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Cisco added one new risk in 2024 focusing on software subscription delivery and third-party dependencies, reflecting the company's strategic shift toward subscription-based revenue models. Ten of the existing 27 baseline risks were substantively modified, with notable revisions to disclosures on revenue predictability, debt obligations, geopolitical threats, and artificial intelligence regulatory exposure. No previously disclosed risks were entirely removed from the 2024 filing.
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Our financial performance may be negatively impacted by demand for, and costs to deliver, our software subscription offerings; and interruptions or performance problems associated with these offerings, including interruptions or performance problems caused by third-party providers on which we rely, may negatively impact our business and financial results.
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Our revenue for a particular period is difficult to predict, and a shortfall in revenue may harm our operating results.
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There can be no assurance that our operating results and financial condition will not be negatively impacted by our incurrence of debt.
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Terrorism, war, and other events may harm our business, operating results and financial condition.
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Issues related to the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) could give rise to legal and/or regulatory action, damage our reputation or otherwise materially harm of our business.
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Our business, operating results and financial condition could be materially harmed by evolving regulatory uncertainty or obligations applicable to our products and services.
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Vulnerabilities and critical security defects, prioritization decisions regarding remedying vulnerabilities or security defects, failure of third-party providers to remedy vulnerabilities or security defects, or customers not deploying security updates in a timely manner or deciding not to upgrade our solutions could result in claims of liability against us, damage our reputation, or otherwise materially harm our business.
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Our operations can be difficult to predict because our operating results may fluctuate in future periods.
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Cyber attacks, data breaches or other incidents impacting our solutions and IT environment may disrupt our operations, harm our operating results and financial condition, and damage our reputation or otherwise materially harm our business; and cyber attacks, data breaches or other incidents on our customers’ or third-party providers’ networks, or in third-party products we use, could result in claims of liability against us, give rise to legal and/or regulatory action, damage our reputation or otherwise materially harm our business.
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Sales to the service provider and cloud market are especially volatile, and weakness in orders from this industry may harm our operating results and financial condition.
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Adverse resolution of litigation or governmental investigations may harm our operating results or financial condition.
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