Today, users and their devices are increasingly more mobile, connecting to the Internet from several
locations, such as the office, home, airports, or cafes. Traditionally, users inside the network are
protected from security threats, and users outside the traditional network boundary have no acceptable
use policy enforcement, minimal protection against malware, and a high risk of data loss.

Employers want to create flexible working environments where employees and partners can work
anywhere on any device, but they also want to protect corporate interests and assets from Internet-based
threats at all times (always-on security).

Traditional network and content security solutions are great for protecting users and assets behind the
network firewall, but are useless when users or devices are not connected to the network, or when data
is not routed through the security solutions.

Cisco offers Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility to extend the network perimeter to remote endpoints,
enabling the seamless integration of web filtering services offered by the Web Security appliance. Secure
Mobility is a collection of features across multiple Cisco products that restores security and control in
borderless networks. The Cisco products that work with Secure Mobility are the Cisco IronPort Web
Security appliance, Cisco ASA 5500 series adaptive security appliance, and Cisco AnyConnect secure
mobility client.

Using Secure Mobility, mobile and remote users have a seamless experience and are always protected
from risks as if they were local users connected within the network.

When Secure Mobility is enabled on the Web Security appliance, you can distinguish remote users from
local users. This allows you to perform the following tasks:

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Create Identities and other policies for remote users.

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View reports for remote traffic.

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Enable single sign-on (SSO) for remote users.