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Neil Patel

Technical Product Marketing Manager

Advanced Threat Solutions Portfolio

Neil Patel is a Technical Product Marketing Manager for Cisco’s Advanced Threat solutions portfolio, focusing on AMP for Endpoints, Cisco’s Advanced endpoint security offering. Neil joined the industry four years ago, and has worked closely with various security products in the Cisco portfolio.

On the weekends he can usually be found under the hood of his car or hiking around one of the various North Carolina trails.

Neil holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech.

Articles

May 17, 2019

SECURITY

Cisco AMP for Endpoints excelling in AV Comparatives Business Main Test Series

AV-Comparatives have long been the benchmark of 3rdparty testing in the endpoint security space. This year, for the first time ever, AMP for Endpoints participated in AV-Comparatives malware testing. The Business Main Test Series was broken up into two main sections: the Malware Protection Test and…

November 5, 2018

SECURITY

Endpoint Security – The Daunting Challenges of the Holiday Season

Turkey, Family, Gifts, Cookies, and…Malware? Wait, what? Make sure your Endpoint Security is up to the task during this holiday season! Fresh powder snow, home cooked meals, endless laughter, cookies near the fireplace, and the holiday spirit. Sure, maybe we’ll get some snow, some will get rain, and…

September 14, 2018

SECURITY

Status: Verified. Cisco AMP for Endpoints Hits the Mark

Many times, when people think of the term “Next Generation Endpoint Security” they are thinking about a list of capabilities, preventative engines, detection mechanisms, and response capabilities. With so many elements, it becomes incredibly difficult to gauge how they work in the real world. At the…

August 3, 2018

SECURITY

Evaluating Endpoint Security Platforms? Start Here.

Over the past six months, much has changed in Cisco AMP for Endpoints. We have added new capabilities in the product, and increased our presence within the industry as a true name in next generation endpoint security. Industry analysts have taken notice too:  2018 was the first year multiple analyst…

June 21, 2018

SECURITY

Secure your Endpoints Against Ransomware: Introducing Malicious Activity Protection

Dubbed by many as the “Year of Ransomware”, 2017 provided us with a very important and dangerous evolution to how these attacks make their way to your endpoints. The Cisco 2018 Annual Cybersecurity Report warns that “defenders should prepare to face new, self-propagating” attacks, like those we saw…

April 18, 2018

SECURITY

NSS Labs Awards Recommended Rating to Cisco Endpoint Security

In the hyper-competitive world of endpoints security, proof of efficacy is the only real impartial way to valuably differentiate. However, public testing for next generation endpoint security solutions such as Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints has been lacking. Endpoint security…