A Small Footprint VPN Package that Packs a Punch

The organization I work for uses the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client but in particular within this bundle of different security products we use the Cisco AnyConnect VPN and the Cisco AnyConnect Umbrella, we mainly use these two products this way: The Cisco AnyConnect VPN is for allowing our remote users to connect securely to our organization's network and as well as accessing network resources like network drives or connecting to servers. The Cisco AnyConnect Umbrella is an addition to our web security framework, it works in the background and blocks off websites that are malicious, or otherwise websites that contain adware.

Our organization uses the Cisco AnyConnect VPN every single time and we configure this product on every endpoint, we have also implemented MFA when using the Cisco AnyConnect VPN. Our users are constantly on the go and find themselves working remotely more frequently and in that light, they always connect to Cisco AnyConnect all the time. The experience for them is smooth and has fewer hassles, on the IT end we get to appreciate endpoint and network security being offered by Cisco AnyConnect.

Security is paramount in any organization but to ours it is fundamental, day to day as we work together we use systems within the organization that benefit us to be able to do our work efficiently and to be able to secure these systems is very important because as users we all have different levels of understanding how these systems work and how to keep them secure.

Cisco is well known and a very reliable brand that is used across many organizations out there, it has different products that are backed by superb customer support.

The implementation of Cisco products isn't complicated to a degree as you can do it inhouse or choose to have Cisco onboard to assist with implementing their products in the organization.

It was chosen because it is a highly scalable application, the more users in a organization means that the application still works in a stable and efficient manner, it is fast, stable, safe and provides world class encryption too. You can also pair with other security tools like DUO MFA.

I believe AI has its advantages when combined with a certain subject, in this case, the impact of AI on cybersecurity would be immense because AI uses neural and deep learning technology to enhance a particular subject/system so you could imagine the amount of advances this could mean for cybersecurity.

Not at the moment

I was not part of the implementation process.

Not applicable.

The impact is has had is that we generally can work anywhere now and that since COVID a hybrid work model of being less at the office and more at home or anywhere in the world has been introduced meaning that with Cisco's hybrid work solutions we are capable of safe and secure remote work.

We have all experienced connection efficiency and stability from using Cisco's hybrid work solutions i.e. Cisco AnyConnect. While working anywhere it feels as if you are actually at the office as all the systems you would gain access into are at your finger tips because of the Cisco AnyConnect's tunnelling functionality.

I haven't used other tools beside Cisco's in this regard.