If your organization has network vulnerabilities they may enable cyberattacks that can have detrimental consequences to the success of your organization.
Cyberattacks can cost organizations hundreds of thousands of dollars to repair your network and result in sensitive data breaches and even permanent damage to your network.
To avoid these consequences, it is important you consider network security solutions that will enhance your network security. CASB is one example of a solution that can improve your organization’s security.
It is important, however, to understand the challenges with CASB and how to solve them so you can determine whether it is the right solution for your organization.
Coeo knows how important reliable network security is to an organization and has delivered thousands of network security solutions to improve security and help avoid cyberattacks.
We want you to understand the challenges with CASB so you can determine whether it is the best solution for your organization and how to manage these challenges should they arise in your solution.
By the end of this article, you will understand the problems of CASB, how to solve these problems, and whether CASB is the right solution for your organization.
The potential problems of CASB and how to solve them
Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) is a Security Service Edge (SSE) service that helps secure an organization’s network.
CASB acts as an intermediary between on-premise infrastructure and cloud service providers.
CASBs enforce security policies and protect data as it moves between infrastructure and the cloud service provider.
CASB can be a reliable network security solution and a good choice for many organizations looking to improve their network security. However, like many services and solutions, challenges may occasionally arise.
The potential problems of CASB and how to solve them include:
Difficulty integrating with existing infrastructure
Implementing a CASB solution into your network can be complex. If your organization has cloud services or other solutions integrated into your network infrastructure already, it can be difficult for your CASB solution to integrate with the existing technology.
To avoid any installation or integration issues with existing infrastructure, it is important to understand what makes up your network infrastructure and to speak with your provider to determine whether a CASB solution can integrate smoothly with your existing infrastructure.
Increased network latency
A CASB solution can improve your organization’s network security to help avoid cyberattacks. However, this technology may also slow down your network and increase network latency as a result.
Some CASB solutions require traffic to be routed through the CASB service for inspection and control before arriving at its destination.
This ensures that all data traffic is inspected and secure before entering your network. However, it also means the data has to travel further which can slow down data.
To avoid this challenge from happening, it is important to research the different CASB solutions on the market and select one that integrates well with your affected technology.
It is also important to identify a solution that balances safety requirements with network performance.
Complex policy management
As mentioned earlier, one potential challenge with CASB is the ability to integrate the solution with existing network infrastructure.
Because of this, it can be difficult to manage security policies across multiple cloud services and applications within your infrastructure.
Further, it can be difficult to define consistent policies, maintain compliance, and adapt to changing cloud environments because they require ongoing attention and expertise over the entire network.
To avoid this issue with your CASB solution, we recommend that you consolidate your network to solutions from the same provider, when possible. This will enable you to manage and monitor your network more easily.
Is a CASB solution the right fit for your organization?
Now you understand the challenges with a CASB solution and how to solve them. This will help your organization determine whether CASB is the right solution and how to solve these challenges should they arise.
If your organization needs to improve its network security driven by current or potential network vulnerabilities, a CASB solution may be the right choice to accomplish this.
Further, if your employees are constantly accessing the cloud with little to no network security, you could become the victim of a cyberattack easily making CASB a good solution for your organization.
Conversely, CASB may slow down your network decreasing employee efficiency and productivity. If your organization already has reliable network security integrated into your systems, the loss of productivity may not be worth the investment in this technology.
Additionally, since CASB solutions focus on securing data traveling through and being stored in the cloud, CASB may not be the best solution for organizations that do not regularly access the cloud.
Determining if a CASB solution is right for your organization
Now you understand the potential challenges with CASB, how to solve these challenges, and whether CASB is the best solution for your organization. This will help you determine whether your organization should invest in a CASB solution.
Organizations can’t afford to have network vulnerabilities that lead to cyberattacks. Cyberattacks can be detrimental to your organization which is why it is important for your organization to have reliable network security.
A CASB solution can help lock down your network and keep your data safe so you do not have to worry about the potential consequences of a cyberattack.
Therefore, understanding the potential challenges with the solution will help you better determine if the solution is the right choice for your organization.
Coeo knows how important reliable network security is and has delivered thousands of network solutions to organizations to improve their network security and help them avoid cyberattacks.
We want you to understand the potential challenges with CASB so you can determine whether it is the best solution for your organization.
If you would like to speak with our team to learn more about CASB or other network security solutions or ask any questions you may have you can schedule an appointment.
Now that you understand the potential challenges with a CASB solution and how to solve them, check out this article to learn about the different services of SSE which can help determine which one is the right solution for your organization:
