With employees accessing applications and data through hybrid work environments, organizations need a way to secure remote workers. This can be done using a secure service edge. SSE is a cloud-native architecture that delivers security and networking services together in a single platform. This enables continuous security coverage across cloud, SaaS and private applications from an unified policy framework. Access Control It is important to have an SSE solution that covers all aspects of secure service edge. As employees and trusted partners increasingly access content, apps, data, and other resources via mobile or internet devices, a SSE solution will become more and more essential. SSE protects end users from unauthorized and malicious access, enables secure access to web, cloud, and private applications, and provides digital experience monitoring. 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 delivers centralized traffic visibility and offers consistent application security enforcement across all locations and users. SSE is also equipped with a zero-trust access control system based on identity. This means that users are never put on the network. It ensures reliable and fast WAN connections, without the use of a VPN. SSE also includes a defense-in depth strategy that is effective in detecting and preventing threats such as malware. Threat Protection SSE offers threat protection for internet sessions, ensuring that users connect securely to critical business applications no matter where they are located. 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 reduces risk by eliminating gaps between point products and eliminates the need for manual updates to traditional legacy appliances. Zero trust access. SSE systems are designed to allow the least-privileged user access. This is based on an zero trust policy that includes device, application, and content. This will prevent lateral movement as well as protect applications from being detected, thus reducing the attack area. SSE enforces corporate policies for all users regardless of their location in the network, or device they use. 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 Organisations must protect information when remote users and mobile devices connect to data and applications over the Internet. Secure service edges delivers security through the unification of web gateways (SWG), cloud-access security brokers (CASB), as well as zero-trust network access (ZTNA). SSE's centralized cloud DLP capabilities allow for sensitive data to be located, classified and protected in an integrated way. This can help to support compliance policy, such as Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard PCI DSS 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 solutions must include adaptive access control, which identifies and adjusts access based on changes in device posture. Monitoring Monitoring internet sessions is important when using a secure service. You can see how well your network performs and which apps are being used. Monitors can alert you to potential problems, allowing you to prevent them before they even occur. This will also allow you to improve your customer experience and cut costs. SSE platforms which can monitor web and data traffic on a global level are essential. Be sure that the vendor has a strong service level agreement (SLA) and an extensive track record in evaluating traffic for large multinational companies. One of the main use cases for security services edge is the enforcement of policy control over mobile, cloud, and internet access. For example, this can include enforcing policies on corporate internet access and compliance through content blockage and malware isolation.