Cisco Secure

cisco.com · San Jose, United States of America

Cisco Secure is the security portfolio of Cisco Systems, providing network, cloud, endpoint, email, and application security products and services for enterprises and service providers. It generates revenue through the sale of security software, hardware appliances, SaaS subscriptions, and related support and managed security services delivered globally through direct and channel partners.

  • Network & Cloud Security
  • Application & Code Security
  • Cybersecurity Services
Revenue
$3.5B
Employees
9,000
Founded
1995
Headquarters
San Jose, United States of America

What 182 Arbolus experts think of Cisco Secure

NPS scores are weighted toward 7–10, with notable clusters at the top end, suggesting strong customer advocacy, especially for high spend/large enterprise segments. Renewal intent is predominantly positive among high spenders and influencers, while some low and mid-spend customers are more neutral or uncertain. Stickiness is high, with the majority already implemented for more than one year; offboarding and pilots are rare. Key themes are integration strength, operational complexity, broad threat coverage, and robust support. Weaknesses include management complexity, fragmented interfaces, and licensing structure.Overall Customer Sentiment: Positive

Who reviewed Cisco Secure

Total customers 182 164 current · 18 former
Reviews growth +149 in six months
Seniority of respondents
  • C-Suite 69% (126)
  • Director 23% (42)
  • Manager 8% (15)
Data Partner C-Suite NPS 7 Will renew
Engineering Leader C-Suite NPS 7 Will renew
Engineering Executive C-Suite NPS 7 Not renewing

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Sentiment

28 Net Promoter Score, from 182 scored reviews
  • Promoters 77
  • Passives 79
  • Detractors 26

Cumulative NPS by month

+0 over 6 months
  • Apr 8
  • May 8
  • Jun 8
  • Jul 8
  • Aug 8
  • Sep 8

Net Promoter Score across 8 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median 50 across 8 companies.

Praised

  • Unified Security Experience
  • AI-Driven Operations
  • Cloud and Identity Integration
  • Security Efficacy and Threat Intelligence

Criticised

  • Cost and Complexity
  • Competitive Platform Consolidation
  • Cloud-Native Competitors
  • Specialist Deployment Needs

What customers say

Security Efficacy and Threat Intelligence
“I recommend Cisco Secure for its mature firewall, strong threat intelligence, and coverage of network, identity, endpoint, and XDR.”
Integration Across Security and Networking
“I rely on Cisco Secure because it lets me integrate network security, endpoint protection, threat detection, and secure access within our Cisco environment.”
Enterprise Scalability
“I find the platform well suited for large-scale organizations that require centralized management and strong security across distributed environments.”

Renewal intent

Plan to renew 60%
  • Will renew 50
  • Undecided 27
  • Not renewing 6

Plan to renew, by seniority

  • C-Suite 61% 61 answers
  • Director 65% 17 answers
  • Manager 40% 5 answers
  • 8.4/10 Average score from customers who will renew
  • 7.4/10 Average score from undecided customers
  • 5.5/10 Average score from customers not renewing

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