Hacker writes rootkit for Cisco's routers

A security researcher has developed malicious rootkit software for Cisco Systems' routers, a development that has placed increasing scrutiny on the routers that carry the majority of the Internet's traffic. ...continue reading 'Hacker writes rootkit for Cisco's routers'

3Com adds virtualization to routers

3Com has added a virtualization feature to its routers via a partnership with LineSider Technologies, a provider of policy-based network infrastructure control and management products. ...continue reading '3Com adds virtualization to routers'

Cisco to patch routers on regular schedule

Following the lead of Microsoft and Oracle, Cisco Systems will start releasing security patches for some of its products on a schedule. ...continue reading 'Cisco to patch routers on regular schedule'

Cisco router comes with a water cooler

When Cisco Systems introduced its latest big line of routers on Tuesday, it threw in something that's never come in a major platform from the company before: Fun. ...continue reading 'Cisco router comes with a water cooler'

Cisco jams features into faster WAN edge routers

Wide-area data networks, once the workhorses of e-mail and file transfers, now are expected to do a wide variety of things while being as steady as the old-fashioned phone system. On Tuesday, Cisco Systems expects to meet those new needs with a series of WAN edge routers that jump ahead of its current gear in speed and sophistication, and are based on a powerful new core processor. ...continue reading 'Cisco jams features into faster WAN edge routers'