Cisco
Cisco is a cybersecurity company specializing in Network Security, founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, United States. It has raised $2.5M in equity across 1 priced round, employs about 95,245 people, and is publicly traded.
updated Oct 22, 2026
Latest Cisco news and company activity
What Cisco did, dated — selected moves from the record, one per kind, newest first.
- Oct 2026Product launchCisco Systems outlines AI infrastructure plans and board changes
- Oct 2026PartnershipUNDP and Cisco Partner to Boost Digital Skills for Nigerian Youths
- Oct 2026Feature launchCisco Unveils New Agentic Collaboration Experiences
- Jun 2026AcquisitionCisco to Acquire WideField Security to Boost Splunk's Agentic SOC
Cisco Momentum score
59/ 100
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Cisco products
Cisco XDRXDR platform with AI-driven threat detection across network, endpoint, email, cloudDetails ↗
Snort Open SourceSnort is an open-source network intrusion detection and prevention system that analyzes traffic in real-time to identify and block malicious activity using rule-based detection methods.Details ↗
Cisco Identity Intelligence
Cisco funding
Cisco has raised $2.5M in priced equity. Its most recent round was a Seed in January 1987.
- Equity raised
- $2.5M1 priced round
- Last round
- SeedJan 1987
Cisco employees and hiring
Cisco has about 95,245 employees, with 1,910 open roles.
- Employees
- 95,245
- 30-day change
- 0%
- Open roles
- 1,910
Cisco competitors
Security professionals most often compare Cisco against AlgoSec, Duo Security, and Acronis International GmbH on cybersectools.com. 4 more are in the platform, with overlap scoring.
ranked by CybersecTools comparison demand, 90 days
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- Funding historyevery round, every investor named
- Headcount growthvelocity, departments, seniority
- Open jobs1,910 live postings, role mix
- Tech stackframeworks, clouds, security
