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Cisco Secure Access
Cisco Secure Access is Cisco's unified SASE and zero trust platform that converges Cisco's security portfolio — including Umbrella DNS security, Duo zero trust access, Secure Client (formerly AnyConnect), Meraki SD-WAN, and ThousandEyes digital experience monitoring — into a single cloud-delivered service. Leveraging Cisco Talos, one of the world's largest commercial threat intelligence organizations, Cisco Secure Access targets enterprises with existing Cisco networking and security infrastructure who want to consolidate vendors and move to a cloud-delivered SASE model with integrated SD-WAN.
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Pros & Cons
Pros
- +Cisco Talos provides massive threat intelligence from the world's largest commercial security research team
- +Unified platform for organizations already invested in Cisco networking and security
- +Duo provides the most established zero trust MFA and access solution in the market
- +Meraki SD-WAN integration for branch office connectivity
- +ThousandEyes provides industry-leading digital experience monitoring
Cons
- –Platform still maturing — recently converged from separate Umbrella, Duo, and AnyConnect products
- –Integration between acquired components can be inconsistent
- –Cloud-native SASE capabilities lag behind Zscaler and Netskope
- –Complex licensing with multiple SKUs inherited from different product lines
- –Inline inspection and SSL decryption less performant than purpose-built cloud proxies
Best For
Large enterprises with existing Cisco networking infrastructure wanting to consolidate security into a unified SASE platform
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Sources & References
- Cisco Secure Access — Official Website & Documentation[Vendor]
- Cisco Secure Access Reviews on G2[User Reviews]
- Cisco Secure Access Reviews on TrustRadius[User Reviews]
- Cisco Secure Access Reviews on PeerSpot[User Reviews]
- Gartner Magic Quadrant for Single-Vendor SASE 2024[Analyst Report]
- Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge 2024[Analyst Report]
- Forrester Wave: Zero Trust Network Access, Q3 2023[Analyst Report]
- IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SASE 2024[Analyst Report]
- CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model[Government Standard]
- NIST SP 800-207: Zero Trust Architecture[Government Standard]
- Gartner Peer Insights: Security Service Edge[Peer Reviews]
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