Retrospective security is a feature of Cisco AMP that enables continuous analysis and alerting of files and network activity, even after the initial point of inspection. It allows an engineer to look back in time and trace the processes, file activities, and communications of an endpoint that was infected by malware. This helps to understand the full extent of an infection, establish root causes, and perform remediation. Retrospective security is different from endpoint isolation, advanced search, and advanced investigation, which are other features of Cisco AMP that provide different capabilities. Endpoint isolation allows an engineer to isolate an endpoint from the network to prevent further spread of malware. Advanced search allows an engineer to query the AMP cloud database for information about files, endpoints, events, and trajectories. Advanced investigation allows an engineer to perform deep analysis of files and endpoints using Cisco Secure Malware Analytics (formerly Threat Grid). References := Some possible references are:
* Malware Defense with Cisco Secure Firewall Data Sheet
* Best Practice Guide for Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) on Cisco Email Security
* Malware Protection - Cisco AMP Advanced Malware Protection