Netskope, the leader in Security Service Edge and Zero Trust, announced key enhancements to Netskope Private Access, the zero trust network access (ZTNA) cornerstone of Netskope’s award-winning security platform. Netskope customers can now apply zero trust principles seamlessly across the widest range of hybrid work security needs, including SaaS, IaaS, private applications, web, e-mail, and endpoint devices.
The new normal of hybrid work means enterprises are rapidly adopting Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) technology architecture. Key to SASE, ZTNA enables organizations to transition from legacy remote access VPN to a modern infrastructure that is efficient and more secure.
Gartner predicts:
“By 2025, 70% of organizations that implement agent-based zero trust network access (ZTNA) will choose a security service edge (SSE) provider for ZTNA, rather than a stand-alone offering, up from 20% in 20211.
By 2026, 50% of organizations will prioritize advanced data security features for inspection of data at rest and in motion as a selection criterion for SSE, up from 15% in 2021.
Netskope Private Access Delivers ZTNA for Hybrid Work
Netskope Private Access, which provides ZTNA services, is a critical component of the Netskope Intelligent SSE platform. It connects users anywhere, using any device, to corporate resources everywhere and continuously evaluates context and adapts to reduce risk. With today’s release, this same context has been extended to the enterprise data layer, leveraging Netskope’s unified DLP capabilities. Netskope has been consistently lauded for its advanced data protection capabilities, which are emphasized as an area in which other SASE and SSE vendors lag behind.
New and updated features of Netskope Private Access include:
Data protection. Enterprises can monitor and protect data in situations such as third-party access and employee BYOD, preventing sensitive data from leaving the corporate environment.
Insider risk mitigation. Netskope Private Access continuously monitors application and data use, detects activities and behavior anomalies using UEBA, and applies adaptive access policies based on user risks.
Support for hybrid work. Netskope Private Access enables secure connection to private applications without requiring users to authenticate into a Netskope client. Among other benefits, this enables enterprises to quickly and efficiently onboard newly hired remote employees and ensure they can be productive on day one of employment—without creating security risks.
Application discovery. With improved application discovery capabilities in Netskope Private Access, network administrators gain detailed insight of private applications in use by teams, as well as the scope of individual user’s access and traffic patterns.
API Automation. Netskope Private Access APIs automate the application administrative setup processes, thus efficiently enabling access to applications with adaptive access controls and policies, as well as streamlining how teams perform ongoing maintenance and application management.
Easy accessibility from major cloud marketplaces. Publishers for Netskope Private Access are now available via the Microsoft Azure marketplace, meaning Microsoft Azure cloud customers can easily select packages to deploy Netskope Private Access with their application environment. Netskope Private Access Publishers are already available via the Amazon Web Services marketplace.