Meet the demands of today's users with SASE and SSE

Traditional networking and security architectures weren't designed for today's global user base that must constantly access resources in the cloud. By putting security (SSE) and networking services at the cloud edge, secure access service edge (SASE) allows organizations to increase cloud adoption, offload security tasks and deliver consistent user experiences, no matter where users are located.

The Next Wave of SASE: Unified Solutions

The secure access service edge (SASE) market continues to evolve with the emergence of single-vendor and unified SASE offerings. We explore the benefits, drawbacks and business cases of multi-vendor, single-vendor and unified approaches.
Article
•Mar 7, 2024

Security Service Edge (SSE): What Happened to the "A" in SASE?

Understand the SSE in SASE. Here's a high-level overview of Gartner's updated terminology.
Article
•Mar 14, 2024

The Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) Puzzle Piece in SASE

Introducing the Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) component of the ZTA architecture, and how ZTNA links to the SASE framework.
Article
•Apr 3, 2023

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) & Security Service Edge (SSE) Briefing

The shift to cloud computing, remote work, evolving work habits, and a more tech-savvy workforce has redefined how and where users access applications and critical resources. These changes are driving a transformation in enterprise networks to provide a consistent and secure user experience. This briefing will delve into the convergence of networking and security through Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and the security-focused capabilities of Security Service Edge (SSE), highlighting how your organization can prepare to leverage SASE or SSE to achieve secure, business-critical outcomes.
Briefing
•1 hr

SSE and SASE Market Scan Workshop

This workshop is designed to help organizations with their decision making for their next-generation network and security architecture.
Workshop
•8 hrs

The evolution of SASE and SSE: From connectivity and security toward a cloud-delivered security solution

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) revolutionized cybersecurity by merging network and security services into a single cloud-native solution. It provides seamless, secure access for users anywhere, crucial in today's remote work era. By integrating WAN capabilities with robust security measures, SASE ensures consistent protection across all endpoints, simplifying management and reducing costs. 

However, as organizations adopted SASE, it became evident that some needed a more focused approach to cloud-delivered security without the networking component. This led to the evolution of security service edge (SSE).

SSE encompasses the security aspects of SASE, including secure web gateway (SWG), cloud access security broker (CASB), firewall as a service (FWaaS) and zero trust network access (ZTNA), but without the SD-WAN component. This allows organizations to adopt a more modular approach, prioritizing security capabilities while gradually integrating networking features as needed. In essence, SSE can be considered a subset of SASE, providing a stepping stone for organizations to transition to a fully integrated SASE architecture.

 

SSE encompasses the security aspects of SASE.

 What is cloud-delivered security (SSE)?

SSE brings all the separate security services necessary for SASE — applications, products and services, often from different vendors — into a unified, integrated format that provides greater efficiency and reduces complexity and cost.  SSE represents deeply integrated security capabilities that are aware of each other, work together and are sourced from a single vendor. SSE is considered an "as-a-service" consumption model, giving organizations flexibility.

To establish an effective reference solution, it's crucial to first identify and prioritize key customer market trends that the solution will address, either upon initial release or through planned updates. Market trends below have evolved from network-based SASE Business use cases to be more security-focused.

Understanding business drivers for security service edge (SSE)

Here's how SSE can integrate into an overall IT strategy:

Understanding business drivers for security service edge (SSE)

Cloud security

Ensuring the security of multi-cloud environments.

Understanding business drivers for security service edge (SSE)

Agility and scalability

Allowing the business to introduce secure connectivity at a global scale with agility.

Understanding business drivers for security service edge (SSE)

Risk management

Implementing least privilege access to applications and data.

Understanding business drivers for security service edge (SSE)

IOT/OT security

Ensuring devices have secure access to both sanctioned and unsanctioned applications, as well as workloads moving to the public cloud. 

Understanding business drivers for security service edge (SSE)

Data protection

Discovering data-in-motion and data-at-rest threats and preventing the loss of sensitive information. 

Understanding business drivers for security service edge (SSE)

Consolidation

Reducing operational overhead by managing and streamlining toolsets. 

Understanding business drivers for security service edge (SSE)

Visibility and user experience

Enhancing visibility by integrating security products, minimizing management and logging dashboards, and improving user experience insights.  

Understanding business drivers for security service edge (SSE)

Compliance

Meeting federal agency requirements, geolocation mandates, and regulations such as PCI, GDPR, or HIPPA.

Understanding business drivers for security service edge (SSE)

Secure connectivity

Ensuring connectivity for business-to-business, acquisitions, mergers or divestitures, and WAN optimization.

Accelerate your SASE and SSE journey

From learning the basics, to gaining hands-on experience with different solutions to discovering the right path for your organization, accelerate your journey to SASE.

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)

Labs

SSE and SASE Market Scan Workshop

This workshop is designed to help organizations with their decision making for their next-generation network and security architecture.

Zero Trust Network Access Briefing

The concept of trust is undergoing a profound transformation. A surge in remote work and the migration of applications to the cloud, coupled with the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, are prompting organizations to reconsider their security approaches, challenging traditional notions of trust within their networks. This Briefing delves into the crucial topic of Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and its significance in modern enterprise architectures.

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) & Security Service Edge (SSE) Briefing

The shift to cloud computing, remote work, evolving work habits, and a more tech-savvy workforce has redefined how and where users access applications and critical resources. These changes are driving a transformation in enterprise networks to provide a consistent and secure user experience. This briefing will delve into the convergence of networking and security through Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and the security-focused capabilities of Security Service Edge (SSE), highlighting how your organization can prepare to leverage SASE or SSE to achieve secure, business-critical outcomes.

What about SSE?

Adopting a full SASE architecture isn't the right path for every organization. Instead, use Security Service Edge (SSE) to incrementally move toward a unified experience for network and security services. And realize tangible security benefits along the way.

 

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