With regards to security, the Cisco Security Cloud is an AI-enabled unified platform for securing and connecting organizations of all sizes and types across hybrid multi-cloud environments. Additionally, it uses cross-domain telemetry, open APIs, and unified policy to deliver hybrid multicloud security with a unified user experience.<\/p>\n

One of the many problems it aims to solve is the complexity and vulnerability created by myriad disjointed point security tools. At a time when defenses are scattered, attacks are increasingly coordinated. <\/p>\n

“On average, people have between 50 and 70 products within their organizations that they have to deal with,” said Jeetu Patel, Cisco’s EVP and GM for security and collaboration. “That’s 50 to 70 different policy engines. That’s 50 to 70 different places where you’ve got contention for policy. It makes our defenses completely isolated as the attacks are getting extremely coordinated.”<\/p>\n

The solution, Patel continued, is “a platform for security rather than just a bunch of individual point solutions that don’t really work well together, that create isolated defenses.”<\/p>\n

Another feature, Cisco Secure Access, enables a closer integration with Cisco Networking cloud features like ThousandEyes.<\/p>\n

“Secure access on Cisco Security Cloud makes it better for users, easier for IT, and safer for everyone,” said Patel. “It’s a frictionless experience. And you can expect many more such integrations between our platforms.”<\/p>\n

In the end powerful capabilities are worth little if they come with onerous levels of complexity. So, when Cisco released a dizzying array of new features at Cisco Live, Robbins assured the audience that it would not be at the cost of simplicity and ease of use.<\/p>\n

“We love features,” Robbins said. “But if you can’t deploy them, they’re no good. So, the No. 1 feature that our teams will continue to focus on is simplicity.”<\/p>\n