6 Reasons to Choose Cloud Secure Edge

Common Use Cases

Like any enterprise business, SMBs are leveraging cloud, mobile, and distributed workforce for performance, cost or competitive advantage. However, this shift also heightens their risk exposure, and cybercriminals are aware of it. Hackers target SMBs due to their limited cybersecurity expertise, resource imitations and budgets, making them vulnerable to attacks. This underscores the need for SMBs to take the first but important step of securing the user access to applications on-and off-cloud

SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge (CSE) is a highly effective and easily adopted security solution, enabling users to access any resource from any device securely. It delivers simple, secure ‘zero trust’ access to private and internet resources for all your employees and 3rd parties, regardless of their location. CSE combines the functionality of multiple traditional network appliances – remote access VPN, web proxy, firewall and more – into a unified cloud solution, improving the security posture and user experience for the entire user base.

CSE can help you secure your users, applications, and business by ensuring the right user is accessing the right application irrespective of their location. Here are the 6 use cases CSE helps you tackle:

1. Protect your Network

CSE’s Cloud VPN (aka VPNaaS) works seamlessly with IaaS and PaaS environments providing one-click access to corporate applications as well as resources like SSH/RDP servers.
You no longer need to purchase, install, configure, and manage VPN software and hardware on each device or location. Instead, you can simply connect to CSE via the internet and enjoy a cost-effective, fast, secure, and reliable Cloud VPN connection.
Capacity can be quickly and easily scaled up or down according to need, without having to purchase or deploy additional hardware or software. Best suited to securely connect remote users or branch offices to your network resources.

2. Protect User and Data from Web and Internet Threats

Do you use applications like Microsoft 365, Zoom, Google Workspace, and even YouTube to get things done? CSE protects users from being phished, straying onto malicious websites, and being exposed to malware attacks.
All needed functionality is built right into the lightweight CSE app. Protection is afforded even if the user hasn’t logged in!

3. Allow Business-only SaaS Applications

Achieve robust, consistent SaaS application security with CSE.
CSE provides visibility into all cloud applications being used as well as their risk level and usage patterns. It further helps in monitoring and reporting compliance with various regulations, making it easier for the institutions to ensure their compliance status.

4. Protect Access based on Roles

CSE provides comprehensive, zero-trust access to on-prem, hybrid, and multi-cloud infrastructure and applications – from anywhere.
Least-privilege access ensures users only have access to the resources they need to do their jobs. CSE Seamlessly integrates with existing Identity Provider (IdP), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), and Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) tools.

5. Prevent Device Compromise with Posture Assessment

CSE’s Device Trust ensures end users only access applications, data, and services from known trusted devices.
CSE is a device-based ZTNA solution, meaning it ensures that devices meet the minimum security requirements before being allowed to access corporate resources. This includes ensuring that devices have the latest security updates and patches, that they have anti-virus software installed, and that they are not jailbroken or rooted.

6. Modernize your existing VPN solution

SonicWall customers can leverage CSE Connector integration within their Gen7 fiewealls, enabling Zero Trust Network Access to their private apps hosted behind the firewall. With ZTNA you get a granular security approach, ensuring that user and device trust are repeatedly verified before granting access to specific applications, regardless of location and endpoint type.
CSE can run alongside existing VPN if desired, allowing low-risk incremental deployment by application or user group, retaining safety net of existing legacy services.