From Firewalls to AI: The Evolution of Real-Time Cyber Defense

From Firewalls to AI: The Evolution of Real-Time Cyber Defense

The traditional Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) have depended on rule-based or signature-based detection, which are challenged by evolving cyber threats. Through the introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI), real-time intrusion detection has become more dynamic and efficient. Today we’re going to discuss the various AI algorithms that can be investigated to identify what works best when it comes to identifying anomalies and threats in firewall security. Exploring AI Algorithms for Intrusion Detection Random Forest (RF) is a machine learning algorithm that generates several decision trees and aggregates their predictions in order to classify network traffic as malicious or normal. RF is extremely popular in IDS due to its fast processing, interpretability, and ability…

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Mobile World Congress 2025: SOC in the Network Operations Center

Mobile World Congress 2025: SOC in the Network Operations Center

Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona delivered on every promise – a record-breaking event with 109,000 attendees from 205 countries, with over 2,900 exhibitors, sponsors, and partners showcasing an impressive array of cutting‐edge topics, from 5G and IoT to Unified Security for the AI-driven Future. As always, Cisco’s presence showcased a suite of innovations, such as the latest secure connectivity solutions, demonstrated next‐gen wireless innovations, and made several high-profile media announcements that underscored our commitment…

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Unyielding Defense: Cisco Firewall Achieves AAA Rating From SE Labs

Unyielding Defense: Cisco Firewall Achieves AAA Rating From SE Labs

Organizations must protect their networks and have confidence that their first line of defense can stop sophisticated threats. By selecting a firewall integrated with current, global threat intelligence, organizations can quickly identify and block both advanced attacks and exploits of common vulnerabilities. Enter Cisco Secure Firewall 4225, which demonstrated exceptional performance in SE Labs’ rigorous Advanced Security Test, scoring 100% in protection accuracy. Quickly detect and stop attacks SE Labs attempted a full breach where…

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Cisco and Wiz Collaborate to Enhance Cloud Security: Tackling AI-Generating Threats in Complex IT Infrastructures

Cisco and Wiz Collaborate to Enhance Cloud Security: Tackling AI-Generating Threats in Complex IT Infrastructures

A Growing Challenge in Cloud Security In today’s fast-paced digital world, enterprises face a new urgency in cloud security. AI-driven tools have drastically reduced the time it takes to develop exploit kits, from 15 days to under 5. However, enterprise teams often need over 60 days to patch vulnerabilities across varied environments. This leaves a significant gap where businesses are vulnerable to malicious actors. Cisco and Wiz: Better Together In response to this critical challenge,…

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SOC Findings Report From RSA Conference 2024

SOC Findings Report From RSA Conference 2024

For October Cybersecurity Awareness month, Cisco and NetWitness released the Security Operations Center (SOC) Findings Report from RSA Conference (RSAC) 2024. Since 2017, the SOC has been an educational exhibit at RSAC. The purpose is to monitor the network activity during the event and provide SOC tours and a session during the conference. From the tours and session — and this Findings Report published by sponsors Cisco and NetWitness — you can learn about what…

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Cisco's Firewall Solution Recognized as a Leader in Forrester Wave™

Cisco's Firewall Solution Recognized as a Leader in Forrester Wave™

After a rigorous evaluation of 10 firewall solution vendors, Cisco was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Firewall Solutions, Q4 2024 report. We are incredibly excited to receive this recognition, achieving the highest scores possible in 15 of the 27 evaluated criteria — which is defined by Forrester as superior relative to others in this evaluation — including policy creation and management, threat intelligence, microperimeters, vision and innovation. While new threats are constantly…

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Enhancing Your Network Security Growth: New Partner Offers

Enhancing Your Network Security Growth: New Partner Offers

Network security is the foundation of a customers’ security posture. Having a firewall that can adapt to your customers’ changing needs is essential to protecting their network. Cisco, a leader in networking and cybersecurity solutions, understands this need and has introduced a range of new security incentives and promotions to maximize your profitability when selling Cisco Firewalls. The new programs are designed to be simple for you to leverage as you help businesses of all…

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Transforming Security: Latest Innovations Driving Partner Growth

Transforming Security: Latest Innovations Driving Partner Growth

Cisco Security was one of the four G.O.A.T.s at Cisco Live US 2024! I’m here to give our #CiscoPartners a recap on our Cisco Security announcements. Read on to hear about all the security innovation, what it means for partners, and what’s ahead together. Catch up on Cisco Live We’ve been on a roll with rapid innovation across the Cisco Security Cloud. Building on that momentum at Cisco Live, we shared a few big product…

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Secure Firewall & Multicloud Defense: Secure Connectivity With Simplified Policy Across Clouds

Secure Firewall & Multicloud Defense: Secure Connectivity With Simplified Policy Across Clouds

Most of our large customers today have datacenters and leverage multiple clouds to maximize flexibility and agility for meeting their business needs. Traditionally, the security for these environments has rested with different teams, each having their own tools and processes. But as our application and IT environments become more interwoven, the complexity of the environments and the challenge of securing them has massively increased. Siloed tools and teams are now part of the problem, generating…

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Keep Your Data Safe and Become More Productive for Just $30

Keep Your Data Safe and Become More Productive for Just

It’s great that Windows comes free with your computer, and free upgrades are available as well. But they tend to be the basic versions, and if you’ve got business to take care of, you’ll probably appreciate the ways Microsoft Windows 10 Pro can increase productivity by allowing you to work smarter and so much more efficiently. Best of all, you can get Microsoft Windows 10 Pro for just $29.97 during a special week sale at…

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