Cisco

Network and cybersecurity leader providing cloud, IoT, and data center services for secure, scalable business infrastructure.

Product categories

Next-generation firewall (NGFW): Combines traditional firewall capabilities with advanced features like intrusion prevention and application awareness for cloud network security.
Secure access service edge (SASE): Combines network security with WAN capabilities to provide secure and direct access to cloud services and applications from any location.
Software-defined networking (SDN): Centralizes network control and programmability, enabling dynamic, programmatic network configuration to improve security and performance in cloud environments.
Extended detection and response (XDR): Unifies security data across multiple layers to improve the speed and accuracy of threat detection and incident response in cloud environments.
Cloud access security broker (CASB): Provides visibility and control over cloud service usage, enforcing security policies and compliance between users and cloud applications.
Data loss prevention (DLP): Detects and prevents unauthorized transmission of sensitive data across cloud environments, enforcing data protection policies to mitigate data loss risks.
Identity and access management (IAM): Manages digital identities and user access to resources, applications, and systems in cloud environments, ensuring secure and appropriate access control.
Web application firewall (WAF): Protects web applications from various attacks by filtering and monitoring HTTP traffic between web applications and the internet in cloud environments.
Zero trust network access (ZTNA): Implements a "never trust, always verify" approach to network access, providing secure, granular access control for users and devices in cloud environments.

Supported cloud providers

Acquisitions

Robust Intelligence acquired on August 26, 2024: AI security platform safeguarding the integrity and reliability of AI and machine learning models throughout their lifecycle.
DeepFactor acquired on August 8, 2024: Observability and security platform for cloud-native apps, offering runtime monitoring, vulnerability detection, and compliance enforcement.
Isovalent acquired on December 21, 2023: Cloud-native networking and security platform powered by eBPF, enabling secure, high-performance multi-cloud networking for modern environments.
Oort acquired on July 13, 2023: Identity threat detection and response (ITDR) platform monitoring and mitigating identity-based threats in real-time across cloud environments.
Lightspin acquired on March 29, 2023 for $200M: Cloud security posture management (CSPM) solution helping organizations identify vulnerabilities and improve security across cloud infrastructures.