Cisco Redefines Security for the Agentic Era with AI Defense Expansion and AI-Aware SASE

News Summary:

• Cisco is announcing a suite of capabilities to help enterprises securely adopt AI technology while maintaining agent integrity and control of agentic interactions.

• Biggest-ever updates to Cisco’s AI Defense solution bring AI supply chain governance and runtime protections to agentic tool use, reducing the risk of compromise or manipulation.

• Industry-first, AI-aware security advancements to Cisco’s Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) pair with AI traffic detection and optimization to keep agentic workflows safe, fast, and reliable.

• Cisco’s latest secure routing and smart switching solutions add full-stack, post-quantum cryptography and operational improvements designed to support resilient, encrypted communications for AI-driven workflows.

AMSTERDAM, Feb.10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CISCO LIVE EMEA — Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced a sweeping evolution of its security portfolio to help enterprises…