Cisco SecureX Caters Integrated Security for Hybrid Cloud Scenarios

Date : 16-Jun-2020

Location: SAN JOSE, Calif

Organization:

Cisco,the worldwide leader in technology that powers the Internet.

Key Takeaways:

• Cisco SecureX, the broadest and most integrated cloud-native cybersecurity platform, will be generally available globally on June 30, 2020.
• With remote work on the rise, CISOs can leverage SecureX to achieve unified visibility across Cisco security products, automate workflows, and quickly remediate threats.
• Additional enhancements and integrations will further secure remote workers and address the #1 threat vector, email security.

Offerings:

• To address current and future security challenges, SecureX connects the breadth of Cisco’s integrated security portfolio with customers’ entire security infrastructure for a consistent and simplified experience.
• It unifies visibility, enables automation, and strengthens security across network, endpoints, cloud, and applications. With SecureX all new and existing customers will benefit from these capabilities and more without incurring additional cost

Unified Visibility with SecureX

Spokepersons:

• Michael Degroote, Infrastructure Consultant at Mohawk Industries,said,the automation and custom playbooks we have seen in SecureX will make a difference in a zero-trust environment.
• Mick Jenkins, Chief Information Security Officer at Brunel University,said,the platform approach gives us excellent, superb stitching-together of forensic investigations.
• Collin John, Global Security Manager at Alvarez and Marsal,said,the harmonized network security and collaborative platform is key when all teams can work together to solve a problem
• Bob Cagnazzi, CEO at Presidio,said, Cisco SecureX allows consolidation of Cisco's broad range of security solutions, further elevating the values of those solutions.
• Gee Rittenhouse, SVP and GM of Cisco’s Security Business Group,said,SecureX not least provides automation, it also caters scalability to beat the challenge of the new normal and dynamic landscape of ICT security.

Insights:

• Cisco has a long-standing commitment to connect and protect its customers working from anywhere, on any device, and furthers its mission to unify and optimize its security portfolio.
• Managing an organization’s security is complex – from keeping up with new business processes, tracking evolving threats and navigating a sprawling vendor landscape. Data from the C-suite backs this up. According to Cisco’s CIO Perspectives 2020 survey of 1,300 global CIOs, the top two challenges facing CIOs are security, followed by complexity.
• Newly released data from Cisco’s 2020 CISO Benchmark Report revealed that when dealing with a cyberattack, organizations with more security vendors experienced longer downtime, higher costs and more breached records.