Cisco Secure Workload

Microsegmentation of workloads: The platform enables fine-grained segmentation down to the individual workload and process level, applying allow-list security policy that restricts communication to only what is explicitly permitted, dramatically reducing lateral movement opportunities for attackers.

Application dependency mapping: By analyzing observed traffic and process behavior, Secure Workload automatically discovers how applications and their components communicate, producing a dependency map that reveals the real-world relationships between workloads.

Automated policy generation: From the discovered dependency map, the platform automatically proposes segmentation policies that reflect actual application behavior, accelerating the otherwise slow and error-prone task of authoring microsegmentation rules.

Policy enforcement across hybrid/multi-cloud environments: Generated policies are enforced consistently across on-premises data centers and multiple cloud environments, using the native enforcement mechanisms of the operating system and cloud platform so that one policy model spans heterogeneous infrastructure.

Workload behavior baselining: The platform establishes a baseline of normal process and communication behavior for each workload, providing the reference point needed to detect deviations that may indicate compromise or misconfiguration.