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Security service edge (SSE)

Protect users and resources anywhere work is done

Safeguard your workforce and defend critical assets from multiple attack vectors with a converged set of security services delivered from the cloud.

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Overview

Security service edge (SSE) explained

SSE solutions help organizations provide secure connectivity for hybrid workforces, while protecting corporate resources from cyberattacks and data loss. Cisco Secure Access unifies multiple security functions into a cloud service to protect users and infrastructure from threats. Cisco Secure Access enables you to:

  • Protect users, applications, and resources anywhere
  • Achieve a higher level of consistent security
  • Ensure granular, app-specific access to private applications
  • Expand visibility into cloud applications and shadow IT
  • Improve user experience and productivity
  • Simplify deployment and management

Secure your hyper-distributed environment

Cisco Secure Access cloud-based architecture provides industry-leading security, performance, scalability, and resilience. It resides between users and the apps and data they access, wherever they are. 

Consolidate security functions

Deepen protection with a cloud security service that combines zero trust network access (ZTNA), secure web gateway (SWG), cloud access security brokers (CASB), cloud firewall, DNS-layer security, data loss prevention (DLP), and remote browser isolation (RBI).

Simplify the user experience

Help users and devices, including those that are unmanaged, securely and easily connect with confidence to the internet and mission-critical applications.

Deliver security for a hybrid world

Continuously apply granular access controls and security policies for deep security threat protection and tight compliance control.

Streamline IT operations

Use a single, cloud-managed console to enable simplified deployment, management, and optimization of your hyper-distributed environment.
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Get expert-led education on security service edge (SSE) and modern zero trust access (ZTA)

Expert-led education on SSE and ZTA

 This educational series provides thought-provoking insights about security service edge (SSE) and a zero-trust access (ZTA). A webinar series with complementary assets such as white papers and blog posts will enhance your knowledge.

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Industry recognition

Frost & Sullivan 2022 Secure Web Gateway award

The award recognizes Cisco's global enabling-technology leadership with our integrated secure cloud platform. 

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Forrester Total Economic Impact study

The study reveals an ROI of 231% with a net present value (NPV) of US$1.96M and shows a 30% improvement in DNS security and SWG efficacy.

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TechValidate customer IT organization survey

The survey highlights how Cisco dramatically decreases alerts, reduces malware, improves performance, and more.

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Analyst survey with key requirements and value of SSE

Understand what's required to protect a hybrid workforce, overcome IT complexity, and improve user experience.

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