I am very excited to announce the progress of Cisco Secure Access VPN as a Service. We have made additional strides in this product, and I am happy to share with you some of the new features we delivered on February 10th, 2025.
Feature:Per App VPN
The Per App VPN offers several value-added benefits for organizations using mobile devices to connect to corporate networks. Here are the key advantages:
Use Cases:
Traffic Optimization: By limiting VPN traffic to only necessary corporate applications, Per App VPN helps free up resources on the VPN headend, ensuring that the network is not overloaded with unnecessary traffic.
Enhanced Security: It provides protection by ensuring that only traffic from approved applications is allowed through the VPN tunnel. This prevents unapproved or potentially malicious applications from accessing the corporate network, thereby safeguarding sensitive data.
Performance Improvement: By routing only essential corporate application traffic through the VPN, Per App VPN minimizes latency and optimizes the performance of the network, ensuring a smoother and more efficient user experience.
Value:
These benefits collectively contribute to tighter control over the traffic that is steered through the VPN tunnel, enhancing both security and performance for corporate networks.
Feature: VM based subsystem VPN
The VM based subsystem VPN provides several value-added benefits, particularly for environments using virtual machines (VMs)
Use Cases:
Enhanced Connectivity: The VM based subsystem VPN addresses connectivity issues that may arise when using Windows Subsystem for Linux or VMware Fusion VM with AnyConnect VPN active on the host. By configuring Local LAN split exclude tunneling restricted to only virtual adapter subnets, it ensures seamless connectivity and operation within virtual environments
Improved Interoperability: Helps in managing traffic and connectivity issues effectively, ensuring that the VPN tunnel captures traffic from virtual environments.
Value:
These features collectively enhance the functionality and reliability of VPN connections in virtualized environments, providing a robust solution for secure and efficient network access.
Documentation: https://docs.sse.cisco.com/sse-user-guide/docs/add-a-custom-attribute
