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Brian Feeney

Vice President

Global Security Partner Sales

Brian Feeney is Vice President of Global Security Partner Sales at Cisco. He serves as a vital bridge across teams and regions by developing and executing an aligned security partner strategy. He previously held leadership roles in cybersecurity, collaboration, and networking companies including Deep Instinct, Palo Alto Networks, Imperva, HP Aruba Networks, and Avaya. In his most recent role as global channel chief at Deep Instinct, he built and launched the Stratosphere partner program, with a focus on simplicity, profitability, and memorability. Prior to that he worked at Palo Alto Networks where he ran the worldwide ecosystems team for Cortex, growing the partner-initiated business to over $100M in just two years primarily through expanding new routes to market including MDR partnerships, GSI, MSSP, service provider and cloud service provider alliances. Brian holds an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles. Brian and his wife of 24 years, Allison, live in Bend, Oregon with their three kids (17, 14 and 12). You will typically find them very involved in their local church and community to encourage and lift-up others around them. Brian is also thrilled that his entire family has taken up golf so they can enjoy a good deal of time together on the course. In fact, for the last two years he has also served as a volunteer high school golf coach at his son’s school.

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March 18, 2026

PARTNER

Cisco and Microsoft: Co-engineering Security for Cloud and AI Journeys

3 min read

Cisco and Microsoft are co-engineering a unified, deeply integrated security fabric designed for today's cloud and AI environments. From native Azure innovations like Isovalent and AI Defense, to Duo and XDR integrations within the Microsoft Security Store, discover how this partnership simplifies procurement, enhances protection, and unlocks new opportunities for partners and customers alike.

February 24, 2026

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Turning AI Security Barriers into Partner Growth: Recap from Cisco Live EMEA and AI Summit

2 min read

Discover how Cisco is securing the "Agentic Era." Get the full recap from Cisco Live EMEA and the AI Summit, featuring new innovations in AI Defense, the launch of the Cisco 360 Partner Program, and strategies to turn security barriers into growth opportunities for partners.

November 13, 2025

PARTNER

Connected, Protected, Ready: Securing Partner Growth in the AI Era

1 min read

Cisco Partner Summit emphasized the crucial role of partners in securing the AI era. With 86% of businesses facing AI-related security incidents, Cisco is enabling partners to build AI-ready infrastructures and help customers confidently adopt new capabilities through innovations like Multi-customer management in Cisco Security Cloud Control and enhancements to the Cisco 360 Partner Program.

May 20, 2025

PARTNER

Accelerating Success: How Cisco and Partners Drive Cybersecurity Growth

3 min read

Cisco’s comprehensive security portfolio empowers partners to deliver seamless, innovative solutions that drive customer success. By simplifying security and enabling growth, we help partners achieve greater profitability and competitive advantage.

July 9, 2024

PARTNER

The Critical Intersection of AI and Security: A Partnership Imperative

2 min read

AI without security poses significant risks, including data compromise and manipulation. Cisco encourages partners to prioritize security by design, transparency, and continuous monitoring to ensure AI's safe and effective integration into our lives.

June 10, 2024

PARTNER

Transforming Security: Latest Innovations Driving Partner Growth

3 min read

Check out a recap of our latest Cisco Security announcements. Read on to hear about all the security innovation, what it means for partners, and what’s ahead together.

April 23, 2024

PARTNER

How Cisco is Redefining Security and Our Partner Experience

2 min read

It’s an exciting time to be a Cisco Security Partner. From the announcements of Cisco Hypershield and the Splunk acquisition, combined new security offers to simplify selling Cisco Security and maximize your profitability. Read on to learn more about our new security innovation and promotions.

February 13, 2024

PARTNER

Security and AI Innovation: Creating New Opportunities for Partner Growth

2 min read

I’m on the heels of another incredible week with our customers and partners at Cisco Live EMEA. In this latest blog I’ll recap the new security innovations we announced and my main takeaways for partners.

January 25, 2024

PARTNER

Navigating the Complex Cybersecurity Landscape: Kyndryl and Cisco’s Innovative Security Edge Services

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Establishing a unified and comprehensive security framework in a multicloud, hybrid work environment is challenging. Attackers are more sophisticated than ever, coupled with a need to constantly ingest new vendors and new tools—we are at an inflection point. Cisco’s technology combined with Kyndryl’s cybersecurity expertise can help customers navigate this challenge.