Extended Detection and Response correlating signals across Cisco Secure Endpoint, Umbrella, Secure Firewall, Duo, and third-party integrations. The pitch isn't "managed MDR service" — it's a product, not a service. Cisco XDR is what you deploy when your organization is Cisco-stack-standardized and you want native XDR over a managed MDR relationship.
Cisco XDR ingests telemetry from across the Cisco security portfolio (Secure Endpoint, Umbrella, Secure Firewall, Duo, Email Security, Cloudlock) plus third-party integrations (CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender) and correlates events into prioritized incidents. The product approach differs from MDR services like eSentire or Ontinue: you operate Cisco XDR, your team makes the response decisions, Cisco's threat intelligence informs detection. Right answer for organizations that have an internal SecOps team and prefer product-led detection over managed service.
You run Cisco Secure Endpoint, Umbrella, Secure Firewall, and Duo. You have a SecOps team that operates detection internally. You want product-led XDR over a managed MDR service.
Legacy SIEM (Splunk, QRadar) becoming costly to operate. Cisco XDR provides correlation and prioritization that traditional SIEM doesn't, on Cisco-stack data.
If you don't have a SOC team, XDR-as-a-product is a heavy lift. Brief Ontinue, Foresite, or eSentire for managed alternatives.
If your stack is Microsoft Defender or Google SecOps, Cisco XDR is the wrong shape. Brief Ontinue or Foresite instead.