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.