Short answer
Security Service Edge (SSE) is a group of cloud-delivered security services that protect users and their access, such as a secure web gateway, cloud access security broker, data loss prevention and zero trust network access. Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) combines those security services with networking, such as SD-WAN, in one cloud model.
In detail
In practice:
- SSE secures how users reach the internet, SaaS apps and private apps, wherever they work
- SASE adds the network layer, connecting and steering traffic between sites and users as well as securing it
- Netskope delivers SSE capabilities on one platform, with one console, one client and one policy engine, plus wider SASE capabilities
- Netskope traffic runs over NewEdge, its private cloud backbone
Many organisations start with SSE and add networking as their needs grow. FirstNet also offers SD-WAN and failover in its connectivity portfolio, so the security and network layers can come from one provider.
Most Netskope customers begin with one urgent SSE use case, such as a proxy refresh or VPN replacement, and expand from there once it has proved its value.
Source: FirstNet Secure Access & SSE service page →
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