IP Is Better Than Ever with SRv6 uSID

IP Is Better Than Ever with SRv6 uSID

IP is the engine behind everything—our favorite streaming services, the global array of IoT sensors connecting people and things, and the workload we access in the cloud. It is the heart of our digital world, connecting us like an invisible and persistent presence in everyday life. Foreseeing IP market demands Over the decades, the industry has introduced additional complexity with numerous layers and extensions to the IP protocol, each designed for a specific use case:…

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Secure the network with Cisco AI Defense and Cisco U.

Secure the network with Cisco AI Defense and Cisco U.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming industries, streamlining workflows, and optimizing decision-making. However, as AI adoption grows, so do the risks associated with AI-driven cyber threats. AI systems present a brand-new attack surface for attackers, who are finding novel ways to manipulate AI models, poison training data, and exploit vulnerabilities in large language models (LLMs). To combat these evolving threats, Cisco has introduced Cisco AI Defense—a powerful, end-to-end security solution for enterprises that build, use, and…

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Cisco XDR Just Changed the Game, Again

Cisco XDR Just Changed the Game, Again

The Confidence Gap in SecOps Is Real, and It’s Time to Close It Over the past year I’ve spoken with hundreds of CISOs and SOC leaders and no matter the organization’s size or industry there is a recurring theme: Security teams aren’t struggling with a lack of data, they’re struggling with a lack of clarity. Alerts are easy, but actions are hard. Speed alone is no longer enough. What teams need now are smarter systems—solutions…

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Foundation AI: Robust Intelligence for Cybersecurity

Foundation AI: Robust Intelligence for Cybersecurity

Today, we’re announcing a new organization at Cisco Security with a distinct mission. The team is called Foundation AI, and its mission is to create transformational AI technology for cybersecurity applications. The team has been hard at work for the past six months, since the acquisition of Robust Intelligence, on which it is based. In this post, we’ll describe the problem Foundation AI seeks to solve, guiding principles, and share some of the products it…

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Foundation-sec-8b: Cisco Foundation AI’s First Open-Source Security Model

Foundation-sec-8b: Cisco Foundation AI’s First Open-Source Security Model

Cisco is proud to mark a major milestone in its AI journey. Our newly launched Foundation AI group—formed to bring world-class, domain-specific AI infrastructure to the cybersecurity space—is proud to introduce its first release: Llama-3.1-FoundationAI-SecurityLLM-base-8B (Foundation-sec-8b), an 8-billion parameter, open-weight Large Language Model (LLM) purpose-built for security. This model combines deep domain expertise with the flexibility and control needed for secure, real-world deployment. With Foundation-sec-8B, teams can build, fine-tune, and deploy AI-native workflows across the…

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Proofpoint unveils unified platforms to combat data & cyber risks

Proofpoint unveils unified platforms to combat data & cyber risks

Proofpoint has introduced two new cybersecurity solutions aimed at unifying threat protection and data security across multiple digital channels and organisational environments. The first of these offerings, Proofpoint Prime Threat Protection, is described by the company as a unified, human-centric threat protection platform delivering multichannel, multistage defence across email, cloud applications, and collaboration tools. The second solution, a Unified Data Security Solution, brings together data loss protection, data security posture management, and insider threat management…

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Why red teaming matters even more when AI starts setting its own agenda

Why red teaming matters even more when AI starts setting its own agenda

Niko Nieminen via Unsplash Today, people see generative artificial intelligence (AI) as the hidden author behind student essays and doubling as a fancy search engine. But beneath the basic prompt-response interface, these tools are quickly being designed to grow more capable and more autonomous — and therefore more unpredictable. Both users and designers are handing over increasingly complex tasks and expecting AI to act with less guidance over time and across applications. These will not…

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Does Your SSE Understand User Intent?

Does Your SSE Understand User Intent?

Enhanced Data Protection With AI Guardrails With AI apps, the threat landscape has changed. Every week, we see customers are asking questions like: How do I mitigate leakage of sensitive data into LLMs? How do I even discover all the AI apps and chatbots users are accessing? We saw how the Las Vegas Cybertruck bomber used AI, so how do we avoid toxic content generation? How do we enable our developers to debug Python code…

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Building Simpler, Resilient, and AI-Ready Networks

Building Simpler, Resilient, and AI-Ready Networks

I sat down with senior leaders from Colt, stc Group, and Swisscom to hear these innovative service providers’ strategies for the delivery of digital experiences in an AI-powered world. We talked about how they are simplifying their networks to meet growing customer demands and how they are embracing assurance, automation, and autonomous networking to transform their operations, ensure the resiliency of their services, and drive new revenue streams. Q: Jason Teller—Yasser, congratulations on the success…

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Cisco U. Spotlight: Your Best Day of Learning is Waiting

Cisco U. Spotlight: Your Best Day of Learning is Waiting

If you feel like the world of tech just entered a fast-forward time machine, you’re not alone. That’s why we’ve organized this year’s Cisco U. Spotlight on April 24, 2025, to share our vision of what’s ahead and help you learn the skills that matter most in the tech landscape of today AND tomorrow. Our themes: pillars of digital resilience Looking ahead to the strategies and technologies of the future is an essential part of…

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