New, Expanded SASE Architecture

Cisco says it is simplifying networking and security operations with an expanded Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) architecture.

It is to allow customers to buy  all core SASE product components in a single offer with the option to transition to a subscription service. The vendor calls it an important step for helping network operations (NetOps) and security operations (SecOps) teams securely connect users to applications.

Cisco’s vision is to combine networking, remote access, cloud security, zero-trust network access and observability into a single subscription service. That way, it says it can deliver seamless, secure access to any application, over any network or cloud, anywhere users work.

Cisco also unveiled innovations to the cloud-native platform, SecureX. This, it says, delivers complete protection from endpoint to the cloud.