China-based hackers are scanning for and exploiting a popular line of Cisco firewalls used by governments in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Incident responders from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 have been ...

Pakistan’s National Computer Emergency Response Team (National CERT) has issued a high-priority alert for all organizations using Cisco ASA 5500-X Series and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) devices.

Cisco ASA firewalls support advanced crypto features, including AES, 3DES, SHA, MD5, and IKEv1/IKEv2. Licensing is crucial; strong encryption (AES/3DES) requires activation via Cisco Smart Licensing.

Cisco routers utilize cryptographic features, such as IPsec VPNs, to secure network communications. IPsec combines encryption, hashing, and authentication for secure data transfer. Key components: ...

50,000 Cisco firewalls vulnerable to actively exploited RCE flaws CVE-2025-20333 and 20362 Cisco and CISA urge immediate patching; no workarounds available for affected ASA/FTD devices Shadowserver ...

Nearly 50,000 Cisco ASA/FTD instances vulnerable to two bugs that are actively being exploited by "advanced" attackers remain exposed to the internet, according to Shadowserver data. The internet ...

Cisco is facing a series of critical zero-day vulnerabilities, which are actively being exploited. These flaws affect two of Cisco’s most foundational product lines - Cisco Adaptive Security ...

A severe zero-day vulnerability affecting the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) devices is currently being exploited, allowing attackers to hijack sessions and bypass Duo multifactor ...

The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has revealed that threat actors have exploited the recently disclosed security flaws impacting Cisco firewalls as part of zero-day attacks to deliver ...

A host of Cisco devices have been under attack in recent months thanks to zero-day security vulnerabilities affecting millions of appliances, and organizations should waste no time in patching them ...

Cisco gives admins tips on how to defend against brute force attacks on VPN log-ins from ASA and FTD devices. More versions are now supported. Since password spraying and brute force attacks on VPN ...