Cisco Secure Access vs. Netskope Private Access

Cisco Secure Access has allowed us to monitor and adjust access to web-based resources. We have been able to manage and provide granular rules to allow access to required resources. We are now transitioning to a more zero-trust approach, and so far, the product has demonstrated its capabilities, allowing us to move forward with this approach.

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Netskope Private Access provides only authenticated users to access the application and it only allows those users whose access has been provided. It provides fast and secure access to the application, whereas a VPN allows users to connect to the whole network once the VPN is connected. Sometimes due to some back-end changes at the stitcher or management plane user is not able to connect the application which leads to customer business.

• It offers various security capabilities, including ZTNA, FWaaS, VPNaaS, DNS Security, Data loss prevention, advanced malware protection, etc., all in a single comprehensive solution.
• It enables your employees to access SaaS applications and internet securely
• By isolating sensitive applications and data into smaller segments, it reduces potential damage from a security breach.

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• The ability to block uploads of information to the cloud
• The power to select what to do and what not to do within a website

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• The integration into the Meraki dashboard is not yet complete, you have to use several interfaces to complete the configuration, the services should be fully integrated to provide better handling
• Integration of firewall rules onprem and cloud should be standardized
• Better user management / import

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• Integration with another security tools
• Android Client

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We are delighted with everything they are adding and how the product is growing.

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As I said before, I find it´s UI very intuitive and it´s very easy to use and configure, everything is where it should be and allows for a good workflow. For the end user it´s only a login page that pops out automatically and close itself once it´s authenticated so it stay out of the way of the user.

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The support is good, but the problem is that even if you indicate that you prefer support in Spanish, the application indicates that it is available. I have never had a technician who spoke to me in Spanish.

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The process was smooth and well managed.
There was probably good technical coordination and support.
There were only minor details that could be improved.

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We selected Cisco Secure Access due to the intuitive GUI and ease of use. The agent deployment was simple and easy to maintain. Any additional updates or changes were quickly deployed, and users found the customized block messages useful. From analytics and management, the Secure Access Product has been simple to manage and provides a robust level of security and flexibility that we haven't found in any other product yet.

Incentivized

In comparison to Zscaler Private Access, Netskope Private Access provides more features and stability to the user environment. Netskope private access improves user experience in comparison to Zscaler Private Access. Cost-wise, Zscaler is cheaper than Netskope private access. Netskope Private Access works comparatively better than Zscaler Private Access in a hybrid environment.

• It helped us minimize potential damage from a security breach by isolating sensitive applications and data into smaller segments
• It offered us seamless and secure access to SaaS applications and the internet
• It provides us a unified console for managing all security components from one place.

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• Re-authentication improves the security.
• Application access is more stable.
• Due to frequent publisher upgrade user unable to connect the application.