Symantec announces further cloud access security capabilities enabling enterprises to enforce consistent Zero Trust policies for users accessing SaaS applications, corporate applications in IaaS environments, cloud-based email and the internet.

Part of the Integrated Cyber Defense Platform, the solutions not only provide access controls, but also add "unique" visibility and content scanning capabilities, allowing the enforcement of consistent DLP policies on information sent to cloud and web destinations, as well as threat inspection for content downloads. Further extending the solution are integrations with Symantec VIP for multi-factor authentication and Symantec Web Isolation for enhanced threat prevention.

Solution capabilities announced by Symantec include CloudSOC Mirror Gateway providing a set of Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) controls for unmanaged devices via Web Isolation capabilities. It covers all modern SaaS applications, and integrations in CloudSOC CASB Gateway enable granular controls throughout a cloud session based on Symantec VIP multi-factor authentications or solutions from TIPP partner Okta.

February 2019 acquisition Luminate provides IaaS application security, allowing the inspection of content uploaded or downloaded to corporate applications deployed in IaaS and other environments. The service uses a Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) approach to give users access only to specific corporate applications and resources, regardless of where they are deployed. Multi-factor authentication capabilities enable continuous risk-based identity verification.

“Traditional network perimeters are dissolving as cloud technologies change the way we work. Symantec understands the need for a Zero Trust approach, which reduces emphasis on perimeter-based security and focuses on providing the right secure access to employees regardless of location or device,” the company says. “Symantec has a powerful cloud and internet security portfolio, and we continue to innovate and integrate to help our customers improve security in the evolving landscape, all while reducing cost and complexity.”

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