How to Protect Your Organization From Web-Based Threats

Cyber threats have never been as big of a risk to companies as they are now, with the pandemic causing more than a 3 times increase in reported data breaches across the world. As company resources are accessed not only with company hardware on-premises, but also by remote workers from their own devices, many new security vulnerabilities arise. To protect themselves, businesses introduce Secure Web Gateways as part of their security protocols.

Cyber threats have never been as big of a risk to companies as they are now, with the pandemic causing more than three times increase in reported data breaches across the world. As company resources are accessed not only with company hardware on-premises, but also by remote workers from their own devices, many new security vulnerabilities arise. To protect themselves, businesses introduce Secure Web Gateways as part of their security protocols. With a Secure Web Gateway, companies can control traffic and access to corporate resources, based on customizable policies that help prevent unauthorized data transfer.

Let’s see what SWGs all are about:

Gartner, who first coined the term SASE, the technology is an innovative evolution of SD-WAN technology and could become the basis of more than half of enterprise network systems’ security protocols.

SASE offers high-speed, high security, and a lot of flexibility. As the company grows, the extent of SASE services can be extended, covering vulnerabilities as they arise. The entire system can be controlled from a single-pane-of-glass platform, providing administrators with easy access to customization and controls. No additional hardware or software policies are required, and every update and maintenance session is applied on-the-fly without any downtime.