Cisco has launched the Cisco AI Assistant for Security to aid in decision-making, integrating existing tools, and automating complex tasks.
Trained on one of the most comprehensive security data sets, which analyses over 550 billion security events every day across the internet, email, endpoints, networks, and applications, Cisco expects the AI assistant to “reframe how organisations think about cybersecurity outcomes”.
The Cisco AI Assistant for Security is being deployed across the entire Security Cloud, Cisco’s unified, AI-powered security platform.
Jeetu Patel, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Security and Collaboration at Cisco, believes this security solution will give defenders against cyber-attacks the advantage: “To be an AI-first company, you must be a data-first company.
With our extensive native telemetry, Cisco is uniquely positioned to deliver cybersecurity solutions that allow businesses to confidently operate at machine scale, augmenting what humans can do alone.
“Today’s announcement is a monumental step forward. This advancement will help tip the scales in favour of defenders, empowering customers with AI built pervasively throughout the Cisco Security Cloud.”
According to the Cisco Talos 2023 Year in Review Report, ransomware and extortion attacks now account for 20 percent of Cisco Talos Incident Response engagements this year. Attacks on network devices have reportedly become more sophisticated, which calls for “machine-scale defences”, Cisco says.
As part of the AI assistant’s analysis capabilities, it can understand the impact, scope, and triage of security events and perform root cause analysis while responding to policy design.
The Cisco AI Assistant for Security will first go live as an AI Assistant for Firewall Policy in the Cisco Firewall Management Center and Cisco Defense Orchestrator to set and maintain policies and firewall rules. Natural language can be leveraged to get rule recommendations and remove duplicate rules, misconfigured policies, and complex workflows.
The 7.4.1 Operating System is now available and brings with it the AI-powered Encrypted Visibility Engine, which brings together billions of samples to assess whether traffic contains malware without needing to use decryption.
Graham Robinson, Chief Technology Officer, Data#3, provided his review of Cisco’s new AI security assistant: “The ability for AI to reshape our daily lives and professional landscapes is immense.
As a longstanding Cisco partner, we’re excited about the new Cisco AI Assistant for Security and how this will empower our customers with AI-driven efficiencies.
“The introduction of the AI Assistant to Cisco Firewall Management Center will help our customers quickly and easily configure policy changes. When combined with the new features in the 7.4.1 software release and the Encrypted Visibility Engine, this offers a truly compelling overall experience.”
In October, Microsoft also released an AI assistant for security called Microsoft Security Copilot.
The generative AI security solution guides analysts with actionable insights and recommendations through a single unified interface, reducing analysis tasks and enabling them to focus more on essential tasks. Microsoft Defence Threat Intelligence also comes as part of Security Copilot for no extra cost.
Cisco acquired the cybersecurity and AI giant Splunk in September this year to strengthen its security offerings.
The collaboration between Cisco and Splunk aims to leverage their expertise in AI to create next-gen solutions for businesses to become more secure and resilient.
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