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What does the software do?

Cisco SecureX threat response software accelerates hunting and manages threat by correlating and aggregating intelligence and data across the infrastructure of the user. One of the scarcest resources in organizations is time and there is the need to eliminate manual processes from organizations as a measure for efficient threat response. SecureX has a structural design that simplifies threats with automated response to investigation. Cisco SecureX software enables automation, unifies visibility, and reinforces security across applications, endpoints, cloud, and networks.

What are its major features?

Aggregated threat intelligence – automatic integration and confirmation of threat intelligence from Cisco Talos and other third-party sources with the aid of research indicators of choice.

Automated enrichment – allows you to know which and how your system was targeted by automatically adding context from integrated Cisco Security products.

Intuitive, interactive visualization – it is quick and easy to make conclusions as results are shown with configurable graphs and intuitive, thus there is better situational awareness.

Incident tracking – key investigation information is easily collected, stored, managed and documented from findings.

Seamless drill down – by use of integrated Cisco Security products deeper investigations are made including malicious files.

Direct remediation – SecureX lets you correct action of blocking domains, suspicious files without log in to other products.

What kind of training is required?

All customers are trained on maintenance and updates and should have the skills to updating security patches; they are also trained on how to renew their license.

How much does the software cost?

SecureX cost is free as long as the products are licensed and well certified.

References

Cisco SecureX threat response – Security that works together. (n.d.). Cisco. https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/threat-response.html

Cisco threat response data sheet. (n.d.). Cisco. https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/security/datasheet-c78-743307.html