Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) is rolling out a new “Managed Threat Defense” offering to help networks deal with mounting security challenges.
RTP will be one of two hubs for the service, according to Network World.
“As data continues to move to the cloud, more people are accessing data via mobile devices, in addition to sharing data through social channels. Consequently, security has become our customers’ number one concern,” said Bryan Palma, senior vice president of Cisco Security Solutions, in announcing the service Tuesday. “Managed Threat Defense lessens the worry associated with protecting against a breach and allows Cisco and its partners to add value where customers need it most.”
The other center is located in Sydney, Australia.
Cisco’s new offering combines hardware, software and analytics that will “monitor, capture and analyze threats.”
Staff at the security centers will direct the program.
Offerings according to Cisco include:
- “Protects against unknown attacks, not seen by anti-virus, by capturing real-time streaming telemetry.
- “Leverages Hadoop 2.0 to apply predictive analytics to detect anomalous patterns against each customer’s unique network profile and determine suspicious behavior.
- “Identifies known attacks and vulnerabilities using pattern analysis and investigation against both Cisco-proprietary and community threat intelligence data.
- “Provides incident tracking and reporting via a subscription-based business model. This approach can lower operational costs and utilizes Cisco’s continued investment in security technology, processes, and talent.
- “Includes innovative Cisco security technology such as Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) to detect malware and eliminate unnecessary alerts, Sourcefire FirePOWER for threat detection, and Cisco Cloud Web Security for email and web filtering.”
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