Cisco Secure Access Accelerates SSE Innovation with AI, User Experience Monitoring, and Identity Intelligence

Cisco Secure Access Accelerates SSE Innovation with AI, User Experience Monitoring, and Identity Intelligence

In a blog post last December, I said that the business and IT leaders with whom I meet always ask: How can I secure my highly distributed workforce, who gets more varied and decentralized all the time? How do I provide tight security without burdening them or impeding business?  That hasn’t changed. This still drives conversations early and often. Yet this is never in isolation. Their focus on improving end users’ experience sits right beside…

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Security and AI Innovation: Creating New Opportunities for Partner Growth

Security and AI Innovation: Creating New Opportunities for Partner Growth

I’m on the heels of another incredible week of Cisco events—this time with our customers and partners at Cisco Live EMEA. My main takeaways for partners: we’re driving new security opportunities for you and simplified, effective security for all. Let’s dive into it a bit more. New Security and AI Advancements It really hit home for me when I heard Jeetu Patel on stage talking about how we’ve had more innovations in Cisco Security in…

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Connect, Secure, Assure Every Digital Experience Everywhere

Connect, Secure, Assure Every Digital Experience Everywhere

Today at Cisco Live Amsterdam we’re excited to announce Cisco Secure Access Experience Insights, powered by ThousandEyes — an integrated solution to deliver unparalleled visibility into the digital experience of your securely connected employees and sites. In today’s digital-first world, business productivity depends on ensuring hybrid workers can securely access any application — web, SaaS, or enterprise private applications — from anywhere. As network complexity and attack surfaces expand, delivering excellent digital experience means not…

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Cisco User Protection Suite Provides MSSPs a Comprehensive and Compelling Package

Cisco User Protection Suite Provides MSSPs a Comprehensive and Compelling Package

In August 2023, I authored a blog on Cisco Secure Access, where I discussed the advantages of utilizing a comprehensive, single vendor, Security Service Edge (SSE) packages for both customers and Managed Security Services Providers (MSSPs). Since then, Cisco has launched three security-focused suites that address key customer use cases for the user, for the cloud, and for breach protection. In this blog, we’ll explore the Cisco User Protection Suite, specifically, to understand what it…

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Navigating the Complex Cybersecurity Landscape: Kyndryl and Cisco's Innovative Security Edge Services

Navigating the Complex Cybersecurity Landscape: Kyndryl and Cisco's Innovative Security Edge Services

I often hear in today’s cybersecurity landscape are “intricate,” “daunting,” and “complex.” However, the fundamental idea behind security is straightforward – safeguard individuals during their interactions with applications and proactively stop threats before they can compromise users or networks. Establishing a unified and comprehensive security framework in a multicloud, hybrid work environment is challenging. Attackers are more sophisticated than ever, coupled with a need to constantly ingest new vendors and new tools—we are at an…

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Cisco Extends SSE innovation with Mobile Zero Trust and Flexible Resource Connectors

Cisco Extends SSE innovation with Mobile Zero Trust and Flexible Resource Connectors

Recently, when I speak with business and IT leaders around the globe, there is a common question that permeates the discussion. How can I provide the additional security necessary to protect my distributed workforce without burdening end users and slowing down the business? This isn’t a simple question to answer, especially with the significant changes in the typical IT environment over the last couple of years. To address this challenge, Cisco has developed innovative ways…

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Cisco Secure Access Extends SSE Innovation with Mobile Zero Trust and Flexible Resource Connectors

Cisco Extends SSE innovation with Mobile Zero Trust and Flexible Resource Connectors

Recently, when I speak with business and IT leaders around the globe, there is a common question that permeates the discussion. How can I provide the additional security necessary to protect my distributed workforce without burdening end users and slowing down the business? This isn’t a simple question to answer, especially with the significant changes in the typical IT environment over the last couple of years. To address this challenge, Cisco has developed innovative ways…

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Introducing Cisco User Protection Suite

Introducing Cisco User Protection Suite

While at work, people have a simple goal. They want to easily access the resources they need to do their job. They are not always security experts, and we shouldn’t expect them to be security experts. Unfortunately, users continue to be the primary target of cyberattacks, with 74% of all breaches involving the human element. This means that we need to find better ways to protect users and safeguard organizations. However, there are three main…

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