Cisco
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San Jose, California, USA
Headquarters
1984
Founded
80,000+
Employees
Worldwide
Regions served
About Cisco
Cisco is a global networking and cybersecurity technology company headquartered in San Jose, California. Its security portfolio protects users, devices, applications, networks and cloud environments across enterprise and service-provider infrastructures. Cisco provides network security, firewall, secure access, endpoint protection, cloud security, email security, identity and zero trust capabilities. Its Security Cloud platform brings security technologies together across hybrid environments, while Cisco Secure Access provides SASE and zero trust network access capabilities. Cisco also provides security analytics, threat intelligence and extended detection and response through technologies integrated across its security portfolio. The company's networking footprint gives it extensive visibility into enterprise traffic and infrastructure, allowing security controls to be integrated directly with connectivity. Cisco serves organizations ranging from small businesses to global enterprises and governments. Its security technologies are commonly deployed in financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, telecommunications, education and public-sector environments. Cisco's approach increasingly focuses on secure access for users and workloads regardless of location, combining networking and security rather than treating them as separate systems. The company also operates Talos, a major threat intelligence and research organization that tracks vulnerabilities, malware and attack campaigns. Its broad portfolio makes it one of the major enterprise security and networking vendors.
Main focus: Network security, cloud security, SASE, zero trust, endpoint security and threat intelligence
Target customers: Enterprises, governments, service providers, SMBs and organizations operating complex hybrid networks
Categories & Solutions
Cisco is listed across published cybersecurity categories
Subcategories
Products (35)
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Core capabilities Cisco delivers for security teams.
Industries Served
Cisco is listed for 13 industries
Resources
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Company Info
The essentials about Cisco.
- Company Type
- Public Company
- Headquarters
- San Jose, California, USA
- Founded
- 1984
- Company Size
- 80,000+
- Main Focus
- Network security, cloud security, SASE, zero trust, endpoint security and threat intelligence
- Target Customers
- Enterprises, governments, service providers, SMBs and organizations operating complex hybrid networks
Security & Compliance
Standards, regulations, and frameworks this vendor aligns with.
- ISOISO 27001
- SOCSOC
- FIPSFIPS
- CCCommon Criteria
Keywords
Rankings
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- Rank2Top EDR VendorsProduct: Cisco Secure Endpoint
- Rank1Top Email Encryption SolutionsProduct: Cisco Secure Email
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- Rank2Top Endpoint Security VendorsProduct: Cisco Secure Endpoint
- Rank2Top Firewall (NGFW) VendorsProduct: Cisco Secure Firewall
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- Rank4Top IAM VendorsProduct: Cisco Identity Services Engine
- Rank1Top IDS/IPS VendorsProduct: Cisco Secure IPS
- Rank3Top Identity Security PlatformsProduct: Cisco Identity Services Engine
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- Rank4Top MFA SolutionsProduct: Cisco Duo Customer Identity
- Rank1Top Malware Analysis ToolsProduct: Cisco Secure Malware Analytics
- Rank1Top Managed SASE ProvidersProduct: Cisco Secure Access
- Rank1Top Microsegmentation PlatformsProduct: Cisco Secure Firewall
- Rank1Top Mobile Security VendorsProduct: Cisco Secure Endpoint
- Rank2Top Network Access Control (NAC) VendorsProduct: Cisco Identity Services Engine
- Rank1Top Network Detection & Response VendorsProduct: Cisco Secure Network Analytics
- Rank1Top Network Monitoring VendorsProduct: Cisco ThousandEyes
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- Rank1Top OT Security VendorsProduct: Cisco Secure Network Analytics
- Rank12Top Password Management SolutionsProduct: Duo Passwordless
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- Rank1Top Remote Access SolutionsProduct: Cisco Secure Access
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- Rank2Top SaaS Security SolutionsProduct: Cisco Cloudlock
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- Rank8Top Security Operations VendorsProduct: Cisco Security Cloud Control
- Rank1Top Security Service Edge (SSE) VendorsProduct: Cisco Secure Access
- Rank3Top Threat Detection VendorsProduct: Cisco Secure Endpoint
- Rank3Top VPN ProvidersProduct: Cisco Secure Client
- Rank1Top Web Security PlatformsProduct: Cisco Umbrella
- Rank1Top Wireless Security VendorsProduct: Cisco Secure IPS
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- Rank1Top Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) VendorsProduct: Cisco Secure Access