Key Takeaways
- SonicWall’s Secure Mobile Access (SMA) series offers complete security for remote access to corporate resources hosted on-prem, in the cloud and in hybrid data centers.
- With granular access control, context-aware device authorization, application-level VPN and complete integration with the most advanced authentications, SMA enables organizations to move to the cloud and embrace BYOD with ease.
- SonicWall’s VPN clients work best for SMBs using the SMA 100 series while Connect Tunnel and Mobile Connect work best for distributed enterprises using the SMA 1000 series.
As the world becomes increasingly digital, remote access has become an integral part of businesses. Whether you’re working from home or traveling for work, having secure and reliable access to corporate resources is essential. However, remote access also opens up businesses to cyber threats, which can be devastating. That’s where SonicWall’s Secure Mobile Access (SMA) series comes in. In this article, we’ll explore how SMA can help protect your business from cyber threats while enabling your workforce to access corporate resources anytime, anywhere.
What is SonicWall’s Secure Mobile Access (SMA)?
SonicWall’s Secure Mobile Access (SMA) series is a unified secure access gateway that enables organizations to provide access to any application, anytime, from anywhere and any device, including managed and unmanaged devices. SMA offers granular access control, context-aware device authorization, application-level VPN, and complete integration with the most advanced authentications. SMA enables organizations to move to the cloud and embrace BYOD with ease.
Features and Benefits of SMA
- Verify Authorized Users SMA helps to ensure that only trusted devices and authorized users can access corporate resources. This feature empowers your workforce with mobility and BYOD, delivering a seamless secure access experience with always-on connection. SMA also checks the integrity and health profile of the connecting device, making sure that it’s safe to connect to the network.
- Prevent Threats and Minimize Attack Surface One of the biggest concerns with remote access is the increased surface area for cyber threats. SMA helps to improve your security posture and reduce the surface area for threats by enforcing granular access control policies. It provides high-performance layer-3 SSL VPN and delivers browser-based clientless secure access. Additionally, SMA provides flexible proxy options with authentication and SSL offloading.
- Simplified Deployment for Secure Hybrid IT Access SMA offers a choice between hardened physical appliances or virtual appliances, making it easy to deploy in private or public cloud environments. With SMA, you can provide secure access to data centers, clouds, and SaaS resources from a single portal. SMA also reduces complexity in access management for hybrid IT environments.
Flexible Deployment Options
SonicWall offers three flexible deployment options for SMA:
- Physical Appliance Deploy high-performance appliances with advanced cryptography options for comprehensive on-premise protection.
- Virtual Appliance Private Cloud Deploy the SMA virtual appliances in private clouds on ESXi or Hyper-V.
- Virtual Appliance Public Cloud Deploy the SMA virtual instances in public cloud environments in AWS or Microsoft Azure.
VPN Clients
SonicWall offers VPN clients for SMBs and distributed enterprises:
- SMA 100 Series: SonicWall’s NetExtender and Mobile Connect VPN clients work best for SMBs using the SMA 100 series.
- SMA 1000 Series: SonicWall’s Connect Tunnel and Mobile Connect work best for distributed enterprises using the SMA 1000 series.
Central Management Server (CMS)
SonicWall Central Management Server enables organizations, distributed enterprises, and service providers to centrally manage and rapidly deploy secure access solutions. Whether deployed on a private cloud as a virtual appliance or on a public cloud (using bring your own license (BYOL)), CMS can fully optimize your remote access management with reporting and deployments.
Quick, Secure Remote Access During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many businesses to rapidly transition to remote work. SonicWall’s SMA has proven invaluable to organizations during this time, enabling them to scale up the number of remote users quickly and cost-effectively. Jeff Frantz, IT Manager at Garner Contract Management, attests to the effectiveness of SonicWall SMA in enabling employees to access their corporate workstations from anywhere at any time.
Rigorously Tested, Federally Certified
SonicWall’s Secure Mobile Access (SMA) is FIPS 140-2 Certified. Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 defines security requirements for cryptographic modules for U.S. government National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems. SonicWall has been awarded certificates under the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP).
Conclusion
As the world becomes more digitally connected, remote access has become essential for businesses to operate effectively. However, remote access also presents increased cyber threats that can be devastating to businesses. SonicWall’s Secure Mobile Access (SMA) series offers complete security for remote access to corporate resources hosted on-prem, in the cloud, and in hybrid data centers. With granular access control, context-aware device authorization, application-level VPN, and complete integration with the most advanced authentications, SMA enables organizations to move to the cloud and embrace BYOD with ease. Choose SonicWall’s SMA to protect your business from cyber threats while empowering your workforce to access corporate resources anytime, anywhere.
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