Kitecyber (Endpoint based SSE)
vs
Cisco Umbrella
Network based solutions like Cisco Umbrella are inherently complex, have well known security gaps, and often interfere with the functioning of modern SaaS apps. With Kitecyber’s revolutionary new approach, there is no need to configure these gateways and introduce another point of failure for your Internet traffic by sending it through external cloud gateways.
Architecture and limitations of current network based solutions
- Leads to security gaps (See examples in table below)
- Interferes with App performance, such as connection failures, compatibility issues with apps using non-standard ports
- No user context from the endpoint operations
- Limited data protection due to app inspection bypass and no data context from the endpoint operations
- Adds extra hop in Internet access
- Adds extra point of failure as cloud infrastructure (Gateways)
- High cost (customer pays for cloud infrastructure cost and management)
New Kitecyber architecture
The new architecture has several key advantages:
- Better security
- Leverages signals uniquely available in the OS for user & data context to protect against user credential theft and unauthorized data transfers.
- No extra hops, go direct to SaaS apps or Internet
- No cloud infrastructure needed, no additional points of failure
- Significantly lower cost as expensive cloud infrastructure is eliminated
Summary of Capabilities
Compliance Comparison
* Mandated by compliance standards like: SOC 2 CC 6.2 & CC 6.3, PCI DSS A3.2.6, CSA 5, NIST 800-53 -SC-7(19), NIST 800-171-3.13.1
Detailed feature comparison across different areas
Data security
Private infrastructure access
Internet access
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