Cisco Secure Access

Cisco's unified SASE platform converging Umbrella, Duo, and Meraki into cloud-delivered security

ToolSASE & Zero TrustCloud

Pricing: Custom enterprise pricing / Per-user bundled subscription

Reviewed by the Cyber Vendor Guide editorial team against the public sources cited below · Last reviewed September 2026 · How we review listings

What is Cisco Secure Access?

Cisco Secure Access is Cisco's unified SASE and zero trust platform that converges Cisco's security portfolio. Including DNS security (Secure Access DNS Defense, the successor to Cisco Umbrella), Duo zero trust access, Secure Client (formerly AnyConnect), Meraki SD-WAN, and ThousandEyes digital experience monitoring. Into a single cloud-delivered service. Leveraging Cisco Talos, one of the world's largest commercial threat intelligence organizations, Cisco Secure Access targets enterprises with existing Cisco networking and security infrastructure who want to consolidate vendors and move to a cloud-delivered SASE model with integrated SD-WAN.

Best for: Large enterprises with existing Cisco networking infrastructure wanting to consolidate security into a unified SASE platform

Pros

Cisco Talos provides massive threat intelligence from the world's largest commercial security research team
Unified platform for organizations already invested in Cisco networking and security
Duo provides a well-established zero trust MFA and access solution in the market
Meraki SD-WAN integration for branch office connectivity
ThousandEyes provides digital experience monitoring

Things to check

Platform still maturing. Recently converged from separate Umbrella, Duo, and AnyConnect products
Integration between acquired components can be inconsistent
Cloud-native SASE capabilities lag behind Zscaler and Netskope
Complex licensing with multiple SKUs inherited from different product lines
Inline inspection and SSL decryption less performant than purpose-built cloud proxies

Reported in public reviews and vendor documentation. See sources below.

Key Features

DNS security (Secure Access DNS Defense, successor to Umbrella) and SWG

Duo zero trust access and MFA

Secure Client VPN and ZTNA

Meraki SD-WAN integration

Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Cisco Talos threat intelligence

ThousandEyes digital experience monitoring

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