Cisco Live 2023, held from June 4-8, was the stage for Cisco to unveil its latest generative AI innovations. These innovations are aimed at enhancing productivity and simplifying tasks through the power of large language models (LLMs) across its collaboration and security portfolios.
One of the most exciting new offerings is the generative AI Policy Assistant, which enables security and IT administrators to define and implement detailed security policies across their security infrastructure. This is a game-changer for organizations looking to streamline their cybersecurity hygiene function.
Cisco also introduced a Security Operations Center (SOC) Assistant, driven by generative AI, which helps security analysts by providing comprehensive situation analysis, correlating intelligence across the Cisco Security Cloud platform solutions, and offering actionable recommendations. By significantly reducing response times, the Assistant enables SOC teams to address potential threats swiftly.
Cisco recently unveiled its next-generation solutions, powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI) to drive security and productivity. This new endeavor is Cisco’s effort to “transform the security and collaboration experience” for its customers.According to Cisco’s CEO, Charles Robbins, “We believe that we can intelligently surface meaningful insights and accelerate decision-making to reduce complexity, increase security, and enhance collaboration.” It seeks to use AI to search and detect relevant security threats and flag them instantaneously.
Cisco’s generative AI advancements will apply across several industries, such as healthcare (supply chain solutions, regulatory compliance) and financial services (advanced fraud detection). Additionally, its AI platforms will provide conversational AI to help customer service agents answer queries more quickly.
The new AI capabilities will also enable automation across a variety of tasks and processes. This includes automating mundane and manual permissions and data management tasks, as well as automating the deployment of customer service bots. This should result in significant reductions in time spent on mundane tasks and allow companies to focus on more important objectives.
Cisco’s AI suite of products is built on top of industry-leading technologies, such as machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and more, to deliver a unified and secure experience. Cisco is looking to future-proof its solutions by also offering an open platform for customers to leverage these offerings in their own customized solutions.
Cisco’s AI solutions are set to improve security, productivity, and collaboration in a variety of industries and businesses. Its integration with existing infrastructure is expected to ensure minimal disruption to customers and a smooth transition into an AI-driven world. With its forward thinking approach, Cisco is poised to revolutionize the way businesses operate with its generative AI.
