security service edge (SSE)

Why a Distributed Workforce Needs Distributed Security

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Why a Distributed Workforce Needs Distributed Security

For anyone in the tech industry, when we hear “transformation” our mind automatically places “digital” before it. However, in recent years, the traditional workplace has also been undergoing a significant transformation of its own. Technology has enabled our transition to remote and mobile work, but in doing so has introduced a new set of challenges in how we securely connect our employees to the applications they require. Decentralizing security to keep up with hybrid work’s…

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Fusing Security Into the Network Fabric: From Hybrid Mesh Firewalls to Universal ZTNA

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Fusing Security Into the Network Fabric: From Hybrid Mesh Firewalls to Universal ZTNA

If you’ve heard it once, you’ve probably heard it a million times: “today’s enterprise environments are becoming more and more complex.” I know it’s something I’ve been known to say a time or two (or a million). Here’s the thing: it’s true. There are several factors at play, but two of the biggest are the increasingly fine-grained composition and distribution of applications along with an increasingly distributed and mobile workforce. Then, while the rise of…

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You’ve Heard the Security Service Edge (SSE) Story Before, but We Re-Wrote It!

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You’ve Heard the Security Service Edge (SSE) Story Before, but We Re-Wrote It!

In our previous blog post, we discussed how Cisco has reimagined Zero Trust, delivering an in-office experience for users and things from anywhere accessing resources everywhere. You’re probably thinking “Ok, but how? How exactly has Cisco reimagined Zero Trust Access?” You’re in the right place to get a look into the technical details. In this blog post, I’ll unpack some of the technological components that allow us to leapfrog legacy approaches, and in doing so,…

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Re-Imagining Zero Trust With an In-Office Experience, Everywhere

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Re-Imagining Zero Trust With an In-Office Experience, Everywhere

Let’s be honest. Most people don’t trust zero trust. For users, when they hear the words ‘zero trust’, it sounds like it might take longer to log into work. And if you’re in IT or IT security, you may have more products to buy and integrate into your existing — already complicated — security stack. And of course, then there are the audits. Maybe that’s why so many zero trust projects are stalled. No matter…

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Cisco Secure Access Wins Global Security Service Edge Customer Value Leadership Award

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Cisco Secure Access Wins Global Security Service Edge Customer Value Leadership Award

It’s one thing to claim leadership in cloud security; it’s another to have that leadership acknowledged by industry experts. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce our recent recognition by Frost & Sullivan as the 2024 Customer Value Leader in the Global Security Service Edge Industry. This expert analyst award is a testament to both our commitment to innovation and our unique ability to partner with security leaders to navigate the complexity of securing cloud environments….

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Drive Your Cybersecurity Platform Transformation: Lead the Way With SSE

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Drive Your Cybersecurity Platform Transformation: Lead the Way With SSE

By shifting from point-solutions to a cybersecurity platform approach, IT and security teams significantly improve their efficiency and security outcomes. Security Service Edge (SSE) projects are often an excellent first step in taking a platform-centric security approach. SSE optimizes hybrid work with secure, high-performance, application access that is coupled with integrated threat defense and data protection. Cloud-delivered, it simplifies deployment its operational elasticity flexibly grows with you. Guiding principles for successfully adopting a cybersecurity platform…

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

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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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Staying Connected and Protected in a Highly Distributed World with Cisco Secure Networking

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Staying Connected and Protected in a Highly Distributed World with Cisco Secure Networking

We live in an increasingly digital world where the number of connections—driven by a highly distributed and diverse web of applications, devices, and users—continues to grow exponentially. This level of complexity increases as organizations rely more heavily on multicloud services, software-as-a-service (SaaS), and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), with technologies like generative artificial intelligence (AI). There are billions of interdependencies that can suffer outages or other degradation, touchpoints that bad actors can exploit, and many more things to…

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Connect, Secure, Assure Every Digital Experience Everywhere

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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

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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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