Cisco 8000 Series Secure Routers Pass Miercom Testing with Flying Colors

Businesses rely heavily on internet connectivity to function smoothly. When it's interrupted, operations grind to a halt. This is especially true for critical services like hospitals, retailers, and global conferences.

A single point of failure can have severe consequences, which is why direct internet access (DIA) has become essential for many organizations. However, this also creates new security challenges as more business-critical traffic flows directly onto the internet.

Cisco 8000 Series Secure Routers are designed to meet these demands by providing high-performance DIA with integrated security services in a single platform. Recent testing by Miercom confirms that these routers can handle massive amounts of traffic while maintaining robust security capabilities.

The Cisco 8235 Secure Router, in particular, blocked 98.3% of evaluated attack strikes while sustaining approximately 2 Gbps of bidirectional throughput under load. This demonstrates the potential for high-performance connectivity and comprehensive security to coexist as enterprises scale AI, cloud, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications.