With employees accessing applications and data through hybrid work environments, organizations need a way to secure remote workers. Secure service edges can help with this. SSE provides security and network services in a single cloud-native platform. It provides continuous security across SaaS, cloud and private applications using a unified policy framework. Access Control A comprehensive solution for secure service edges (SSEs) is necessary as employees and partners are increasingly using the internet and mobile devices to access data, content, applications and other resources. SSE secures end users against malicious attacks, allows them to securely access cloud, private and web applications, and provides monitoring of their digital experiences. 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 provides consistent application and security enforcement for users and locations while providing centralized visibility of 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 provides threat protection to internet sessions. This ensures that users can connect securely and safely to critical business applications, no matter where they may be located. This allows hybrid working for employees. It secures cloud connectivity and private data, speeds up cloud migrations, and simplifies integration in M&As. Security services are delivered from a single cloud platform that can follow user-to-app connections regardless of location or device. This reduces risk by eliminating gaps between point products and eliminates the need for manual updates to traditional legacy appliances. Zero trust access: SSE should only allow access to the least privileged users based on zero trust policies, which include user roles and behaviors, devices, applications and content. This prevents lateral movement and protects applications from being discovered, reducing the attack surface. Enforcing policy control: SSE combines unified threat prevention capabilities with CASB and ZTNA technologies to enforce corporate policies on all end users, regardless of where they are in the network or what devices they are using. This helps reduce the risk that insiders, ransomwares and other types of threats can be posed by employees who connect to sensitive information or use cloud-based applications that aren't compliant with corporate security policies. Data Security The information of remote and portable users is important to organizations. Secure service edge provides security by combining web gateway (SWG), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), zero trust network access technologies (ZTNA). SSE provides centralized cloud data protection (DLP), allowing sensitive data be quickly found, classified, then secured in an unified manner. This can support compliance policies such as Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard and GDPR. SSE products must also offer advanced threat prevention, such as cloud-based firewalls (FWaaS), CASB analysis of data stored in SaaS software, and adaptive security access control. SSE includes adaptive access controls that identify device postures and change access accordingly. Monitoring It is crucial to monitor Internet sessions when you are working with a Secure Service Edge. This will allow you to monitor how your network is working and which applications are being used. Monitoring can help you spot potential problems before they happen and keep your business protected from threats. This can also help you improve your user experience and reduce costs. SSE platform that can inspect web- and data-traffic on a globally scale is crucial. Choose a vendor with strong service agreements (SLAs) that has evaluated inline traffic on behalf of large multinationals. One of the primary use cases for a security service edge is enforcing policy control over internet, cloud, and mobile access. It can be used to enforce corporate internet policies and access controls for compliance, or mitigate risk by blocking content and isolating malware.