SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge Expands SWG Capabilities with Risk-Based URL Filtering

Constant innovation to enable secure connectivity for organizations of all sizes and the MSPs that protect them

As today’s workplaces grow more distributed and digital, securing web access is more important (and more complex) than ever before. The internet is now the “new corporate network,” bringing with it new opportunities, but also new risks. To help you close the security gaps your users face as they access the web from anywhere, SonicWall is excited to announce a major enhancement to Cloud Secure Edge (CSE): risk-based URL filtering for both Windows and MacOS, now included at no additional cost.

This new feature, along with CSE’s Secure Web Gateway (SWG) capabilities, reflects SonicWall’s ongoing commitment to solving the most pressing challenges facing today’s organizations. CSE is designed to support critical use cases such as:

• Protecting against internet-based threats
• Enabling hybrid and remote workforces
• Meeting compliance requirements
• Consolidating the security stack

All of this is part of our broader goal: to empower SMBs and MSPs with a modern, effective SWG that scales your business and delivers strong protection, all without degrading user experience.

A Complete SWG Experience with CSE

With this latest update to CSE, organizations now have even more control and visibility into how users access the web – whether they’re on the corporate network, working from home, or connecting on the go. Here’s what the new Risk-Based URL Filtering and CSE’s broader SWG capabilities bring to the table:

With simplified, granular policy enforcement you can quickly apply and manage web access policies across your entire organizations and multiple tenants. Create user-specific rules easily without juggling multiple tools or workflows.

Let’s be real – staying ahead of threats is tough and time-consuming. CSE helps you reduce your attack surface both on and off the network, protecting your people and data from phishing, malware, and other web-based threats, no matter where work happens.

Meet industry-specific regulatory requirements like CIPA and reduce liability by enforcing acceptable use policies.

Growing fast? Supporting a variety of customer environments? CSE scales effortlessly without adding hardware or configuration headaches, making it a great fit for both growing organizations and MSPs.

What’s Next: More SSE Innovations to Future-Proof Your Organization

At SonicWall, innovation is always on and we’re actively enhancing CSE to help you stay ahead of both threats and business needs so you can focus on running your business, not chasing vulnerabilities. That means that we’re not stopping at Risk-Based URL Filtering and are constantly working to expand our SSE capabilities. As an example, we are working to bring geo-blocking capabilities to CSE so users can get even more granularity in controlling where your traffic originates and terminates. With geo-blocking you can proactively reduce exposure to threats by restricting access from high-risk countries or regions where your organization has no business presence.

In addition, to support this growth, we’re rapidly expanding our global cloud infrastructure by adding new Points of Presence (PoPs) in locations like Australia, Brazil, and Japan with more on the way to deliver consistently high performance and reliability for users worldwide.

Secure Access, Simplified

Whether you’re a mid-sized business securing a hybrid workforce or an MSP delivering managed security services to your diverse customers, SonicWall CSE offers the modern, scalable, and effective SSE solution you need to enable all your access needs securely.

With Risk-Based URL filtering now included at no extra cost and exciting enhancements in the works, there’s never been a better time to explore what CSE can do for your organization. Get a personalized demo of CSE or learn more by speaking with our team today.