Sophos introduces Workspace Protection to simplify hybrid and remote work security - SiliconANGLE

"Cybersecurity firm Sophos Group plc today announced the launch of Workspace Protection, a new service that expands its portfolio with an accessible and affordable alternative to heavyweight and cost-intensive secure access service edge solutions for securing hybrid and remote work. Built around the Sophos Protected Browser, the new service allows organizations to protect applications, data, users and guests wherever work takes place while providing a unified approach to securing the modern workspace."

"It seeks to address the issue whereby traditional approaches to securing hybrid work, such as deploying multiple cloud-delivered SASE and secure service edge solutions, often require significant infrastructure, specialized expertise and ongoing operational overhead to deploy and manage. Sophos argues that these models can increase cost and complexity while still leaving gaps in visibility and control where modern work now happens."

"Workspace Protection takes a different approach by securing the workspace directly, eliminating the need to backhaul traffic through centralized infrastructure, reducing operational burden and costs while enabling protections that follow users, applications, their internet usage and their data wherever they work. The protected browser, which sits at the core of Workspace Protection, was purpose-built to seamlessly integrate with the Sophos Central platform."

Sophos launched Workspace Protection as an accessible, affordable alternative to heavyweight, cost-intensive SASE and secure service edge deployments for hybrid and remote work. The service centers on the Sophos Protected Browser to secure applications, data, users and guests wherever work occurs. Protections are embedded in the workspace to avoid backhauling traffic through centralized infrastructure, reducing infrastructure needs, operational burden and costs. The protected browser integrates with Sophos Central to provide visibility and control at the workspace level, enabling data protection, application access management and policy enforcement within the browser while maintaining a familiar user experience. Protections follow users, applications, internet usage and data, reducing the need for specialized expertise and addressing visibility and control gaps left by multiple cloud-delivered solutions.

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