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Cisco technology unlocks new public sector opportunities—but it’s TD SYNNEX that helps you turn those opportunities into growth.
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Accurate data sharing is critical for continuity of care.
Cisco Secure Network Analytics and Secure Access ensure clinical data flows securely between mobile units, central systems, and EHR platforms—enabling timely decision-making while maintaining full regulatory compliance.
Streamline and secure data flow across systems
Siloed logs and alerts slow down detection. Splunk gives teams the unified visibility they need.
Splunk Security Analytics ingests data across your Cisco and third-party tools to provide real-time insights and SOC-ready workflows for public sector threat response.
Centralize Log and Threat Intelligence for Rapid Response
Sophisticated threats often evade endpoint defenses by moving laterally through the network. Agencies need visibility into traffic patterns to detect early signs of compromise.
Cisco Secure Network Analytics (formerly Stealthwatch) uses behavioral modeling, telemetry, and machine learning to identify anomalies—helping public sector teams detect threats like malware, insider attacks, or command-and-control activity.
Respond Automatically to Security Incidents
Security teams need visibility from the endpoint to the cloud. Cisco delivers that with a unified detection and response platform.
Cisco XDR correlates telemetry across endpoints, email, firewalls, and the network to detect complex attacks and accelerate response.
Detect and Correlate Threats Across the Entire Environment
Responding quickly to cyberattacks is critical to minimizing damage and maintaining trust.
Use Case Architecture
Speed matters when systems are under attack. Cisco gives agencies the tools to detect threats in real time, respond quickly, and recover with minimal disruption.
From extended detection and response (XDR) to AI-driven analytics and automated remediation, Cisco empowers security teams to stay ahead of evolving threats and protect critical government operations.
Realize enterprise endpoint/asset visibility
Execute incident management--rapid threat identification, hunting, response, and containment
Ensure secure access to sensitive information and critical data
Confirm the integrity of operational data and information
Assure compliance of enterprise to certification standards
Enforce IT/OT endpoint policy compliance
Proactive incident response plans and tabletop exercises
Enable remote work
Business Needs
These are some of the challenges facing public sector customers as they seek solutions to improve operational performance and citizen customer experiences:
Adopt zero trust and the Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity
Defend against the increase of sophisticated ransomware and phishing campaigns
Increase in attacks on state, local, public, and private-sector critical infrastructures
Emphasis on data protection and confidentiality
Respond to more regulatory compliance mandates and certifications
Manage complexity--the enemy of cybersecurity
Ability to recruit and retain security expertise or keep pace with current threats
Expanding attack surface: more devices, hybrid-cloud adoption, and IOT security
Industry Drivers
Here are some of the external trends and pressures that’s driving demand for these solutions in the public sector:
What Cisco Enables
Business Needs
Overview
Threat Detection and Incident Response
Use Case Architecture
Cyberattacks are more frequent and more sophisticated—making zero trust essential in today’s government IT strategy. Cisco enables a comprehensive zero trust approach that protects every user, device, and connection.
Through identity-based access, continuous monitoring, and policy enforcement, Cisco builds proactive security into every layer of the network—ensuring agencies can detect, contain, and recover from threats fast.
Expanding hybrid workforces strain IT resources without unified tools for visibility and control.
Cisco Meraki gives administrators a single dashboard to manage users, endpoints, and security across distributed networks—streamlining troubleshooting, improving uptime, and allowing healthcare systems to scale with confidence.
Simplify IT management for scalable hybrid work
Controlling access based on user roles and device posture reduces risk and limits lateral movement.
Cisco ISE and Duo work together to deliver dynamic access control, network segmentation, and device compliance across your Zero Trust environment.
Enforce Role-Based Access Across All Resources
Endpoints are often the first target for attackers. Agencies must prevent, detect, and respond to threats in real time.
Cisco Secure Endpoint (formerly AMP) uses AI-powered detection, threat intelligence, and behavioral analytics to stop attacks at the endpoint level.
Protect Every Endpoint With Advanced Threat Detection
Agencies need to authenticate every user and device while continuously validating access.
Cisco Zero Trust Framework spans identity, devices, network, applications, and data—enabling a holistic approach to reducing risk and increasing resilience.
Build Zero Trust From the Ground Up
Zero Trust is no longer optional—it’s a strategic requirement to protect agencies from modern cyber threats.
Business Needs
These are some of the challenges facing public sector customers as they seek solutions to improve operational performance and citizen customer experiences:
Mandated government and industry compliance requirements
Least privilege access with a zero trust approach to protect the confidentiality and integrity of critical government data
Secure, assured access to mission resources across users, devices, network, data, and applications/workloads
Orchestrated, consistent enterprise policy enforcement
Visibility and analytics that feed automated orchestration to optimize responses to changes in trust
Automatic security updates based on evolving global threat actor activity and tactics
Open interoperability to leverage existing investments
Industry Drivers
Here are some of the external trends and pressures that’s driving demand for these solutions in the public sector:
Increasing government focus on enforcing standards for data protection and confidentiality
Application of NIST SP 800-207, NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-53, and ISO 27000 series to government and defense industrial base
Explosion of devices, sensors, and data at the edge essential for enhanced mission and business outcomes
Increased cyber threat activity by multiple threat actors and nation-states
Greater availability of sophisticated hacking tools increasing pool of capable attackers
Availability of game-changing AI/ML visibility and analytics capabilities
What Cisco Enables
Business Needs
Overview
Security Resilience for Government Zero Trust
Use Case Architecture
Public sector agencies must comply with federal security mandates like TIC 3.0 while supporting modern cloud-based operations. Cisco helps agencies meet these evolving requirements with flexible, compliant architectures.
Whether on-prem, hybrid, or multicloud, Cisco enables secure access, traffic inspection, and policy enforcement that aligns with TIC guidelines—while maintaining performance and user experience.
A great patient experience depends on more than just app design—it requires uptime, speed, and reliability. ThousandEyes gives IT teams real-time visibility into the performance of patient portals, triage tools, and mobile check-in systems.
With end-to-end monitoring, teams can detect and resolve issues before they disrupt care.
Ensure a consistent, reliable digital experience
Sustainability is now a strategic priority for many healthcare systems.
Cisco's integrated platform helps providers align technology investments with ESG objectives by delivering usage insights, automation tools, and energy-saving capabilities— supporting greener, more efficient operations over time.
Build toward long-term sustainability goals
With hybrid teams and distributed offices, agencies must control who accesses what—without adding friction.
Cisco Duo provides strong multi-factor authentication (MFA), device trust, and adaptive access policies—enabling secure cloud and VPN access under TIC 3.0.
Secure Remote Connectivity With Identity-Driven Access
Agencies need a first line of defense that prevents risky traffic from reaching cloud apps and endpoints.
Cisco Umbrella enforces DNS-layer protection, content filtering, and cloud access security—ensuring compliance with TIC 3.0 frameworks.
Control Cloud Access With Layered DNS Protection
Securing cloud access and enforcing policy across locations is essential for TIC 3.0 compliance.
Cisco Secure Access (SASE) integrates Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Secure Web Gateway, and firewall-as-a-service into a flexible, cloud-delivered platform.
Meet Federal Mandates With a SASE-Ready Architecture
Agencies must meet evolving federal security mandates (like TIC 3.0) while supporting cloud-based operations and remote users.
Dynamic security that responds to multi-faceted threats as they are happening
Enhancing customer experience through greater visibility and automated, proactive, security-conscious actions
Open extensibility and interoperability that can leverage existing client investments
An integrated cross-domain architectural approach that addresses access and security needs across cloud, data center, edge, applications, and network
Business Needs
These are some of the challenges facing public sector customers as they seek solutions to improve operational performance and citizen customer experiences:
Industry Drivers
Here are some of the external trends and pressures that’s driving demand for these solutions in the public sector:
Holistic, cross-domain architectural approaches to security across network, data center, edge, cloud, applications, and data (siloed IT no longer allowed)
Transformational technological change with the arrival of AI/ML security and networking capabilities
Aggressive adversaries pushing the technology envelope with NSA-grade hacking tools
Nation-state adversaries probing U.S. critical and government infrastructures
What Cisco Enables
Business Needs
Overview
Trusted Internet Connections
Use Case Architecture
Critical infrastructure systems like energy grids, water treatment facilities, and transportation networks depend on industrial control systems (ICS) that must be protected from cyber threats. Cisco delivers layered, specialized security for these high-risk environments.
With network segmentation, anomaly detection, and visibility into OT/IT convergence points, Cisco helps safeguard operational systems without compromising performance—keeping essential services secure and resilient.
A great patient experience depends on more than just app design—it requires uptime, speed, and reliability. ThousandEyes gives IT teams real-time visibility into the performance of patient portals, triage tools, and mobile check-in systems.
With end-to-end monitoring, teams can detect and resolve issues before they disrupt care.
Ensure a consistent, reliable digital experience
Manual processes make it hard to keep up with growing IT demands.
Cisco Meraki offers a cloud-managed platform that unifies control of wired, wireless, and security infrastructure across all care settings.. With built-in automation, remote troubleshooting, and policy enforcement, IT teams can scale operations, reduce overhead, and respond quickly to changing needs.
Simplify operations with centralized management and automation
Security teams need real-time insights into operational environments to respond quickly and reduce downtime.
Splunk Observability provides full-stack monitoring, anomaly detection, and log analytics to help agencies detect early signs of compromise in industrial systems.
Monitor and Respond to Threats in Real Time
Segmenting OT from IT networks helps limit attack surfaces and contain threats before they spread.
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) enables dynamic policy enforcement and microsegmentation to protect high-value systems and enforce Zero Trust in industrial environments.
Isolate and Protect Critical Assets With Network Segmentation
As industrial systems become more connected, they also become more vulnerable. Agencies need security that understands OT environments.
Cisco Cyber Vision provides deep visibility into industrial networks, identifies vulnerabilities, and protects ICS/SCADA systems from evolving threats.
Secure Operational Technology Without Disruption
Critical infrastructure systems require protection at both the IT and OT levels to guard against increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.
Proactive protection to enable safe use of more modern operational and development tools that deliver greater efficiency and capabilities
Ensure resiliency with the ability to detect and respond to anomalous activity before threats disable key ICS/OT systems
Automatic updates to security threat postures based on evolving global threat actor activity and tactics
Automated operations to reduce human errors
Business Needs
These are some of the challenges facing public sector customers as they seek solutions to improve operational performance and citizen customer experiences:
Industry Drivers
Here are some of the external trends and pressures that’s driving demand for these solutions in the public sector:
Dynamic threat actors increasingly perceiving ICS vulnerabilities
Greater ICS automation increasing attack vectors and surfaces
Evolution to software-defined service updates and delivery
Greater availability of sophisticated hacking tools increases pool of capable attackers
AI/ML-driven capabilities for enhanced ICS operations and security
What Cisco Enables
Business Needs
Overview
Industrial Control Systems Security and Resiliency
Cisco’s application-centric infrastructure provides real-time visibility across the network, security, and supporting infrastructures, with real-time enforcement of security policies.
Strengthen your customer's security posture with the power to understand risk exposure, spring back from disruption, and limit the impact of incidents.
Cybersecurity and Resilient Operations