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Cisco announced layoffs of nearly 4,000 employees on the same day it reported record quarterly revenue of $15.8 billion. The company cited a strategic shift toward AI infrastructure, with $5.3 billion in AI orders this fiscal year and a raised annual forecast of $9 billion.

Cisco expanded AI Defense and AI-aware SASE to help enterprises control model risks, shadow AI, and shadow agents. The move reflects how security vendors are shifting from app-centric controls to policies that also cover prompts, agents, and AI usage paths.