Symantec CASB - Aurora IT

1. Symantec CASB - Aurora IT The rise of working from home has only accelerated the shift to the cloud occurring in many organizations. Now, most companies utilize the cloud in some capacity to store or share data. Security risk can arise because of increased cloud usage as many existing security solutions do not extend to the cloud, making the data stored in the cloud more vulnerable to an attack. Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) has emerged as a key solution to protect data in the cloud. A CASB extends policies that protect data on-premises to the cloud. This helps to ensure that employees who are using the cloud to share or store data have sufficient protection from threats. Many security companies offer a variation of a CASB solution. A CASB solution that we often recommend is Symantec CASB, Cloud SOC. A benefit of using Symantec CASB is that it can integrate well with your other Symantec solutions such as DLP (data loss prevention) or endpoint protection. What is CASB? Symantec CASB provides controls to protect your organizational assets across all cloud applications. It also helps to support continuous risk monitoring, user productivity, and adapting access control. A CASB is also utilized to monitor malware, compromised accounts, and data loss continuously. Symantec CASB does this by gathering data from cloud applications using web gateways, endpoints, and API integrations. Risk will be indicated and monitored for every user that accesses the cloud and security analysts will be alerted accordingly. Organizations use CASB to enforce policies in real-time by using a gateway that blocks malicious content, prevents malicious actors from stealing data, and prevents exfiltration of sensitive data. A unique benefit of Symantec CASB is that it utilized AI (artificial intelligence) to

2. automate the protection of the cloud. AI will force high-risk users to log in using multi-factor authentication (MFA) to reauthenticate users. Introducing SASE For organizations that demand increased security in the cloud, the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) framework has emerged to gain better protection in the cloud and throughout an organization’s environment. CASB is a foundational component of SASE. When you integrate Symantec CASB solutions with web security solutions, data loss prevention, and Zero Trust, the SASE framework can be achieved, and additional security will be gained.