Cisco introduced new innovations to help enterprises reimagine security for the AI era. In particular, it is fusing security capabilities deeper into its networking infrastructure, helping companies implement zero trust architectures, expanding security for AI apps and models and delivering breakthrough AI tools that improve threat detection and remediation.
Key advancements include solutions for hybrid mesh firewall and universal zero trust network access (ZTNA) to streamline policy management, enhance visibility and enable enterprises to more securely scale without adding complexity to their security stack.
Additionally, Cisco announced further Splunk integrations to unify data across platforms, helping security teams automate tasks and more quickly respond to threats.
“Safety and security are the defining challenges of the AI era—and agentic AI multiplies the risk, as every new agent is both a force multiplier and a fresh attack surface,” said Jeetu Patel, president and CPO, Cisco. “At the same time, threat actors are already leveraging AI tools to launch more sophisticated attacks than ever. To help IT and security teams fight back, Cisco is reimagining how we secure networks, protect AI apps and models, manage identity and equip security teams with the AI tools they need to meet the moment.”
Cisco’s solutions for AI-ready data centers and campus networks – centered on the Cisco
hybrid mesh firewall and universal ZTNA – work together to deliver a robust zero-trust security framework that seamlessly integrates into the network. For zero-trust segmentation, AI application protection and advanced threat protection across diverse environments.
“As AI continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace and new cybersecurity challenges emerge,
it’s even more important to fuse security into the very fabric of the network,” said Chris Konrad, Cisco Confidential VP, global cyber, world wide technology. “Cisco is redefining security for the AI era with its latest innovations from hybrid mesh firewall to universal zero trust network access. This integrated approach will help our customers to prepare for an AI-driven future and achieve better outcomes, by protecting AI models and applications, managing identity, and providing essential tools to combat increasingly complex threats.”
Advancements between Cisco and Splunk, meanwhile, strengthen interoperability across key security workflows. By unifying and enriching data across platforms, these enhancements help security teams respond faster, reduce manual effort and extract greater value from their security operations. This expanded functionality includes:
- Surface insights from Cisco secure firewall, integrated with Splunk
- Expanded threat detection, investigation and response
- Streamlined TDIR with security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR) integrations for Cisco secure firewall.
- Connected application risk signals from Splunk AppDynamics.
