yet another perfect 10 bug with Secure Workload admin flaw

Cisco has disclosed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-20223) in its Secure Workload platform, which allows unauthenticated attackers to gain Site Admin privileges by sending crafted API requests. This flaw, rated 10.0, permits remote attackers to read sensitive information and alter configurations across tenant boundaries. Customers must install specific fixed releases to remediate the issue, as no workarounds are currently available.

Cisco exec Liz Centoni admits adopting AI across large companies is 'painful'

Model routing is a fix for AI overspending. That's a problem for OpenAI and Anthropic

A new spending discipline is taking hold inside corporate America, as chief financial officers and boards start cracking down on inefficient artificial intelligence spending. The change has the potential to reshape the AI trade. For the past two years, the playbook has been to default to the most powerful AI model and direct all queries through it, regardless of complexity.

Russian spy agency says foreign spies turned officials' smartphones into surveillance devices

Russia's domestic spy agency says it has uncovered a sprawling foreign espionage operation that allegedly turned the smartphones of senior Russian officials into pocket-sized surveillance devices, though it has so far offered little in the way of evidence. In a statement Tuesday, the Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed foreign intelligence agencies implanted malware on the mobile devices of high-ranking Russian officials, allowing operators to steal data, intercept conversations, and...

MyPillow must decide whether to be firm or soft as ransomware crims demand pay