Secure Access & SASESecure Access
A cloud-delivered SSE platform — ZTNA, SWG, CASB, and FWaaS in one license.
Cisco Secure Access is a cloud-delivered Security Service Edge (SSE) solution, grounded in zero trust, that provides seamless, secure access from anything to anywhere. It brings all core SSE components — ZTNA, SWG, CASB, and FWaaS — plus VPN-as-a-Service, DLP, Remote Browser Isolation, and controls for AI apps and agents into one license and management plane. Faltrox deploys, configures, and operates it for your hybrid workforce.
Overview
What Secure Access is
Hybrid work broke the perimeter model — users access SaaS, private apps, and the internet from anywhere, and agentic AI now expands the access challenge beyond humans. Security Service Edge answers this by combining security functions in the cloud to protect users working anywhere. Cisco Secure Access is Cisco’s SSE platform, grounded in zero trust and delivered from one cloud console.
It provides all core SSE components — Secure Web Gateway, Zero Trust Network Access, Cloud Access Security Broker, and Firewall-as-a-Service — plus advanced malware protection, IPS, sandboxing, DLP, VPN-as-a-Service, Remote Browser Isolation, Digital Experience Monitoring, and guardrails for GenAI access and AI agents, all in one license. It integrates with SD-WAN, ISE, Splunk, and ThousandEyes and with third-party IdPs (AD, Entra ID, Okta), and offers a DNS-Defense entry point for DNS-layer security. Faltrox designs the zero-trust policy, migrates users from legacy VPN or Umbrella, and operates the platform.
Coverage
What it protects
The platforms, threats, and surfaces this product is built to defend.
Hybrid Workforce
Secure, transparent access for users working from office, home, or the road.
SaaS & Internet
Secure Web Gateway and CASB protect access to public SaaS apps and the internet.
Private Apps
Zero Trust Network Access replaces VPN for private apps in data centres and clouds.
GenAI & AI Agents
Visibility, control, and guardrails govern GenAI access and autonomous AI agent actions.
Sensitive Data
Integrated Data Loss Prevention protects sensitive data across the SSE fabric.
Malware & Threats
Advanced malware protection, IPS, sandbox, and Remote Browser Isolation stop threats.
How it works
The mechanism
How the product moves from signal to protected state, step by step.
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Connect
Users and devices connect through the cloud SSE fabric from anywhere, without backhauling to a data centre.
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Verify
Zero-trust policy checks identity, device posture, and context — integrating with IdPs and Cisco ISE — before granting access.
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Inspect
Secure Web Gateway, CASB, FWaaS, malware protection, IPS, and DLP inspect and control traffic in the cloud.
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Govern
ZTNA grants least-privilege access to private apps, and guardrails govern GenAI and AI-agent usage.
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Operate
Faltrox designs the policy, migrates from legacy VPN or Umbrella, and monitors experience and threats from one plane.
Capabilities
Key capabilities
Zero Trust Network Access
Least-privilege access to private apps by identity and posture, replacing broad VPN access.
Secure Web Gateway
Inspects and controls web and internet traffic in the cloud for users anywhere.
Cloud Access Security Broker
Discovers and controls SaaS usage, including shadow IT and risky app behaviour.
Firewall-as-a-Service
Cloud-delivered firewalling with IPS for traffic that does not need an on-site appliance.
VPN-as-a-Service
Modern cloud VPN for legacy access needs, with an automated upgrade path from ASA VPN.
AI Access Controls
Visibility, control, and guardrails protect GenAI apps and govern autonomous AI agent actions.
Data Loss Prevention
Integrated DLP and Remote Browser Isolation protect sensitive data across the fabric.
Unified Cloud Console
One license and management plane, integrated with SD-WAN, ISE, Splunk, and ThousandEyes.
Works with
Part of the platform
Cisco products this pairs with, and the Faltrox services that operate it.
Delivery
You buy the outcome, not the console
Managed by Faltrox
Faltrox licenses, deploys, and tunes Cisco Secure Access for your environment, then runs it as part of a managed service, so you get the protection without staffing another security console.
FAQ
Common questions
01What is Security Service Edge (SSE)?
SSE combines multiple security functions in the cloud — Secure Web Gateway, ZTNA, CASB, and Firewall-as-a-Service — to protect users accessing SaaS, private apps, and the internet from anywhere. Cisco Secure Access delivers all of these plus more in one license, grounded in zero trust.
02Does it replace our VPN?
It can. Zero Trust Network Access provides least-privilege access to private apps as a modern replacement for broad VPN, and VPN-as-a-Service covers legacy needs — with an automated upgrade path from Cisco ASA VPN and Umbrella. Faltrox manages the migration.
03How does it handle AI apps and agents?
It adds visibility, control, and guardrails to protect GenAI apps and govern autonomous AI agents — extending access governance beyond human users to the AI agents that now interact with your identities, apps, APIs, and data.
04Can we start small?
Yes — Cisco Secure Access DNS Defense provides DNS-layer security as a standalone or as an initial step toward full SSE, so you can begin with DNS protection and expand into the full platform. Faltrox scopes the right entry point.
05How does Faltrox operate it?
We design the zero-trust access policy, integrate it with your identity providers and Cisco ISE, migrate users off legacy VPN, and monitor threats and digital experience from the single console — delivering SSE as a managed service.
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Secure what’s next.
Speak with the engineering team to define scope, walk through the methodology, and decide whether Faltrox is the right team to test and run your environment.
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