# Cisco Secure Endpoint: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 12 judge labels across 3 categories by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cisco-secure-endpoint

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Endpoint protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/endpoint-protection/index.md) | 0% | 84 | 50% | 6 |
| [Endpoint detection and response](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/endpoint-detection-and-response/index.md) | 0% | 20 | 20% | 5 |
| [AI security platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/ai-security-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 83 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Cisco‑centric environments, enterprises with large network infrastructures" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, EDR)
- "Recommendation: Zscaler or Cisco Secure Endpoint" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, AI security)

## And against it

- "MITRE ATT&CK 2024 detection rate: ~30% — the lowest among participating vendors... critically poor showing" (Kimi K2, Endpoint protection)
- "Only choose if you require strict integration with existing Cisco Meraki/Splunk ecosystems and can tolerate occasional false positives." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Endpoint protection)
- "The interface and slow query response times are the two most common complaints." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Endpoint protection)
- "Gartner notes significantly lower market share than leaders" (Kimi K2, EDR)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Secure Endpoint, from 16 of the 22 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- av-comparatives.org: 7
- g2.com: 6
- huntress.com: 5
- paloaltonetworks.com: 5
- selabs.uk: 5
- cisa.gov: 4
- congress.gov: 4
- cybersecuritynews.com: 4
- expertinsights.com: 4
- research.oz.spotlightar.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://av-comparatives.org/tests/endpoint-prevention-response-epr-test-2024: 4
- https://cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/07/19/widespread-it-outage-due-crowdstrike-update: 4
- https://av-comparatives.org/tests/real-world-protection-test-enterprise-august-november-2024-testresult: 3
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-edr-solutions: 3
- https://g2.com/categories/endpoint-protection-platforms: 3
- https://gbhackers.com/best-edr-solutions-compared: 3
- https://huntress.com/edr-guide/best-edr-solutions: 3
- https://iru.com/endpoint/edr/best-edr-solutions: 3

## In its own words

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


## 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.