Apparently, Cisco has decided it doesn’t need to invest that much into security research. It has closed the doors on its Critical Infrastructure Assurance Group. CIAG was focused on research in some really critical areas, such as the security of SCADA systems, DNS attacks, VOIP threats, and the Common Vulnerability Scoring System.
Considering how important protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure is, I think shutting down CIAG was the wrong decision. We need all the help we can get to keep our networks secure, and Cisco is a huge part of that process, simply because their products are so widely deployed.
Also, I doubt this move will help reduce the number of vulnerabilities discovered in Cisco hardware.
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