Cisco is Wednesday expected to release its second batch of IOS security alerts under its six-monthly patch schedule for its network operating system. In March, Cisco said it would begin to release Cisco IOS security advisories on the fourth Wednesday of the month in March and September. It released five alerts on March 26 that affected Cisco IOS Multicast VPN (MPVN); IOS with OSPF, MPLS VPN, and Supervisor 32, Supervisor 720, or Router Switch Processor 720; IOS user datagram protocol delivery; and IOS’ Data-link Switching feature. Cisco said it introduced the schedule for patches to provide predictability to its customers, but the long wait between cycles had security bloggers puzzled – read more.
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