GoodAccess’ zero trust access network gives your business the security benefits without the complexities

Being able to work from anywhere is convenient and familiar to many employees and the companies they work for, but there are a few things to consider, such as how your company will maintain a high level of security with employees in many different locations. A large number of employees connecting remotely increases the number of potential entry points for attackers and makes sensitive data vulnerable to interception in transit. That’s exactly where cloud-based zero trust network access (ZTNA) comes in.

Traditionally, employers have had little or no control over the home or public Wi-Fi networks and the devices remote workers use to work. Like GoodAccess, ZTNA helps overcome that and keeps your small or medium-sized business competitive by staying safe while allowing your employees to focus on the task at hand.

Zero trust as a concept basically ensures that users go through strict authentication procedures to minimize threats to corporate data and applications. Traditional zero trust solutions are robust, but can be difficult for small or medium-sized businesses to implement due to their complexity and cost. Those are the exact barriers that cloud-based zero trust access networks overcome.

A particularly useful use case for ZTNA is to help prevent the consequences of phishing attacks. As these attacks become more widespread and organizations have larger footprints, it becomes much more common for an employee to fall for them. ZTNA helps mitigate that risk by ensuring that malicious actors never gain unrestricted access to all company data and therefore cannot completely paralyze a company.

Not quite convinced? According to an Enterprise Management Associates white paper (opens in new tab), IT organizations have reported that the implementation of cloud-based ZTNA has resulted in more flexible IT operations and greater security compliance. Not only that, but ZTNA has also enabled the prevention and control of security breaches. And ZTNA makes it much easier to scale your security solutions as your business grows — meaning you don’t necessarily need to hire more IT professionals when you hire in other areas of your business.