Zero Trust is the answer to modern cybercrime, and Sophos is putting that belief into action by incorporating its Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solution into its Intercept X endpoint solution. This further simplifies and improves protection against ransomware and future threats on the cyber floor.
With Sophos ZTNA, Sophos presents its latest product in the fight against cyber threats. It is a zero trust network access module that fully integrates with the Intercept X endpoint solution, providing advanced endpoint protection plus zero trust network access with a single agent. Sophos ZTNA introduces a transparent and scalable security model for connecting users and devices to applications and data, enhancing and facilitating protection against ransomware and other modern threats to the cyber landscape.
ZTNA in Intercept X including XDR
The ability to integrate ZTNA into Intercept X, including XDR (Extended Detection and Response) and MTR (Managed Threat Response), removes much of the complexity associated with managing multiple vendors and agents and provides end-to-end protection for endpoints , users and their identities as well as applications and networks. As part of the Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, ZTNA shares real-time threat intelligence with other solutions and automatically responds to threats. Working together, the security modules can better identify active risks and more clearly assess device health, allowing compromised devices to be quickly isolated.
Protect connected ZTNA micro-segments
The ZTNA micro-segments network to protect against attacks, stealthy network activity and data theft. The module permanently authenticates user identities with multiple factors, validates the state of the devices, offers stricter user access controls and thus fewer points of attack for cybercriminals. Unlike VPNs, which provide broad network access, ZTNA eliminates this tacit trust and only grants the user access to specific applications and systems on the network. “Trust nobody, verify everything” – with this belief, ZTNA improves protection, simplifies administration for IT managers and offers employees a hassle-free working experience wherever they work.
Only encrypted remote access is too weak
Joe Levy, Chief Technology and Product Officer at Sophos, goes into more detail: “Many traditional remote access solutions such as remote desktop, IPsec or SSL VPN offer strong encryption, but little else protection against modern threats. We see attackers increasingly exploiting these limitations by injecting login credentials into RDPs and VPNs to gain network access. Once in, they roam freely, all too often resulting in costly data theft and ransomware incidents. People, applications, devices and data are no longer confined to the office space – they are everywhere and we need more ways to protect them. Zero trust is a very effective security principle and Sophos ZTNA embodies this in a viable and easy-to-use solution to ensure users have secure access to the resources they need.”
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