Item: Cisco AnyConnect
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco AnyConnect

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In COVID-19 quarantine conditions, we use Cisco AnyConnect to get access to databases and some business services located at remote services. Cisco AnyConnect gives us an easy and secure way to access corporate and customer-related data. Mainly it solves issues with insecure access through the Internet.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Secure access to remote services
Modular structure
Ease of use

Return on Investment

Less work for SOC, no need to manage rules

Usability

Detailed technical description and possibility to install Cisco AnyConnect directly from your Cisco firewall. Very handy feature that makes it easier to deploy Cisco AnyConnect through the whole organization.

Security

By using Cisco AnyConnect we minimized the risk of insecure access to our corporate network or infections by malware.

Support Rating

Great knowledge base and wide community. Most of the solutions for your specific issue you can just find on the Cisco Community website. So there is no need to create a ticket for minor issues. And it's great to see that Cisco engineers can give you professional advice on the community website.

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints

Cisco AnyConnect is a complex solution that includes possibilities of Cisco AMP4E.

Other Software Used

Miro

Likelihood to Recommend

The scenario for which Cisco AnyConnect suits best is secure access to remote services or networks. But also it could be helpful if you are trying to manage access rules for your employees by means of integration with Cisco ISE.

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