Cisco Secure Workload Overview
Today’s networks include applications running in a hybrid multicloud environment that uses bare-metal, virtualization, and cloud-based and container-based workloads. The key challenge in such an environment is improving application and data security without compromising on agility. Cisco Secure Workload provides comprehensive workload protection by bringing security closer to applications and tailoring the security posture that is based on the application behavior. Secure Workload achieves this tailoring by using advanced machine learning and behavior analysis techniques. It provides a ready-to-use solution to support the following security use cases:
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Implement a zero-trust model with microsegmentation policies that allow only traffic required for business purposes.
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Identify anomalies on the workloads using behavioral baselining and analysis.
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Detect Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures in the software packages that are installed on the servers.
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Recommend quarantining of servers if vulnerabilities persist after enforcing policies and blocking communication.
About Workloads
In Cisco Secure Workload, a workload is an IP address; hosts that have software agents installed are called workloads and hosts that do not have an agent installed on them are called IP addresses.