The adaptive security appliance returns all traffic deemed safe and acceptable to the user.Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a remote access technology that creates a private encrypted connection over the Internet between a single host and Stanford's private network, SUNet. The Web Security appliance scans the traffic, enforces acceptable use policies, and protects the user from security threats. The adaptive security appliance sends web traffic to the Web Security appliance along with information identifying the user by IP address and user name. Remote and mobile users use the Cisco An圜onnect Secure VPN client to establish VPN sessions with the adaptive security appliance. The client authenticates with the adaptive security appliance and is assigned an internal IP address on the network. When a user opens a VPN session using Cisco An圜onnect, the An圜onnect client connects to the adaptive security appliance using SSL. The connection is secure because both the user and device must be authenticated and validated prior to being provided access to the network. An圜onnect is not limited to providing VPN access, it has a number of other capabilities that enable an enterprise to truly secure the endpoint.Ĭisco An圜onnect VPN client provides the remote access connectivity portion of An圜onnect Secure Mobility. Cisco has developed the An圜onnect Secure Mobility Client as a “next generation” Virtual Private Network (VPN) client. When researching security options that are available from Cisco, one of the words that are hard to miss is An圜onnect. Cisco offers An圜onnect Secure Mobility to extend the network perimeter to remote endpoints, enabling the seamless integration of web filtering services offered by the Web Security Appliance. People connect to the Internet from several public locations, such as airports and cafes, they had no acceptable use policy enforcement, minimal protection against malware, and are at a higher risk of data loss.