How a Software-Defined Perimeter Protects Against Common Threats
Alex Sidorov | 10/15/2019
Itey Bogner
Itey Bogner
Perimeter ( SDP ) paradigm is based on zero trust in remote access and replaces broad network access with identity-based, metered access to critical IT resources, writes Itay Bogner, former CEO of Meta Networks and now vice president of zero trust products at Proofpoint, on eWeek .
Not long ago, work was done mostly in offices. Today, however, it is done mostly remotely. At least a significant portion of the time. We connect to the Internet in airports, cafes, hotels, and trains. Many full-time or contract employees work primarily remotely from home or shared offices like WeWork.
This change in the landscape has serious chile mobile database for enterprise security, which is built on perimeter protection. The most common solution for secure remote access is a virtual private network (VPN). It gives remote workers access to the entire corporate network, including the applications and data hosted there. This outdated idea that a local network user can be trusted gives attackers a large attack surface.
Fortunately, the new SDP paradigm is based on zero trust for remote access, replacing broad network access with identity-based, metered access to critical IT resources. Along the way, SDP protects enterprises from a wide range of threats and the methods criminals use to penetrate networks.