# Cisco Secure Email privacy rating

Cisco's email security products, including Secure Email Gateway, Secure Email Cloud Gateway and Secure Email Threat Defense. They filter spam, phishing and malware with Cisco Talos threat data, as a cloud or on-premises gateway or by API for Microsoft 365.

## Summary

Cisco Secure Email scores 10 out of 100 (grade F) on the spam and virus filtering criteria. It partly meets no ads or data sales. It does not meet open source and no trackers or telemetry. Still needing evidence: independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.

- Website: https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/security/secure-email/index.html
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Platforms: Web
- Category: [Spam and virus filtering](https://privacyratings.com/spam-filters/)
- Grade: F (10/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The Cisco privacy statement describes cookies, pixels and tags on its websites, and third-party partners that use them for interest-based advertising. | https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/legal/privacy-full.html |
| No ads or data sales | Partial | Paid business service with no ads, and Cisco states it does not sell personal data, but it works with third parties on interest-based advertising. | https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/legal/privacy-full.html |
| Independent audit | Unknown |  |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/spam-filters/cisco-secure-email/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/spam-filters/cisco-secure-email.md