Cisco adds Anthropic's Claude Mythos to AI Defense for AI-agent red teaming
Cisco is adding Anthropic's Claude Mythos to AI Defense for security testing, alongside new Splunk Agent Observability and Cisco IQ features.
Cisco Systems, Inc. is a global leader in networking and IT, offering a comprehensive range of products and services including networking, security, collaboration, and cloud management solutions to enhance performance and sustainability in AI environments.
Cisco is adding Anthropic's Claude Mythos to AI Defense for security testing, alongside new Splunk Agent Observability and Cisco IQ features.
Project Quarry gives security teams a rule language and detection engine for identifying harmful behavior across complete AI agent sessions.
Cisco Model Foundry gives partners access to specialized models for networking, security and infrastructure operations, with options to serve or fine tune them for customers.
Cisco and NVIDIA plan to develop an open specification for a pluggable optical module supporting 400 gigabits per second per lane. Cisco also introduced new networking silicon and systems for AI infrastructure.
Cisco introduced Webex updates that add Claude Managed Agents, collaborative AI agents, OpenAI dots integration, and a new customer service system called Dialog.
Cisco introduced new Splunk tools for running AI in private environments, monitoring agent costs and supporting security operations.
Tech Mahindra and Cisco have partnered to offer an AI powered Security Service Edge service for global enterprises using Cisco Secure Access and Tech Mahindra managed services.
Chainguard has introduced Athena, a coalition of more than two dozen organizations including BNY, Cisco, Cloudflare, Docker, and JPMorgan Chase, focused on identifying and fixing open source vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them. The initiative has already processed over 20,000 findings and issued more than 2,000 patches across 500 projects.
Equinix announced an expanded partnership with Cisco and NVIDIA to deploy the Cisco Secure AI Factory across its global data centers, enabling standardized AI infrastructure and testing environments for enterprises.
Quali has launched Stack Automation by Quali, a new deployment automation platform developed for Cisco and unveiled at Cisco Live. The platform automates full-stack deployments across Cisco and third-party environments using NVIDIA AI technologies.
Automation Anywhere has launched EnterpriseClaw, a new platform created with Cisco, NVIDIA, Okta, and OpenAI to enable AI agents to operate securely across enterprise environments including cloud, desktop, and on-premises systems.
Cisco reported third quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of $15.8 billion, a 12% year-over-year increase, with strong growth in networking and AI infrastructure orders. The company raised its full-year revenue and order expectations following record results.
OpenAI has launched Daybreak, a cybersecurity initiative that uses its GPT-5.5 models and Codex Security to help organizations identify and fix software vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.
3M has joined a coalition of major technology companies to develop open standards for expanded beam optical connectivity used in AI data centers. The group aims to establish interoperable specifications to accelerate high-performance optical interconnect deployment.
Cisco has introduced the Model Provenance Kit, an open-source Python toolkit designed to verify the origins and authenticity of AI models. The tool analyzes both metadata and learned parameters to determine whether models share a common training lineage.
Akeyless has appointed Yael Fainaro, a former executive at CyberArk and Cisco, as Chief Strategy Officer to lead strategic partnerships and ecosystem growth as the company scales its AI identity security platform.
Anthropic has announced Project Glasswing, a cybersecurity collaboration with major technology and financial institutions to use its Claude Mythos AI model for detecting and fixing software vulnerabilities across critical systems worldwide.
Cisco has announced major updates to its AI Defense platform and new AI-aware capabilities for its Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution, aiming to protect agentic AI workflows and enhance enterprise-level security and connectivity.
Cisco has announced the Silicon One G300 chip, along with new N9000 and 8000 systems, optics, and management tools aimed at improving AI data center efficiency and scalability.
Cisco's latest AI Readiness Index shows that only 13% of organizations, dubbed 'Pacesetters,' consistently outperform peers in deriving value from AI, with most companies struggling to scale due to infrastructure and data challenges.
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