Netskope Private Access

Score9.1 out of 10

11 Reviews and Ratings

What is Netskope Private Access?

Netskope Private Access is a zero trust access solution, that allows users to provide remote access to applications running in the public cloud and private data center environments, and avoid the need for remote users to use a VPN through the corporate network to gain access to private applications.

Categories & Use Cases

Zero Trust Security Solutions

Product Demos

Multi-Factor Authentication
Using multiple, independent components to gain access
Category average: 9.1
Network Traffic Analysis
Software that monitors network traffic and provides detailed reports on the users who access the network.
Category average: 8.8
Admin Access Control
Administrator-defined access control privileges that are assigned based on a user's need to access certain applications or areas of the network.
Category average: 9.1

Segmentation Leveraging
The ability to reduce the impact of an external attack by restricting the access of specified accounts, applications, or services during an attack.
Category average: 8.6
Automated Threat Identification
Leveraging multiple sources of information (such as threat intelligence databases) to automatically identify threats.
Category average: 8.4
Threat Analysis
Analyzing known factors such as behavior patterns, affected areas, and other specific features to more easily identify a threat.
Category average: 8.6

Most Frequent Users

Top 3 industries using Netskope Private Access.

Based on HG Insights installation data

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#1 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

24.2%

45 installations of 186

#2 most frequent

Finance and Insurance

23.1%

43 installations of 186

#3 most frequent

Information

12.9%

24 installations of 186

Ashwani Tyagi View profile

Manager in Information Technology at Orange Business (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are a system integrator and provide solutions to our customers to address their business requirements related to their secure access to their private data centers. There are multiple challenges related to VPN based access for internet users, for internet-facing and non-internet-facing applications. NPA provides zero-trust-based application-level access to data centers, cloud workloads, and SaaS based applications. We are able to design and implement these solutions specific to customer use cases.

Pros

Great replacement of VPN based access, avoiding VPN overheads, latency, and poor user experience.
Zero trust network access, which provide per application access without using network tunnel.
Strong cloud native architecture that can scale globally with low latency.
Unified secure access to private, SaaS, and Web Apps.
Context-aware security with real-time visibility and data protection.

Cons

The solution is complex, which require specific expertise to implement and manage these solutions.
In a hybrid and distributed environment even the initial set-up is complex.
In the case of small and midsize deployments, NPA becomes costly in comparison with some of the trusted names in the market.
Can we have better modular pricing and licensing?

Return on Investment

Positive is that it has good reliability at the platform level and has lower tickets so less operational expenses.
Better productivity for remote users. more secure access reduces breaches.
ROI is better if it is used at scale, lower ROI for small and mid size customers.
Multiple integration requirements and complexity in setting up things take time and effort, which increases the cost and impacts ROI.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access, Zscaler Private Access and Cisco Secure Access

Other Software Used

Zscaler Internet Access, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access

Verified User

Employee in Engineering (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use this product as a proxy on our computers, in addition to using the VPN option for work outside the office.

Pros

The ability to block uploads of information to the cloud
The power to select what to do and what not to do within a website

Cons

When a blocking alert pops up, the user could click to request it be enabled, making it easier to create the policy.

Return on Investment

For us it is important because we can identify and we can perform blocks with AD groups, and not allow all use to users

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Kaspersky Endpoint Security

Other Software Used

Forcepoint ONE, VMware SASE, Symantec CloudSOC CASB

Verified User

Employee in Engineering (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Netskope Private Access to control user access on Layer 7 to external webpage and have insight of what they upload to what page and for DLP policies primarily.
We also use Netskope Private Access as a security tool to blacklist malicious webpages and as a VPN with NPA to allow remote access to selected users

Pros

Proxy
Remote Access
DLP

Cons

Integration with another security tools
Android Client

Return on Investment

It´s easy for the end user
Azure AD integration
DLP policies and web detection it´s good

Usability

Alternatives Considered

SonicWall VPN Clients, SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) and Fortinet FortiGate

Other Software Used

SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA), SonicWall VPN Clients, Fortinet FortiGate

Ankit Kumar

Technical Support Engineer in Information Technology at Vinca Cybertech Pvt ltd (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

With Netskope Private Access, we can connect on-premise or cloud-hosted applications securely. Netskope private access provides a direct and fast connection to applications from worldwide. There are few challenges which comes while connecting to the application when some back-end changes happen. Sometime re-authentication page comes as blank while re-authenticating.

Pros

It enables remote users to connect the on premise or cloud hosted application.
It overcomes the drawbacks of VPN.
It only allows the genuine user to access the application.

Cons

Publisher upgrade should be pre intimidated.
NPA user interface can be more simplified.
Backend changes should be notified.

Most Important Features

Re authentication of application.
It allows only genuine user to access.
It allows user to access the securely and directly.

Return on Investment

Re-authentication improves the security.
Application access is more stable.
Due to frequent publisher upgrade user unable to connect the application.

Alternatives Considered

Zscaler Private Access

Other Software Used

McAfee Data Center Security Suite, Forcepoint URL Filtering, Netskope CASB

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