Enforcing Zero Trust means prioritizing data security, user authentication, and device protection
In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, the approach of the quantum era poses new challenges for cybersecurity. One company at the forefront of addressing these concerns is Netskope, with its innovative Zero Trust strategy that defends against 'capture now, decrypt later' threats.
The Zero Trust strategy, a cornerstone of modern cybersecurity, emphasizes the importance of verifying every access request, enforcing least-privilege access, and assuming adversaries may already be inside the network. This strategy is not just about protecting users or devices, but also securing mission-critical data. The Department of Defense (DoD) has adopted this strategy with the aim of building an adaptive, risk-aware security posture that replaces perimeter-based defenses with real-time, context-driven decision-making.
The DoD's Zero Trust strategy is designed to defend against sophisticated, persistent threats, such as credential theft, lateral movement, exfiltration of classified documents, and operational plans. Netskope's Zero Trust Engine goes beyond basic allow-or-deny policies, enabling granular adaptive access controls that align directly with DoD Zero Trust objectives.
Netskope's solution is not limited to traditional web or email flows. It enables real-time inspection of encrypted and structured cloud traffic, extending to any web application and some end-to-end encrypted applications. This capability is essential for understanding activity within cloud apps and APIs, as Netskope can detect exfiltration attempts hiding in plain sight, like sensitive fields in API calls, cloud uploads across instances or chat messages.
Netskope's Zero Trust Engine can inspect massive volumes of SSL/TLS traffic and fully decode JSON, a critical component for understanding activity within cloud apps and APIs. The company's open framework provides the ability to share bi-directional threat and risk information across ecosystems, used for real-time policy enforcement and real-time dynamic adaptive access controls.
Netskope's platform supports 83% of the DoD's Zero Trust pillar activities, operational today and extensible tomorrow as the threat posture changes. The DoD is currently utilizing a range of Netskope services, including its Cloud Access Security Broker, Next-Gen Secure Web Gateway, Remote Browser Isolation, Cloud Firewall, Zero Trust Network Access, Digital Experience management, Analytics, Posture management, and Cloud Exchange.
Netskope is designed from the ground up to secure data, users, and applications everywhere, without compromise. Its real-time enforcement system, the Zero Trust Engine, continuously analyzes various attributes to make dynamic access decisions at scale. This ensures no inbound connectivity to the corporate network, keeping resources hidden from discovery and reducing the attack surface.
Moreover, Netskope’s Zero Trust Engine supports access governance, reduces major breach risks by up to 80%, identifies threats using top-tier intelligence, and protects sensitive data without sacrificing user performance. It also offers consistent policy controls and a superior user experience with direct access to applications regardless of where they are hosted.
The DoD Zero Trust PMO has established a strong framework and clear use cases, with initiatives like FlankSpeed and COSMOS pushing adoption forward. Netskope, with its scalable, real-time Zero Trust platform, is the right choice for the modern military, providing a solution that works today but is architected for the threats of tomorrow. Without data protection, Zero Trust is a half-measure.
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