Cisco Secure Breach Essentials XDR Retention
Secure your business operations with Cisco Secure Breach Essentials XDR Retention, providing 365 days of default 2GB data retention for enhanced threat visibility and incident response.
- Extended Data Retention: Access up to 2GB of security event data for a full 365 days, crucial for in-depth forensic analysis.
- Enhanced Threat Detection: Improve your ability to identify and investigate sophisticated threats by having historical data readily available.
- Compliance Support: Meet regulatory and internal policy requirements for data retention and audit trails.
- Incident Response Readiness: Ensure your security team has the necessary historical context to effectively manage and resolve security incidents.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Cisco Secure Breach Essentials XDR Retention is a platform software license that extends the default data retention period for your Extended Detection and Response (XDR) solution. This subscription provides 2GB of storage for security event data, maintained for 365 days, enabling deeper analysis and investigation of potential security incidents.
This offering is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within small to mid-market businesses who need to bolster their security operations. It integrates with existing Cisco security platforms, providing essential historical data that supports proactive threat hunting, compliance mandates, and efficient incident remediation within their own IT environments.
- 365-Day Data Retention: Securely store critical security event logs for an entire year.
- 2GB Default Capacity: Provides ample storage for essential data required for threat analysis.
- Subscription-Based Licensing: Offers predictable costs and continuous access to the retention service.
- XDR Integration: Seamlessly works with Cisco's XDR capabilities for unified security visibility.
- Compliance Enablement: Assists in meeting data retention requirements for various regulatory frameworks.
Equip your IT team with the historical data needed for robust security investigations and compliance with Cisco Secure Breach Essentials XDR Retention.
What This Enables
Enable deeper security incident investigation
Enable teams to conduct thorough forensic analysis of security incidents by providing access to historical event data for up to 365 days. Streamline the process of identifying root causes and understanding the full scope of a breach.
cloud-hosted applications, on-premises servers, hybrid cloud environments, managed security services
Automate compliance with data retention policies
Automate adherence to regulatory and internal data retention requirements for security logs and event data. Streamline audit processes by ensuring necessary historical data is consistently available for review.
regulated industries, multi-site operations, remote workforce, business continuity planning
Improve threat hunting capabilities
Empower security analysts to proactively hunt for advanced threats by providing a longer historical dataset for pattern analysis and anomaly detection. Support continuous monitoring and proactive defense strategies.
security operations centers, network monitoring teams, incident response planning, vulnerability management
Key Features
365-day data retention
Provides an extended historical view of security events, crucial for in-depth incident analysis and compliance.
2GB default data capacity
Offers sufficient storage for essential security logs and event data required for effective threat investigation.
Subscription licensing
Ensures continuous access to the retention service with predictable billing, aligning IT costs with operational needs.
XDR platform integration
Works seamlessly with Cisco's Extended Detection and Response capabilities for unified security visibility and management.
Enhanced incident response
Empowers security teams with the historical context needed to quickly and effectively manage and resolve security incidents.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require extensive data retention to comply with strict regulations like SOX and PCI DSS, and to investigate complex fraud or security incidents thoroughly.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must adhere to HIPAA regulations, which mandate the secure storage and retrieval of patient data and system logs for audit and breach investigation purposes.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations handle sensitive client data and require long-term retention of logs to maintain client confidentiality and meet professional liability standards.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies often have specific mandates for data retention and audit trails to ensure accountability, security, and compliance with public sector IT policies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Secure Breach Essentials XDR Retention?
It is a software subscription license from Cisco that extends the data retention period for your XDR solution, allowing you to store 2GB of security event data for 365 days.
Who is this license intended for?
This license is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to enhance their security investigation and compliance capabilities.
How does this help with compliance?
By providing 365 days of data retention, this license helps organizations meet regulatory requirements and internal policies that mandate the storage of security event logs for audit and forensic purposes.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.