# Cisco ASA: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cisco-asa

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Next-generation firewalls](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/next-generation-firewalls/index.md) | 0% | 62 | 33% | 3 |

## And against it

- "Nearly 50,000 exposed firewalls remain unpatched" (MiniMax M2.5, Firewalls)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Cisco ASA, from 5 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- reddit.com: 3
- atlantic.net: 1
- aviatrix.ai: 1
- axis-intelligence.com: 1
- blog.sourcepass.com: 1
- business.org: 1
- capterra.com: 1
- cbtnuggets.com: 1
- cipherssecurity.com: 1
- cisa.gov: 1

### Pages cited

- https://atlantic.net/hipaa-compliant-hosting/top-10-firewalls: 1
- https://aviatrix.ai/threat-research-center/watchguard-firebox-cisa-2024-network-vuln: 1
- https://axis-intelligence.com/best-firewall-software-tested-ranked: 1
- https://blog.sourcepass.com/sourcepass-blog/the-smb-guide-to-firewalls-what-they-do-and-why-they-matter: 1
- https://business.org/it/cyber-security/best-firewall-for-small-business: 1
- https://capterra.com/firewall-software/s/small-businesses: 1
- https://cbtnuggets.com/blog/certifications/security/comparing-cisco-vs-palo-alto-networks-ngfw-firewalls: 1
- https://cipherssecurity.com/best-next-gen-firewalls-ngfw-2026: 1

## In its own words

What Cisco ASA's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.


## What it publishes

Every page cisco.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 551 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 25 pages, 22 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-01
- conference or event: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 1 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-08
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: You say no five questions can help you spot overlooked talent https://talentbridge.cisco.com/blog/recruiters/you-say-no-five-questions-can-help-you-spot-overlooked-talent
- Recent: 2026-08-30 blog: Why quality hire starts day one https://talentbridge.cisco.com/blog/recruiters/why-quality-hire-starts-day-one
- Recent: 2026-07-23 blog: Cisco talent bridge candidate user guide https://talentbridge.cisco.com/blog/candidates/cisco-talent-bridge-candidate-user-guide
- Recent: 2026-07-23 blog: Cisco talent bridge recruiter user guide https://talentbridge.cisco.com/blog/recruiters/cisco-talent-bridge-recruiter-user-guide
- Recent: 2026-07-15 blog: Cisco talent bridge candidate demo https://talentbridge.cisco.com/blog/candidates/cisco-talent-bridge-candidate-demo
- Recent: 2026-07-15 blog: Cisco talent bridge recruiter demo https://talentbridge.cisco.com/blog/recruiters/cisco-talent-bridge-recruiter-demo

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.