Cisco XDR Data Retention Extension
Enhance your security posture with the Cisco XDR Data Retention Extension, providing 180 days of extended data visibility for advanced threat detection and compliance.
- Extended Data Visibility: Access security event data for up to 180 days, enabling deeper forensic analysis.
- Enhanced Compliance: Meet regulatory requirements for data retention and audit trails with extended storage.
- Improved Threat Hunting: Conduct more thorough investigations and identify subtle threats with a larger historical data set.
- Optimized Security Operations: Reduce alert fatigue and improve incident response by having more context available.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco XDR Data Retention Extension is a software license that extends the default data retention period for Cisco's Extended Detection and Response (XDR) platform to 180 days. This extension allows organizations to store and analyze security event data for a longer duration, significantly improving their ability to detect, investigate, and respond to sophisticated cyber threats.
This subscription-based license is designed for businesses that require more extensive historical data for compliance, forensic analysis, or proactive threat hunting. It integrates directly with the Cisco XDR platform, providing IT and security teams with the necessary data depth to maintain a strong security posture without requiring additional hardware investments.
- Extended Data Storage: Increases security data retention from default periods to 180 days.
- Advanced Forensics: Enables in-depth investigation of past security incidents.
- Regulatory Compliance: Helps meet data retention mandates for audit and legal purposes.
- Proactive Threat Hunting: Supports continuous searching for hidden threats within historical data.
- Simplified Operations: Integrates seamlessly with the existing Cisco XDR platform.
This Cisco XDR data retention extension is ideal for SMB and mid-market organizations needing to bolster their security investigations and meet compliance demands with extended data history.
What This Enables
Enable Extended Security Data Retention
Enable security teams to retain security event data for up to 180 days, facilitating more comprehensive forensic investigations. Streamline compliance efforts by ensuring all necessary historical data is available for audits and regulatory reviews.
cloud-managed security platforms, on-premises security deployments, hybrid security environments, security information and event management (SIEM) integration
Enhance Threat Hunting Capabilities
Empower threat hunters to perform deeper and more extensive searches across a larger historical dataset, increasing the likelihood of detecting advanced persistent threats. Automate the process of gathering context for potential security incidents by having a longer data history readily accessible.
proactive threat intelligence gathering, incident response planning, security operations center (SOC) operations, continuous security monitoring
Meet Regulatory Compliance Requirements
Support organizations in meeting specific industry or regional data retention mandates, such as GDPR or other data privacy regulations, by providing the required extended storage duration. Ensure audit readiness by having a consistent and accessible record of security events over an extended period.
regulated industry operations, data privacy compliance, legal hold requirements, corporate governance
Key Features
180-day data retention
Provides significantly more historical data for in-depth security investigations and compliance.
Cisco XDR platform integration
Seamlessly extends existing security capabilities without complex integration efforts.
Subscription-based licensing
Offers predictable costs and easy scalability for evolving security needs.
APJC region coverage
Ensures compliance and operational effectiveness for businesses operating within the Asia Pacific and Japan regions.
Enhanced forensic analysis
Enables security teams to uncover hidden threats and understand attack vectors more thoroughly.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require extended data retention to meet strict regulatory compliance mandates like SOX and PCI DSS, and for detailed fraud investigation.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to HIPAA and other data privacy regulations that mandate long-term storage and auditability of sensitive patient data and system access logs.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies often need to retain client-related data and communication logs for extended periods to comply with professional conduct rules and for potential litigation support.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies are subject to various record-keeping and data retention policies, requiring extended storage of security logs for accountability, compliance, and national security purposes.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco XDR Data Retention Extension?
It is a software subscription license that extends the data retention period for your Cisco Extended Detection and Response (XDR) platform to 180 days. This allows for more in-depth security investigations and helps meet compliance requirements.
Who is this license for?
This license is for businesses, particularly SMB and mid-market companies, that use Cisco XDR and need to retain security event data for longer periods for compliance, forensic analysis, or threat hunting purposes.
How is this license billed?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning it is billed on a recurring basis, typically annually or monthly, depending on the contract terms agreed upon at purchase.
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.