Cisco Warns of Vulns in Building Systems

Author: Donald Sears
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Cisco Systems has warned of serious vulnerabilities in a device that
connects a building’s ventilation, lighting, security, and energy supply
systems so they can be controlled by IT workers remotely. The networking giant urged users of the Cisco Network
Building Mediator products to patch the vulnerabilities, which among
other things allow adversaries to obtain administrative passwords. Read the full article. [The Register]

Cisco Systems has warned of serious vulnerabilities in a device that
connects a building’s ventilation, lighting, security, and energy supply
systems so they can be controlled by IT workers remotely. The networking giant urged users of the Cisco Network
Building Mediator products to patch the vulnerabilities, which among
other things allow adversaries to obtain administrative passwords. Read the full article. [The Register]

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