Cisco has launched a new enterprise security architecture, Secure Borderless Network Architecture.

According to the vendor, the new Secure Borderless Network Architecture (SBNA) will enable business users to access information from any device and any location with ease and security. The SBNA, Cisco informs, evolves enterprise security by focusing on enterprise endpoints (mobile or fixed), the internet edge, the data center, and policy that is context- and location-aware.

As the first proof point of SBNA, Cisco has released Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility solution. It is expanding Cisco TrustSec to provide businesses with identity and granular control over policy to maximize security and protection.

Cisco's SBNA features Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility and Cisco TrustSec.

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility integrates functionality across the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility client, the Cisco IronPort S-Series web security appliance and the Cisco Adaptive Security appliance firewall. Remote access, web security and threat-intelligence capabilities are some of the other features of this solution.

A few specific enhancements within Cisco IronPort Web Security appliance include application visibility and deep control, SaaS access controls, enhanced threat defense, unified on-premises and off-premises security policies and reporting.

Cisco TrustSec is meant to help customers to build policy, identity and protection into the network with policy-based access control, identity-aware networking, and data integrity and confidentiality.  

Cisco claims that with TrustSec, customers can protect borderless networks better by simplifying management of security policy and access control and enabling highly secure collaboration.

Cisco's TrustSec solution is also expanded to include Cisco Network Admission Control (NAC) and Cisco Identity-Based Networking Services (IBNS).

Tom Gillis, VP & GM, Security Technology business unit, Cisco says, "The security needs of businesses are becoming more complex, as more employees spend time out of the office accessing the corporate network via smart phones or laptops. As a result, enterprises need solutions that will not hamper employee productivity, while helping to ensure that the network is not exposed to hackers, malware and other threats."

Alec Edworthy, Remote Access Service Manager, Loughborough University says "Our mobile workforce has made securing our corporate network extremely challenging, as we have to support multiple brands of laptops and phones, as well as cloud-based applications. These business-critical communications must be as secure as possible no matter how and where our employees connect across the globe. Cisco clearly recognized that changes in where business takes place significantly expand the network security problems we face. Cisco's AnyConnect Secure Mobility Solution gives us the confidence that we can improve our employees' productivity by enabling them to work anywhere at any time, without sacrificing our security policies."


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