With unified solutions across its security
portfolio, Cisco brings enhanced security posture to customers
fueled by AI and industry partnerships
News Summary
- Industry-first Cisco Hypershield bolsters hardware acceleration
to analyze and respond to anomalies in application and network
behavior, now supporting AMD Pensando Data Processing Units (DPUs)
to be available from Cisco's Unified Computing System (UCS) servers
and other leading vendors, and in future service-accelerated
switching platforms.
- Best-in-class Cisco Secure Firewall introduces the new Firewall
1200 Series, delivering up to three times the performance of
comparable firewalls and eliminating the need to have multiple
appliances for switches, routers and firewalls at enterprise branch
locations.
- New, AI-native management architecture, Security Cloud Control,
will configure, manage and monitor the entire Cisco Security Cloud,
beginning now with Cisco's network security solutions.
- New sources of Cisco telemetry through technical add-ons for
Splunk will deliver unparalleled visibility to power the SOC of the
Future.
LAS
VEGAS, June 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CISCO LIVE
US 2024 -- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), the leader in enterprise
networking and security, today announced new capabilities across
the Cisco Security Cloud that extend its security architecture in
the age of AI. With Cisco's unified, AI-driven, cross-domain
security platform, customers will experience the balance of power
tipping in favor of the defenders.
"Cisco Security has delivered more innovation in the past year
than in the previous decade combined, and this year will be
multiples of what we delivered last year," said Jeetu Patel, Executive Vice President and
General Manager for Security and Collaboration at Cisco.
Our announcements today are helping us realize the vision of Cisco
Security Cloud, bringing our customers a true security platform for
an increasingly complex and hyper distributed world. Bolstered by
our partnerships with other titans in the industry, strategic
acquisitions and a commitment to an open ecosystem, we are
reimagining security for our customers."
Cisco Delivers on Its Vision to Melt Security into the
Network
In April 2024, Cisco
announced Cisco Hypershield, a brand new security architecture
designed to defend modern, AI-scale data centers. Architected to
seamlessly incorporate new enforcement points into its fabric,
Hypershield embeds security enforcement in virtual machines or
Kubernetes clusters in public clouds using an open-source
technology called eBPF. It is also architected to insert security
enforcement into advanced silicon in servers and networking devices
such as switches. Today, Cisco is taking a big step forward towards
realizing its vision by announcing Cisco Hypershield support for
AMD Pensando DPUs, with targeted availability in Cisco Unified
Computing System (UCS) servers and from other leading server
vendors by the end of 2024.
"We are thrilled to collaborate with Cisco to integrate AMD
Pensando DPUs with Cisco Hypershield. This partnership brings
together AMD's cutting-edge hardware acceleration technology and
Cisco's advanced security solutions, enabling enterprises to
achieve unparalleled network security performance and flexibility,"
said Soni Jiandani, General
Manager, Networking Technology and
Solutions Group, AMD. "By leveraging our DPUs in customer
servers or in future Cisco networking platforms, Hypershield users
can enjoy high-capacity throughput and intelligent policy
enforcement without compromising on workload performance. This
collaboration represents a significant step forward in delivering
robust, scalable, and efficient security solutions for private
cloud environments."
Building on this momentum, Cisco is also announcing support for
Intel infrastructure processing units (IPUs) with availability to
be announced in the future.
"We are pleased with the advancement of our collaboration with
Cisco that combines the cutting-edge infrastructure acceleration of
Intel IPUs with the breakthrough Cisco Hypershield architecture,"
said Pere Monclus, Chief Technology Officer, Network and
Edge Group at Intel. "This powerful combination marks a
significant leap forward, helping to enable enterprises to realize
an AI-driven, distributed security architecture that seamlessly
goes from the cloud, to datacenters, to the edge with high
performance and energy efficiency."
The Best Next Generation Firewall is Now Even
Better
For the second year running, SE Labs named the
Cisco Secure Firewall the best next generation firewall. Today,
Cisco is advancing its market leadership with the introduction of
the Cisco Firewall 1200 Series, delivering up to three
times the performance of comparable competitive firewalls. The 1200
Series is a new family of SD-WAN enabled, high-performing, compact
firewall security appliances that eliminate the need to have
multiple appliances for switches, routers and firewalls at
enterprise branch locations. The first models in the series are
targeted for availability in October
2024.
Cisco is also announcing the new software 7.6 version of
Firewall Threat Defense (FTD), available for all of
Cisco's physical and virtual firewalls. FTD 7.6 not only enhances
security by using AI to prevent zero-day threats and extends
application control to over 70 generative AI apps to secure
sensitive information but also streamlines branch network rollouts
with pre-built SD-WAN and firewall templates and supports
zero-touch provisioning.
Taking another giant leap, Cisco is introducing Cisco
Security Cloud Control to unify management for the Cisco
Security Cloud, beginning with its network security fabric
including Cisco Secure Firewall. Going beyond AI assistants,
Security Cloud Control delivers an AI-native approach to
proactively surface actionable insights and automate resolution
across hybrid environments. Customers benefit from simpler, more
streamlined policies while getting the most out of their Cisco
Security investment with optimal configuration. Unified management
with Security Cloud Control is targeted for initial availability in
September 2024 with support for
Secure Firewall Threat Defense, Secure Firewall ASA, Multicloud
Defense, and Hypershield.
"We are very excited about the platform level innovation Cisco
is bringing to market with the Security Cloud. Where security meets
the network is a massive opportunity for our customers," said
Chris Konrad, Vice President,
Global Cyber, World Wide Technology. "The promise of what Cisco
Hypershield will deliver is a game-changer for how our customers
will be able to close the exploit gap and achieve segmentation that
adapts and learns. Along with new AI-powered management through
Security Cloud Control and the quality innovation we continue to
see in Cisco's firewall portfolio, we are able to deliver an
unparalleled customer outcome coupled with our services
capabilities and expertise."
Better Telemetry Means a Better Security Operations Center
(SOC) of the Future
Security companies today also need
to be AI companies, and that requires data. As the creator of the
network, Cisco has unmatched visibility across its customer's IT
environments. Embracing that notion and building on the recently
announced integration of Cisco Extended Detection and Response
(XDR) and Splunk Enterprise Security, Cisco continues to unify its
portfolio of solutions to deliver the promise of the SOC of the
Future, powered by Cisco's unparalleled telemetry to better detect
lateral movement.
- Splunk + Cisco Security Cloud: Security Operations teams
can fully leverage the telemetry and alerts from the Cisco Security
Cloud as part of a unified threat detection, investigation, and
response workflow in Splunk. The new Cisco Security Cloud
Technology Add-on (TA) for Splunk is a simple, reliable way to get
a broad range of Cisco Security Cloud telemetry and analytics
outcomes into Splunk. Cisco Duo and Secure Malware Analytics are
available now, with additional sources to be added in the coming
months.
- Cisco XDR + Cisco Meraki MX: Customers will be able to
quickly and easily see and stop network-based attacks with a new,
native integration coming soon to deliver network telemetry from
Meraki MX appliances directly to Cisco XDR. With just a few clicks,
Cisco XDR can begin analyzing network telemetry across even highly
distributed organizations and correlating it with other telemetry
to prioritize active threats.
"Organizations of all sizes continue to be challenged on the
security front. Generative AI is enabling bad actors with new
capabilities to launch widescale automated attacks, compose
grammatically correct and realistic phishing emails and orchestrate
deep fakes that challenge identity access management platforms. The
combined power of Splunk and Cisco Security Cloud could serve as a
transformative leap for defenders in mitigating collateral damage,"
said Will Townsend, Vice
President and Principal Analyst, Moor Insights & Strategy.
"Cisco is already demonstrating early integrations of Splunk that
weave advanced analytics and AI into a cloud-delivered security
architecture that has the potential to level the cybersecurity
playing field."
"Network telemetry is consistently ranked in the top three most
valuable security signals," said Dave
Gruber, Principal Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group.
"Native integration between Cisco XDR and Meraki MX strengthens
detection and investigation capabilities, while simplifying
deployment and management. This will be especially helpful for lean
IT and distributed organizations. The convergence of network and
security operations sets the stage for the SNOC of the Future."
Integrated and Open Security Ecosystem
In today's
world where the threat landscape is rapidly evolving, the call from
organizations for an integrated and open security ecosystem is
louder than ever. Cisco Security Cloud was built to deliver better
security outcomes for customers by avoiding dependence on a single
vendor, optimizing instead to partner with other industry titans
against a common adversary: the malicious actor.
Furthering this mission and differentiation with a robust
technology ecosystem, today Cisco announced its latest
collaboration with Google. Cisco is working with Google to bring
browser-based threat and data protection from Chrome Enterprise
to web apps secured by Cisco Secure Access. As more modern work
happens on the web, a secure enterprise browser strengthens and
simplifies endpoint security as part of broader zero trust
initiatives.
"Cisco shares our vision for a more holistic zero trust
architecture that is better for users and easier for the IT team to
deploy and manage," said Sunil
Potti, General Manager and Vice President of Cloud Security
at Google Cloud. "We are excited to work together to deliver a
combination of browser-based and cloud-based protection that
results in a secure and frictionless user experience."
This work builds on the successful integration between
Chrome Enterprise and Cisco Duo to enable end-to-end zero trust
access, including device trust, strong authorization, and secure
access for applications on both managed and unmanaged devices.
Together, the companies are committed to delivering innovative
security solutions that address today's evolving landscape.
Cisco protects 100% percent of the Fortune 100. To learn more,
visit cisco.com/go/security.
Additional Resources
- Blog: Cisco Security at Cisco Live 2024: Innovating at
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