Cisco Secure Email vs Abnormal Security

Abnormal Security and Cisco Secure Email are both ai email security solutions. Abnormal Security aI-powered email security platform specializing in behavioral detection of social engineering attacks, while Cisco Secure Email enterprise email security gateway with Cisco Talos threat intelligence integration. The best choice depends on your organization's size, technical requirements, and budget.

Choose Abnormal Security if superior detection of socially-engineered attacks with no malicious payload is your priority and organizations facing sophisticated social engineering and BEC attacks that bypass traditional email gateways. Choose Cisco Secure Email if strong malware detection powered by Cisco Talos threat intelligence matters most and cisco-centric enterprises wanting email security that integrates with their existing Cisco networking and security stack.

Abnormal Security starts at Custom pricing / per-user licensing (per-user subscription). Cisco Secure Email starts at Custom enterprise pricing / per-user licensing (per-user subscription or appliance license). As always, the sticker price only tells part of the story. Factor in add-ons, implementation costs, and what's actually included at each tier.

It depends on how deeply Cisco Secure Email is embedded in your stack. Most teams run both in parallel for a few weeks before cutting over. Check whether Abnormal Security supports importing your existing configs or policies. That's usually the biggest time sink.