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Erin Float

Project Manager

Security Research and Operations Group

Erin Float is a Project Manager in the Security Research and Operations organization at Cisco.  As an 11-year veteran of Cisco Security, Erin’s primary role involves the program management and delivery of Cisco’s semiannual disclosures of security vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS & XE Software. Erin has also lent strategic planning assistance to preventative security initiatives and worked to drive security awareness in the development lifecycle of products and services.

Erin has degrees in English Literature and Women’s Studies from The Ohio State University and worked previously with a small venture capital firm. Although she certainly didn’t plan a career in information security, Erin couldn’t imagine a better fit for someone passionate about challenging work and endless opportunities for collaboration. Erin lives in Dublin, Ohio with her husband and enjoys maintaining work/life balance through shoe shopping, cooking, yoga, and treating an elderly cat and 11-pound rescue dog like real children.

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September 27, 2017

SECURITY

September 2017 Cisco IOS & IOS XE Software Bundled Publication

Today, we released the last Cisco IOS & IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication of 2017. (As a reminder, Cisco discloses vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software on a predictable schedule—the fourth Wednesday of March and September in each calendar year).  Today’s edition o…

March 22, 2017

SECURITY

March 2017 Cisco IOS & IOS XE Software Bundled Publication

Today, we released the first Cisco IOS & IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication of 2017. (As a reminder, Cisco discloses vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software on a predictable schedule—the fourth Wednesday of March and September in each calendar year).  Today’s edition…

September 28, 2016

SECURITY

September 2016 Cisco IOS & IOS XE Software Bundled Publication

Today, we released the last Cisco IOS & IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication of 2016. (As a reminder, Cisco discloses vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software on a predictable schedule—the fourth Wednesday of March and September in each calendar year).  Today’s edition o…

March 23, 2016

SECURITY

Cisco IOS & IOS XE Bundled Publication and IOS Software Checker Updates

Today, we released the first of two semiannual Cisco IOS & XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publications of 2016. (As a reminder, Cisco discloses IOS & XE vulnerabilities on a predictable schedule—the fourth Wednesday of March and September in each calendar year).   Today’s edition of t…

September 23, 2015

SECURITY

It’s That Time Again—Announcing the Cisco IOS & XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication

Today, we released the last Cisco IOS & XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication of 2015. As a reminder, Cisco discloses IOS vulnerabilities on a predictable schedule (the fourth Wednesday of March and September each calendar year).  Last cycle, we began including Cisco Security Advisor…

March 25, 2015

SECURITY

Announcing the First Cisco IOS Software and IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication

Today, we released the first ever Cisco IOS Software and IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication. As a reminder, Cisco discloses IOS vulnerabilities on a predictable schedule (on the fourth Wednesday of March and September each calendar year). In direct response to your feedback, we ha…

September 24, 2014

SECURITY

Announcing the Cisco IOS Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication

Today, we released the final Cisco IOS Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication of 2014. Six years ago, Cisco committed to disclosing IOS vulnerabilities on a predictable schedule (on the fourth Wednesday of March and September each calendar year) in direct response to your feedback. We know t…

March 26, 2014

SECURITY

A Bundle is Born

Today, we released the first Cisco IOS Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication of 2014. Six years ago, Cisco committed to disclosing IOS vulnerabilities on a predictable schedule (on the fourth Wednesday of March and September each calendar year) in direct response to your feedback. We know t…

March 19, 2014

SECURITY

T-7: The Bundle Countdown Begins…

It’s that time of year again—the Cisco IOS Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication will go live in seven days. As a reminder, the Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) releases bundles of Cisco IOS Software Security Advisories on the fourth Wednesday of March and Septemb…