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Here Comes 2021: 5 Safe Bets and 5 Long Shot Predictions

As we learned in 2020, vendors predict, and the universe laughs. But this year we polled our experts at Netskope to get their view of the year to come. Here’s how we see 2021 shaping up for networking and security, in the form of some pretty safe bets, and some harder calls. As more organizations consolidate and move away from appliance-based security technologies, IT and security teams will realize the cost savings and operational efficiencies the move to cloud brings.

Demo: Using Netskope policies to deliver Okta authenticated access to any cloud application

When Okta is integrated with Netskope's Next Generation Secure Web Gateway (NG SWG) it becomes possible to apply strong authentication to any cloud application. This demo shows how Netskope can challenge a user for Okta authentication when they attempt to access an unmanaged cloud application.

Demo: Using Netskope policies to deliver Okta authentication challenges based on risky user behavior

When Okta is integrated with Netskope's Next Generation Secure Web Gateway (NG SWG) it becomes possible to challenge users for authentication when they perform risky activities. In this example, the uploading of sensitive data to a cloud application will trigger an authentication challenge before allowing the activity to complete.

Demo: Netskope preventing data exfiltration to personal devices from cloud apps managed by Okta

When Okta is integrated with Netskope's Next Generation Secure Web Gateway (NG SWG) it becomes possible to apply data protection policies to unmanaged devices accessing managed cloud applications. These policies are typically configured to prevent the downloading of sensitive data from cloud applications to personal or BYOD devices.

Hindsight 2020: Revisiting Netskope's Cybersecurity Predictions for the Year No One Saw Coming

2020, as a year, has been anything but predictable, but we’re proud to say we got even a few things right. Here’s a look back at some pretty big trends, a couple of things that sort of happened, and at least one big miss.

Announcing Teleport 5.0 - Unified Access Plane and Application Access

Today, we are announcing the availability of Teleport 5.0. This is a major release for the project with numerous improvements and new features, but the hallmark capability of this version is the Unified Access Plane and Application Access for Developers. For those unfamiliar with Teleport, it is an open source project for giving developers secure remote access to everything they need.

Gravitational Rebrands as Teleport

Dear Reader, Today we are officially announcing that Gravitational is becoming Teleport. As part of the transition, we are launching a new website and moving from gravitational.com to https://goteleport.com. But that’s not the most important part. A much more interesting side of the story is why we are doing this and the new product announcements and the direction we are taking.