How AppOmni and Cisco Advance Zero Trust SaaS Security

New opportunities abound for channel partners

AppOmni + Cisco: Better Together for Zero Trust Security

SaaS applications are the backbone of enterprise operations, with critical data often concentrated in just a few key platforms. As reliance on SaaS grows, so does the urgency to secure these environments. However, traditional security solutions often leave gaps in protecting SaaS environments, exposing organizations to risks from misconfigurations, unauthorized access, and third-party integrations.

As SaaS usage accelerates, so does the demand for cybersecurity spending, with global information security spending projected to grow by 15% in 2025, according to Gartner. Cisco partners are uniquely positioned to capture this growing market by delivering holistic security solutions that address SaaS and network vulnerabilities together.

AppOmni’s SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) integrates directly with Cisco’s Security Service Edge (SSE), providing enterprises with a comprehensive Zero Trust solution. This integration delivers Zero Trust Posture Management (ZTPM) by extending Zero Trust principles into SaaS applications, ensuring visibility, continuous monitoring, and proactive management where critical data resides. Together, SSPM and SSE enable Cisco partners to offer unified SaaS and network security, bridging gaps that traditional solutions leave behind.

• SSPM Provides Zero Trust for SaaS: Ensures visibility, continuous monitoring, and proactive management of SaaS applications, securing sensitive data where it lives.
• SSE Secures Access to Cloud Services: Protects access and connectivity with robust network controls, forming a strong foundation for hybrid work and SaaS adoption.

SSPM: The Missing Piece in the Security Service Edge (SSE) Stack

Cisco’s SSE stack delivers robust network protection and granular private access, including VPNaaS, FWaaS, DNS security, CASB, RBI, Digital Experience Management, SWG and others. However, SSPM fills a critical gap by extending Zero Trust principles into SaaS applications. By integrating AppOmni’s SSPM with Cisco’s SSE, customers gain full visibility into their SaaS environments, enforce security policies, and mitigate risks from misconfigurations and unauthorized access.

Think of SSPM as the final piece of the puzzle that enhances and completes Cisco’s SSE capabilities, bridging network-centric security for cloud services and private applications with SaaS security for a unified Zero Trust framework.

Why This Partnership Matters

This integration offers:

• Enhanced Visibility and Control: Help your customers uncover hidden SaaS-to-SaaS risks, prevent misconfigurations, address SaaS threats, and enforce access controls to reduce the likelihood of SaaS breaches, which affected 31% of organizations in 2024.
• Efficient Security Operations: Enable customers to save time and improve workflows by automating SaaS security processes, detecting SaaS threats, and anomalous behavior, leading to faster and more effective incident response.
• Simplified Sales and Deployment: Streamline procurement and accelerate time-to-value for your customers with a solution that’s part of Cisco’s SolutionsPlus Program and available on the Global Price List (GPL).

How to Get Started

Cisco partners can:

1. Leverage the GPL to easily access and sell AppOmni.
2. Upsell and Cross-Sell by positioning SSPM as a critical layer in Zero Trust security.
3. Access Training and Support from AppOmni to deepen SaaS security expertise and enhance customer success.

Beyond streamlined purchasing through the GPL, this partnership empowers VARs to deliver complete security solutions by addressing gaps that traditional tools leave behind. AppOmni extends Cisco’s capabilities into SaaS environments, enabling VARs to help customers secure critical data, reduce risk, and achieve a unified security strategy.

Together, AppOmni and Cisco provide a comprehensive Zero Trust architecture that secures networks and SaaS applications alike, empowering partners to lead in a growing SaaS security market.