Cloud edge security solutions offer businesses a cloud-based method to securely access the internet, cloud applications, and corporate networks. These solutions leverage SD-WAN technology, which integrates software-defined networking with a wide area network, enabling them to operate from any location while consolidating security functions to safeguard all network activities. By combining the security features of traditional tools like secure web gateways (SWG), cloud access security brokers (CASB), and web application firewalls (WAF), companies can streamline security management. This approach allows businesses and security teams to centralize visibility into security policies, activities, and risks, eliminating the need for users to interact with multiple tools or undergo repeated authentication processes. The unified security solutions are designed to provide comprehensive visibility across complex, hybrid environments, simplifying the work of administrators. With a single tool, they can classify, govern, and monitor all user activity and network traffic without disrupting the end-user experience. While there is some overlap between cloud edge security tools and traditional technologies like CASB, WAF, and SWG, the latter typically operate independently and do not offer the same level of visibility and accessibility across hybrid environments. The most comparable alternative is a software-defined perimeter (SDP), which provides unified network security but does not offer integrated access to cloud-based applications, networks, and web browsers.
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