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Cisco Secure Access

Score8.9 out of 10

47 Reviews and Ratings

What is Cisco Secure Access?

A cloud-delivered security service edge (SSE) solution, grounded in zero trust, designed to give users an exceptional user experience and protected access from any device to anywhere.

Categories & Use Cases

CSA -Right combination of flexibility integration and enterprise maturity for your organization

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In our global enterprise, Cisco Secure Access is deployed as the foundation for secure remote and hybrid connectivity across all user populations including employees, remote users, and business partners to corporate applications, internet resources, and cloud workloads. It replaces and modernizes legacy VPN and perimeter-centric access tools, delivering a unified Security Service Edge (SSE) and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) platform that secures connectivity regardless of user location, device, or network.

Pros

  • Zero Trust Remote Access.
  • Consolidated Security Controls.
  • Reduced Attack Surface.

Cons

  • Policy Configuration Complexity.
  • Integration Maturity Across the Cisco Products.
  • Licensing & Cost Transparency.

Return on Investment

  • Reduced Security Risk and Attack Surface.
  • Lower Infrastructure Overhead vs. Legacy VPN.
  • Improved Operational Efficiency.
  • Faster Incident Response.

Alternatives Considered

Zscaler Internet Access, Zscaler Private Access, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access and Netskope CASB

Other Software Used

Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series, Splunk Enterprise

Cisco Secure Access

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We utilize it as our primary cloud-delivered Security Service Edge (SSE) platform to secure a hybrid workforce. It addresses the critical business problem of inconsistent policy enforcement and security gaps that arise from using multiple, fragmented security tools for users operating from various locations and devices.

Pros

  • Comprehensive Governance for Generative AI Adoption
  • High-Performance Architecture for a Frictionless User Experience

Cons

  • Troubleshooting Complexity and Opaque Failure States

Return on Investment

  • IT Operational Efficiency and Cost Consolidation

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Meraki Dashboard

Other Software Used

Cisco Secure Firewall

Securing Access to the next level

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In our organization, we use Cisco Secure Access as a Global Access solution

Pros

  • Operational access
  • Secured access
  • single sign on

Cons

  • I think there is room for improvement in Cisco Secure Access with the routing space (eliminated)
  • I think there is room for improvement in Cisco Secure Access with Integration of EDR (endpoint detection response)
  • I think there is room for improvement in Cisco Secure Access with deeper Thousand Eyes possibilities

Return on Investment

  • different licenses makes it more hard to sell

Thank you

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are infrastructure company in Saudi Arabia [...]. In our organization, Mostly we are using that Cisco Secure Access products in cooperates and goverment building, Cause of they have concern about Chinese products so they are preferring American stuffs.

Pros

  • Easy to set up
  • Easy mapping
  • Easy admit

Cons

  • I think there is room for improvement in Cisco Secure Access because, in my opinion, it Can be smaller
  • I think there is room for improvement in Cisco Secure Access because, in my experience, it Can be more access

Return on Investment

  • yes, the impact Cisco Secure Access has on our organization's overall business objectives is all good
  • In our organization, WE have no any negative impact with Cisco Secure Access on our overall business objectives

Other Software Used

MOSTLY AI

great Product

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

the Cisco Secure Access is used on daily basis to login to the network of [...] via the work VPN (virtual private network), this product is very mature , even we started with anyconnect long time ago , while the secure access is much advance

Pros

  • security umbrella
  • VPN connectivity
  • VPN domains check

Cons

  • all good for now

Return on Investment

  • One impact Cisco Secure Access has on our organization's overall business objectives is a secure network
  • Another impact Cisco Secure Access has on our organization's overall business objectives is easy to access
  • use authentication

Other Software Used

Cisco Duo