Secure Access Safeguard Users And Protect Resources
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Secure Access Safeguard Users And Protect Resources
Safeguard users and orotect resources for your hybrid workforce with Cisco Secure Access
User flexibility and rapid cloud adoption have a host of benefits. Unfortunately, they’ve also expanded the threat surface, introduced security gaps, and negatively impacted user experience.
The new work paradigm
 | Hybrid work is here to stay | 78% of organizations support a mix of employees working remote and in – office Source: 2023 Security Service Edge (SSE) Adoption Report(Cyber Security Insiders, Axis) |
 | Cloud adoption has accelerated | 50% of organization’s workloads are run in the public cloud Source: 2022 Flexera State of the Cloud |
 | Growing concerns with ensuring remote user security | 47% of organizations report off-site workforce as their top challenge Source: 2022 Security Visibility Report (Cybersecurity Insiders) |
Organizations and security teams need to adapt
To ensure secure and seamless access, IT leaders must:
 | Simplify the access process for private applications |
 | Enforce least privilege, contextual, and continuous access control |
 | Prevent gaps in visibility and security coverage |
 | Provide secure connectivity across multiple app types and destinations |
 | Deliver a high-quality user experience |
 | Reduce tool sprawl and infrastructure complexity |
A converged ‘ cybersecurity approach
Security Service Edge (SSE) is an approach that helps organizations embrace the new reality by improving the overall security posture while reducing complexity for both the IT team and end users. SSE protects users and resources and simplifies deployment by consolidating multiple security capabilities – like secure web gateway, cloud access security broker and zero trust network access – and delivering them from the cloud. This provides secure, seamless, and direct connectivity to the web, cloud services, and private applications. The Cisco Secure Access solution includes all of the elements above and more, to deliver a higher level of protection and user satisfaction.
Organizations are adopting consolidated cloud-based security
 | 65% plan on adopting SSE within 2 years Source: 2023 Security Service Edge (SSE) Adoption Report(Cyber Security Insiders, Axis) |
 | 80% will have unified wed, cloud services and private access using SASE/SSE by 2025 Source: Gartner SASE Market Guide-2022 |
 | 39% see an SSE platform as the most critical technology for a zero trust strategy Source: 2023 Security Service Edge (SSE) Adoption Report(Cyber Security Insiders, Axis) 39% |
Cisco Secure Access Benefits
 | Securely protect all private applications including nonstandard and custom |
 | Ensures zero trust with granular controls based on user, device, location, and application |
 | Simplifies the user experience by minimizing the manual steps required to secure their activities |
 | Improves security efficacy with industry-leading Cisco threat intelligence |
 | Streamlines management and enhances ease-of-use with a unified administration console |
Cisco’s expanded view of security convergence
| Core | Extended | |
| FWaaS: Firewall as a service | DNS: Domain name server | XDR: Extended detection and response |
| CASB: Cloud access security broker | DLP: Data loss prevention | DEM: Digital experience monitoring |
| ZTNA: Zero trust network access | RBI: Remote browser isolation | CSPM: Cloud security posture management |
| SWG: Secure web gateway | Talos: Threat intel | |
Discover how Cisco Secure Access can elevate your security to the next level
Cisco’s converged security reduces risk and delivers value
Improved Security
Risk is mitigated across the threat landscape with a dramatically reduced attack surface. Malicious activity is efficiently identified and blocked, and incidents resolved quickly to ensure business continuity.
| 30% higher security efficacy | $1M reduction in breach related costs (over ~3 years) |
Cost/Value benefits
NetOps and SecOps teams enjoy converged security from a single cloud platform that delivers an easy, secure experience anywhere your enterprise works.
| 231% 3-year ROI | $2M Net benefits, 3-year NPV |
<12 Months Payback
Source: Forrester Total Economic Impact (TEI) Study, for Cisco Umbrella SIG/SSE, 2022
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