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Security Service Edge (SSE) is the security component of SASE. It brings essential cloud-based security capabilities together on a single platform to protect users, applications, and data—regardless of where they work.

Security policies can be defined centrally and enforced consistently across employees, branch offices, home offices, and mobile users.

Key Security Capabilities

• NG-SWG (Next-Generation Secure Web Gateway): Secures internet access and detects and blocks web-based threats.
• CASB (Cloud Access Security Broker): Controls access to SaaS applications such as Microsoft 365 and Salesforce while protecting sensitive data from unauthorized exposure.
• ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access): Provides secure, direct access to private and internal applications without granting access to the underlying network.
• FWaaS (Firewall as a Service): Provides centrally managed firewall capabilities directly from the cloud, eliminating the need for additional on-site hardware.
• Threat Protection & DLP: Detects and blocks threats such as malware and phishing while preventing unauthorized disclosure of sensitive data.

Netskope is featured in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge.

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) brings networking and security together in a cloud-native, centrally managed architecture. Instead of backhauling traffic through a corporate data center, SASE provides direct, secure, high-performance access to applications—regardless of where users, devices, or applications are located.

Key Benefits of SASE

• Secure SD-WAN: Optimized routing and high-performance connectivity for branch offices, remote users, and endpoints.
• Security Service Edge (SSE): Comprehensive protection for network and data traffic with integrated SWG, CASB, and ZTNA, complemented by FWaaS, threat protection, and data loss prevention.
• Direct Access: Improve application performance and reduce latency by eliminating unnecessary traffic backhauling through central data centers.
• Security at the Edge: Apply consistent security policies wherever users, devices, and applications connect—regardless of location.
• Centralized Management: Manage network and security policies from a single platform, providing greater visibility, consistency, and control.

Networking and Security on a Single Platform

SASE gives organizations a modern approach to replacing fragmented networking and security solutions with an integrated, cloud-native architecture. The result is less complexity, centralized control, and consistent security across every location and connection.

Netskope One brings core SASE capabilities—including SWG, CASB, ZTNA, DLP, and SD-WAN—together on a single platform. It combines a unified management console, a single client, the Netskope Zero Trust Engine for consistent policy enforcement, and the global NewEdge network.

Together, these capabilities provide secure, consistent access to applications and data for users, devices, and workloads—anytime, anywhere.

Netskope is recognized in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms.

Generative AI has quickly become part of the modern workplace. Employees use applications such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini, while autonomous AI agents are increasingly being deployed to perform tasks and make decisions. Without the right security controls, this introduces new risks—including data leakage, prompt injection, unauthorized AI use, and compliance violations.

At the same time, many organizations lack the visibility they need to manage these risks. According to the 2026 AI Risk and Readiness Report by Cybersecurity Insiders, commissioned by Netskope and based on a survey of 1,253 security professionals, 94% of organizations lack sufficient visibility into their AI usage. Only 23% enforce policies inline, 14% inspect API traffic, and just 9% can intervene before a risky agent action is completed.

Secure AI—From Applications to Autonomous Agents

Netskope enables organizations to discover, control, and secure AI across the entire AI ecosystem through a unified security and policy framework.

• AI Visibility & Discovery: Netskope One AI Command Center and Advanced Analytics provide visibility into GenAI applications, AI capabilities embedded in SaaS applications, and MCP servers used by autonomous agents. Organizations can centrally monitor usage trends and potential DLP violations while mapping discovered AI assets to the identities, data stores, and tools they are connected to—helping uncover hidden attack surfaces.
• Secure the AI Pipeline: Netskope One Agentic Broker provides visibility and access control for MCP implementations running locally, in containers, or on remote servers, complemented by an inventory of publicly available MCP servers. MCP servers are assessed for risk, while access can be controlled based on context—including blocking MCP traffic by default. Sensitive information such as intellectual property, passwords, and customer data can be detected within MCP traffic. Netskope One AI Red Teaming can also automatically test private LLMs for vulnerabilities before they are deployed into production.
• Protect Real-Time AI Interactions: Netskope One AI Guardrails inspects prompts and responses in real time to protect against prompt injection, jailbreaking, misuse, and data loss. Detections are mapped to MITRE ATLAS and the OWASP Top 10 for LLMs. Netskope One AI Gateway secures communication between applications and self-hosted LLMs with authentication, rate limiting, and content inspection. GenAI App Security extends protection across the entire GenAI environment—from personal and business applications to sanctioned AI tools and shadow AI.
• Optimize AI Performance: NewEdge AI Fast Path optimizes network connectivity to key AI services, reducing time to first token and accelerating multi-step agent workflows—without compromising security or the user experience.

Secure AI. Maintain Control.

AI Security provides the visibility organizations need to understand how AI is being used and the controls required to enforce security and compliance policies. It protects not only traditional GenAI applications, but also private LLMs and autonomous AI agents.

With the right controls in place, organizations can adopt AI with confidence while identifying and mitigating risks such as data loss, unauthorized access, and AI-specific attacks before they become business-critical issues.

Data is distributed across cloud applications, SaaS services, endpoints, and both private and public AI applications. Netskope Data Security provides visibility into where sensitive data resides, how it is being used, and who has access to it. Security policies can be enforced centrally—regardless of where data is stored, processed, or shared.

Key Capabilities

• Data Loss Prevention (DLP): Identifies sensitive data and prevents unauthorized disclosure across cloud services, the web, email, and endpoints.
• Data Security Posture Management (DSPM): Provides visibility into sensitive data across cloud environments and helps identify misconfigurations and excessive or unnecessary permissions.
• SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM): Monitors the security configuration of SaaS applications and identifies potential risks and vulnerabilities.
• Insider Risk Management: Detects unusual user behavior and potential data leakage before it leads to a security incident.
• AI and GenAI Protection: Controls how sensitive data is handled within generative AI applications and helps prevent unintended disclosure to public AI services.

Data Control Across the Digital Workplace

Netskope combines data security, user context, and activity data on a single, centralized platform. This enables organizations to protect sensitive information while supporting the secure use of cloud applications, SaaS, and AI.

Modern workplaces require a network that is flexible, high-performing, and secure. Netskope integrates core networking capabilities into a cloud-based architecture, enabling direct, optimized connectivity for locations, endpoints, and mobile users.

Key Capabilities

• Secure SD-WAN: Optimizes traffic and provides secure, efficient connectivity between locations and cloud, SaaS, and enterprise applications.
• Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS): Delivers centrally managed firewall capabilities from the cloud without requiring additional on-site hardware.
• Endpoint SD-WAN: Optimizes network connectivity directly at the endpoint, enabling secure, high-performance access from virtually anywhere.
• Micro Branch: Securely connects small and distributed locations without the need for complex network infrastructure.
• Device Intelligence: Identifies devices and their context to enable risk-based access and security controls.

Connected Without the Complexity

Netskope brings networking, security, and intelligent access controls together in a single architecture. This simplifies traditional WAN environments and enables secure, efficient connectivity to cloud and enterprise applications.

A secure, high-performance IT environment needs to do more than simply stay online—it needs to deliver a reliable user experience. Netskope Analytics & Experience provides visibility across the network, applications, and digital user experience, helping IT teams quickly identify and resolve performance issues.

Key Capabilities

• Advanced Analytics: Analyzes network, security, and usage data to identify correlations, trends, and potential issues.
• Digital Experience Management (DEM): Monitors the digital user experience and shows how networks, endpoints, and applications impact performance.
• Rapid Root Cause Analysis: Provides end-to-end visibility into performance issues, from the endpoint through the network to the application.
• Proactive Optimization: Identifies performance issues early and helps IT teams continuously improve the digital user experience.

Making Performance Visible

Netskope combines security, network, and user experience data to provide a centralized view of the digital workplace. This enables organizations to identify performance issues faster, pinpoint root causes, and improve the quality of digital services.

Traditional VPN solutions were designed for a world where applications and employees were primarily located within the corporate network. Today, users work from a wide variety of locations and devices and access applications in the cloud and in the data center. Traditional VPN access creates unnecessary complexity, can impair performance, and often grants broader network access than is actually required.

Added to this is a structural risk: The VPN concentrator is an appliance accessible from the Internet and is therefore a constant target for attacks—vulnerabilities in VPN gateways have been among the most frequently exploited entry points for years. Furthermore, a successful attack typically opens up the entire network, not just a single application.

Zero Trust Instead of Network Access

With Universal ZTNA—comprising Netskope One Private Access and Netskope Device Intelligence—remote access is implemented according to the least-privilege principle. Users no longer have access to the entire network, but rather to the specific applications for which they are authorized.

• Application-based access: Access is granted directly to the required application—not to the underlying network.
• Least privilege: Users are granted only the permissions that are actually necessary for their tasks.
• Reduced attack surface: Since there is no comprehensive network access, the risk of lateral movement within the infrastructure is reduced.
• Better performance: Direct connections to applications avoid unnecessary VPN overhead and enable faster access.
• Simplified remote access: A modern approach to secure access to private applications—regardless of where users and applications are located.

Remote Access Reimagined

Universal ZTNA replaces traditional network access with controlled, application-based access. This makes remote access both more secure and more efficient—without the drawbacks and additional overhead of traditional VPN connections.