Security News > 2021 > May > RSA Conference 2021 - Product Announcement Summary (Day 1)
Cisco announces XDR, SASE and network security improvements.
Cisco unveiled improvements for its extended detection and response solutions, including enhanced vulnerability management capabilities as a result of the acquisition of Kenna Security, better device visibility via SecureX, simplified transition from EDR to XDR, and expanded investigation and threat hunting capabilities.
McAfee announced a "Significant expansion" of its MVISION XDR product by correlating telemetry of the company's endpoint, SASE and threat intelligence solutions.
MVISION XDR capabilities include threat detection, automated threat management tasks, and proactive threat hunting.
VMware has released a new threat landscape report that highlights the extent of threats evading perimeter defenses.
Key findings include evasion of defense systems being the most encountered MITRE ATT&CK tactic used by malware, email being the most common attack vector for initial access, and the transmission of plain-text passwords over the network being the most common bad security practice.