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Techday NZ
12-06-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Trend Micro unveils AI Factory to boost agentic AI security
Trend Micro has adopted the NVIDIA Agentic AI Safety blueprint, aiming to strengthen safety and security measures for agentic artificial intelligence systems throughout their lifecycle. The company outlined its approach with the introduction of the "Trend Secure AI Factory," which is built on Trend Vision One and Trend Vision One – Sovereign Private Cloud platforms. This framework is aligned with the NVIDIA Agentic AI Safety blueprint and seeks to provide enterprises with comprehensive security from the initial adoption of AI models through to their deployment and ongoing usage. Lifecycle focus According to Trend Micro, effective security within AI factories requires controls and monitoring at multiple levels, covering everything from data and models to the supporting infrastructure and user endpoints. The Secure AI Factory includes integration with NVIDIA NeMo—a model assessment and customisation framework—to enable scalable and reliable model safety evaluation across enterprise deployments. Mick McCluney, ANZ Field CTO at Trend Micro, commented on the current state of AI system adoption and the corresponding security imperatives. "Global organisations are racing to innovate with agentic AI systems, and there's a critical need to ensure the safety and security of these systems. The NVIDIA Agentic AI Safety blueprint provides an important enabling technology that works in conjunction with Trend's threat intelligence to support safety across all phases of the AI lifecycle – from model adoption, deployment, and runtime protection — allowing customers to innovate with AI faster." To support the aim of providing AI system safety, Trend Micro is integrating its own large language model, Trend Cybertron, via NVIDIA NIM universal microservices. This enables scalable and secure inference that can be deployed in cloud, hybrid, or on-premise settings, with a specific focus on detecting and responding to threats in real time. Technical integration Trend Micro highlighted several technical components of the Secure AI Factory. Firstly, it tightens model safety by integrating with NVIDIA NeMo for continuous evaluation and improvement. Secondly, it offers safeguards against data poisoning and misuse during AI training and evaluation phases. The firm's container security solution is used to secure deployment environments—such as NVIDIA NIM and other AI agents—against adversarial attacks or exploitation of resources. Additionally, sensitive data can be protected using Data Risk Posture Management (DSPM), which utilises components of NVIDIA AI Enterprise including NVIDIA Morpheus, NVIDIA RAPIDS, and the NVIDIA AI Safety Recipe to help manage privacy and compliance in both the training and post-training stages. Operational security for users and agent interactions employs Trend Zero Trust Secure Access (ZTSA) AI Service Access, aiming to provide guardrails and network protection for AI agents when interfacing with users. The Secure AI Factory also aims to fortify sovereign AI deployments with what it describes as trusted security controls through the Sovereign Private Cloud option. Industry perspective and collaboration Pat Lee, Vice President of Strategic Enterprise Partnerships at NVIDIA, commented on the value of integrating security measures into AI operational environments: "Embedding real-time, autonomous threat detection into enterprise AI factories empowers organisations to confidently scale innovation without compromising on protection. By integrating advanced cybersecurity directly into AI factories with Trend Micro and NVIDIA Agentic AI blueprints, enterprise data, models, and workloads can remain resilient and trusted —unlocking the full potential of AI in a secure, accelerated environment." The Secure AI Factory approach covers risk mitigation in all areas: model safety, infrastructure, workloads, data privacy, and user trust. The company's solution is designed for organisations looking to implement agentic AI systems at scale while maintaining compliance with various data protection and security requirements. Trend Micro's announcement also received commentary from Justin Vaïsse, Director General at the Paris Peace Forum, who emphasised the role of cross-sector initiatives in establishing AI trust: "As AI becomes increasingly embedded in critical systems, its safety and security must be treated as global priorities. We welcome the role of companies like Trend Micro in advancing responsible AI by contributing tangible, scalable solutions to multi-actor partnerships. This kind of cross-sector collaboration is essential to fostering trust and resilience in the technologies shaping our shared future."
Time of India
11-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Cisco aims to build AI-ready data centres, future-proof workspaces: Chuck Robbins
Live Events Networking hardware and security solutions provider Cisco said Tuesday that the company aims to build artificial intelligence (AI)-centric data centres and future-proof workplaces for enterprise customers."We want to help you (enterprises) build AI-ready data centres. We want to help you future-proof your workplace. And we want to do that with an underlying layer of digital resilience," Chuck Robbins, chairman and chief executive, Cisco Systems was speaking at the Cisco Live 2025 annual US multinational said that it would transform data centres to power AI workloads anywhere."We need seamless operations, observability, and security everywhere. We want to help you (enterprises) do this with technologies like Secure AI Factory that we have announced with Nvidia," Robbins has doubled down on partnership with Jensen Huang-headed two companies enable enterprises to have access to a secure and scalable platform to fast-forward the creation and deployment of AI solutions to drive business by Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner back in 1984, the company said that it could facilitate enterprise customers with "massive innovation" enabling them to modernise and reimagine data centres with solutions such as Expanded AI Pods, Unified Nexus Dashboard."So we need a huge amount of security into the underlying network in order to be able to apply network services. We believe that we have a meaningful role to play."The top executive said that Cisco offers a combination of networking and security offerings which acts as a key strength which its rivals San Jose-based multinational said that Cisco is foundational to data centre build outs worldwide, and offering "critical infrastructure" catering to the AI has also partnered with OpenAI, and is working on its newly-released Codex software engineering agent that allows network engineers access tools for writing, testing and building further said that the fusion of security with the network would be critical for agentic month, Cisco and G42 extended their strategic partnership to drive AI innovation across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United company collaborated with the AI Infrastructure Partnership (AIP), led by BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), MGX, Microsoft and Nvidia.
Time of India
11-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Cisco eyes AI-ready data centres worldwide, says Chuck Robbins
SAN DIEGO: Networking hardware and security solutions provider Cisco Tuesday said that the company aims to build artificial intelligence (AI)-centric data centres and future-proof workplaces for enterprise customers. "We want to help you (enterprises) build AI-ready data centers. We want to help you future-proof your workplace. And we want to do that with an underlying layer of digital resilience," Chuck Robbins, chairman and chief executive, Cisco Systems said. Robbins was speaking at the Cisco Live 2025 annual conference. The US multinational said that it would transform data centres to power AI workloads anywhere. "We need seamless operations, observability, and security everywhere. We want to help you (enterprises) do this with technologies like Secure AI Factory that we have announced with Nvidia," Robbins said. Cisco has doubled down on partnership with Jensen Huang-headed Nvidia. The two companies enable enterprises to have access to a secure and scalable platform to fast-forward the creation and deployment of AI solutions to drive business value. Founded by Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner back in 1984, the company said that it could facilitate enterprise customers with "massive innovation" enabling them to modernise and reimagine data centres with solutions such as Expanded AI Pods, Unified Nexus Dashboard. "So we need a huge amount of security into the underlying network in order to be able to apply network services. We believe that we have a meaningful role to play." The top executive said that Cisco offers a combination of networking and security offerings which acts as a key strength which its rivals lack. The San Jose-based multinational said that Cisco is foundational to data centre build outs worldwide, and offering "critical infrastructure" catering to the AI era. Cisco has also partnered with OpenAI, and is working on its newly-released Codex software engineering agent that allows network engineers access tools for writing, testing and building code. Robbins further said that the fusion of security with the network would be critical for agentic AI. Last month, Cisco and G42 extended their strategic partnership to drive AI innovation across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States. The company collaborated with the AI Infrastructure Partnership (AIP), led by BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), MGX, Microsoft and Nvidia. (The author is attending Cisco Live 2025 at the invitation of Cisco Systems)
TECHx
25-03-2025
- Business
- TECHx
Cisco and NVIDIA Unveil Secure AI Factory
Cisco and NVIDIA have launched the Cisco Secure AI Factory, a new AI architecture that prioritizes security at every layer. This collaboration builds on their expanded partnership announced last month. Both companies are moving quickly to deliver validated reference architectures to help enterprises deploy, manage, and secure AI infrastructure at any scale. Chuck Robbins, Chair and CEO of Cisco, stressed the importance of integrating security with AI: 'AI can unlock groundbreaking opportunities for the enterprise. To achieve this, the integration of networking and security is essential. Cisco and NVIDIA's trusted, innovative solutions empower our customers to harness AI's full potential simply and securely.' Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, echoed this sentiment, highlighting the need for robust protection: 'AI factories are transforming every industry, and security must be built into every layer to protect data, applications, and infrastructure. Together, NVIDIA and Cisco are creating the blueprint for secure AI—giving enterprises the foundation they need to confidently scale AI while safeguarding their most valuable assets.' What Is the Cisco Secure AI Factory? AI factories—data centers designed to handle AI workloads—require more than just advanced computing power. They also need built-in security to protect data, applications, and infrastructure. The Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA addresses these challenges. It integrates advanced networking, security solutions, and scalable architecture to simplify AI deployment while ensuring comprehensive protection. At the core of this collaboration is the NVIDIA Spectrum-X™ Ethernet networking platform. Cisco also integrates key security solutions: Cisco Hypershield: Protects AI workloads by preventing lateral movement and mitigating vulnerabilities. Cisco AI Defense: Safeguards AI models and applications across their lifecycle while aligning with key security standards like NIST, MITRE ATLAS, and OWASP LLM Top 10. Three Layers of AI Security Cisco and NVIDIA's Secure AI Factory embeds security across three critical layers: Infrastructure Security: Cisco's Hybrid Mesh Firewall delivers unified security management. Future plans include integration with NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs for zero-trust security across AI nodes. Workload Security: Cisco Hypershield provides proactive vulnerability mitigation without patching. Upcoming features will enhance real-time threat detection through NVIDIA BlueField-3's DOCA AppShield. AI Application Security: Cisco AI Defense protects AI applications from safety risks and streamlines security workflows. Future integrations with NVIDIA AI Enterprise will further strengthen AI security. Flexible Deployment Options Cisco and NVIDIA offer two deployment models to fit different enterprise needs: Ready-to-Deploy: A complete, vertically integrated solution combining Cisco's security tools with NVIDIA's technology. This option automates the AI factory lifecycle—from design to deployment and monitoring. Build-Your-Own: Modular components from Cisco, NVIDIA, and ecosystem partners allow businesses to customize their AI infrastructure. Accelerating AI Adoption Cisco and NVIDIA are moving fast to meet the rising demand for AI infrastructure. Since announcing their collaboration in February 2025, Cisco has already developed new reference architectures for: Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric AI Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches These architectures are validated against NVIDIA's Enterprise Reference Architecture for HGX H200 and Spectrum-X. By combining their expertise, Cisco and NVIDIA deliver scalable, secure AI infrastructure that helps businesses at every stage of their AI journey.
