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Nov 14 2007   5:32AM GMT

XSS Vulnerability Plagues VoIP



Posted by: Tony Bradley
Security, VoIP, SIP, Linksys, IP communications, Unified Communications, compromise

Voice over IP, or VoIP, communication is still relatively new. Being a bleeding edge technology has its pros and cons when it comes to security. On the down side, developers are in such a hurry to be the first to market, and they want to maximize performance, so security is not a priority. On the up side, attackers are often slower to jump on the bandwagon and adopt bleeding edge technologies. But, as the technology catches on and gains critical mass, it becomes a target Continued »

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Aug 4 2007   9:16PM GMT

Cisco Keeps Linksys As A Separate Brand



Posted by: Tony Bradley
Networking, Cisco, Linksys, John Chambers

The San Jose Business Journal recently reported that Cisco CEO John Chambers had divulged Cisco’s intent to phase out the Linksys brand and market their home products as Cisco as well. A post on The Platform, the official Cisco blog site, however, refutes this. The statement on the blog post states “Linksys consumer and SMB products will continue to be marketed under the Linksys brand and co-exist in the market with Cisco branded connected home products over the near term.” It is not a complete 180 though. Their statement claims that they will market both Linksys and Cisco branded products to the home market and qualifies the timeframe as “near term”. It seems to leave the door open for phasing out the Linksys brand, but it won’t be next week.

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