Cisco has come up with a new architecture that will help enable business users to access information from any device and any location with a high degree of ease and security. The company has announced the Cisco Secure Borderless Network architecture, which evolves enterprise security by focussing on four critical anchors: enterprise endpoints, the Internet edge, the data center policy that is context and location aware.
As the first proof point of this architecture, Cisco is releasing the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility solution and expanding Cisco TrustSec to provide businesses with identity and granular control over policy to maximize persistent security and protection. This is especially important as workforces are increasingly mobile and are using new forms of Web-based collaboration and communication, making traditional security approaches insufficient.
Tom Gillis, Vice-President & General Manager, Security Technology business unit, Cisco, said, “The security needs of businesses are changing and becoming more complex, as more employees spend time out of the office accessing the corporate network via their smartphone or laptop. As a result, enterprises need a solution that will not hamper employee’s productivity, while helping to ensure that the network is not exposed to hackers, malware and other threats.”
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility integrates functionality across the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, the Cisco IronPort S-Series Web Security Appliance and the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance firewall. The next-generation remote access, advanced Web security and threat-intelligence capabilities of this solution helps allow enterprises to extend their corporate policy and controls to mobile users.
Cisco TrustSec helps customers build policy, identity and protection into the network with policy-based access control, identity-aware networking, and data integrity and confidentiality. With Cisco TrustSec, customers can better protect borderless networks by simplifying management of security policy and access control and enabling highly secure collaboration. The Cisco TrustSec solution is now expanded to include Cisco Network Admission Control (NAC) and Cisco Identity-Based Networking Services (IBNS).
