Organizations need to protect remote workers, as employees are accessing data and applications through hybrid environments. Secure service edges can help with this.

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

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 allows for consistent application and network security across users and locations, while also providing central visibility.

SSE includes an identity-based zero trust access control system that never puts users on the corporate network. This enables fast, reliable WANs without the necessity of a Virtual Private Network (VPN). SSE also includes a defense-in depth strategy that is effective in detecting and preventing threats such as malware.

Threat Protection

SSE offers protection against threats for internet sessions. It ensures users securely connect to critical applications regardless of where they are. 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. It reduces risk because it eliminates gaps in point products, and also removes the need to update legacy appliances manually.

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 prevents lateral movement and protects applications from being discovered, reducing the attack surface.

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

Protecting information is essential for organizations that allow remote and mobile workers to access data and applications via the internet. Secure service-edge delivers security using web gateway (SWG), zero-trust network (ZTNA), and cloud access security broker technologies.

SSE also provides centralized cloud Data Loss Protection (DLP) capabilities. This allows sensitive data, such as credit card numbers, to be classified, located and secured in one place. This can support compliance policies such as Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard 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

It's crucial to monitor internet sessions when working with a service edge. 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. It can also improve user experience and lower costs.

SSE platform that can inspect web- and data-traffic on a globally scale is crucial. Be sure that the vendor has a strong service level agreement (SLA) and an extensive track record in evaluating traffic for large multinational companies.

A security service edge can be used to enforce policy control on 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.