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Data center security

Changing the fundamentals of data center security

Experience end-to-end visibility, segmentation that works, and proactive protection against exploits and advanced threats in the AI-ready data center.

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Unified platform to protect your hybrid data center

Eliminate complexity and friction when securing your most critical data and apps with end-to end visibility, effective segmentation, and proactive exploit protection.

End-to-end visibility

Identify everything from users, devices, apps, and workloads down to the process level. Know who is accessing what. Understand application communications and accurately discover vulnerabilities and prioritize risks.

Segmentation that works

Get security that meets you where you are—from perimeter to zone-based to application-based segmentation. Use an optimal-fit security fabric that is topology-aware and knows the right policy for the right enforcement point.

Proactive exploit protection

Detect and block malware, even when it's hidden in encrypted traffic, with the Encrypted Visibility Engine. Stop zero-days with Snort ML. Close exploit gaps faster with process and network-level virtual patching.

Simplified operations

Make the hard-to-manage manageable. Use our AI-native, cloud-based security management platform for processes beyond human scale. You'll gain a centralized view across all firewall and security service deployments.

Improving fundamentals of data center security

Cisco Secure Firewall

Effectively block threats and improve performance by up to three times when compared to other firewalls, as reported by the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory.

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Forrester names Cisco a Leader in microsegmentation

Cisco is the only leader in the Forrester Wave™ Microsegmentation Solutions Q3 2024 that offers complete network security for users, devices, and applications.

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Forrester names Cisco a Leader in firewall solutions

Discover how Cisco Secure Firewall can help safeguard your organization, making complex policy management simple and increasing return on investment.

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In the age of AI, risk is pervasive. Take control now.

Cisco Hypershield

Close exploit gaps, segment everywhere, and self-qualify updates and changes with security architecture designed to defend modern, AI-scale data centers.

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Cisco Secure Firewall

Detect and block malware hidden in your encrypted traffic without decrypting. Stop zero-day exploits with Snort ML and Talos. Simplify policy management with AI Assistant.

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Cisco Secure Workload

Gain visibility and security for applications across hybrid environments with or without agents. Auto-discover, validate, and enforce the right policies at the right enforcement points.

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Cisco Security Cloud Control

Simplify policy administration with centralized management and AI-driven insights across Cisco security services. Experience AI assistance for policy lifecycle and proactive AIOps. 

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Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

Share the identity context of users and devices, including IoT/OT natively with Cisco Secure Firewalls and Secure Workload for granular internal segmentation in the data center.

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Protect your hybrid data center in the age of AI

Get deep visibility, best-in-class segmentation, and protect against exploits and threats to safeguard your most critical data and apps.

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