Cisco aids Ukraine in cyber defense with modified switches to
Cisco has proactively shipped modified switches to Ukrenergo, the state-owned electricity grid operator in Ukraine, to bolster its defenses against Russian cyberattacks targeting energy infrastructure.
Tech giant Cisco built special device to help Kyiv ward off
They are designed to keep the running and ward off Russian cyberattacks. Cisco delivered to Kyiv in April 2023 a special prototype device that will help Ukraine''s power grid defend against
Cisco destroys spare equipment parts in Russia worth $23.34 mln
Cisco Systems, manufacturer of network equipment and software products, "physically destroyed" its inventories in Russia totaling 1.86 bln rubles ($23.34 mln) due to the termination of sales in
Russian APT Compromised Cisco Router in Energy Sector Attacks
Researchers from Cylance this month revealed that they recently discovered that the group had hacked a core Cisco router on the network of Vietnam''s largest oil-rig manufacturer, a state-owned
Exclusive: This pizza box-sized equipment could be key to Ukraine
After Ukraine''s state-owned grid operator, Ukrenergo, quietly confirmed the new equipment worked despite Russian attacks on its GPS systems, Cisco shipped dozens of the pizza box-sized hardware
Exclusive: This pizza box-sized equipment could be key
After Ukraine''s state-owned grid operator, Ukrenergo, quietly confirmed the new equipment worked despite Russian attacks on its GPS systems, Cisco shipped dozens of the pizza box-sized hardware
Cisco''s scorched earth exit strategy in Russia: $20M in hardware
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Tech giant Cisco not only quit doing business in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine last year. Now Russian media agency Tass is reporting that the company destroyed
Modded Cisco switch stymies Russian electricity grid attacks
Cisco says it has shipped modified switches to Ukrenergo, Ukraine''s state-owned electricity grid operator, to help it withstand Russian cyberattacks aiming to disrupt energy infrastructure. Russia has been observed using GPS-jamming tactics to interfere with Ukraine''s high-voltage energy subsystems, many of which have been destroyed by drones
Cisco helps protect Ukrainian power grids from Russian
American tech giant Cisco has supplied Ukraine''s Ukrenergo with modified switches to help it withstand Russian cyberattacks aimed at destroying energy infrastructure, writes The Register. The equipment must cope with
Cisco Commits to Sustainable Development of Russian
Cisco aims to establish Skolkovo as the first of a next-generation of Smart+Connected Communities in Russia, and establish a collaborative model for Russia''s future sustainable social, economic and environmental development.
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Did a US Agency get Cisco equipment into Ukraine?
The CEO of Denver-based data analytics firm Palantir has boasted that the firm’s software has been used for “most of the targeting” by the Ukrainian military in Ukraine. Officials from multiple US agencies played a quiet role in getting the Cisco equipment into Ukraine, sources say.
Why did Cisco send UkrEnergo 5000?
Cisco sent Ukrenergo modified versions of its Industrial Ethernet 5000 series of network switches after stress-testing the equipment in its lab in Austin, Texas. The equipment cost around $1 million to create and import, according to CNN, which first reported the story, but Cisco shipped it free of charge.
Did UkrEnergo's new GPS system work in Ukraine?
After Ukraine’s state-owned grid operator, Ukrenergo, quietly confirmed the new equipment worked despite Russian attacks on its GPS systems, Cisco shipped dozens of the pizza box-sized hardware kits worth an estimated $1 million to Ukraine, where they were installed across the country, Ukrenergo executives told CNN.
Did Ukraine's power grid operator import custom-built equipment to withstand Russian attacks?
Staring down another frigid winter and desperate to keep the lights on, Ukraine’s power grid operator has surreptitiously imported custom-built equipment designed to withstand Russian electronic warfare attacks with the help of US officials, CNN has learned.
Are Russian missiles destroying UkrEnergo power stations?
Russian missile and drone strikes over the last two years have destroyed about 40% of the power substations and related equipment that Ukrenergo operates across the country, the grid operator told CNN.
How did Cisco respond to Russia's radio jammers?
Cisco responded by sending a large order of modified equipment to Ukrenergo designed to supply accurate time even when Russia uses its radio jammers. "Our team set out to devise a solution using our own technology," a Cisco spokesperson said.