Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)
CASB software sits
between the users of cloud services and cloud service providers, either on-premises or in the cloud
CASB software enforces enterprise security policies
such as authentication, authorization, encryption and tokenization.
CASBs typically offer the following:
Firewalls
to identify malware and prevent it from entering the enterprise network.
Authentication
to checks users’ credentials and ensure they only access appropriate company resources.
Web application firewalls (WAFs)
to thwart malware designed to breach security at the application level, rather than at the network level.
Data loss prevention (DLP)
to ensure that users cannot transmit sensitive information outside of the corporation.