Making every device on the network a point of defense.
The concept of Integrated Security can be best thought of as a network equipped with a full set of armour (as opposed to, say, a single shield). Every point of access, including router, switch, laptop, workstation and any other endpoint is assumed to be a potential target for an attack, and therefore embedded with security features. Integrated Security comprises three key elements:
1. Secure Connectivity
This uses encryption and authentication capabilities to secure voice and data communication both externally across the Internet, and internally through your company’s wired or wireless network infrastructure. Cisco’s solutions include:
2. Multi-layer Defense
Your network faces many threats: internal, external, known and unknown. Cisco’s Threat Defense brings together security solutions and networking technologies that work with each other to give your network proactive, intelligent, system-level protection. Solutions include:
3. Trusted Infrastructure
The most costly attacks often originate from within your own network. But how do you manage who is accessing it, when, and from where? How do you ensure every device is clean? The answer: you don’t. With Cisco’s Trust & Identity, your network does this for you and far more effectively. Cisco’s solutions include:
What are the benefits to your business?
- A system-wide Integrated Security defense protects your business against attacks targeted at each and every access point.
- Your company can reap the benefits of a broader range of networking technologies, such as WLAN or IP Phones, safe in the knowledge that all communication is secure.
- Because Trust & Identity enables access management to be automated with little intervention, IT staff and resources can be channelled towards more productive tasks. The system also minimises the chance of attacks from within, which are often the most costly and damaging of all threats.
