As organizations face the challenges of virtual employees and third-party contractors using personal devices for work, CISOs are urgently in need of a playbook that ensures the security of those devices and the data they access. Zero trust for web and application access revolves around the concept of trusting no user or device by default and implementing strict access controls. Clientless Zero-Trust Network Access (ZTNA) is a core component of Ericom’s ZTEdge secure services edge (SSE) platform, which combines network, cloud and secure application access security controls embedded in a single cloud-based system. The platform includes features like a secure web gateway (SWG) with built-in Remote Browser Isolation (RBI), which helps protect organizations from advanced web threats, even zero-days. These solutions can help IT teams bring the zero-trust security they need while eliminating the need for agents on every device.
Microsoft provides examples of incident response playbooks that can be tailored to an organization’s specific needs. The Cybersecurity Incident & Vulnerability Response Playbooks document describes a standardized cybersecurity incident response process based on NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-61 Rev. 2, while CISA’s guide to creating playbooks is a helpful start for those looking to create their own. The creation of such a playbook is vital for organizations looking to mitigate the risks associated with accessing corporate data from remote devices and applications.
Rob Chapman, managed services sales director at Flywheel IT Services Limited, a cybersecurity services reseller based in the U.K., is a strong believer in the importance of such solutions for ensuring the security of remote devices. He highly praises the Ericom SSE platform for helping to secure devices for his clients from banking, financial services and education industries. Chapman also highlighted the scalability of Ericom’s platform, noting that one global customer has implemented in across 600 users and 20 different sites.
Understanding the power of zero trust and its implications is important to formulate a defense-in-depth strategy to protect enterprise applications and corporate data. Focusing on these processes and implementing the right solution tailored to your organization’s needs can bring the CISOs’ fears to rest and ensure the safety of their organizations.
