The manufacturing landscape is undergoing a digital revolution, driven significantly by Industrial IoT (IIoT), cloud adoption, and remote access needs. These advancements enable manufacturing companies to unlock efficiency gains, optimize operations, and enhance collaboration, but they also introduce a raft of new cybersecurity challenges. Legacy equipment and complex network setups have always made it difficult to secure manufacturing environments.

SaaS applications have fundamentally transformed business operations by enabling on-demand user access to services and data via the internet from anywhere. Yet, despite countless benefits, SaaS in the enterprise is fraught with cybersecurity challenges.

Gartner has once again named Cloudflare to the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Security Service Edge (SSE) report1. We are excited to share that Cloudflare is one of only ten vendors recognized in this report. For the second year in a row, we are recognized for our ability to execute and the completeness of our vision. You can read more about our position in the report here.

Today we are excited to announce that Netskope has once again been named a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Security Service Edge (SSE). This is the third time in a row Netskope has been recognized as a Leader—and we have been recognized as a Leader every time since the inaugural Magic Quadrant for SSE. We’ve also placed highest in vision and furthest in ability to execute for the second time in a row.

Bellwether industry analyst reports continue to indicate the future direction for security service edge (SSE) solutions. The recently released report, The Forrester Wave™: Security Service Edge Solutions, Q1 2024, includes Netskope as a Leader and ranked it highest for in the Current Offering category. Beyond the short list of leaders, here is Netskope’s take on the report’s findings and key signals that will help you assess the right vendors to fit your strategic outcomes.

In the rapidly evolving realm of network security, staying abreast of the latest technologies is crucial to safeguarding your organization’s data and infrastructure. Two prominent solutions that have garnered attention in recent times are Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Secure Service Edge (SSE). In this blog post, we’ll delve into the nuances of these two concepts, helping you make informed decisions about your network security strategy.

Modern enterprise complexity is challenging cybersecurity programs. With the widespread adoption of cloud services and remote work, and the broadening distribution of applications and employees away from traditional corporate locations, organizations require a more flexible and scalable approach to network security. SASE technology can help address these issues, making SASE adoption a goal for many organizations worldwide. But adoption paths can vary widely.

Customers are our number one priority at Netskope, and it’s our job to inspire their confidence and trust, especially when it comes to major technology architecture shifts like Security Service Edge (SSE) and SASE, and the need to apply zero trust principles to every interaction with data. With that in mind, we are excited to announce that Netskope has been recognized as a Customers’ Choice in the 2023 Gartner Peer Insights “Voice of the Customer”: Security Service Edge.