Cisco Hypershield is a security solution that leverages artificial intelligence to enhance cybersecurity. It is designed to detect, respond to, and mitigate emerging threats more quickly and accurately than traditional systems, thereby reshaping the approach to security in a hyper-distributed environment.

Hypershield addresses several challenges, including the difficulty of upgrading outdated infrastructure, which it does by being self-upgrading. It also tackles the issue of patching vulnerabilities by providing immediate compensating controls until patches can be applied, thus reducing the risk during the patching gap.

AI-scale security offers significant benefits, including real-time threat detection and mitigation, enhanced network protection, and the ability to dynamically segment applications in a distributed environment. This approach helps organizations respond to threats more effectively and maintain robust security measures.