Cisco Multicloud Defense User Guide

About Multicloud Defense

Updated: July 8, 2026

Learn about Multicloud Defense and the cloud security capabilities it provides for connected cloud environments.

Multicloud Defense

An overview of Cisco Multicloud Defense, its core components, and its support for AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure environments.

Multicloud Defense Components

An overview of the Cisco Multicloud Defense Controller and Gateway components that help you manage and protect applications and workloads across public cloud environments.

Multicloud Defense Controller Dashboard

Learn how to use the Cisco Multicloud Defense dashboard to monitor cloud accounts, resources, traffic, threats, security status, and system activity.

Multicloud Defense 90-Day Free Trial

Learn about the Multicloud Defense 90-Day Free Trial and how to evaluate its cloud security capabilities.

Cloud Explorer

Learn how to use Cloud Explorer to view and understand cloud resources in Multicloud Defense.

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