As employees use hybrid work environments to access applications and information, organizations must secure remote workers. Secure service edges can help with this. SSE, a cloud-native platform that integrates security and networking into one platform, is a cloud architecture. This allows security to be covered across SaaS cloud applications, private applications and cloud services from a single policy. Access Control As more employees and trusted partners access content, data, applications, and other resources through the internet or mobile devices, it is essential to have a comprehensive secure service edge (SSE) solution. 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 ensures consistent application and data security across locations and users, and provides centralized visibility. SSE has a zero-trust approach to access control, which is based on user identity. Users are never placed on the corporate networks. This provides fast and reliable WAN connection without the requirement for a VPN. SSE incorporates a robust strategy of defense in depth to detect and prevent malware, as well as 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. A single cloud platform delivers security services that follow app-to-app connectivity, regardless of device or location. 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 reduces the attack surface by preventing lateral movement, protecting applications from discovery and preventing lateral movements. SSE combines unified Threat Prevention capabilities with CASB & ZTNA Technologies to enforce policies on end users no matter what device or location they may be in. 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 Organizations need to safeguard information as remote and mobile users access applications and data via the internet. Secure service edge delivers protection by integrating web gateway, cloud access security broker and zero trust access (ZTNA). 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 also need to have advanced threat-prevention capabilities. These include cloud firewall as a Service (FWaaS), CASB data inspection in SaaS applications, and adaptive control access. SSE solutions must include adaptive access control, which identifies and adjusts access based on changes in device posture. Monitoring When working with a secure service edge, it's important to monitor internet sessions. This allows you the ability to track how your network performs, and which apps have been used. Monitoring helps you to identify potential problems and protect your business from threats. This can also help you improve your user experience and reduce costs. SSE platforms with the ability to inspect data and web traffic on a worldwide scale are vital. Choose a vendor with strong service agreements (SLAs) that has evaluated inline traffic on behalf of large multinationals. The primary use case for a security edge is to enforce policies over cloud, internet 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.