Introduction In enterprise security, it’s not a question of if a disaster will happen — but when. Power outages, hardware failures, corrupted databases, or even cyber-attacks can bring down critical infrastructure. When Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is at the center of your network access […]
Introduction When organizations scale beyond a single data center, identity and access control becomes one of the hardest challenges in enterprise security. Cisco ISE, by design, is built to provide centralized policy, consistent security enforcement, and seamless redundancy across globally distributed networks. In a multi-data […]
Introduction Welcome to Day 106 of Cisco ISE Mastery Training, where we step into one of the most transformative areas of modern enterprise networking — the integration of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) with Cisco DNA Center for Software-Defined Access (SDA). Think of ISE as […]
Introduction Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) is the brain behind Cisco’s Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs). By integrating FMC with Cisco ISE using pxGrid, you allow FMC to consume contextual identity and group information (like usernames, endpoints, SGTs, compliance posture, threat scores).This enables dynamic policy enforcement on […]
Introduction In Threat-Centric NAC (TC-NAC), Cisco ISE doesn’t “hunt malware” itself—it ingests threat verdicts and enforces. With Cisco AMP for Endpoints (now Cisco Secure Endpoint), ISE subscribes to live threat events and dynamically quarantines or restricts infected hosts using VLAN changes, dACLs, or TrustSec SGACLs—automatically […]
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Introduction Dynamic VLAN Assignment (DVA) is a cornerstone capability in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) deployments for wired networks. In traditional environments, VLANs are statically configured on switch ports — meaning every port is tied to a single network segment regardless of who plugs in. […]
