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Security report for cisco.com

Cisco · Technology · United States

Low risk. No critical or high findings.

Security score

90/100

Risk levelLow

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Cisco is a global technology leader specializing in AI infrastructure, secure networking, and software solutions. The company serves a broad audience including enterprises, partners, and technology professionals, offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services such as networking, security, collaboration, computing, observability, and customer experience services. Cisco holds a strong market position as a trusted provider in the technology and telecommunications sectors. The website reflects Cisco's enterprise scale with excellent content quality, consistent branding, and a professional digital presence. The technical infrastructure of the website is robust, leveraging modern technologies including Adobe Experience Manager CMS, advanced analytics tools like AppDynamics and Adobe Analytics, and comprehensive consent management via OneTrust. The site is optimized for performance, mobile responsiveness, accessibility, and SEO, indicating a mature digital strategy. From a security perspective, Cisco demonstrates strong practices including HTTPS enforcement, security headers, privacy policies, and incident response mechanisms. Certifications such as ISO 27001 and SOC 2 further reinforce their security posture. No vulnerabilities or suspicious activities were detected in the website content or configuration. Overall, the website is trustworthy, secure, and compliant with privacy regulations including GDPR. The absence of public WHOIS data is likely due to registry restrictions rather than privacy concerns, and does not detract from the site's legitimacy. Strategic recommendations include maintaining up-to-date libraries, enhancing incident response visibility, and continuous monitoring for emerging threats.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

No critical or high findings. These medium findings are worth fixing next.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • Medium

      Missing X-XSS-Protection header

      Legacy XSS protection (deprecated but still recommended)

      What to do: Add "X-XSS-Protection: 1; mode=block"

    • Medium

      Missing Permissions-Policy header

      Controls browser features and APIs

      What to do: Implement a Permissions-Policy to restrict feature access

      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Permissions-Policy: accelerometer=(), autoplay=(), camera=(), cross-origin-isolated=(),…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Medium

      Privacy policy may not be GDPR compliant

      Privacy policy lacks explicit GDPR compliance elements

      What to do: Update privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR requirements and user rights

  3. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Medium

      No MTA-STS Policy

      MTA-STS enforces TLS for email delivery

      What to do: Implement MTA-STS to prevent downgrade attacks

  4. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • Medium

      DNSSEC Not Enabled

      DNSSEC is not configured for this domain

      What to do: Enable DNSSEC to prevent DNS spoofing attacks

      • CAPEC-142
      • RFC 4033
      • RFC 4035

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Security headers
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  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
100
Security headers
75
Email security
85
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
90

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

Add-on

Leaked records that mention cisco.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
1,484,447
Employees
2,437
Customers
1,460,542
Third parties
21,468
Weak passwords
6%

Latest record dated 2026-06-18 · 3,199 subdomains affected

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  • –jira-eng-gpk2.cisco.com2026-06-18
  • –cloudsso.cisco.com2026-06-18
  • –pwreset.cisco.com2026-06-18
  • –ds-web.cisco.com2026-06-17
  • –u50c02p02-vc.cisco.com2026-06-17

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Cisco operates as a dominant player in the global technology market, focusing on networking and IT infrastructure solutions. Its business model revolves around product sales, software licensing, and professional services. Cisco targets large enterprises, service providers, and government sectors, leveraging a vast partner ecosystem. The company benefits from strong brand recognition, extensive certifications, and a comprehensive portfolio that supports digital transformation initiatives. Growth indicators include investment in AI infrastructure and cloud networking. The partnership ecosystem is robust, with dedicated portals and collaboration platforms. Cisco's operations reflect a mature, enterprise-grade business with strategic emphasis on security and compliance.

Security posture

Cisco's security maturity is high, evidenced by the implementation of HTTPS, multiple security headers, and adherence to recognized frameworks such as ISO 27001 and NIST. The presence of a dedicated incident response contact and vulnerability disclosure program indicates readiness to handle security events. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear policies and consent mechanisms. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The security culture is reinforced by certifications and transparent communication. Compliance gaps are minimal, and the company demonstrates a proactive approach to data protection and incident management.

Recommendations

  1. Maintain regular updates of third-party libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  2. Enhance public visibility and documentation of incident response procedures.
  3. Continue to monitor and audit privacy compliance to align with evolving regulations.
  4. Strengthen user education on security best practices through website content.
  5. Invest in advanced threat detection and response capabilities to stay ahead of emerging risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Cisco
Description
Cisco is a worldwide technology leader powering an inclusive future for all. Learn more about our products, services, solutions, and innovations.
Key services
Networking, Security, Collaboration, Computing, Observability, Software, Customer Experience Services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Adobe Helix RUM, AppDynamics, OneTrust Consent Management, Adobe Target, jQuery
Frameworks
Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
Platforms
Web, Mobile (iOS and Android apps)
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Security and privacy policies publicly available
  • Consent management implemented
  • Use of security monitoring tools (AppDynamics)
  • No exposed sensitive data detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
AppDynamics, Adobe Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Adobe Target
Tracking pixels
AppDynamics, OneTrust
Marketing tools
Adobe Target, OneTrust Consent Management
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation.
  2. Strong branding and consistent corporate identity.
  3. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent management.
  4. Use of advanced analytics and performance monitoring tools.
  5. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  6. WHOIS data is unavailable publicly, likely due to registry restrictions.
Technical notes

Notes

The website infrastructure is built on Adobe Experience Manager, a leading enterprise CMS, ensuring scalability and content management efficiency. The tech stack includes modern JavaScript libraries, performance monitoring via AppDynamics, and consent management through OneTrust, reflecting a sophisticated digital ecosystem. Hosting appears to leverage Akamai CDN for global delivery and performance optimization. The site demonstrates fast loading times, mobile optimization, and accessibility compliance. Technical risks are minimal, with opportunities for modernization focused on continuous integration of emerging web standards and security enhancements.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 90/100 +3Low15 findingsView report
  2. 87/100 +7Low16 findingsView report
  3. 80/100Low19 findingsView report
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