Secure traffic using Cisco Secure Access and Firewall Threat Defense devices

Cisco Secure Access is a cloud-based security service edge (SSE) solution that protects against internet threats and enables secure access to the internet, SaaS applications, and private resources from any location.

Benefits of using Secure Access

Secure Firewall seamlessly integrates with Secure Access for various use cases primarily for:

  • Enhanced visibility and control for remote users: Secure Access extends security policies beyond the physical branch perimeter to protect users regardless of location, providing the same level of threat protection and access controls equivalent to on-premises, creating consistent security enforcement.

  • Simplified security architecture: Secure Access integrates with a Firewall Threat Defense device to consolidate multiple security functions such as Secure Web Gateway, Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and cloud firewall. This consolidation provides a single-pane-of-glass experience for policy management across branch deployments and cloud-delivered security services.

Benefits of using SASE wizard to automate Secure Access tunnels from Firewall Threat Defense

You can automatically create secure tunnels between Firewall Threat Defense and Secure Access using Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center. The SASE wizard provides a guided workflow to handle the tunnel setup across both the products, helping you avoid switching between consoles or manually matching tunnel parameters.

  • Reduce tunnel setup time and configuration errors.

  • Secure internet, cloud, and private application access through Secure Access.

  • Simplify operations for distributed enterprise environments.