Best AI Red Teaming Services

Vendor profileChecked Nov 8, 2026

Cisco AI Defense

Cisco Systems, Inc. (includes the former Robust Intelligence) · cisco.com · Last checked:

  • Automated red-teaming platform
  • Runtime guardrails

Company status

Active. Product line of Cisco Systems (a public company). Cisco completed its acquisition of Robust Intelligence on September 24, 2024; Cisco owns 100%.

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Capabilities

  • AI validation with algorithmic red teaming of models, applications, and agents, with single and adaptive multi-turn tests
  • Explorer Edition: same algorithmic red teaming as the Enterprise edition, over 200 risk subcategories including sensitive data extraction, and support for MCP-connected systems
  • Agent Validation for agent harnesses: tool routes, indirect content channels, and persistent state across sessions
  • Helps align to NIST, MITRE ATLAS, and OWASP LLM Top 10; detects prompt injection and data leakage
  • Runtime guardrails for production AI applications

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Who it tends to fit

  • Builders who want a free, self-service way to start automated red teaming
  • Cisco security customers who want testing and runtime guardrails from one vendor

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Pricing

Explorer Edition is offered at no upfront cost; Enterprise edition: contact vendor.

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Published certifications

None found / not verified. This is not a finding that Cisco AI Defense lacks certifications; ask the vendor for documentation.

No product-specific certification found on the pages checked. Ask Cisco for the compliance documentation that covers AI Defense.

Listed as stated by the vendor. Scope can differ by product or subsidiary; request current reports.

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Limitations to check

  • Enterprise pricing not public
  • No product-specific certifications found on the pages checked
  • Automated platform; no human-led engagement described on the pages checked

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Sources

  1. Product page: algorithmic red teaming, runtime guardrails, alignment with NIST, MITRE ATLAS, and OWASP LLM Top 10, free Explorer Edition (page returns 403 to command-line clients; read with a browser-based fetch)www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/security/ai-defense/index.htmlChecked 2026-11-08
  2. March 23, 2026: Explorer Edition at no upfront cost, same red teaming as Enterprise, 200+ risk subcategories, MCP-connected systems, multi-turn testsblogs.cisco.com/ai/introducing-cisco-ai-defense-explorerChecked 2026-11-08
  3. Agent Validation covers tool routes, indirect content channels, and persistent stateblogs.cisco.com/ai/agent-validation-explorer-editionChecked 2026-11-08
  4. September 24, 2024 update: Cisco completed the acquisition of Robust Intelligenceblogs.cisco.com/news/fortifying-the-future-of-security-for-ai-cisco-announces-intent-to-acquire-robust-intelligenceChecked 2026-11-08

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