Secure Service Edge for Hybrid Work Environments
Organizations need to protect remote workers, as employees are accessing data and applications through hybrid environments. You can do this by using a service edge.
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 It is important to have an SSE solution that covers all aspects of secure service edge. As employees and trusted partners increasingly access content, apps, data, and other resources via mobile or internet devices, a SSE solution will become more and more essential. 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 ensures consistent application and data security across locations and users, and provides centralized visibility.
SSE is also equipped with a zero-trust access control system based on identity. This means that users are never put on the network. This provides fast and reliable WAN connection without the requirement for a VPN. SSE includes a strong defense-in-depth approach for detecting malware and other threats.
Threat Protection SSE provides threat protection to internet sessions. This ensures that users can connect securely and safely to critical business applications, no matter where they may be located. 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 risks by eliminating gaps between products and removing the need for manual updating of traditional legacy appliances.
Zero trust: SSE Systems should provide least-privileged access in accordance with a zero-trust policy. This includes user role and behavior as well as device, application, or content. This minimizes the attack surface and prevents lateral moves.
SSE enforces corporate policies for all users regardless of their location in the network, or device they use. This helps mitigate the risk of insider threats, ransomware and other threats that can occur when employees connect to sensitive data or use cloud applications that are not compliant with corporate policies.
Data Security Protecting information is essential for organizations that allow remote and mobile workers to access data and applications via the internet. Secure service edge delivers protection by integrating web gateway, cloud access security broker and zero trust access (ZTNA).
SSE also offers centralized cloud data loss protection (DLP) capabilities, enabling sensitive data to be easily found, classified, and secured in a unified way. This can support compliance policies such as Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard and GDPR.
SSE solutions must also have advanced threat prevention capabilities, such as cloud firewall as a service (FWaaS), CASB inspection of data in SaaS apps, and adaptive access control. SSE includes adaptive access controls that identify device postures and change access accordingly.
Watching When working with a secure service edge, it's important to monitor internet sessions. This lets you see how your network works and what applications are being utilized.
Monitoring can help to protect your business by spotting potential problems in advance and preventing them from happening. This can also help you improve your user experience and reduce costs.
SSE platforms with the ability to inspect data and web traffic on a worldwide scale are vital. 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. This can include enforcing corporate internet and access control policies for compliance or mitigating risk through content blocking and malware isolation.