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SAFE, a global leader in AI-driven cyber risk management, has partnered with Cisco, a leader in security and networking, to integrate Cisco AI Defense telemetry with SAFE’s advanced cyber risk management platform. Announced on July 28, 2025, this collaboration aims to provide enterprises with real-time, actionable insights into AI-related cyber risks, enhancing secure AI adoption and governance.
SAFE and Cisco announce integration partnership on July 28, 2025.
Combines Cisco AI Defense with SAFE’s AI-driven risk management platform.
Enables AI asset discovery, risk ingestion, and control assessment.
Models 100+ AI risk scenarios with financial and business impact analysis.
Supports secure AI innovation for enterprises globally.
More details at www.safe.security and www.cisco.com.
Cisco AI Defense is a pioneering security solution designed to address risks in AI application development and deployment. It discovers AI assets across distributed cloud environments, detects vulnerabilities through algorithmic red teaming, and enforces network-level guardrails for runtime protection. SAFE’s integration leverages these capabilities to enhance its platform, enabling organizations to manage AI risks with precision. “Our integration with Cisco AI Defense marks a defining moment in AI risk management,” said Saket Bajoria, Chief Product Officer at SAFE. “By combining Cisco’s AI risk visibility with SAFE’s cyber risk quantification, the integration delivers tangible benefits for large enterprises—helping them operationalize AI governance, align AI risks to business impact, and scale AI initiatives securely.”
The partnership focuses on three core areas:
AI Asset and Risk Ingestion: SAFE ingests AI assets and findings from Cisco AI Defense, including vulnerabilities and misconfigurations across the AI lifecycle, ensuring continuous risk monitoring.
AI Control Assessment: Using the Factor Analysis of Information Risk Controls Analytics Model (FAIR-CAM), SAFE assesses AI-specific controls in real time, quantifying risk as loss events to evaluate governance effectiveness.
AI Risk Management: SAFE’s platform models over 100 AI risk scenarios, translating technical risks into financial and business impacts to guide prioritization and decision-making.
The integration empowers enterprises to align AI security with business objectives, addressing the 86% of organizations that faced AI-related security incidents in the past year, as noted in Cisco’s 2025 Cybersecurity Readiness Index. “SAFE’s expertise in quantifying and managing cyber risk is a natural complement to Cisco AI Defense,” said Anand Raghavan, Vice President of Product, AI, at Cisco. “Together, we are helping organizations identify, understand, and manage AI risks in the context of business impact—enabling responsible AI innovation.” The partnership also supports compliance with standards like NIST, MITRE ATLAS, and OWASP LLM Top 10, enhancing trust in AI deployments.
Joint customers can access these benefits immediately, with SAFE leveraging Cisco AI Defense across its operations and product suite. Enterprises can explore the integration at SAFE’s booth #3851 at Black Hat USA 2025 or schedule a demo via SAFE’s website. The collaboration builds on SAFE’s 100%+ year-over-year revenue growth and $100M+ in funding, positioning it as a leader in cyber risk quantification and management (CRQM).
This partnership sets a new standard for AI-driven cyber risk management, combining SAFE’s risk quantification expertise with Cisco’s security telemetry to deliver unparalleled visibility and control.
SAFE is the pioneer of Cyber Risk Quantification and Management (CRQM), enabling organizations to measure and mitigate cyber risks in real-time across people, processes, technology, and third parties. With its AI-powered SAFE platform, enterprises can make informed, data-driven decisions to proactively manage cyber risks.
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