Netskope SASE in Securing Cloud-Based Applications

Cloud based Apps are the consistent factor in driving forward business agility and innovation in a digital first world. Unfortunately, the same cant be said regarding the insecurity around cloud environments as businesses are experiencing a flood of security challenges due to this extensive shift towards clouds worldwide. Protecting sensitive data from adversaries and keeping access usage smooth for clients, has always been the need of the hour. The Netskope Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution provides an attractive solution to these challenges by making it easier for enterprises to secure their cloud environments. In this blog, I am going to write about why Netskope SASE is so important for achieving security and compliance in your cloud applications.

For your important cloud apps:

Enter Cloud Security

As organizations move more and more of their operations to the cloud, the security of your cloud applications becomes paramount. Here’s why:

• Data Breaches — As companies store and access sensitive data through cloud applications, maintaining information security is still a concern. Which means, if such security settings are misconfigured or unauthorized access is done they can cause huge loss of data and this may damage one company reputation as well as financially.
• Regulatory Compliance: Companies in different industries are bound to regulatory standards like GDPR, HIPAA and the like. It is important to ensure that the cloud applications comply with these regulations as non-conformance could invite massive fines and legal action.
• Complex Threat Landscape: The threat surface has expanded as organizations move more of their business functions to the cloud. These advanced measures are important because with the change of tactics, cybercriminals continuously adapt theirs.
• Growing Cloud Dependency — Widely using of cloud applications for business continuity and productivity. As should any compromise will lead to severe operational disruption so it is clear that cloud security should be very strong.

How Netskope SASE Secures Cloud Data

Netskope combines its SASE solution to secure cloud applications in a cloud-native fashion. This is how it safeguards the cloud data:

• Dynamic Data Protection: Providing data-centric security that governs user access and protects sensitive data across cloud applications. Delivers up to date analysis of data consumption while automatically controlling the handling of data based on compliance policies.
• Data Leader Technology Based Policy Enforcement: We have the ability to enforce policy based on data protection technology that manages who can access, alter or share data in both sanctioned and unsanctioned cloud applications. This control helps in minimizing the chances of unauthorized access and data manipulation.
• Advanced Threat Protection: The threat protection engine of Netskope recognises and prevents malware threats in real-time, securing cloud apps against known as well as unknown vulnerabilities.
• Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA): Netskope SASE adheres to ZTNA principles, requiring that users and devices be authenticated and authorized before they can connect and access cloud resources.
• Visibility and Analytics: The platform reveals previously unknown cloud application usage to security teams. With intelligent analytics, you can find vulnerabilities in return and prevent them early.

Use of SASE in Cloud Environments through Case Studies

Some real-world examples of different use cases illustrating the value of Netskope SASE:

• Financial Services: One of the top financial services companies chose Netskope SASE to secure its cloud-based trading applications. The result was a 70% decrease in incidents of unauthorized access and closure of much non-compliance as the middle market companies deployed the solution.
• Healthcare: A healthcare provider utilized Netskope SASE to safeguard patient information with increased telehealth adoption. It securely enabled remote staff to access PHI, substantially improving the protection and compliance of HIPAA data.
• Manufacturing: A global manufacturing company leveraged Netskope SASE for data governance across supply chain applications in its factory environment. It led to a 60% decrease in data breaches and more effective collaboration between teams all over the world.

SASE Cloud App Security Best Practices

For Netskope SASE to be correctly implemented, here are some top best practices that can enhance cloud app security:

• Regular Policy Updates: Review and edit access control policies are updated in accordance with changes made to business, security requirements. Consider policies that need to be adapted for optimal coverage.
• User Training and Awareness: Teach practices that make the users aware of what they as an end user must be doing to comply with security norms and their responsibilities adhering to access controls. To Prevent User Negligence Related Risks to be Contented by Following Cyber Security Awareness.
• Monitor Continuously: Feed the visibility and analytics capability of Netskope SASE to monitor usage and data flow for cloud applications. This allows for the opportunity to detect and respond to security threats in a timely manner.
• Native Integration: Get Netskope to fit your environment, not the other way around; natively integrate Netskope SASE with even more of the security solutions you use today. A coherent security strategy helps maintain compliance and minimize policy enforcement gaps.
• Implement Zero Trust Principles (Grant Least Privilege Access): Implement Zero Trust principles because transient users enter, leave and return often; therefore orchestrate every request to cloud applications by verified standard for authenticity and compliance before allowing access to minimize risks of unauthorized access.

In short, businesses are increasingly dependent on cloud-based applications and so robust security is not a choice anymore. With advanced data protection, a real-time threat detection service and granular access control, Netskope SASE delivers a comprehensive way to secure cloud environments. Knowing and using them to their advantage, organizations provide an effective way of protecting the cloud-based applications from new threats which help protect their cyber security posture.