Akamai Technologies introduced Enterprise Application Access. The solution is designed to provide enterprises with a new way to simplify remote and third-party application access while at the same time increasing their organization’s security posture. It is clientless, cloud-based and easy-to-manage, and incorporates technology received as part of Akamai’s recent Soha Systems acquisition.
Enterprise Application Access is designed to address the limitations of traditional remote access by offering a new approach to providing access to applications hosted in corporate data centers or hybrid cloud environments. It provides a unique alternative to traditional remote and third-party access technologies such as VPNs, RDP and proxies. With Enterprise Application Access, applications are hidden from the Internet and public exposure. Its “dial-out” cloud architecture allows closing of all inbound firewall ports while permitting authenticated end users to access only specific, authorized applications. Enterprise Application Access integrates data path protection, identity access, application security, and management visibility and control into a single, cloud-based service. Customers can use the capabilities native to Enterprise Application Access or easily integrate with previously deployed systems. As important, the service is designed to be deployed in minutes in any network environment through a unified portal, with a single point of control. The service is also designed to be deployed at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions.
“Accessing enterprise applications can be cumbersome and risky where mobile first, third-party stakeholders, and lateral movement attacks are the norm,” said Christina Richmond, Program Director, Security Services, IDC.
“Despite a tremendous increase in both the occurrence and importance of remote access to enterprise applications, the method for doing so has remained practically stagnant for almost 20 years,” explained Robert Blumofe, Executive Vice President, Platform and General Manager, Enterprise and Carrier Division, Akamai.