Secure Internet Access
Complete internet protection for a remote workforce
Cloud-native protection against internet threats, shadow AI, and risky applications, wherever your users connect.
Overview
Modern work happens everywhere, and today's workforce needs protection that travels with them.
Remote workers are three times more likely to expose data, costing organizations an estimated $17.4M annually. Organizations with remote and hybrid workers face a range of challenges, including malware downloaded onto corporate devices when off-network, data leakage through unsanctioned shadow AI and other risky tools, DNS-based attacks that go undetected, and a steady stream of phishing attempts.
95%
Of malware is now delivered via HTTPS
70%
Of organizations face Shadow AI data exposure
90%
Of organization suffered DNS attacks in the past year
What is Secure Internet Access
Secure Internet Access (SIA), part of Cloud Secure Edge (CSE), inspects and controls all outbound internet traffic from any device, anywhere. It closes the visibility gap left when employees step outside the network, integrating key prevention technologies to stop threats without slowing down productivity.
How SIA Works
Secure Internet Access safeguards the entire threat pathway, from initial connection requests to blocking phishing and preventing malware from reaching
Secure Web Gateway (SWG)
Protects users from malicious, risky, or inappropriate websites through advanced URL filtering, real-time threat prevention, granular policy enforcement, and deep content inspection. This ensures safe, compliant browsing across all users and devices.
DNS-Layer Security & Risk-Based URL Filtering
Delivers layered protection by blocking malicious domains instantly at the DNS layer and applying deeper, risk-based URL inspection, including encrypted traffic and page-level controls, for real-time, context-aware threat prevention.
Shadow AI Governance and Application Control (CASB)
Secure Internet Access shuts down shadow AI before it becomes a data leak. Built-in CASB capabilities profile all SaaS traffic, classify application risk, and enforce policies. This gives visibility into unsanctioned AI tools and shadow IT, restricting risky app usage before sensitive data ever leaves the organization.
Cloud-Delivered Architecture
All traffic is intelligently routed to the nearest global cloud Point of Presence (PoP), providing low latency and high performance while applying consistent, always‑on security controls, no matter where users connect from.
Malware Protection
Powered by Capture ATP, inline malware inspection analyzes files before they reach the endpoint.
TLS/HTTPS Inspection
Secure Internet Access builds on standard TLS inspection by removing the operational complexity typically associated with it and extends protection to users everywhere, not just those inside the corporate network.
What SIA Solves
Unprotected remote users
Employees leave the safety of the corporate network the moment they step outside the office. Secure Internet Access follows the user wherever they go, stopping threats like phishing and malware from reaching the endpoint.
Blind spots in SaaS and shadow AI usage
Unsanctioned apps and AI tools create invisible data-loss risk. SIA profiles all SaaS traffic and shuts down shadow AI before it becomes a breach.
Legacy web security can't keep up
On-prem appliances leave blind spots, hit capacity limits, and fall behind on threats. SIA delivers cloud-based inspection and policy enforcement, so every connection is scanned with the latest protections.
Securing Remote Work
Benefits
Close the off-network gap
Extend DNS security, URL filtering, malware inspection and other controls to every endpoint, regardless of location.
Reduce business risk
Stop threats at the DNS layer, the URL layer, and the file layer before they ever reach the endpoint.
Inspect encrypted traffic without the trade-offs
HTTPS inspection runs alongside the connection, not in its path, so there is no slowdown.
Improve security posture and productivity
Cloud-delivered inspection avoids the latency and bandwidth slowdowns typical of on-prem proxies and firewall-based DPI-SSL inspection while providing protection against a major risk.
See and control shadow IT and shadow AI
Identify the applications and AI tools users access, then allow, restrict,
Stop data leakage
Every ungoverned AI or shadow IT interaction is a potential data exit point. Gain control over how employees use these tools.
Licensing
| Basic | Advanced | |
| High Performance Data Plane | Cloud Control Plane | Cloud Secure Edge API |  | |
Trust Scoring | Actional Visibility | Continuous Policy Enforcement | Device Posture | | |
| Client OS Support: Windows, MacOS | | |
24x7 Support | | |
Secure Web Gateway (SWG) | Content Filtering via DNS | | |
Secure Web Gateway (SWG) | Threat Filtering via DNS | | |
Secure Web Gateway (SWG) | Risk-Based URL Filtering | | |
Secure Web Gateway (SWG) | Geo-IP Filtering | | |
Malware Protection with Capture ATP | | |
MDM/UDM | SIEM Integration | | |
Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) | SaaS App Directory | | |
RIS/Premier Support | Add-on | Add-on |
Getting Started
See how Secure Internet Access protects your remote and hybrid workforce against internet threats, shadow AI, and risky applications, without added hardware or complexity. Request a live demo or talk to an expert today.
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