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The other question is around data – where is your data , what intellectual property are you trying to protect , what data are your users accessing and sharing , which devices are they using , when and where are they dialling in from ? that is quick and speaks the new languages of the cloud . They need to secure cloud traffic and data in real time and know who is using what application , how , when , where and from what device , and they need to be able to build security policies around this .
There are also thousands of cloud applications that people use on a daily basis – not just the common and well known apps – and you need to control the data that ' s in those applications .
Why is it important that the organisations prioritise this , especially with employees being split now across both office and home environments ?
How can organisations bolster their defences , given the continued and growing use of cloud technology ?
Organisations need to adopt a security platform that runs on a secure infrastructure of worldwide data centres and which doesn ’ t just cover security , but also speed . As a cloud security provider you need to ensure your infrastructure is always close to where the users are . Because if security slows down traffic , it doesn ' t serve its purpose .
Milliseconds count . If users spend 5 , 10 , 15 or 60 seconds waiting to download a document or use an application , the waiting time is too long and it ' s unacceptable . Speed is of the essence , so an organisation would need to adopt a security platform
The move to the cloud has created blind spots for organisations . You have to be able to secure those tens of thousands of applications out there and you need to secure it in real time . That is why there ' s an urgent need for companies to do something , to solve this blind spot .
What would you say is the impact to users of implementing Netskope ’ s cloud security ?
If I ' m an employee I just want to use whatever device I have , wherever I am , to do my work . Using Netskope positively impacts ease and speed . So , an employee will be able to use whatever device they want , wherever they are and it will be as if they are in the office . That ' s what we are trying to achieve .
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