Organizations need to protect remote workers, as employees are accessing data and applications through hybrid environments. A secure service edge can help achieve this. SSE is a cloud native architecture that combines networking and security services into a single platform. This enables continuous security coverage across cloud, SaaS and private applications from an unified policy framework. 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 protects against unauthorized or malicious access and allows users to access web, cloud, private, and other applications securely. SSE is an integrated cloud-based platform for networking and security. This includes SD-WAN (software-defined wide area networks), firewalls-as-a-service, secure Web Gateways (SWG), the Cloud Access Security Broker, and Zero Trust Network access (ZTNA). It allows for consistent application and network security across users and locations, while also providing central visibility. SSE has a zero-trust approach to access control, which is based on user identity. Users are never placed on the corporate networks. It ensures reliable and fast WAN connections, without the use of a VPN. In addition, a robust defense-in-depth strategy for detecting and preventing malware and other threats is an important part of SSE. 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 cloud and private data connectivity, accelerates cloud migrations and simplifies integration during M&As. The cloud platform can deliver security services to users regardless of their location or device. This reduces risks by eliminating gaps between products and removing the need for manual updating of traditional legacy appliances. Zero trust access: SSE systems should allow least-privileged access based on a zero trust policy, including user role and behavior, device, application and content. This prevents lateral movement and protects applications from being discovered, reducing the attack surface. SSE enforces policy control by combining unified threat prevention capabilities, CASB, and ZTNA to enforce corporate standards on all users. This is true regardless of the location or type of device. 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 As remote and mobile users connect to applications and data over the internet, organizations need to protect that information. Secure service edge delivers security by unifying web gateway (SWG), cloud access security broker (CASB), and zero trust network access (ZTNA) technologies. SSE also offers centralized cloud data loss protection (DLP) capabilities, enabling sensitive data to be easily found, classified, and secured in a unified way. This can assist in supporting compliance policies such as Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, or GDPR. SSE solutions must also have advanced threat prevention capabilities, such as cloud firewall as a service (FWaaS), CASB inspection of data in SaaS apps, and adaptive access control. Adaptive access control is a key element of SSE that identifies device posture and adjusts access as it changes. Monitoring Monitoring internet sessions is important when using a secure service. 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 platforms that can inspect web and data traffic at a global scale are 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.