Cisco is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™:
Microsegmentation Solutions, Q3 2026

"Cisco Secure Workload is part of a larger vision for application protection that supports both traditional data centers and modern clouds through distributed enforcement on a spectrum that includes zones, microsegmentation, and runtime."

Cisco is a Leader in Microsegmentation Solutions

Cisco Secure Workload empowers you to:

  • See what matters: Gain clear visibility into application dependencies across data centers, clouds, and Kubernetes environments.
  • Contain threats faster: Limit lateral movement with granular, agent-based and agentless enforcement.
  • Enforce policy with confidence: Identify policy gaps and consistently apply Zero Trust controls wherever workloads run.

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