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#441: Firewalls just changed forever! (Can your firewall do this?)

Dec 7, 2023
Cisco has announced an AI Assistant for Firewall Policy and an AI-powered Encrypted Visibility Engine. The podcast discusses the impact of AI in cybersecurity, the benefits of using AI in security solutions, and the evolution of chat interfaces and AI configuration.
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Quick takeaways

  • Cisco has launched an AI assistant for firewall management, providing step-by-step instructions and troubleshooting for administrators.
  • Cisco's AI-powered encrypted visibility engine can analyze encrypted traffic without decryption, allowing for the detection and blocking of malicious traffic.

Deep dives

Introducing the AI Assistant for Firewall Management

Cisco has announced the launch of an AI assistant for firewall management that aims to simplify and enhance the user experience. The AI assistant understands firewall policies, troubleshoots issues, and provides step-by-step instructions for managing the firewall. It can also correlate insights across different sources of data, augmenting human intelligence with machine intelligence. This assistant is part of Cisco's broader focus on AI in security and is designed to improve the efficacy and economics of firewall management.

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