Last month, SonicWall announced the launch of Cloud Secure Edge (CSE) that offers an innovative suite of Zero Trust Access offerings. Can you tell us how it is exactly helping the MSPs?

Launching Cloud Secure Edge is a strategic move from SonicWall to enhance our service offerings and also provides managed service providers (MSPs) easy-to-deploy advanced security tools to meet the evolving demands of modern businesses.

Cloud Secure Edge Security provides the modern workforce with safe, secure access to applications and resources, regardless of user or resource location.

This will enable MSPs to enforce strict access controls based on user identity, device posture and contextual data. It will also reduce the attack surface and mitigates the risk of unauthorized access, ensuring that only verified users and devices can access resources using the principle of least privilege.

Some other benefits to MSPs would be:

• CSE will enable MSPs to deliver ZTNA with simple deployment models and multi-tenant management capabilities on any operating system in any environment, ensuring all access requests are continuously evaluated, providing a higher level of security.
• It will allow MSPs to integrate seamlessly with the existing My SonicWall platform ensuring a smooth transition without disrupting current operations.
• Unlike other vendors, Cloud Secure Edge simply charges per user. There are no hidden or additional fees for connectors and gateways, number of devices, applications, or throughput.