Secure Service Edge Hybrid Work Environments
As employees use hybrid work environments to access applications and information, organizations must secure remote workers. A secure service edge can help achieve this.
SSE is a cloud-native architecture that delivers security and networking services together in a single platform. This allows continuous security coverage for cloud, SaaS or private applications through a single 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 has a zero-trust approach to access control, which is based on user identity. Users are never placed on the corporate networks. This provides fast and reliable WAN connection without the requirement for a VPN. SSE incorporates a robust strategy of defense in depth to detect and prevent malware, as well as other threats.
Threat Protection SSE protects internet sessions from threats, so users are able to connect securely with critical business apps no matter their location. This facilitates hybrid work, protects private and cloud data connectivity, speeds cloud migrations, simplifies integrations during M&As, and enables hybrid working by employees.
Security services are delivered through a cloud platform which can track user-to application connections, irrespective of location or devices. This reduces risks by eliminating gaps between products and removing the need for manual updating of 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 will prevent lateral movement as well as protect applications from being detected, thus reducing the attack area.
SSE enforces policies: SSE combines unified threats prevention capabilities with CASB/ZTNA technologies in order to enforce corporate policy on all end-users, no matter where they are located within the network or which devices they use. This can help mitigate the risks of insider attacks, ransomware or other threats that may occur when employees use cloud applications not in compliance with corporate policy.
Data Security The information of remote and portable users is important to organizations. Secure service edge delivers security by unifying web gateway (SWG), cloud access security broker (CASB), and zero trust network access (ZTNA) technologies.
SSE's centralized cloud DLP capabilities allow for sensitive data to be located, classified and protected in an integrated way. This can help to support compliance policy, such as Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard PCI DSS and GDPR.
SSE solutions also need to have advanced threat-prevention capabilities. These include cloud firewall as a Service (FWaaS), CASB data inspection in SaaS applications, and adaptive control access. SSE's adaptive access control identifies the device posture, and adapts access to it as needed.
Monitoring Monitor internet sessions if you're working with secure service edges. You can see how well your network performs and which apps are being used.
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 platform that can inspect web- and data-traffic on a globally scale is crucial. You should choose a vendor who has solid service-level agreements and is experienced in evaluating the traffic of major multinationals.
One of the most common uses for a Security Service Edge is to enforce control policies on mobile, cloud and internet access. This could include enforcing access and internet control policies within the company to ensure compliance or reducing risk via content blocking and malware isolate.