Send Us Your Feedback isco Systems wants to make the world a safer, more secure place for business networks. The dominant supplier of network switches and routers will launch a sweeping security initiative this week that includes new products and services, upgraded versions of existing products, certification programs for security technicians and third-party products, and a Web database of best practices. Cisco has sold separate security products for several years. The new integrated offerings, called CiscoSafe, are designed to be a comprehensive line of products and services that help businesses protect their networks and computing systems. The casino operator is a Cisco customer.
Cisco already has a strong position in some parts of the security market.
But unlike the router and enterprise switch markets, which Cisco dominates, the security market is splintered into segments, each with dozens of competitors. The CiscoSafe effort is intended to make the company a full-service provider of business security needs. But Cisco knows it can't handle all of a company's security needs itself. Now Cisco has solidified this initiative by establishing a framework for security and immediately following up with products. Cisco's base of business customers should be an advantage.