Detection & Response
Cisco XDR
Extended detection and response powered by Talos intelligence — correlate threats across endpoints, network, email, and cloud.
Cisco Talos
The Threat Intelligence Behind Every Cisco Security Product
Cisco Talos is the world’s largest commercial threat intelligence organization — with hundreds of researchers analyzing billions of telemetry events daily to keep your defenses ahead of attackers.
Global-Scale Threat Intelligence
Talos analyzes 1.5 million malware samples daily, monitors 600 billion emails per day, and processes telemetry from millions of Cisco security deployments worldwide. This intelligence feeds directly into every Cisco security product — from firewalls and endpoint protection to email security and XDR — ensuring your defenses are continuously updated with the latest threat indicators, vulnerability disclosures, and detection signatures.
Threat Research and Protection at Scale
Real-Time Threat Intelligence Feeds
Continuously updated indicators of compromise (IOCs), IP reputation data, domain intelligence, and file hashes delivered to Cisco security products in real time — blocking new threats within minutes of discovery.
Vulnerability Research and Responsible Disclosure
Talos researchers discover and responsibly disclose hundreds of zero-day vulnerabilities each year in widely used software, helping the industry close security gaps before attackers exploit them.
Incident Response Services
Cisco Talos Incident Response (CTIR) provides emergency response, proactive threat assessments, and tabletop exercises to help organizations prepare for and recover from security incidents.
Talos Intelligence Capabilities
Malware Analysis
Advanced static and dynamic analysis of malware samples, including ransomware, trojans, and zero-day exploits. Automated sandboxing and manual reverse engineering by world-class researchers.
Threat Hunting
Proactive identification of advanced persistent threats (APTs), nation-state campaigns, and emerging attack techniques through continuous analysis of global telemetry.
Email and Spam Intelligence
Talos processes 600 billion emails daily, providing real-time anti-spam, anti-phishing, and BEC detection intelligence to Cisco Secure Email and other products.
IP and Domain Reputation
Continuously maintained reputation scores for IP addresses and domains, used across Cisco firewalls, Umbrella, and web security to block known malicious infrastructure.
Snort and ClamAV Rules
Talos maintains the Snort IPS rule set and ClamAV signatures used by millions of deployments worldwide — both open-source and commercial Cisco products.
Talos Incident Response (CTIR)
24/7 emergency incident response, proactive threat assessments, threat intelligence briefings, and tabletop exercises delivered by Talos experts.
Leverage Talos Intelligence Across Your Security Stack
Our Cisco-certified team can help you understand how Talos intelligence integrates with your existing Cisco deployment and identify where Talos incident response services can strengthen your security posture.
- Real-time threat intelligence across all Cisco security products
- Emergency incident response and proactive assessments
- Vulnerability research and zero-day protection
- Response from a certified Cisco specialist within one business day