Cisco Secure Connect

Overview
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Cisco Secure Connect
Score 9.1 out of 10
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Cisco Secure Connect is a SASE solution that converges Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) and Security Service Edge (SSE) to enable operational consistency across premises to the cloud.N/A
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Cisco Secure Connect
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Cisco Secure Connect
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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Cisco Secure Connect allows for secure connections to critical systems with a better performance while maintaining security for users and business processes, maintaining the company policies and security posture for improved end user experience without impact on the services. …
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Cisco Secure Connenect can enables remote users to access private applications from anywhere through the Cisco Secure Connect fabric using a Cisco Secure Client
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Ease of use and management
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We evaluated Zscaler and Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access alongside Cisco Secure Connect. Zscaler offered strong security but lacked the centralized network management features we needed. Prisma Access had robust integration and customization, yet was more complex to deploy and …
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Had has UI and more secured compared to other competitor product and Cisco secure has more functionally like umbrella, ise, many more
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I have only used Cisco Secure Connect.
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Cisco secure connect offered multiple usage like VPN, Firewalls and DNS security. Considering future forecast we chosen CSC.
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it's more straighforward. There is a clear support team. The functionnality are 95% the same, but the GUI is more for developper than overall users.
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I looked at using Fortigate firewalls but Meraki MX and Cisco Secure Connect were much easier and integrated better for a small business with one IT person. Since it's an out of the box solution that is what made me pick Cisco Secure Connect over any others.
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Cisco Secure Connect is easier to configure than other products in the marketplace.
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Seemed easy to leave a review on something I use everyday
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Medium-sized Companies
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
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Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cisco Secure Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
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Likelihood to Renew
8.7
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Usability
8.4
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Availability
8.0
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Performance
8.0
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Support Rating
9.5
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Implementation Rating
8.0
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Configurability
8.0
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Ease of integration
8.0
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Product Scalability
8.0
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Vendor post-sale
8.0
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Vendor pre-sale
9.0
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User Testimonials
Cisco Secure Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
Enterprise with Hybrid Workers or remote workers where most of the resources are in cloud. Branches spread around the worlds with private DCs. Enterprise with mpls or sd-wan connection, the Cisco Secure Connect technology is a further technology upgrade from SD-WAN. Central management of l3/l4 policies, DNS filtering and Web Filtering based on the identity.
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Pros
  • During a project with remote teams, it enabled a quick and secure access to applications across locations
  • When we noticed suspicious login attempts, it flagged them instantly
  • It made it simple to branch office management by reducing the need for hardware at each location
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Cons
  • Integration with ISE
  • Increase the presence of the Cisco Secure Connect PoPs
  • increase the available bandwidth per tunnel
  • Presence or Deal with ISP Partners in China
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Likelihood to Renew
Cisco Secure Connect is designed as a unified, turnkey solution that simplifies the complexities of managing network and security functions in hybrid work settings. It combines Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) capabilities with Security Service Edge (SSE), allowing organizations to manage both networking and security from a single dashboard. This integration can lead to improved operational efficiency, making it easier for IT teams to oversee their infrastructure.
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Usability
The use of Cisco Secure Connect allows for Seamless use by users in normal day to day operations, working from anywhere and allowing for company policies to rule everything, helping this way to maintain the company’s security posture, improving business outcome and sense of security of the users.
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Reliability and Availability
It is better than any other vpn application
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Performance
Better performance compared to compititor
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Support Rating
never used it
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Implementation Rating
Very quick and easy, its a tidy set up, no messy cables and the sound and video quality is excellent. I use this weekly for home calls and larger team calls across the UK and Europe and have no problems. The engineers were in and out within a couple of hours
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Alternatives Considered
Cisco Secure Connect allows for secure connections to critical systems with a better performance while maintaining security for users and business processes, maintaining the company policies and security posture for improved end user experience without impact on the services. Better tool tested when considering technical requirements and security posture requirements.
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Scalability
It is flexible across desktop os and mobile os
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Return on Investment
  • Positive impact on the scalability of our network and easy of connecting
  • No additional costs were needed on top of the MX appliance to be able to use Cisco Secure Connect
  • Easy to manage and integrate
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