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Cisco Secure Connect

Score9.1 out of 10

41 Reviews and Ratings

What is Cisco Secure Connect?

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.

Cisco Secure Connect How to fit It

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are a system integrator and we propose Cisco Secure Connect to our customers, not all the customers fit this solution, the best cases are for those company which has several sites around the world and require a central control of security policies for the traffic between a private dc and the branches or to manage the security policies for those mobile users or hybrid users that a day are in the office and another are working from home. This solution provides a central management of user Web filtering in context like home or office, remote access, SD-WAN control of the sites and resilience in the cloud, optimize the traffic by enabling the remote access from the Cisco Secure Connect pops around the world hence users can get access to the applications from the closer available point of access

Pros

  • Central management and visibility
  • Remote Access for users around the world
  • Optimized access from the branches around the world with a step up from the sd-wan technologu
  • Security upgrade

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

Return on Investment

  • Increase of simplicity with the management of policies and configuration
  • More control on the Lan and Wan
  • increase of performance

Usability

Other Software Used

Cisco Meraki MR Wireless Access Points, Cisco Meraki MS, Cisco Meraki SD-WAN

Work securely from everywhere

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Cisco Secure Connect enables remote work to improve productivity without compromising company security, optimizing the workflow and allowing the workers to be anywhere, still complying with company policy and maintaining company security posture. An integral part of the security stack deployed to maintain tha security of the entire company systems.

Pros

  • Protect endpoint
  • Protect communications to HQ
  • Enhance security posture

Cons

  • Integration with biometric authentication
  • CPU weight
  • Network changes

Return on Investment

  • Improved productivity
  • High security

Usability

Alternatives Considered

CheckPoint

Other Software Used

Cisco Umbrella, AppDynamics, Cisco Firepower 1000 Series

Securely connected organization to work comfortably and calmly

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Is a networking solution that allows you to securely connect users, applications and things from anywhere. connect users working from anywhere. Integrates client-based and clientless remote worker access .It helps a lot to securely connect users, things and applications everywhere based on this unified SASE.

Pros

  • Securely connect users, applications and things from anywhere
  • Allows access to the Internet, private applications and SD-WAN connectivity
  • Consumed as a single subscription
  • everywhere based on this unified SASE

Cons

  • Information about more resources more SASE
  • Delivers a unified computing experience
  • Strengthen security measures
  • connect users and applications

Return on Investment

  • reliable and secure experiences for a future-ready workplace
  • Enables organizations to implement consistent security and access controls across all connected sites.
  • Save time

Usability

Alternatives Considered

CSI Secure Connect, Cisco Secure Connect and Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics

Other Software Used

Cisco Secure Connect, Cisco Secure Access, Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics

Cisco Secure Connect Client

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The main goal is to establis the Secured VPN tunnel towards the company.

Pros

  • Nominal and backup tunnels
  • inside and outside tunnel
  • multiple profils

Cons

  • In my opinion Cisco Secure Connect is well featured.

Return on Investment

  • Centralized management
  • Efficient
  • licensing model not too expensive

Usability

Alternatives Considered

OpenVPN Access Server

Other Software Used

Mozilla Firefox

Best experience with Cisco tool

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It is useful for us to addresses the issues related to the networking and security. It ensures to secure our devices that are using on multiple locations. It improves efficiency. It saves from cyber threats or phishing mails. It reduce cost and complexity. Cisco secure is cloud based app. we can use from anywhere.

Pros

  • Reduce complexity.
  • Makes business more efficient.
  • Optimize application performance.

Cons

  • High latency.
  • Expensive for start ups.
  • AI threat detection needs improvement.

Return on Investment

  • Detect threat efficiently.
  • Reduce cost in system security.

Usability