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JUAN ALEJANDRO AGUIRRE , DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS AT SONICWALL LATIN AMERICA

Juan Alejandro Aguirre , Director of Engineering Solutions at SonicWall Latin America , tells us companies can achieve secure digital omnipresence .

Digital technologies allow businesses to operate and be accessible from anywhere in the world , at any time , reaching global markets through emails , online stores or social media .

Cloud adoption allows organizations to remotely store data and run applications accessible from any device with an Internet connection , allowing operations to be not limited to one physical location and can be managed from anywhere in the world . Similarly , the use of mobile devices and digital communication tools , such as email , instant messaging , video conferencing apps or collaborative platforms , enable real-time communication and collaboration between the organization ’ s users from anywhere in the world ; Today , each user is a branch of the company .

For all these reasons , it is stated that currently almost 100 % of organizations are ubiquitous . But are they operating their ubiquity safely ? Unfortunately , the answer is no .

Traditionally , cybersecurity has focused on creating a barrier or perimeter around all of an organization ’ s information assets connected to a network in a physical location , operating under the principle that everything inside that perimeter ( or network segment ) is secure and everything outside of it is potentially dangerous .

With the mobility of users and data , the perimeter loses almost all of its effectiveness , so it is necessary to change the focus and bring cybersecurity controls as close as possible to the data , that is , to users and their devices . This is where the Device- Centric Security Service Edge ( SSE ) approach becomes a key component for ubiquitous organizations to operate securely . This allows for the following achievements :

Implement digital architectures : An SSE approach makes it easier to manage cybersecurity across hybrid and multi-cloud architectures by focusing on the devices that access those resources , regardless of where the data resides .

Increase security on mobile and remote devices : By focusing on the device , an SSE approach helps ensure that all devices , regardless of their location , are consistently

Cybersecurity has focused on creating a barrier or perimeter around all of an organization ’ s information assets . protected . This is important when users access corporate resources from external locations or through insecure networks .

Ensure Zero Trust : A key component of SSE is Zero Trust Network Access ( ZTNA ). ZTNA enables access to corporate resources by authenticating not only the user but also the device from which they connect , ensuring that it meets minimum security requirements , and providing as few privileges as possible for the user to operate .

Improve threat detection : Implementing a device-centric SSE model improves monitoring of the behavior of these devices to detect and respond to threats in real-time , mitigating the impact of active attacks executed by modern cybercriminal groups , such as Ransomwareas-a-Service ( RaaS ) groups .

Reduce the attack surface : By securing each device individually , an SSE approach reduces the organization ’ s overall attack surface , helping to reduce the risk of cybercriminals exploiting its weaknesses and successfully breaching corporate information assets .

In today ’ s digital world , organizations are ubiquitous , but they are not exercising their ubiquity securely . To operate securely in this new paradigm , cybersecurity efforts must not only focus on the perimeter , but must bring cybersecurity controls as close as possible to the data , i . e , to devices and users . Therefore , implementing a device-centric Security Service Edge ( SSE ) model emerges as a high-level alternative to achieve secure digital omnipresence . •

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