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Over the past year, I\u2019ve spoken with hundreds of professionals about what they expect from their network security. This question is mostly met with equal parts enthusiasm and angst. As we wrap up another successful Cisco Live, I\u2019m eager to share the deep insights I\u2019ve gathered from these extensive conversations and how Cisco is actively addressing your security needs.<\/p>\n

As organizations navigate application transformations and grapple with the intricacies of defending increasingly complex networks, they\u2019re also confronting a new wave of technological advancements.<\/p>\n

Naturally, these advancements can be a double-edged sword. While they offer the potential for enhanced security measures, they also empower threat actors, who can now exploit vulnerabilities with alarming speed and efficiency.<\/p>\n

The overwhelming message is twofold: Organizations need help bolstering their security, but also in streamlining their processes. Integrating too many security tools alone has become its own source of complexity, diluting the focus on threats and stretching resources too thin.<\/p>\n

This point was poignantly made during a recent conversation with a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), who expressed a sentiment all too common in the industry. Faced with the prospect of integrating yet another security solution, the CISO lamented, \u201cI can\u2019t ask my team to adopt the 212th tool in our portfolio!\u201d<\/p>\n

The CISO\u2019s frustration illustrates a critical challenge for security leaders: They must balance the adoption of necessary security measures with the practical limitations of their teams\u2019 capacity and the potential for tool sprawl.<\/p>\n

In response to this complexity, organizations are hungry for a more streamlined approach to security, one that prioritizes the consolidation of tools and the simplification of security policies without compromising the efficacy of defense mechanisms.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, cybersecurity organizations must deliver solutions that are not just robust and cutting-edge, but also manageable and user-friendly. This way we can empower security teams to effectively combat the threats of tomorrow while keeping their operational sanity today.<\/p>\n

Vendors, point products, and a transition to the cloud<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

For many professionals, buying a specialized security product leads to something called \u201cthe Ferrari problem\u201d. Like that expensive sports car, you\u2019re purchasing something costly and specialized. The product may indeed do the specialized task very well. But security is not done in isolation\u2014some level of integration will inevitability be required.<\/p>\n

Thus, the expensive, specialized product opens the door to even more costly integrations (or, in the case of the car, costly repairs).<\/p>\n

This doesn\u2019t even count the disjointed security of working with different vendor solutions or the radical complexity of deploying a configuration or security policy across hundreds or thousands of branch offices.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a reason many security professionals avoid updating their tools. With all this complexity, they\u2019re afraid it will disrupt the business or the customer experience.<\/p>\n

How Cisco is redefining effective, simplified security for the cloud\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s no secret that Cisco built the backbone of switching and routing across the globe for our one million+ customers and partner ecosystem. And we\u2019re currently responsible for facilitating 85% of the world\u2019s internet traffic.<\/p>\n

Now, we\u2019ve taken another giant leap by launching Cisco Security Cloud Control.<\/p>\n

Cisco Security Cloud Control is designed to unify management for the Cisco Security Cloud, starting with a network security fabric.<\/p>\n

Security Cloud Control delivers an AI-native approach to proactively surface actionable insights and automate resolution across hybrid environments. It is designed to help teams get the most of out their Cisco Security investment\u2014saving time and benefiting from simpler and streamlined policies<\/p>\n

Building robust security for complicated, ever-shifting cloud environments\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

With too many tools and too much complexity to manage, the only answer is a security system that seamlessly ties everything together. We\u2019ve answered the call, building a platform that blends Cisco Hypershield, multi-cloud defenses, advanced firewalls, and microsegmentation technologies.<\/p>\n

This platform can collect information across the system and explain what it finds in reports, and via a natural language interface, show the risks to sensitive business assets like PCI databases. You can even ask the system about its own insights and next steps.<\/p>\n

But at its heart is the promise of comprehensive visibility and complete detection across every facet of the network, whether it\u2019s ingress\/egress at a cloud edge, data center edge, campus, or branch, all the way down to every process and connection from your applications and workloads.<\/p>\n

The level of visibility and management from Security Cloud Control helps leaders focus on delivering the outcomes their teams need. From taking intent-based policies in one place and translating them throughout all the control points in your network to streamlining, troubleshooting and recommending policies that span multiple solutions, Cisco Security Cloud Control helps with it all.<\/p>\n

And Security Cloud Control\u2019s ability to translate the complex language of cybersecurity delivers an added benefit: the ability to explain and articulate what\u2019s happening\u2013and what you need\u2013 to decision-makers. The simplicity and clarity of reports can help you keep leadership informed and engaged in your cybersecurity work.<\/p>\n

At the core of this is, yes, AI technology but not just a prompt-based assistant\u2014this is one driving proactive insights and sections across your network and will transform how you engage across the platform.<\/p>\n

In essence, what we\u2019ve built stands as a testament to the future of cybersecurity\u2014a single platform that not only anticipates and neutralizes threats, it also empowers organizations to develop a more sophisticated, responsive, and resilient approach to protecting their digital assets.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just a powerful solution; it\u2019s a strategic enabler for any enterprise looking to secure its future in an unpredictable cyber world, across network requirements that are only destined to become even more complex.<\/p>\n

Security Cloud Control is slated for initial availability in September 2024, with support for Secure Firewall Threat Defense, Secure Firewall ASA, Multicloud Defense, and Cisco Hypershield.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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