We're excited to share that Cisco has been recognized as a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Software 2025 Vendor Assessment (doc #US52997325, September 2025).

We believe this recognition validates our commitment to an open, network-led approach to XDR and reinforces our vision for empowering security teams with comprehensive threat detection and response capabilities.

Key Highlights of the IDC MarketScape

The IDC MarketScape emphasizes showcases the distinct advantages that set our solution apart:

• Truly Open XDR Architecture - The IDC MarketScape notes, "Cisco XDR has a truly open XDR architecture." Our open, hybrid approach to XDR allows customers to seamlessly integrate telemetry from both Cisco security solutions and third-party tools. This enables customers to maximize their existing security investments while unlocking the full potential of XDR by delivering visibility, detection, and response across their entire security environment.
• Powerful Network and Cloud Detections - The IDC MarketScape notes, "Cisco places special emphasis on NDR and network-based detections in Cisco XDR." Our network-led approach to XDR means that Cisco XDR natively includes built-in network detection and response capabilities such as entity modeling to quickly identify network anomalies across both on-premises and cloud environments. This gives customers critical context and visibility into their security environment, including unmanaged and IoT/OT devices that cannot run traditional agents from endpoint-centric tools.

Beyond the IDC MarketScape

We believe this recognition from the IDC MarketScape is a strong affirmation of our innovative and forward-thinking approach to XDR. To us, it validates our strategy to deliver a comprehensive XDR solution that seamlessly integrates with diverse customer environments, providing unparalleled visibility, automation, and response capabilities.

We believe our positioning in the IDC MarketScape is part of a broader trend of consistent recognition of Cisco across the industry. For example, GigaOm has recognized Cisco as a Leader in their XDR Radar report for two consecutive years (2024-present). Furthermore, a recent IDC survey ("IDC, The Top 6 XDR Vendors: Adoption Trends, September 2025" doc# US53805525, September 2025) noted that according to survey respondents, Cisco XDR accounts for 9.1% of overall adoption, with its highest share at 13.2% in enterprises with 1,000 to 2,499 employees. This is a notable achievement for a solution that has been available for only two years!

Experience the Power of Cisco XDR

We invite you to explore how Cisco XDR can simplify your security operations and help you stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape. To learn more about Cisco XDR, please visit our website.

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