SonicWall launched its Cloud Secure Edge (CSE) offering, which extends a suite of zero trust access offerings designed specifically for MSPs.
CSE – which offers flexible solutions for remote access and internet access – empowers organizations to more securely connect employees and third-party users to resources from any device or location. For MSPs, this includes customers with increasingly remote work forces.
CSE offers a unified, cloud-delivered, multi-tenant platform for MSPs, with customers able to choose from a range of secure internet access (SIA) and secure private access (SPA) solutions that replace legacy VPNs with cloud-native solutions. This helps to deliver network security at all price points. SonicWall is also embedding a private connector in its next-gen firewalls (NGFW) to strengthen existing multi-layer security with a zero trust architecture, provide ease of deployment and leverage existing infrastructure.
“In today’s dynamic threat landscape, where remote work and cloud adoption are accelerating, organizations need a flexible security solution that can seamlessly protect users and data across any network environment,” said SonicWall EVP of product strategy, Tarun Desikan. “Banyan was an early innovator and market leader in delivering SSE to enterprises of all sizes. CSE takes that experience and adds SonicWall’s network security knowledge to launch highly flexible and cost-effective solutions – ensuring that any organization can maintain high-performance connectivity while safeguarding against evolving cyber threats. These innovative offerings, designed in consultation with SonicWall MSPs, not only simplify deployment and management but also enhance overall security posture, making them essential and accessible tools for evolving IT environments.”
CSE fills the gap experienced by SMEs by providing a scalable ZTNA solution for MSPs and their mid-market and SMB customers.
“When we acquired Banyan in January, we said we would empower partners by delivering a security architecture for any stage of their customers’ evolving cloud journey,” said SonicWall CEO and president, Bob VanKirk. “Cloud Secure Edge is the first step of that delivery, with additional MSP-friendly components of the SSE stack to follow. We are redefining SSE for the SME market by combining simplicity and management with robust security, empowering organizations to embrace zero trust principles effortlessly. Our goal is to provide our partners and their customers with confidence that their data and resources are protected, regardless of where their workforce operates.”
Additional key benefits for MSPs include:
- Firewall connector, for integration within next-generation firewalls (Gen7), enabling ZTNA to private apps hosted behind the firewall.
- Seamless integration with MySonicWall to ensure a smooth transition for MSPs.
- Streamlined remote access, for securely accessing authorized applications from anywhere, on any single device, without having to deal with repetitive and complex VPN and access policy.
- Monthly billing to offer no-commitment, in arrears billing that aligns with how MSPs charge their customers.
- Regional compliance, featuring a new CSE data center, in Frankfurt, Germany, to ease adoption and data residency compliance with frameworks such as GDPR.
- Multi-tenant management for MSPs and MSSPs.
For more information on SonicWall CSE, click here. For SonicWall’s SecureFirst partner program, visit here.
