# Cisco Secure Email Threat Defense: 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-secure-email-threat-defense

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Email security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/email-security/index.md) | 0% | 18 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "You already use Cisco security products, or need a choice between augmenting Microsoft 365 and protecting a wider or hybrid email environment." (GPT-6 Luna, Email security)
- "Want flexible SEG + API options in one platform? Look at Cisco or Proofpoint." (GPT-5.4 mini, Email security)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Cisco Secure Email Threat Defense, from 4 of the 4 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- material.security: 2
- proofpoint.com: 2
- securityboulevard.com: 2
- viewpointanalysis.com: 2
- abnormal.ai: 1
- assets.mimecast.com: 1
- cisco.com: 1 (its own site)
- cloudflare.com: 1
- cybersectools.com: 1
- docs.ces.cisco.com: 1 (its own site)

### Pages cited

- https://material.security/top-email-security-tools: 2
- https://viewpointanalysis.com/post/email-security-software-options-2026: 2
- https://abnormal.ai/platform/overview: 1
- https://assets.mimecast.com/api/public/content/d2e5e554e8fe4c53a817d82672432be0: 1
- https://cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/security/secure-email/2025-kuppingercole-leadership-compass-for-email-security.pdf: 1
- https://cloudflare.com/sase/products/email-security: 1
- https://cybersectools.com/resources/shortlists/best-email-security-platforms: 1
- https://docs.ces.cisco.com/docs/email-threat-defense: 1

## 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.