Cisco launches advanced malware protection capabilities

BANGALORE, INDIA: Cisco has unveiled a host of new capabilities and services that give security professionals intelligence and analysis on potential compromises and solutions to protect against, respond to and recover from attacks.

Cisco announces the addition of AMP Threat Grid to the Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) portfolio, which integrates innovation acquired through last year’s acquisition of ThreatGRID.

This integration provides the latest malware threat intelligence and dynamic malware analysis capabilities, both on-premise and in the cloud, that strengthen Cisco AMP’s continuous analysis and zero-day detection capabilities.

In addition, Cisco is introducing Incident Response Services that equip organizations with teams of information security experts that utilize threat intelligence and best practices for readiness and response from network to endpoint to cloud.