As cyber threats evolve, defending workloads in today’s multicloud environments requires more than traditional security. Attackers are no longer just at the perimeter. They may already be inside, waiting to exploit vulnerabilities. This reality requires a shift from simply eliminating threats to minimizing the impact of compromised threats. Cisco Secure Workload is at the forefront of this change, providing solutions to help organizations reach segmentation maturity.
What is segmentation maturity?
Segmentation maturity is determined by how effectively an organization isolates critical systems through workload segmentation and prevents lateral movement in the event of a breach. Go beyond simple firewall rules to ensure that even if an attacker gets into a part of your network, they can’t move freely. Segmentation maturity requires a strategy backed by process, not just technology. Organizations need to know where to segment and how to continually adapt as their environment evolves.
Customer challenges
In the past, traditional defenses such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems were sufficient. However, internal security is becoming more important as cybercriminals adopt more sophisticated tactics, such as evasion techniques and insider threats. Microsegmentation addresses this challenge by separating workloads and applications at a granular level. This reduces the attack surface, limits lateral movement, and keeps critical assets safe.
Cisco Secure Workload accelerates your organization’s segmentation maturity journey and becomes a critical component of your Zero Trust strategy.
Why choose Cisco Secure Workload?
Visibility across complex environments
Cisco Secure Workload provides deep visibility into how workloads interact across on-premises and multicloud environments, allowing organizations to map dependencies and create effective segmentation strategies.
Applying granular policies
Enable dynamic security policies based on workload behavior, not just IP addresses. This ensures that your security measures align with your business needs and improves the overall efficiency of your segmentation efforts. Based on the enforcement point (workload, switch, firewall, other device, etc.), Cisco Secure Workload automatically generates the appropriate policy.
Automated segmentation for greater agility
Cisco Secure Workload automates policy management, reduces human error, and ensures consistent segmentation enforcement across dynamic hybrid environments.
Simplify operations and overcome constraints
Cisco Secure Workload centralizes policy management and automates processes to reduce operational complexity and help organizations overcome resource limitations and skills gaps. This allows teams to scale their security operations without becoming overwhelmed. Multi-tenancy and role-based access control facilitate collaboration between teams.
Gains from secure workloads
Segmentation to meet compliance needs
Regulatory requirements such as HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and GDPR require strict control over how sensitive data is accessed and stored. Cisco Secure Workload simplifies compliance by providing deep visibility and granular control over workload segmentation.
Accelerated path to zero trust
Segmentation maturity is critical to Zero Trust security. Cisco Secure Workload helps organizations quickly adopt Zero Trust principles through workload insights, policy automation, and real-time threat detection.
Easy to deploy and expand
Deploying Cisco Secure Workload is designed to be easy and with minimal disruption to existing operations. The platform seamlessly integrates with your current IT infrastructure, whether on-premises, in the cloud, or in a hybrid environment. Cisco Secure Workload utilizes automated policy discovery. This means you can quickly map existing application behaviors and interdependencies and reduce the manual effort required to deploy segmentation policies.
Transitioning from reactive to proactive security
Organizations are at different stages of segmentation maturity. Initial efforts tend to be reactive based on specific threats or compliance obligations. As it matures, security becomes proactive and segmentation becomes a fundamental element in preventing breaches.
Cisco Secure Workload supports this transition by moving from basic static controls to advanced dynamic segmentation where workloads are continuously monitored and security policies are adjusted in real time.
Segmentation maturity is no longer optional, but critical to protecting workloads from evolving threats. Cisco Secure Workload enables organizations to achieve and maintain segmentation maturity and adapt to evolving needs. As hybrid and multicloud architectures grow, the ability to intelligently segment workloads will be essential to staying competitive in cybersecurity.
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