Cisco Secure Workload (Tetration)
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What is Cisco Secure Workload (Tetration)
Cisco Secure Workload (formerly Cisco Tetration) is a workload-centric security platform used to discover application dependencies, enforce segmentation policy, and monitor runtime behavior across data center and cloud environments. It targets security and infrastructure teams that need to reduce lateral movement risk and implement least-privilege network access between workloads. The product combines telemetry collection (agents and network/sensor-based sources) with policy modeling and enforcement integrations to operationalize microsegmentation at scale.
Strong dependency mapping
The product builds application dependency maps from workload telemetry to show east-west traffic flows and service relationships. This supports segmentation design by identifying required communications before enforcement. It is useful for data center modernization and cloud migration projects where application connectivity is not fully documented.
Policy-driven microsegmentation
Cisco Secure Workload supports creating segmentation policies based on application context and labels rather than only IP addresses. It can translate modeled policy into enforceable rules through integrations with supported enforcement points. This approach helps teams manage policy changes as workloads scale and change across environments.
Hybrid environment coverage
The platform is designed to operate across on-premises data centers and multiple cloud environments, focusing on workload identity and behavior. It supports use cases where organizations need consistent segmentation and visibility across heterogeneous infrastructure. This can reduce the need to manage separate tooling for different runtime locations.
Complex deployment and tuning
Implementations often require planning for telemetry collection, labeling strategy, and policy lifecycle management. Organizations may need cross-team coordination between security, network, and application owners to reach enforcement safely. Time-to-value can be longer than tools focused on narrower cloud-only use cases.
Enforcement depends on integrations
Actual blocking/segmentation outcomes depend on which enforcement mechanisms are available and integrated in the environment. Coverage and capabilities can vary by platform (e.g., hypervisor, host firewall, or network controls) and by cloud provider. This can create gaps if required enforcement points are not supported or not operationally feasible.
Not a full CNAPP suite
While it addresses segmentation and workload visibility, it is not primarily a broad cloud posture management and cloud-native application protection suite. Organizations may still need separate products for areas such as misconfiguration management, identity posture, or broader cloud threat detection and response. This can increase overall toolchain complexity for cloud security programs.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Workload license (subscription) | Not publicly listed — contact Cisco | License based on number of workload equivalents (VMs, bare-metal servers, container hosts, VDI instances). Subscription terms: 1-, 3-, or 5-year term with annual billing or prepayment option. (Cisco Secure Workload pricing component). |
| Endpoint license (subscription) | Not publicly listed — contact Cisco | License based on number of endpoint devices providing telemetry/context (Cisco AnyConnect or Cisco ISE). Subscription terms: 1-, 3-, or 5-year term with annual billing or prepayment option. |
| On-premises hardware appliance | Custom pricing — contact Cisco | Hardware platform option (appliance small/large form factor) for on-prem deployments; racked and shipped with base software loaded. Ordering/quote from Cisco required. |
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