In order to protect their remote workers who access applications and data via hybrid work environments, companies need a solution. Secure service edges can help with this. SSE, a cloud-native platform that integrates security and networking into one platform, is a cloud architecture. The unified policy allows for continuous security coverage of cloud, SaaS applications and private apps. Access Control Secure Service Edge (SSE) solutions are essential as more employees, partners, and customers access content, data and applications via the internet and mobile devices. SSE provides protection against malicious or unauthorized access. SSE also allows secure access to cloud, web and private applications. 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 offers consistent application and security enforcement across locations and users while delivering centralized visibility into traffic. SSE has a zero-trust approach to access control, which is based on user identity. Users are never placed on the corporate networks. This ensures fast, reliable WAN connections without the need for a VPN. SSE includes a strong defense-in-depth approach for detecting malware and other threats. Threat Protection SSE is a threat protection solution for internet sessions. Users can securely access critical business applications from anywhere. This enables hybrid-work for employees, secures data and cloud connectivity, accelerates migrations to the cloud, and simplifies M&A integration. Security services are delivered through a cloud platform which can track user-to application connections, irrespective of location or devices. This eliminates gaps between point-products and the need to manually update traditional legacy appliances. Zero-trust access: SSE systems must allow the least privilege access, based upon a policy of zero trust, encompassing user role, behavior, device, content, and application. This reduces the attack surface by preventing lateral movement, protecting applications from discovery and preventing lateral movements. SSE enforces corporate policies for all users regardless of their location in the network, or device they use. 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 by unifying web gateway (SWG), cloud access security broker (CASB), and zero trust network access (ZTNA) 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 help support compliance policies, such as Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and GDPR. SSE solutions should also include advanced threat prevention features, including cloud firewalls as a service, CASB inspections of data within SaaS apps and adaptive access controls. SSE is built around adaptive access, which detects changes in the device's posture and adjusts its access. Watching It is crucial to monitor Internet sessions when you are working with a Secure 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. Vendors should have strong service-level agreement (SLAs), and experience evaluating inline traffic at major multinationals. The primary use case for a security edge is to enforce policies over cloud, internet and mobile access. For example, this can include enforcing policies on corporate internet access and compliance through content blockage and malware isolation.