Key Points
- Cisco Live unveiled a new agentic ops platform that keeps run‑time security at speed.
- Live Protect applies runtime compensating controls without reboots to smart switches.
- New Agentic IAM gives agents ephemeral, task‑scoped access via Cisco Secure Access.
What is changing
Agentic Actions for networking launches in beta June 2026. It follows a five‑stage loop—sense, diagnose, remediate, validate, deploy—using digital twins that emulate the production network. The feature starts on Meraki switches and moves changes into production after agent validation.
Live Protect now shields network devices at the OS runtime, targeting specific process‑to‑file interactions so protection can be applied on‑the‑fly. It expands from data center routers to campus and branch Smart Switches, eliminating the need for scheduled maintenance windows.
Why it matters
IT administrators will see the biggest impact. The platform lets them replace dozens of vendor dashboards with a single console that shows both human and agent actions in real time. Security teams gain fast, on‑demand controls that limit vulnerability exposure from the moment a CVE is discovered.
Enterprise networks with branch, campus, and multicloud workloads that depend on Cisco hardware will find these changes easiest to adopt, as the services are cloud‑delivered and require no new on‑prem hardware. The rollout is initially in beta, so a gradual deployment schedule is advisable.
Feel free to share how you are planning to deploy these agentic features in your environment or any questions you have in the comments.
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