Automate Forensics to Eliminate Uncertainty

Automate Forensics to Eliminate Uncertainty

At RSA Conference 2025, one theme echoed across the show floor: security teams don’t need more alerts—they need more certainty. As threats move faster and operations get leaner, organizations are shifting from reactive investigation to proactive, automated forensics. That’s why we’re excited to announce a major leap forward in Cisco XDR: automated forensics built into the detection and response workflow. The Modern SOC Struggles with Confidence, Not Just Complexity It’s no longer about just identifying suspicious activity….

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Instant Attack Verification: Verification to Trust Automated Response

Instant Attack Verification: Verification to Trust Automated Response

At RSAC 2023, Cisco unveiled its new solution, Cisco XDR, with the promise of transforming the way that Security Teams operate. Two years later, Cisco has executed that promise for over 1000 customers, providing defined and prioritized incidents with guided responses, and reducing mean time to respond. Now at RSAC 2025, Cisco is democratizing Security Operations further, evolving the jobs of cyber-defenders once more in the world of AI. Instant Attack Verification Designed to take…

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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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Network Visibility Module and Zeek Detections in Secure Network Analytics

Network Visibility Module and Zeek Detections in Secure Network Analytics

Secure Network Analytics version 7.5.2 has been released, offering exciting new features such as the Network Visibility Module (NVM) and Zeek detections. We are expanding our detections across existing and new sources, and our detections engine now ingests NVM telemetry and Zeek logs, introducing nine new alerts prominently displayed in Analytics. These alerts are also aligned with the widely recognized MITRE ATT&CK framework. By integrating a more diverse range of telemetry sources, Secure Network Analytics…

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Microsoft Adds Even More AI to Its Security Copilot

Microsoft Adds Even More AI to Its Security Copilot

Vasu Jakkal, corporate vice president, Microsoft Security. Image: Microsoft Microsoft is raising the bar in the cybersecurity game with a new wave of AI-driven security agents. The company announced an expansion of its Microsoft Security Copilot, introducing six AI agents designed to tackle cyber threats head-on. These agents, set to launch in April 2025, will assist overwhelmed security teams in handling phishing attacks, data breaches, and identity threats. Cyberattacks have reached unprecedented levels, with Microsoft…

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Product spotlight on mobile solutions

Product spotlight on mobile solutions

Mobile security solutions allow organizations to protect sensitive information and objects even when off-premises. Security magazine highlights both cyber and physical mobile security solutions. Cisco Duo Protect Identity Through Multi-Factor Authentication Duo’s Continuous Identity Security safeguards against intricate identity threats 24/7 while maintaining a smooth authentication experience for your entire workforce. Users can stay protected with flexible multi-factor authentication (MFA) including options using FIDO2 for phishing-resistant authentication. Image courtesy of Cisco Duo Find out more…

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From Chaos to Clarity: Navigating Threats With Cisco XDR

From Chaos to Clarity: Navigating Threats With Cisco XDR

In an era where cyber threats evolve at breakneck speed, organizations face unprecedented challenges in protecting their data, systems, and operations. The stakes have never been higher, with cyberattacks capable of disrupting critical services, compromising sensitive information, and inflicting severe financial and reputational damage. Cisco XDR (Extended Detection and Response) emerges as a game-changing solution in this complex threat landscape. By providing comprehensive visibility and actionable insights across entire networks, Cisco XDR empowers organizations to…

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Accessing Secure Client Cloud Management after the SecureX EoL

Accessing Secure Client Cloud Management after the SecureX EoL

With the SecureX End of Life (EoL) quickly approaching on July 31, 2024, we want to ensure you have accurate information on how you will be able to continue accessing Cisco Secure Client Cloud Management capabilities. Client Management capabilities are not going away as part of the SecureX EOL, the functionality is simply migrating to the Cisco Security Cloud Control service. Cisco Secure Client is our security endpoint agent which contains many capabilities you may…

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Product spotlight on risk and threat monitoring

Product spotlight on risk and threat monitoring

With rapidly-evolving threats and staffing shortages, it’s becoming harder for security leaders to monitor their organizations for potential threats. Security magazine highlights a few products that help keep critical systems safe from attack. CROWDSTRIKE Proactively Searches for Threats Falcon Adversary OverWatch is a 24/7 threat hunting service that spans endpoint, identity and cloud to disrupt adversaries. The software is powered by threat intelligence and artificial intelligence (AI). The software is designed to help analysts locate threats and…

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XDR means so much more than some may realize

XDR means so much more than some may realize

Extended Detection and Response (XDR) is an emerging security category with a lot of hype, and a lot of differing opinions on what outcomes it will deliver. New market categories emerge when there are inherent, unmet needs, which cannot be achieved with the existing technology or toolsets. At Cisco, we believe XDR must solve real-world problems in the SOC, many of which have plagued teams for decades. It’s a new category and a new acronym…

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