New Zero Trust Innovations Power Cisco Secure Access

Introducing Cisco’s Unified SSE solution: Cisco Secure Access! Cisco Secure Access is a cloud-delivered, unified Secure Service Edge, offering a secure internet access, private app access and more! In this session you will see how Cisco is creating a new level of security convergence including market first ZTNA innovations that provide extended value and flexibility. Cisco Secure Access provides a great user and admin experience while simplifying and lowering the cost to deploy for IT teams without compromising security.

The speakers introduce Cisco Secure Access, a comprehensive solution that incorporates DNS monitoring and Zero Trust Network Access capabilities. Emphasizing the importance of a seamless user experience, the solution is designed to detect and encrypt all types of traffic using modern protocols like Mask and Quick. They delve into the client-side architecture, explaining how traffic control is achieved at the socket level without manipulating routes. Additionally, the solution offers user enrollment with just an email address. They also discuss the process for establishing a secure connection between client devices and enterprise applications using ZTNA technology, covering device enrollment, certificate generation, and secure tunnel establishment. App connector deployment and the use of mask proxies for secure access are highlighted. They further mention the inclusion of mobile ZTNA and a partnership with Apple for the enterprise relay service, with future plans for MDM configurability in the second phase of mobile ZTNA.