News Summary:
- Cisco launches new security service edge (SSE) solution to
enable superior hybrid work experiences and dramatically simplify
access across any location, any device, and any application.
- Cisco is previewing the first generative AI capabilities in the
Security Cloud to simplify security operations and increase
efficiency.
- New innovations across Firewall, Multicloud, and Application
Security further deliver on Cisco's Security Cloud platform
vision.
LAS
VEGAS, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CISCO LIVE
-- Cisco (CSCO), the leader in enterprise networking
and security, is delivering on its promise of the AI-driven Cisco
Security Cloud to simplify cybersecurity and empower people to do
their best work from anywhere regardless of the increasingly
sophisticated threat landscape. Cisco is investing in cutting-edge
innovations in artificial intelligence and machine learning that
will empower security teams by simplifying operations and
increasing efficacy.
Secure Connectivity to All Applications and Resources,
Anywhere
Today's IT environment has dramatically shifted.
Cloud adoption is accelerating. Remote and hybrid users are now the
majority. Most organizations rely on a complex web of point
products that weren't designed to support today's highly
distributed environment. Users are forced to navigate inconsistent
access experiences and reauthenticate throughout the day—disrupting
productivity. With Cisco Secure Access, Cisco's new SSE
solution, decisions about how users connect to applications are
handled behind the scenes, so they get to what they want more
quickly. The result is users who are more secure with less
hassle.
"With Cisco Secure Access, we are removing the burden from the
user and providing a superior experience with frictionless access
to all applications—not just some—to enable secure, hybrid work,"
said Jeetu Patel, Executive Vice
President and General Manager of Security and Collaboration at
Cisco. "Our unmatched visibility of the network gives us an
advantage that no other company has—and we truly believe that where
security meets the network, Cisco is the best in the world."
Highlights of Cisco Secure Access include:
- Common Access Experience: Delivers a single, easy way to
access all applications and resources (not just some) by
intelligently and securely steering traffic to private and public
destinations without end-user intervention.
- Single, Cloud-Managed Console: Simplifies
security operations by converging multiple functions into one easy
to use solution that protects all traffic. Instead of managing a
broad set of tools, administrators, and analysts can go to one
place to see all traffic, set all policy, and analyze security
risks. This translates into efficiency gains, cost reductions, and
a flexible IT environment.
- Faster Detection and Response: Provides analysis to
speed up investigations and is backed by Cisco Talos AI-driven
threat intelligence to detect and block more threats.
Cisco is collaborating with leading mobile device vendors to
create the safest and best user experience no matter where users
work. Cisco collaborated with Apple to incorporate Zero Trust
Access (ZTA) capabilities powered by Cisco Secure Access into a
native experience on iOS and macOS, making secure access to
applications pervasive while making it simpler for IT and more
secure for everyone.
"At Apple, we believe deeply in providing privacy and security
that is built in from the ground up," said Susan Prescott, Apple's Vice President of
Enterprise & Education Marketing. "Later this year, iPhone,
iPad, and Mac will have native support for network relays. Together
with Cisco Secure Access, enterprises will have a secure and
seamless remote access solution, to do their best work from
anywhere, on the best devices for business."
Cisco Secure Access is taking a hybrid Points of Presence (POP)
approach with Cisco Data Centers and public cloud providers to
rapidly extend global reach for our customers. As part of the Cisco
Security Cloud, it leverages capabilities from the rest of the
Cisco security and networking portfolio, including embedded network
visibility from Cisco ThousandEyes, and can be easily integrated
with solutions from third-party vendors. Cisco Secure Access will
be in limited availability starting in July
2023 and will be Generally Available in October 2023.
"Organizations are deploying SSE for a variety of reasons, but
improving security outcomes is arguably at the top of the list.
Achieving this requires an emphasis on users to create a
frictionless experience and simplifying security team processes to
improve efficiency and ensure consistency," said John Grady, Principal Analyst Enterprise
Strategy Group. "Security teams making plans for SSE should
prioritize integrated solutions that focus on simplicity, scale,
and user experience."
"At WWT our goal is to provide security solutions and services
that help our customers achieve their business goals. As a
Cisco partner, we are really excited about the direction Cisco is
taking with the launch of their Cisco Secure Access solution," said
Neil Anderson, Area Vice President,
Cloud & Infrastructure Solutions at WWT. "With Cisco Secure
Access our customers gain a simplified way of accessing
both private, cloud, and SaaS applications private and
internet resources, while transparently securing against threats
and boosting user productivity while reducing frustration."
Generative AI to Improve Threat Response & Simplify
Security Policy Management
Further delivering on its
strategic vision, Cisco is previewing the first generative AI
capabilities in the Security Cloud. Today, most organizations have
a patchwork of security products, forcing teams to set and maintain
extremely complex security policies as well as track and remediate
threats across numerous solutions.
- Reduce Policy Complexity: The Cisco Security Cloud will
leverage a generative AI-powered Policy Assistant that enables
Security and IT administrators to describe granular security
policies and evaluate how to best implement them across different
aspects of their security infrastructure. For the first
implementation, customers will be able to reason with Cisco's AI
Assistant to evaluate and produce more efficient firewall policies.
It will leverage customers' existing rulesets in Cisco Secure
Firewall Management Center to drive unmatched efficiency without
sacrificing granular control and will be available later this
year.
- Quickly Detect and Remediate Threats: Cisco's SOC
Assistant will support the Security Operations Center (SOC) to
detect and respond to threats faster. When an incident occurs, the
assistant will contextualize events across email, the web,
endpoints, and the network to tell the SOC analyst exactly what
happened and the impact. Analysts can then interact and reason with
the assistant to determine the best remediation approach leveraging
an extensive knowledgebase of potential actions while also taking
into account the analysts input. Cisco first shared the concept at
RSA Conference 2023 and is excited to share that the event
summarization feature will be available by the end of calendar 2023
with the remaining capabilities in the first half of calendar
2024.
Network Security Bolstered for Hybrid Work
The world
is hybrid, and users require seamless connected experiences at the
office and on the road.
As the demands of the firewall as the foundation of the security
stack continue to expand, the new Cisco Secure Firewall 4200
Series raises the bar for performance and flexibility with
cryptographic acceleration, clustering and modularity.
Running the new 7.4 version of the operating system, Secure
Firewall 4200 features:
- AI and ML-based encrypted threat blocking without
decryption.
- An evolution of Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) with complete
threat inspection and policy for each individual application.
- Simplified branch routing that brings security, control, and
visibility to traffic from remote offices to applications in hybrid
datacenters.
Cisco Secure Firewall 4200 Series appliance will be generally
available in September 2023
supporting the 7.4 version of operating system. The 7.4 OS will be
generally available for the rest of the Secure Firewall appliance
family in December 2023.
Cisco is also proud to announce Cisco Multicloud
Defense following its recent acquisition of Valtix.
Multicloud Defense extends the traditional firewall concept into a
service-oriented, multicloud world. SecOps teams can
now manage security across AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI with a single
policy, in real-time, from a single SaaS platform. In addition,
teams can rapidly spin up security for any cloud environment,
leading to increased security and efficiency. Cisco Multicloud
Defense is available today.
Cloud Application Security
Cisco is delivering an
integrated approach to secure cloud native applications from code
to cloud with new capabilities in Panoptica, Cisco's cloud
native application security solution. Adding to the Cloud Workload
Protection (CWPP) that Panoptica currently provides, Cloud Security
Posture Management (CSPM) will be available starting Fall 2023 to
deliver continuous cloud security compliance and monitoring at
scale, giving customers visibility into their entire inventory of
cloud assets, including Kubernetes clusters. In addition, a new
attack path engine that uses graph-based technology to deliver
advanced attack path analysis will help security teams quickly
identify and remediate potential risks across cloud
infrastructures. Further, Panoptica's integration with Cisco's Full
Stack Observability portfolio provides real-time visibility to
prioritize business risks. These integrated capabilities will help
security and developer teams alike gain the visibility, control and
actionable intelligence required to protect dynamic cloud
applications and infrastructure.
To learn more, visit Cisco.com/go/security.
Additional Resources:
- Blog: Introducing Cisco Secure Access
- Blog: Going Beyond Next-Generation Network Security: Cisco's
Platform Approach
- Blog: Cisco Announces its Latest Cloud Native Application
Security Strategy with Panoptica
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