This product assessment synthesizes insights from 6 recent reviews of Cisco Secure Endpoint. A primary use case for the product is endpoint threat protection, with 4 of 6 reviewers highlighting its ability to defend against sophisticated cyber threats. It is also deployed as an Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solution for incident response, with 2 of 6 reviewers noting its deployment in this capacity. Reviewers appreciate its role as a first line of defense, actively protecting company assets globally. A key strength lies in centralized management and endpoint protection capabilities, mentioned by 2 reviewers each. However, a notable concern is the need for better integration with other security tools, raised by 3 reviewers. Additionally, 2 reviewers reported performance issues, particularly on older PCs. While reviewers indicate that the product ensures systems are free of malware and provides assurance, some have experienced issues with false positives. Overall, Cisco Secure Endpoint offers a strong security posture, but potential buyers should consider integration needs and potential performance impacts on older hardware.

Pros

Effective endpoint threat protection against sophisticated cyber threats
Centralized management capabilities simplify security administration
Provides assurance to end-users by ensuring systems are malware-free
Offers greater visibility into threat detection
Functions as a first line of defense for company assets

Cons

Integration with other security tools needs improvement
Can cause performance issues, especially on older PCs
False positives can occur, requiring attention and adjustment
Limited number of reviews makes broad generalization difficult

What positive or negative impact (i.e. Return on Investment or ROI) has Cisco Secure Endpoint had on your overall business objectives?

From 6 reviews | Last Published April 23, 2026

Summary

This analysis synthesizes 6 recent product reviews to assess the return on investment (ROI) and overall business impact of Cisco Secure Endpoint. Reviewers most frequently cited improvements to their security posture. Specifically, 3 of 6 reviewers mentioned that the product ensures systems are free of malware and provides assurance to end-users, while another reviewer noted greater visibility into threat detection. However, a subset of reviewers also reported issues with false positives. While the overall sentiment appears positive, the small sample size warrants caution in generalizing these findings. Addressing false positives may further enhance the product's perceived value.

Top Quotes

False positive issues

“Stop isolation issues has caused problems in releasing a device from a false positive.”

Improved security posture

“Cisco Secure Endpoint is an essential product as it ensures that there is no malware or antivirus installed on your system as there are a lot of confidential data in the system and gives assurance to the end user that the system is safe to use”

Describe how you use Cisco Secure Endpoint in your organization. What are the business problems the product addresses and what is the scope of your use case?

From 6 reviews | Last Published April 23, 2026

Summary

This report synthesizes 6 recent reviews to understand how organizations use Cisco Secure Endpoint and the business problems it addresses. A primary use case, mentioned by 4 of 6 reviewers, is for endpoint threat protection, with reviewers highlighting its ability to defend against sophisticated cyber threats. Incident response is another area where Cisco Secure Endpoint is utilized, with 2 of 6 reviewers noting its deployment as an Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solution. Reviewers appreciate its role as a first line of defense, actively protecting company assets globally.

Top Quotes

Endpoint threat protection

“Cisco Secure Endpoint is used for antivirus and thread protection in our organisation.”

Incident response

“I work in the SOC and I use Cisco Secure Endpoint for incident response regarding our organization endpoints.”

Please provide some detailed examples of areas where Cisco Secure Endpoint has room for improvement.

From 6 reviews | Last Published April 23, 2026

Summary

This analysis of six recent reviews examines areas where Cisco Secure Endpoint users see room for improvement. A recurring concern, raised by three reviewers, is the desire for better integration with other security tools. Two reviewers mentioned performance issues, specifically noting that Cisco Secure Endpoint can cause older PCs to run slower. Given the small sample size, these findings should be interpreted as indicative rather than definitive.

Top Quotes

Performance on older PCs

“Older PCs can be slower with Cisco agent”

Integration with other tools

“Better integration with third tools”

Please provide some detailed examples of things that Cisco Secure Endpoint does particularly well.

From 6 reviews | Last Published April 23, 2026

Summary

This report synthesizes 6 recent product reviews to identify areas where Cisco Secure Endpoint performs well. Reviewers highlight the platform's capabilities in centralized management and endpoint protection. Specifically, 2 of 6 reviewers mentioned the centralized management features, while another 2 of 6 cited endpoint protection as a strength. Given the small sample size, these findings provide directional insights but should be interpreted cautiously. Further research with a larger review volume would be needed to confirm these observations.

Top Quotes

Endpoint protection

“Endpoint protection”

Centralized management

“Centralized management”

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Cisco Secure Endpoint Reviews

39 Reviews

Cisco Secure Endpoint is a must have

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

June 16, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Cisco Secure Endpoint is our first line of defense for our biggest security risk, end users.

Pros

Endpoint protection
Endpoint monitoring
Endpoint isolation

Cons

Better availability for product whitelist for firewall and DNS
Stop isolation logs for troubleshooting

Likelihood to Recommend

We are very satisfied with CSE despite the few issues we have had. Overall the platform is well thought out and helps us manage our environment and risks.

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

20 years of experience

Cisco EDR solution

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

February 17, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Actively protecting companies assets all around the world.

Pros

Central management
Reporting
High protection

Cons

Ability to have an asset within multiple groups

Likelihood to Recommend

Manage large quantity of endpoints without effort.

Verified User

Manager in Information Technology (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

Cisco Secure Endpoint review

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

February 14, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Fully deployed on all points as EDR

Pros

Malware detection
Exploits
Malicious scripts
Malicious code
Malicious URLs
Bad websites

Cons

Integration with Microsoft Defender for endpoints
Integration with ESET
Integration with Splunk

Likelihood to Recommend

Malware detection
Malicious activity detection
Zero day investigation
Forensics

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

Cisco Secure Endpoint is great for new hardware

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

February 14, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We needed Endpoint Security solution and Cisco Secure Endpoint has Advanced Threat Detection which identifies and mitigates sophisticated cyber threats like ransomware, fileless malware, and zero-day attacks. In addition, Cisco Secure Endpoint has Integration with other Cisco solutions like Cisco ISE and provides visibility across endpoints which is very important for our organization.

Pros

Centralized management
Integration with other Cisco products
Part of XDR solution

Cons

Older PCs can be slower with Cisco agent

Likelihood to Recommend

If you have modern PC with Windows 11 it is good, for older PCs with weak hardware it is slower

Verified User

Team Lead in Information Technology (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Cisco Secure Endpoint useful tool for endpoint protection

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

February 13, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I work in the SOC and I use Cisco Secure Endpoint for incident response regarding our organization endpoints.

Pros

Identifies threads
Remote scan
Quarantine

Cons

Better integration with third tools

Likelihood to Recommend

It detects malicious hashes in our workstations landscape

Florentino Martinez Gragera

IT speialist in Information Technology at EUIPO (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

A necessary application for securing your system from threats and malware

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

January 10, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Cisco Secure Endpoint is used for antivirus and thread protection in our organisation. It comes as a part of Cisco Secure Client. It allows to run custom scans as well as full system scans whenever I need to run them, it can be when I have some new program exe files downloaded from the internet and require to check if they are safe.

Pros

Allows to run custom scans on files and folders manually by selecting the required folder it helps to ensure that the files are safe and threat free.

Cons

There is no notification on the standard scans that are scheduled daily on the system. These can be made available in the event history just to be sure that the system have undergone a recent antivirus scan

Likelihood to Recommend

Secure endpoint is well suited if you require to run a custom scan on just a folder or a file and be assured that the file is safe to use

Verified User

Engineer in Engineering (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

Cisco Secure Endpoint Review

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

June 11, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it to do VPN back to our network from our laptops and from our desktops before offsite endpoint encryption.

Pros

It's kind of easy to use. It's pretty user-friendly. So the way we have it configured in our agency is we have it automatically connect. So the user-friendliness is great. You don't have to know what you're doing.

Cons

I really don't know because it does what we want it to do and it does it pretty easily, so I don't really have any.

Likelihood to Recommend

I think it works really well for remote workers or anyone connecting out externally into their network. Probably not necessary if you're on-Prem and if you work in your office and you don't need to locally connect, you probably don't need to use it. Maybe you do. I don't have a use case.

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

7 years of experience

Cisco Secure Endpoint Creates A Great ROI

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

April 1, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our organization uses Cisco Secure Endpoint to track activity on all of the desktops and laptops in our organization. Cisco Secure Endpoint helps identify potential problems to malicious activity. It sends alerts when malicious files or malicious activity is found. It also will act to contain any known issues so that the problem does not spread onto our network.

Pros

Identifies malicious files on an endpoint
Contains malicious files to prevent spreading of harmful issues
Sends out alerts to notify administrators of the network and keep them informed

Cons

Frequent name changes are not helpful
Some of the reports that get sent are very high-end reports with lots of information. It would be nice if there was a simplified report that could be sent automatically when an issue is identified on a computer

Likelihood to Recommend

Cisco Secure Endpoint is well suited for keeping track of the many different and points that we have in our organization. All of these devices can easily be monitored with Cisco Secure Endpoint. It can monitor our servers and our desktops and laptops in our environment. It isn’t as appropriate for our student devices. However, those aren’t as critical since they are just Chromebooks.

Jeremy Miller

Director of Technology in Corporate at Middlebury Community Schools (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

Modern endpoint security with Cisco Secure Endpoint

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

March 31, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In our organization, we use Cisco Secure Endpoint to keep all our devices safe from cyber threats. It's like a security guard that watches over our computers, laptops, and mobile devices, making sure they are protected from things like malware and ransomware. As far as the business problems which are addressed by Cisco Secure Endpoint, these include: threat detection and response, endpoint security, incident response, visibility and control, and integration and automation with our other security tools. We've rolled it out across all Windows devices in the company and it keeps an eye on things 24/7, providing real-time updates and threat intelligence.

Pros

machine learning with behavioral analysis
provides detailed endpoint visibility.
integration with other Cisco security products
comprehensive endpoint security

Cons

Simplified Management Interface
Enhanced Machine Learning Models
Behavioral Analytics Refinement

Likelihood to Recommend

Cisco Secure Endpoint has comprehensive protection across different operating systems and device types. Its scalability and centralized management capabilities make it a good fit for companies with large deployments. It's also helpful for threat hunting and rapid incident response by our security teams. It would be less appropriate in environments with limited resources (older, low compute, etc). It's also not the most budge friendly option available.

Reggie Abernethy

Senior Network System Administrator in Information Technology at Peoples Bank (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

Cisco Secure Endpoint Review

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

December 11, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Business. Definitely. So we use the product for our end user devices. We're protecting all our servers, all our endpoints, so mobile phones as well. So we've got security on all those devices and how we use to protect those devices is just ensuring that they're up to date. They've got to fix the good detection mechanisms that the secure endpoint has enabled you to. If it detects that there's a vulnerability, it'll automatically lock it down and the user has to come and an IT admin would have to come and enable connectivity back to the user device. Pretty amazing stuff. I haven't seen anything else like it out there and it's a lifesaver for us.

Pros

Once we, I guess one turned out that path because we have a small IT team, one of the big factors that came into play is how easy it was to deploy and the kind of security it provides for your endpoint devices. For us, it's got all those AI capabilities that really help. So traditionally when there was an incident on Alert on an antivirus program, you'd have a couple of guys run across the office to try to pull a plug. One of the awesome features with Secure Endpoint is its isolation mode that clamps down endpoint devices and then just isolate it. It's connected to, I think Cisco's tell us the threat intel environment. So they've got up-to-date metrics and fixes on threats out in the wild. And once they detect that, they apply it across your whole brand. So yeah, really effective for us.
One of the things that really stands out is the retrospective detections. So say something's detected two weeks later of a product that you had on your system. Initially it scanned it past, but then they discover vulnerability. The product has the ability to come back and retrospectively apply restrictions on specific applications you have on your environment. So I think that's one key winner.

Cons

There's a lot of content on the dashboards. I think some of the areas you could improve it just with the notifications, maybe adding on some video tutorials on how to navigate through the screens and that kind of stuff. But otherwise it's pretty intuitive, easy to use. And I guess if some of the integrations with the secure X and all that kind of thing, I think for my users they just need a bit more training on that.

Likelihood to Recommend

I think you need it for all your endpoint devices, whether you are running an organization or for home use, it's just that level of security that will help out if you don't have the firewalls, all the fancy XDR equipment, all that kind of stuff, just having this on your endpoint will save your life. So even if there's a compromise in your network, it has the capability to isolate. Restrict so that you can't lose any more data or nothing else gets in.

Jono Bundu

Head of IT in Information Technology at Credit Corporation PNG Ltd (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

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Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

December 11, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Pros

Once we, I guess one turned out that path because we have a small IT team, one of the big factors that came into play is how easy it was to deploy and the kind of security it provides for your endpoint devices. For us, it's got all those AI capabilities that really help. So traditionally when there was an incident on Alert on an antivirus program, you'd have a couple of guys run across the office to try to pull a plug. One of the awesome features with Secure Endpoint is its isolation mode that clamps down endpoint devices and then just isolate it. It's connected to, I think Cisco's tell us the threat intel environment. So they've got up-to-date metrics and fixes on threats out in the wild. And once they detect that, they apply it across your whole brand. So yeah, really effective for us.
One of the things that really stands out is the retrospective detections. So say something's detected two weeks later of a product that you had on your system. Initially it scanned it past, but then they discover vulnerability. The product has the ability to come back and retrospectively apply restrictions on specific applications you have on your environment. So I think that's one key winner.

Cons

There's a lot of content on the dashboards. I think some of the areas you could improve it just with the notifications, maybe adding on some video tutorials on how to navigate through the screens and that kind of stuff. But otherwise it's pretty intuitive, easy to use. And I guess if some of the integrations with the secure X and all that kind of thing, I think for my users they just need a bit more training on that.

Likelihood to Recommend

Jono Bundu

Head of IT in Information Technology at Credit Corporation PNG Ltd (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience