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Allow work from anywhere, on any device and over any network.

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We believe that the sooner IT adopts zero trust, the sooner we can witness a world where the exchange of information is always fast, seamless and secure.

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5.0

Oct 8, 2021

Agentless and seamless brokered app access with powerful UBA capabilities; fast, easy, A+

“Being an agentless offering that supports on-premises and cloud-based used cases, the solution has been incredibly easy to implement and in turn, has allowed us to realize value against our key use cases immediatly.”

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Sep 2, 2021

Amazing zero trust network that is helping us grow!

“Axis delivered a zero trust network with simple integration and cost-effective deployment that improved our security while reducing our development costs.”

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Oct 8, 2021

Axis Security Makes Zero Trust Remote Access Easy

“Axis Security was incredibly easy to deploy and provided much needed secure access to corparate systems. the solution itself is powerful, scalable and reliable.”

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Sep 2, 2021

Axis Security provides ability to easily deploy Legacy Apps

“The Axis Security appliance was quick and easy to get up and running. Publishing our first application through Axis Security was equally as easy. Axis gives us the ability to be more nimble with publishing web applications. What used to take days now only takes hours.”

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Oct 20, 2021

Easy to use zero trust solution

“Axis is extremely user friendly and the user prefer to use it over traditional VPN. the ability to use Axis over multiple platforms e.g. iPads… is an added benefits that goes to increased user adoption.”

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Your ZTNA 1.0 solution left you longing for more?

 

The first generation of ZTNA struggled.

• Policies were too complex so you got stranded on “Wildcard Mode” island

• It doesn’t support access to RDP, VOIP, ICMP, or AS400 protocols

• It can’t inspect private traffic

That wasn’t cool of them, so we decided
to do something about it.

 

Learn how we can buyout your ZTNA contract, and give you up to 6 months free Atmos ZTNA service.

Join those who have already made the switch:

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While the Internet continues to unlock new ways for businesses to increase routes to revenue, deliver great employee and customer experiences, and cut costs – cyber thugs have unleashed a slew of ransomware attacks that target legacy network architectures. Thus, these malicious attacks have been elevated to amongst the top of the list of business-level concerns. 

It’s the CISO who is tasked with defending the business from these threats. Hence why it’s no surprise, ransomware is one of the top 5 CISO priorities in 2023, as per a recent study from Evanta, by Gartner.

These attacks encrypt valuable data and hold it hostage, demanding a ransom for its release. The consequences of a successful ransomware attack can be devastating, resulting in not only financial losses, but also reputational damage, and significant operational disruption. 

Over the last few years, ransomware attacks have inflicted significant financial losses on companies across multiple industries. According to this recent report by Cybersecurity Ventures, the global cost of ransomware is projected to reach $265 billion by 2031. That number is massive. For comparison, that amount would rank #42 out of 190 in a list of GDP rankings by country. The report estimates that a new organization will fall victim to a ransomware attack every 11 seconds in  2023. 

These statistics highlight the urgent need for organizations to fortify their defenses against ransomware attacks. The rise in costs for ransomware damages over the last eight years is extremely alarming:

• 2015 – $325 Million
• 2017 – $5 Billion
• 2018 – $8 Billion
• 2019 – $11.5 Billion
• 2021 – $20 Billion
• 2031 – $265 Billion

Ransomware attacks use several techniques to infiltrate networks and compromise data including:

• Phishing Attacks: Phishing emails are crafted to deceive users into clicking on malicious links or downloading infected attachments, leading to the installation of ransomware.
• Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Exploitation: Attackers exploit vulnerabilities in RDP to gain unauthorized access to a system and deploy ransomware.
• Malvertising: The distribution of malicious advertisements redirects users to infected websites and triggers an automatic download of ransomware.
• Drive-by Downloads: Just visiting compromised websites can initiate the download and execution of ransomware without user interaction.

In my opinion, to protect against ransomware attacks effectively, IT security leaders should explore Security Service Edge (SSE) vendors that elegantly bring together three key services into a single platform:  Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Secure Web Gateway (SWG), and Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB):

Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA):
ZTNA is a security model that enforces strict identity verification and access controls before granting access to applications. By implementing ZTNA, organizations can significantly reduce lateral movement by preventing unauthorized access to critical resources and by connecting users directly to applications rather than putting them and their devices on the network.  Unlike legacy VPN tools,  ZTNA solutions do not need to punch holes in the firewall and expose inbound ports thus significantly reducing the attack surface.

Secure Web Gateway (SWG):
A SWG is a gatekeeper between an organization’s internal network and the internet. It filters web traffic, scans for malicious content, and blocks access to risky websites. SWGs use advanced threat intelligence to detect and prevent ransomware attacks originating from internet-based sources. SWG  enforces policies to prevent the downloading of suspicious files and actively block known malicious domains.

Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB):
CASB solutions provide visibility and control over data stored in cloud applications. With the increasing adoption of cloud services, it is crucial to secure cloud-based data from ransomware threats. CASBs enable organizations to monitor and protect data across multiple cloud platforms, enforce security policies, and detect anomalous user activities that could indicate a ransomware attack. CASBs also facilitate granular access controls to cloud applications, ensuring that only authorized users can modify or access critical data.

Take a look here to see what I mean. What you wind up with is the ability to effectively protect the business from ransomware. Below is the approach at Axis.

Ransomware attacks continue to evolve at an alarming rate and pose a severe threat to businesses worldwide. To mitigate this risk, businesses should adopt a proactive defense strategy that places SSE at the heart of it and combines ZTNA, SWG, and CASB into one elegantly delivered cloud service. 

By implementing these technologies, organizations can significantly reduce their vulnerability to ransomware attacks and minimize the potential damage caused by such incidents. 

Investing in the right measures is essential to protect valuable data, safeguard operations, and maintain the trust of customers and stakeholders in an increasingly Internet-connected digital landscape. Chief among them is SSE, the key to making the Internet safe for work.

Explore some of the new ways Axis Security is helping in our new 2023 Summer Release.

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The pandemic had led to a significant amount of innovation and evolution in the ZTNA market. To ensure I could make the best use of my time I made a requirements list of the things I wanted to have in the new product that the old product lacked, or that we had difficulties with. I used this as my basis when speaking to each of the vendors, dived into their technology, looked at some demos, and ticked off my requirements.

One of the things I wanted to avoid and made it to the top of the priority list was not having to use multiple user interfaces for the different parts of what I felt was a single product. I didn’t want to go to one place for remote access and another for the Secure Web Gateway. Having multiple user interfaces made it confusing for the IT team, as they had to navigate through different windows to access the information they needed. 

In fact, it made it impossible for the product team to hand it to the business-as-usual team because it was very easy to forget where you had to go to do which administration or troubleshooting task. This led to decreased efficiency and productivity, as everyone had to spend time searching for the right portal to make the right changes and in some cases, they had to make changes in multiple places before it would take effect. I wanted to remove as much complexity as possible and keep things simple.

Another thing that made it high up the list was wanting to avoid the product being sat on top of multiple data lakes. Having multiple data lakes led to lots of data fragmentation, which made it difficult for us to have a unified view of our security posture. This led to increased risk, as we did not have complete visibility into all of the security-related data across user access. It also made it difficult to automate any processes and share information between the IT and security teams. This led to duplication of effort, as the different teams ended up performing the same tasks multiple times, leading to decreased efficiency and increased costs.

Server-initiated flows were also on my requirements list. I needed to ensure that patches could be pushed from our patching server and this was an outbound flow instead of an inbound connection. This was a limitation with the current product which meant that we had to publish our patching server to the internet to push patches which actually added additional risk and was a step backward from our previous VPN solution. We either had to take this risk or stick with a traditional VPN for this use case.

A better agentless offering also made it onto the list. Being a manufacturing company we had contractors and 3^rd parties who needed access to our systems and although we could configure some access via a web browser it was very complicated, unstable, difficult to configure, and very limited on what applications were available. In many cases, we still had to get these users to install agents on their devices to give them the access they required so I needed a much wider range of ports and protocols available agentless in any new tool I decided to purchase.

Another thing I thought about for my requirements list was making sure the solutions within the platform were resilient and redundant and offered the best user experience. The current vendor sent secure web gateway traffic to one set of POPs and ZTNA traffic to another set of POPs that  were hosted in their own data centers on their own hardware. I wanted to find a solution that could easily expand and could use the power of cloud routing to ensure access to applications had the least possible latency but was also clever enough to switch paths if the routes being taken slowed down.

As I went out to the market and did my research and started to complete my requirements list I realized that there was only one vendor that met all these needs and had green ticks on the list of my requirements and that was Axis. I was so excited by what they were doing with their product, and the team was so friendly when I spoke to them, I ended up transitioning to the dark side!

Maybe you can relate to my story or maybe you’re not sure what to do next? If so I recommend a couple of things:

• Grab a (virtual) coffee with me! I would be happy to connect and hear more about the challenges you may be facing and provide recommendations for your business.

• If you’re considering a VPN alternative, check out this VPN Back Back Program from Axis. See if you qualify to get paid as you adopt a modern ZTNA solution.

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