Secure Service Edge Hybrid Work Environments

Organizations need to protect remote workers, as employees are accessing data and applications through hybrid environments. This can be done using a secure service edge.

SSE provides security and network services in a single cloud-native 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 users from malicious and unauthorized access. It also enables secure access for web, cloud and private applications and monitors the digital experience.

SSE is a cloud-based platform that integrates networking and security functions, such as software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN), firewall as a service, secure web gateways (SWG), cloud access security broker (CASB), and zero trust network access (ZTNA). It provides consistent application and security enforcement for users and locations while providing centralized visibility of traffic.

SSE includes an identity-based zero trust access control system that never puts users on the corporate network. It ensures reliable and fast WAN connections, without the use of a VPN. SSE includes a strong defense-in-depth approach for detecting malware and other threats.

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.

The cloud platform can deliver security services to users regardless of their location or device. 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 should allow least-privileged access based on a zero trust policy, including user role and behavior, device, application and content. This minimizes the attack surface and prevents lateral moves.

SSE combines unified Threat Prevention capabilities with CASB & ZTNA Technologies to enforce policies on end users no matter what device or location they may be in. This can reduce the risk of malware, ransomware, and other threats if employees are using cloud applications or sensitive data that is not compliant with company 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 help to support compliance policy, such as Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard PCI DSS and 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's adaptive access control identifies the device posture, and adapts access to it as needed.

Monitoring

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.

Monitors can alert you to potential problems, allowing you to prevent them before they even occur. This can help improve your user's experience and reduce cost.

SSE platform that can inspect web- and data-traffic on a globally scale is crucial. Choose a vendor with strong service agreements (SLAs) that has evaluated inline traffic on behalf of large multinationals.

One of the primary use cases for a security service edge is enforcing policy control over internet, cloud, and mobile 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.