Cisco AnyConnect Review

Currently, we are working from home, so to access the network of our organisation we need a VPN. For this, we use Cisco's AnyConnect. For using this we first need to authenticate with a combination of our own code plus dynamic code provided by Google Authenticator for added security. With this VPN we can access our office server seamlessly.

Yes, we are benefited, as we need to access our private network as well as servers where we run deep learning code so it's possible only with a VPN line Cisco AnyConnect.

When Covid started in Mar-2020, I am working from home. I have two homes in different states, so I move between them as per the requirement, but remote working tools like Cisco Anyconnect provides me the needed security to ensure safe work. After working from home for almost two years now, I like that I should visit the office sometimes to meet people there.

Before covid, my organization had no policy of working from home so we were not given laptops from the office, but when covid came in Mar 2020, working from home was made a necessity. Some employees started working with their systems, and to access our office network securely, Cisco Anyconnect was installed on our systems. Eventually, we were given the official laptops to continue our work.

With the help of Cisco Anyconnect VPN, we were able to securely access our office network so that we could get access to our code base and other organization-related things necessary to make work from home a smooth experience. Cisco Anyconnect is lightweight software and configuration is also very easy, so it made our life simple.

We are enjoying the freedom we got in the hybrid work model, since Mar 2022 I have been working from home only. I got a chance to stay so long with family after 11-12 years. I feel I learned family values and got connected to family and relatives very much. At the same time, I am also able to do quality work, as there are plenty of tools available to make the hybrid work model a success.

Compared to other VPN software, I found Cisco Anyconnect very lightweight and secure, it requires minimum configuration that anyone can do in very little time and start working. I had to change devices during my work in work-from-home settings but installing and configuring Cisco Anyconnect on these devices was very easy.

Especially when a lot of organizations allow their employees to work from, they need specialized tools like VPNs for accessing a secure/private network so that the life of employees becomes easy. Work can be completed seamlessly regardless of the location so if the tools for enabling remote work are secure more quality work can be done in significantly less time.

They should always be finding the latest tools (for VPN, video calls, etc.) providing a high level of security and flexibility in using those tools. They can work on educating their employees also in this field. They should give their employee more options when it comes to tool selection so that they can experiment and choose what is best for them.