Why is a zero trust strategy relevant?

Today, users and applications exist in a hybrid environment with direct to cloud access where access based on device type or network location is no longer secure. Compromise, insider risks, and data theft are persistent problems that these zero trust principles can solve.

• Remove implicit trust
• Refine least privilege access
• Continuously monitor

How does the zero trust journey unfold?

Zero trust principles map to the four transformation stages to protect users, applications, and data.

• Network transformation enables direct to cloud with multi-factor authentication (MFA), zero trust network access (ZTNA), and SD-WAN, and provides a fast experience for any user, device, or location
• Security transformation adopts a cloud-hosted SSE platform to define explicit trust parameters for data and threat protection with the ability to inspect web, SaaS, and IaaS traffic and also and validate a good security posture
• App transformation understands trust baselines for applications, users, devices, and company versus personal instances for adaptive policy controls based on context
• Data transformation refines trust posture for advanced data protection in-motion, in-use, and at-rest by detecting behavior anomalies and data movement informed with analytics

Transform your security posture with Netskope Intelligent SSE

Netskope completes the zero trust journey through all four transformation stages with its security service edge (SSE) platform. At the core is the Zero Trust Engine analyzing business transactions with adaptive access based on identity, cloud context, application and user trust, and device profile, data and threat protection, and analytics. All solutions are built around this core engine with one console, one agent, and one policy model to refine your security posture with closed loop analytics. Security stack integration is simplified using our Cloud Exchange models to share threat intelligence, export logs, exchange risk scores, and automate workflows and remediation with our technology partners. Superior user and app experience delivered by our NewEdge network that spans nearly 60 regions globally today – with full compute and all SSE services available at the edge, closer to users – to power our Zero Trust Engine. Start your zero trust journey today with Netskope Private Access, Security Service Edge, Next Gen Secure Web Gateway (SWG), or Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) and Security Posture Management.

The Netskope Security Cloud

Unrivaled visibility. Real-time data and threat protection. Netskope Intelligent SSE is built on the Netskope Security Cloud, a platform that provides unrivaled visibility and real-time data and threat protection when accessing cloud services, websites, and private apps from anywhere, on any device.

Features and benefits

Accelerated business agility

Adopt all types of cloud for unprecedented speed, scalability, and agility. Increase collaboration with suppliers and partners with low latency access to data and applications.

Security without performance trade-offs

Avoid traffic backhauling and enable fast, direct access to resources hosted on-premises or in the cloud, – regardless of user location or device – leveraging the fast, low-latency on-ramps and extensive peering of NewEdge.

Reduced security risk

Eliminate implicit trust and enable context-driven, correctly-privileged access to the resources that users or groups of users require, while concealing all other resources. Continuously evaluate and adjust access levels to prevent over-entitlement for applications and cloud services.

Improved security posture

Derive insights from analytics for deep visibility into applications in use and user behaviors to strengthen your overall security posture with closed-loop policy refinement.

Reduce total cost of operations

Reduce costs for appliances, bandwidth, and full-time employees while improving operational efficiency and optimizing cloud spend.

Map your zero trust strategy and journey with Netskope

A traditional approach may start at the beginning with zero trust network access, while experience shows many companies face challenges with application and data transformation stages while still using legacy security appliances and networks. For your organization the journey will likely cover all four stages when the analysis of current challenges and desired use cases are complete.

Netskope helps companies map zero trust to the four SASE transformation stages

Network Transformation

Establish zero trust access

• Adopt and federate MFA/SSO to apps & services
• Enable ZTNA for private apps & resources
• Support hybrid work & work from anywhere
• Monitor and manage a fast user experience Transformation Steps
• Direct to cloud, SD-WAN, branch transformation
• Reduce MPLS and dedicated WAN links

Security Transformation

Consolidate explicit trust controls

• Scan everything, web, SaaS, and IaaS
• One platform, console, and agent
• Zero trust engine with adaptive policies
• Single pass with TLS inspection Transformation Steps
• Security Service Edge (SSE)
• Advanced data and threat protection
• Security stack integration & automation

App Transformation

Build your trust baseline

• App and user trust ratings
• Device posture, status, and location
• Company vs personal app instances
• Contextual analysis Transformation Steps
• Adaptive policy controls
• App activity controls
• Real-time coaching
• Security posture management

Data Transformation

Refine trust posture with closed loop analysis

• Known & unknown data movement
• Insider risks and data theft
• Behavior anomalies
• Advanced analytics Transformation Steps
• Zero trust data access
• In-motion, in-use, at-rest
• Managed vs unmanaged
• AI/ML data classifiers