#1 most frequent
United States of America
51.4%110 installations of 214
What is Netskope CASB?
Netskope cloud access security broker (CASB) enables the user to identify and manage the use of cloud applications, regardless of whether they are managed or unmanaged, and prevents sensitive data from being exfiltrated from your environment by risky insiders or malicious cybercriminals who have breached your perimeter.
Categories & Use Cases
Who Buys & Uses Netskope CASB
#2 most frequent
India
8.4%18 installations of 214
#3 most frequent
Spain
5.1%11 installations of 214
Good overall CASB and product
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Mainly used to protect endpoints internet traffic, but not only for that.
NPA access is a plus, and also it makes possible to address all the configuration on a single console, integrated with EntraID, both for user identification and for admin login. You can also apply DLP protection policies, malware protection...
NPA access is a plus, and also it makes possible to address all the configuration on a single console, integrated with EntraID, both for user identification and for admin login. You can also apply DLP protection policies, malware protection...
Pros
- Inline Proxy
- Centralized console
- SSL Traffic Inspection
Cons
- Log unification on console
- Log fields unified for exporting
- Raw data access
Return on Investment
- Performance improved on workstations
- Reducing licensing for other products, like traditional VPNs
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Zscaler Internet Access
Other Software Used
CrowdStrike Falcon, SonicWall VPN Clients, Fortinet FortiGate
Secure your endpoints in any environment.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We utilize Netskope CASB to monitor and restrict shadow-IT in our environment through policy rules. We also use Netskope CASB to enforce controls on SaaS applications, scanning for malware and preventing unwanted actions related to data exfiltration. In addition to the items above, we also utilize Netskope to log and filter HTTP activity at the endpoint.
Pros
- Extensive controls for various SaaS applications.
- Easy to deploy and manage.
- Highly customizable policies.
Cons
- Initial configuration requires strong knowledge of the product in order to avoid misconfigurations.
- Challenging to troubleshoot network related issues.
- Some integrations are released with limited functionality, making them difficult to implement.
Return on Investment
- Reduce risk exposure associated with data exfiltration.
- Prevent unsanctioned use of third-party SaaS applications.
- Provide defense-in-depth by scanning files through network traffic before they reach the device.
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Zscaler Internet Access and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Other Software Used
Zscaler Internet Access, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Verstality in One solution.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Netskope CASB in our organization caters to Govern, Secure data and protection against threats. Use case which we cater and helps organization wide is Govern O365 access and other cloud services. Upload/Download of documents are seamless and end users work is not hindered. Conditional activity is also one of the best feature, where outside organization/domain access needs to be approved. CRA report is also fantastic to capture anomalies regards to number of hits/uploads/download, etc.
Pros
- Monitor or control user activities irrespective accessing via mobile or desktop app
- User login anomalies
- Block or limit access for creating cloud instances like Buckets, Clusters, etc
- Prevent uploading any data to Cloud storage service
Cons
- Fine tuning of Web Categories
- UPN and Email attributes mapping should be further simplified as deployment progresses
- Email DLP is at nascent stage, can be further strengthened and matured.
Return on Investment
- ROI is difficult to quote but protection against threat is biggest ROI for any company
- Confidential data is governed at micro level
- Upload/download of documents even to unwarranted sites like pdf convertor is blocked
Usability
Other Software Used
CrowdStrike Falcon, Forescout Platform
Netscope it is a great solution for small size companies
Pros
- Monitoring all traffic
- Protecting your end user traffic
Cons
- Public IP for user can be from different country then it came from
- Sometimes you can't get anywhere with Netscope ON
- Location is the key for speed so users complain for speed of 'internet'
- Some location blocks Netscope IP ranges
Most Important Features
- Protection of end user traffic
Return on Investment
- We end up troubleshooting many not existing issues thanks to Netskope.
Alternatives Considered
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
Netskope CASB review
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We used this for shadow IT and for basic DLP functions. We were one of the very first customers of Netskope, the trajectory of the product is excellent. It was a great control for managing and monitoring all SaaS usage with the organization.
Pros
- Monitor SaaS usage.
- Manage gaps in shadow IT.
- Provide basic DLP functionality for SaaS usage.
Cons
- Some improvements in reporting.
- Make some integrations easier.
- Pricing.
Most Important Features
- Basic DLP
- Shadow IT monitoring
- SaaS usage monitoring
Return on Investment
- Identify non-sanctioned cloud applications.
- Justify use and expansion of IaaS.
- Track sensitive data flows in and out of Cloud.
Alternatives Considered
Menlo Security CASB
Other Software Used
Armorblox