Tag: Web Security

Protect users from browser based-attacks with Citrix Secure Workspace Access

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Protect users from browser based-attacks with Citrix Secure Workspace Access

The way we work has changed. The imposed strict social distancing rules due to the global pandemic, combined with the growing representation of the digital-savvy millennials in the workforce were catalysts in moving organizations forward in their digital transformation journey to increase employee mobility.

However, this shift in workplace culture has increased the security risks brought about by the proliferation of BYO devices of employees that access resources via VPN. When not secured properly, these devices serve as additional entry points for cybercriminals to the organization’s network.

Key challenges in traditional security controls

Mishandling of data and misuse of network access have become a growing concern, increasing the demand for more control and visibility over the users’ granular access to permissions to data.

Threats that may come from malicious websites, such as spoofing web conferencing sites, should be isolated from the corporate network to protect corporate data.

Employees may knowingly (or unknowingly) access restricted websites such as pornographic or social media web pages. The organization must block those attempts to protect its assets.

To address these challenges is a big step forward for organizations to improve their digital transformation journey. Although this is easier said than done, Citrix may have the answer to help you address these challenges.

Citrix Secure Workspace Access

The Citrix Secure Workspace Access service provides a unified experience by integrating single sign-on, remote access, and content inspection into a single solution for an end-to-end Secure Workspace Access. It does this by providing your administrators the ability to:

Configure a workspace to securely add, manage and deliver access to apps from any device

Configure web filtering to allow/block websites that can be accessed by the end-user

Isolate web browsing to protect the corporate network from browser-based attacks with no user device configuration needed

With these, administrators can rapidly roll out secure browsers, providing instant time-to-value. By isolating internet browsing, IT administrators can offer end users safe internet access without compromising enterprise security.

This is only the tip of what Citrix Secure Workspace Access can provide to your organization, if you would like to learn more, you may fill out the form below and we will get back to you as soon as we can!

Cisco Umbrella: Camuto Group Case Study

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Cisco Umbrella: Camuto Group Case Study

The Challenge

A US footwear and lifestyle brand company, the Camuto Group, has been thriving in their industry due to the unique designs that sets them apart from the competition.  However, the company’s creativity is also one of its IT’s main pain points when it comes to security.  With almost 100 employees working remotely and another 250 roaming laptop users, it makes it difficult for IT to allow the flexibility to access the wide range of edgy sites which many web filtering solutions block incorrectly.

Tom Olejniczak, Camuto Group’s network engineering manager says that they found the traditional approach to securing the web experience (Proxy servers) caused too many problems that needed manual resolution.  Meaning whenever someone could not access a site, someone from IT had to go to that user to help resolve the issue, which was not feasible for them given the multiple remote and roaming users.

They needed to find a network security solution that protected on and off-network devices which didn’t add to their latency that could help them as malware and social media started to cut into the productivity of the users.

The Solution

Tom says that the company has been following Umbrella as their first line of defense since it was still OpenDNS.  However, to test if there were better alternatives, they decided to try two similar products to Umbrella.  The result of the test was that Umbrella outperformed both products whether it was by malware protection and overall user experience.

This was achieved by deploying Umbrella’s virtual appliances.  This gave them the visibility to see if internal networks or Active Directory users were infected or targeted by attacks without the need to touch devices or reauthenticate users.  Users working out of the corporate network are protected via Umbrella’s roaming client which was simple to put in place as adding someone to a group in Microsoft Active Directory.

The Camuto Group saw immediate impact on the security, almost four hundred detections of malware were redirected on a daily basis.  The solution itself also was great for user experience as it is unobtrusive and even helped improve the speed of the internet slightly, about five to ten percent.

The ability to white and black list sites was one of the main concerns of the company that Umbrella helped solve quite easily.  Tom says that they are able to choose safe and HR-acceptable categories for content filtering fast, it would usually take them about 3 minutes make a change.

To learn more about the Cisco, you may check out our product page here or you can contact us directly at 893-9515 for more details!

Citrix Announces NetScaler Secure Web Gateway Solution in NetScaler 12.0

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Citrix Announces NetScaler Secure Web Gateway Solution in NetScaler 12.0

Enterprises now are facing more and more attacks on their security from web sessions caused by their employees visiting compromised or malicious websites.  Which in turn can lead to malware or botnet installations, data theft and event ransomware infections on your network.  Even with web encryptions helping to keep things safer, there are now cases in which encryptions are being used to hide malware within your encrypted traffic.  Encryption also means less visibility and control.

Introducing the latest solution from Citrix’s NetScaler Security portfolio: NetScaler Secure Web Gateway (NetScaler SWG).

NetScaler SWG Capabilities:

  • NetScaler SWG solutionprovides Complete Visibility into encrypted traffic allowing security operations teams to inspect, analyze and control web traffic. NetScaler SWG solution acts as a forward proxy for all outgoing traffic enabling deployment of security policies with ease.
  • NetScaler URL Threat Intelligence Subscription is a cloud-based service that blocks access to millions of malware and phishing websites. This subscription service is available as an add-on option to NetScaler SWG solution.
  • NetScaler SWG solution with NetScaler MASprovides User Behavior Analytics based on user risk score.

Business Benefits for Security Operations Teams:

Organizations can Reduce their Business Risk and Increase Employee Productivityby protecting their employees against cyber security threats like phishing, and malware threats.

  • Security Operations teams gain deep visibility and real-time user behavior analytics to protect against malware threats.

Organizations can Ensure Corporate and Regulatory Policy Compliance.

  • Organizations have the visibility and control they need over encrypted traffic while ensuring compliance with their privacy, regulatory and acceptable user policies.

Organizations can Increase their Operational Efficiency by using singe pane of glass view for real-time visibility, analytics, and reporting.

  • Single pane of glass view through NetScaler Management and Analytics System (NetScaler MAS) provides real-time visibility, analytics, and reporting. Within seconds drill down to a per-user web usage view to understand events and correlated threats.

Learn more on Netscaler and other Citrix Products from our Product page.