December 6, 2023 at 06:29PM
Cloudbrink integrates firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS) into its zero-trust access solution, enhancing endpoint device protection with granular controls. The FWaaS targets remote users’ security, offloading traditional firewall duties to boost performance and manageability. Upcoming features include dynamic security policies and anomaly detection. Additionally, Cloudbrink introduces IPsec connectivity, with both new services starting December 2023.
Meeting Takeaways:
1. Cloudbrink Introduction:
– Cloudbrink has introduced firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS) integrated into its zero-trust access offerings, marking them as the first to provide such detailed security measures to the user edge for protecting endpoint devices.
2. Market Differentiation:
– The company highlights that traditional and newer firewalls are insufficient in safeguarding end users and their devices.
– They argue that by offloading remote user security functions, there will be improved network performance for remote users and enhanced stability for existing firewalls.
3. Executive Statement:
– Prakash Mana, Cloudbrink’s CEO, emphasized the need for firewall protection to extend beyond data centers and networks to wherever users are located, particularly as work-from-anywhere practices become more common.
– Mana also affirmed that Cloudbrink’s FWaaS provides comprehensive security without hindering productivity, allowing other firewalls to focus on their intended tasks like defending against DDoS attacks.
4. Product Features:
– Cloudbrink’s FWaaS will allow administrators to implement fine-tuned security controls based on both static and dynamic assessments of the end-users and their devices.
– Upcoming features include advanced dynamic properties (like device compliance checks) and reporting tools for identifying anomalies in user behavior and optimizing application performance.
– The FWaaS offering adheres to zero-trust access principles and implements moving target defense. It uses mTLS 1.3 for regularly rotating user certificates, limiting the timeframe for potential attacks on compromised devices.
5. Additional Product Announcements:
– Cloudbrink plans to introduce IPSec connectivity as an alternative to the Cloudbrink Connector to allow customers to access data center applications without immediate changes at the data center.
– FWaaS and IPsec capabilities will be included with the Cloudbrink service as of December 2023.
6. Company Overview:
– Cloudbrink specializes in high-performance connectivity solutions for hybrid workforces, leveraging AI and ML to offer edge-native hybrid access as a service (HAaaS).
– Their software-only solution offers the first personal SD-WAN and advanced zero-trust access combined with Automated Moving Target Defense (AMTD), promising up to a 30x increase in application performance.
7. Company Information:
– Based in Sunnyvale, CA, the team at Cloudbrink has extensive experience in the areas of connectivity, security, and distributed systems.
For complete details, visit www.cloudbrink.com.