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Netskope Private Access

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What is Netskope Private Access?

Netskope Private Access is a zero trust access solution, that allows users to provide remote access to applications running in the public cloud and private data center environments, and avoid the need for remote users to use a VPN through the corporate network to gain access to private applications.

Categories & Use Cases

Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features Netskope Private Access has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
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Top Performing Features

  • Multi-Factor Authentication

    Using multiple, independent components to gain access

    Category average: 8.2

  • Network Analytics

    Analyzes various data reports and logs (DNS, firewall, user data, security information etc.) to identify threats in a network.

    Category average: 8.7

  • Vulnerability Classification

    Prioritizing vulnerabilities, to determine which vulnerabilities are most urgent and require a quicker resolution.

    Category average: 8.2

Areas for Improvement

  • Segmentation Leveraging

    The ability to reduce the impact of an external attack by restricting the access of specified accounts, applications, or services during an attack.

    Category average: 8.5

  • Admin Access Control

    Administrator-defined access control privileges that are assigned based on a user's need to access certain applications or areas of the network.

    Category average: 8.8

  • Network Topology Mapping

    The ability to map a network, in detail, to show performance metrics, device and software connections, and resource utilization.

    Category average: 8.4

Reviews

What users are saying about Netskope Private Access.
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Netskope Rewiew

Incentivized
Verified User
Employee in Engineering (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use this product as a proxy on our computers, in addition to using the VPN option for work outside the office.

Pros

  • The ability to block uploads of information to the cloud
  • The power to select what to do and what not to do within a website

Cons

  • When a blocking alert pops up, the user could click to request it be enabled, making it easier to create the policy.

Return on Investment

  • For us it is important because we can identify and we can perform blocks with AD groups, and not allow all use to users

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Kaspersky Endpoint Security

Other Software Used

Forcepoint ONE, VMware SASE, Symantec CloudSOC CASB

Easy to use and powerful

Incentivized
Verified User
Employee in Engineering (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Netskope Private Access to control user access on Layer 7 to external webpage and have insight of what they upload to what page and for DLP policies primarily.

We also use Netskope Private Access as a security tool to blacklist malicious webpages and as a VPN with NPA to allow remote access to selected users

Pros

  • Proxy
  • Remote Access
  • DLP

Cons

  • Integration with another security tools
  • Android Client

Return on Investment

  • It´s easy for the end user
  • Azure AD integration
  • DLP policies and web detection it´s good

Usability

Alternatives Considered

SonicWall VPN Clients, SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) and Fortinet FortiGate

Other Software Used

SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA), SonicWall VPN Clients, Fortinet FortiGate

Netskope Private Access

Ankit Kumar
Technical Support Engineer in Information Technology at Vinca Cybertech Pvt ltd (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

With Netskope Private Access, we can connect on-premise or cloud-hosted applications securely. Netskope private access provides a direct and fast connection to applications from worldwide. There are few challenges which comes while connecting to the application when some back-end changes happen. Sometime re-authentication page comes as blank while re-authenticating.

Pros

  • It enables remote users to connect the on premise or cloud hosted application.
  • It overcomes the drawbacks of VPN.
  • It only allows the genuine user to access the application.

Cons

  • Publisher upgrade should be pre intimidated.
  • NPA user interface can be more simplified.
  • Backend changes should be notified.

Most Important Features

  • Re authentication of application.
  • It allows only genuine user to access.
  • It allows user to access the securely and directly.

Return on Investment

  • Re-authentication improves the security.
  • Application access is more stable.
  • Due to frequent publisher upgrade user unable to connect the application.

Alternatives Considered

Zscaler Private Access

Other Software Used

McAfee Data Center Security Suite, Forcepoint URL Filtering, Netskope CASB