Secure Service Edge Hybrid Work Environments

In order to protect their remote workers who access applications and data via hybrid work environments, companies need a solution. It can be achieved by using a secure edge service.

SSE is a cloud-native architecture that delivers security and networking services together in a single platform. This enables continuous security coverage across cloud, SaaS and private applications from an unified policy framework.

Access Control

As more employees and trusted partners access content, data, applications, and other resources through the internet or mobile devices, it is essential to have a comprehensive secure service edge (SSE) solution. SSE protects against unauthorized or malicious access and allows users to access web, cloud, private, and other applications securely.

SSE is an integrated cloud-based platform for networking and security. This includes SD-WAN (software-defined wide area networks), firewalls-as-a-service, secure Web Gateways (SWG), the Cloud Access Security Broker, and Zero Trust Network access (ZTNA). It delivers centralized traffic visibility and offers consistent application security enforcement across all locations and users.

SSE includes an identity-based zero trust access control system that never puts users on the corporate network. This ensures fast, reliable WAN connections without the need for a VPN. In addition, a robust defense-in-depth strategy for detecting and preventing malware and other threats is an important part of SSE.

Threat Protection

SSE offers protection against threats for internet sessions. It ensures users securely connect to critical applications regardless of where they are. It enables hybrid work by employees, secures the cloud and private data connection, accelerates cloud-migrations, as well as simplifies the integration of M&As.

A single cloud platform delivers security services that follow app-to-app connectivity, regardless of device or location. This reduces the risk of a breach by removing gaps between point solutions and eliminating the need for manually updating traditional legacy appliances.

Zero trust access. SSE systems are designed to allow the least-privileged user access. This is based on an zero trust policy that includes device, application, and content. This minimizes the attack surface and prevents lateral moves.

Enforcing policy control: SSE combines unified threat prevention capabilities with CASB and ZTNA technologies to enforce corporate policies on all end users, regardless of where they are in the network or what devices they are using. This reduces the risk of ransomware, insider threats and other threats when employees access sensitive data or use cloud apps that do not comply with corporate policies.

Data Security

The information of remote and portable users is important to organizations. Secure service edge delivers protection by integrating web gateway, cloud access security broker and zero trust access (ZTNA).

SSE provides centralized cloud data protection (DLP), allowing sensitive data be quickly found, classified, then secured in an unified manner. This can assist in supporting compliance policies such as Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, or GDPR.

SSE products must also offer advanced threat prevention, such as cloud-based firewalls (FWaaS), CASB analysis of data stored in SaaS software, and adaptive security access control. SSE solutions must include adaptive access control, which identifies and adjusts access based on changes in device posture.

Watching

Monitoring internet sessions is important when using a secure service. This lets you see how your network works and what applications are being utilized.

Monitoring can help you spot potential problems before they happen and keep your business protected from threats. You can improve the user experience while reducing costs.

SSE platforms which can monitor web and data traffic on a global level are essential. Choose a vendor with strong service agreements (SLAs) that has evaluated inline traffic on behalf of large multinationals.

A security service edge can be used to enforce policy control on internet, cloud and mobile access. It can be used to enforce corporate internet policies and access controls for compliance, or mitigate risk by blocking content and isolating malware.