Bridging the Gap Between Cloud vs On-premise Security

In the current landscape, the prevalence of the cloud era is undeniable, and the market is characterized by constant dynamism. Enterprises, in order to maintain relevance amid this competitive environment, are unmistakably demonstrating a keen interest in embracing cloud technologies. What motivates this significant shift? 

Cloud-centric security strategies, exemplified by initiatives like Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Security Service Edge (SSE), encompassing components such as Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), efficiently extend security to wherever corporate users, devices, and resources are located—leveraging the cloud as the central hub. 

With all security functionalities seamlessly delivered and managed through a unified interface, the security of both inbound and outbound traffic, often referred to as north-south traffic, is significantly fortified. 

On the flip side, the internal network’s east-west traffic, which moves within the confines of data centers and the network but does not cross the network perimeter, remains untouched by the security checks implemented through cloud-based measures. 

A potential workaround involves keeping a traditional data center firewall dedicated to overseeing and regulating internal, east-west traf

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