With Cisco devices everywhere from the trading floor to the boardroom, this is one security alert you can't afford to ignore.

Cisco’s approach to security stands out from the competition thanks to its networking prowess, which allows the tech giant to couple security closely with the network, Gillis said.

A high-severity vulnerability in Cisco’s network security software could lay bare sensitive data – such as WebVPN configurations and web cookies – to remote, unauthenticated attackers.

Cisco’s 2024 Global Networking Trends Report finds IT leaders are besieged by rising cybersecurity risks, workload types, and distributed infrastructures.