Muhammad Irshad

Leader, Security Research

Security Business Group (SBG)

Muhammad Irshad is a Security Research Leader at Cisco, specializing in the intersection of AI and cybersecurity. He currently leads the SnortML project, leveraging over a decade of experience to advance cybersecurity through the power of artificial intelligence. Outside of work, Muhammad enjoys spending quality time with his family and loved ones.

Articles

Marc Mastrangelo

Muhammad Irshad

SnortML: Cisco’s ML-Based Detection Engine Gets Powerful Upgrade

SnortML, Cisco's innovative ML engine for Snort IPS, proactively detects evolving exploits like SQL Injection, Command Injection & XSS on-device for privacy.

September 11, 2025 • 3 min read

security