Netskope One Platform Overview
Netskope One is a comprehensive, cloud-native platform designed to integrate and simplify security, networking, and infrastructure management for enterprises. At its core, Netskope One aims to enable a seamless transition to a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) architecture and zero trust security model, eliminating the complexities and costs associated with managing multiple, disparate security and networking solutions.
Key Components
1. Netskope Zero Trust Engine
- This engine is the heart of the Netskope One platform, providing continuous adaptive trust-based policy controls. It ensures deep visibility and control over user actions, device security posture, and data interactions across all cloud, SaaS, web, and private applications. This granular insight allows security teams to make informed, real-time decisions on trust levels.
2. Unified Policy Management
- The Netskope One Console offers a single point for policy management across all components of the platform, including Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Cloud Firewall (FWaaS), and Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN). This unified approach simplifies administration, reduces operational costs, and ensures consistent security practices.
3. Netskope One Client
- This is the industry’s first unified SASE client, combining remote user access to web, cloud, and private apps with endpoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP), endpoint SD-WAN, and user coaching capabilities. It provides a single agent footprint for SASE and zero trust use cases, simplifying desktop administration and enhancing the user experience.
4. Netskope One Gateway
- Available in both hardware and virtual form factors, the Netskope One Gateway consolidates disjointed appliances into a unified SASE gateway. It supports a wide range of deployment options, including cellular gateways, micro to large branch offices, data centers, and multi-cloud environments. The gateway offers multiple services such as Routing, WiFi, SD-WAN, Application Firewall, Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), IoT Device Intelligence, and Edge compute.
5. Netskope NewEdge Network
- This is the largest private security cloud and network, serving as the backbone of the Netskope One platform. By maintaining its own private cloud, Netskope optimizes connectivity and processing to deliver a best-in-class end-to-end user experience. The network features global coverage, premium transit selection, and extensive peering with cloud providers, ensuring low-latency access from anywhere.
Key Features and Functionality
1. Real-Time Data and Threat Protection
- Netskope One provides real-time data and threat protection when accessing cloud services, websites, and private apps from anywhere. It efficiently decrypts and inspects all internet traffic, including major cloud applications, without compromising the user experience.
2. Zero Trust Network Access
- Netskope One Private Access replaces traditional VPNs with a software-only solution, ensuring secure, direct access to private resources hosted on-premises or in the cloud. It detects data usage anomalies, enforces advanced DLP rules, and applies adaptive access policies based on user risks.
3. Application-Level Access Control
- The platform offers application-level access control based on user identity and context, including device security posture, user behavior, and risk score. This ensures secure access to web applications and non-web/thick clients such as SSH and RDP.
4. Simplified Operations and Automation
- Netskope One simplifies operations around private application management, user access provisioning, and ongoing maintenance through application discovery and APIs for automation. It also provides a built-in SD-WAN controller that separates the control and data planes.
5. Enhanced User Experience
- By leveraging the Netskope NewEdge Network and advanced routing, the platform minimizes latency and ensures high-performance access to internal apps from any location. This delivers a seamless experience across remote, on-campus, HQ, branch offices, or partner locations.
In summary, Netskope One is a robust platform that converges security and networking services, offering a unified, cloud-native solution that simplifies administration, enhances security, and improves user experience. Its comprehensive features and functionalities make it an ideal choice for enterprises looking to adopt a SASE architecture and zero trust security model.