The SonicWall company reinforces its secure access strategy with Cloud Secure Edge (CSE), a cloud-native solution that allows organizations to modernize remote access through a Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) approach, replacing the traditional VPN-based model with more secure, granular access adapted to the reality of hybrid work.
The evolution of work models and the acceleration of digital transformation have radically changed the way users access corporate applications. According to various industry studies, more than 70% of organizations already operate with hybrid or remote models, while the majority of workloads are distributed between on-premises infrastructures, multiple public clouds and SaaS applications. Likewise, the increase in attacks targeting identities and credentials has made secure access a strategic priority for IT and cybersecurity managers.
Traditional VPNs, designed for an environment where users accessed a centralized corporate network, today present challenges related to performance, scalability, operational complexity, and security. Additionally, by providing access to entire segments of the network, a compromised credential can facilitate lateral movement and expand the attack surface. «Applications are no longer just in the data center and users work from anywhere. Continuing to protect that environment with technologies designed for another context means adding complexity without solving the underlying problem,” explains Sergio Martínez, SonicWall country manager for Iberia and Italy.
From network access to application access
Compared to this legacy model, SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge moves the focus from the network to the user’s identity and the application they need to access. Based on Zero Trust principles, CSE continuously verifies user identity, device state, and the context of each connection before granting access. Instead of opening a complete tunnel to the corporate infrastructure, the platform only authorizes access to the specific resources for which the user is authorized.
This approach reduces the attack surface, limits lateral movement within the organization, and enables consistent security policies to be applied regardless of where users or applications are located. In addition, it offers secure access to both private resources and SaaS applications and the Internet, providing a more agile experience for the user and simplifying management for IT teams.
A unified platform to simplify security
Cloud Secure Edge integrates capabilities that traditionally required different solutions, such as remote access VPN, web proxy, access control, and traffic inspection, into a single cloud platform. This consolidation allows us to reduce operational complexity, centralize the administration of security policies and accelerate deployments without the need to incorporate new infrastructure. Likewise, as it is a solution completely managed from the cloud, organizations can scale access to employees, headquarters and external collaborators quickly, maintaining a homogeneous user experience and a high level of protection.
«The evolution towards Zero Trust architectures is not only about improving security, but also about simplifying operation. Many organizations manage different solutions to solve problems that today can be addressed from a single cloud platform. Our goal with Cloud Secure Edge is to reduce this complexity, improve the user experience and strengthen protection against current threats,” says Sergio Martínez.
Ready for the future of secure access
Cloud Secure Edge is part of SonicWall’s strategy to accompany organizations in the adoption of Security Service Edge (SSE) and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) architectures, considered by leading analysts as the natural evolution of security and business connectivity. By integrating secure access and protection services into a cloud-native platform, businesses can reduce reliance on physical infrastructure and adapt their security strategy to hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge moves the focus from the network to the user’s identity and the application they need to access
SonicWall’s proposal has also been recognized by the industry. In the GigaOm Radar for Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) report, the company has been distinguished as a High Performer, standing out for the ease of deployment of the solution, its scalability and the ability to provide secure access to private resources and Internet applications from any location.
With Cloud Secure Edge, SonicWall continues to expand its cybersecurity portfolio to help organizations replace traditional remote access models with a strategy based on identity, context and the principle of least trust, prepared to respond to the challenges of an increasingly distributed and dynamic business environment.
