Cisco embraces identity and AI as focal points of refreshed security strategy

With AI-fueled biometric identity fraud on the rise, Cisco is orienting its security strategy around identity and using AI and data analytics to beef up its defensive posture.

A post on Cisco’s blog says that, in order to bridge the gap between authentication and access – “a blank space, the darkness of active identity behaviors” – Cisco is adding advanced identity intelligence to Cisco Duo, Cisco’s Extended Detection and Response (XDR) service and Cisco Secure Access.

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