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Modernizing Secure Access for a Global Enterprise Workforce

Saint Fox partnered with a global technology enterprise to modernize its secure access infrastructure by migrating 80,000 users from a legacy Security Service Edge (SSE) platform to Cisco Secure Access in under 90 days. The transformation consolidated multiple security technologies into a unified cloud-delivered platform, simplifying operations, enhancing user experience, and strengthening Zero Trust security.

The challenge

The client's existing secure access environment relied on multiple disconnected security tools, policy engines, and endpoint agents, making management increasingly complex while impacting user productivity and security consistency.

The organization needed to:

  • Unify internet and private application access
  • Simplify remote connectivity without multiple VPN clients
  • Consolidate security policies into a single management platform
  • Deliver a consistent user experience across on-site and remote work environments
  • Enforce least-privilege access through a Zero Trust architecture
The approach

Saint Fox designed and executed a comprehensive Secure Access transformation using Cisco Secure Access to deliver a cloud-native Security Service Edge (SSE) architecture.

The engagement included:

  • Migration of 80,000 enterprise users from the legacy SSE platform
  • Deployment of Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) for secure application access
  • Implementation of Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), and Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS)
  • Integration of advanced capabilities including Data Loss Prevention (DLP), DNS Security, Remote Browser Isolation (RBI), Malware Analysis, Threat Intelligence, and Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
  • Consolidation of policy management into a single cloud-delivered security platform
The outcome

The secure access transformation enabled the organization to modernize its hybrid work strategy while significantly improving security and operational efficiency.

Key outcomes included:

  • Successfully migrated 80,000 users in less than 90 days
  • Unified internet and private application access through a single cloud-delivered platform
  • Reduced IT complexity by eliminating multiple security tools and policy engines
  • Improved user productivity with faster, seamless access to enterprise applications
  • Strengthened security through Zero Trust principles and cloud-delivered protection
  • Enhanced interoperability, centralized policy management, and simplified administration across the enterprise
  • Established a scalable secure access architecture to support future business growth and hybrid work initiatives

Representative pattern. Outcome is a Planning target, not a guaranteed result.