Absolute Software, a leading provider of self-healing endpoint and secure access solutions, today announced enhancements to its Secure Access product portfolio (formerly NetMotion by Absolute), allowing customers to reduce risk and improve UX in today's borderless, and work-from-anywhere environments. Absolute is introducing a number of new product improvements with this version, including self-healing Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), a resilient deployment architecture, and increased network and ZTNA policy intelligence.
Absolute was recently named a Representative Vendor in Gartner's Zero Trust Network Access Market Guide for February 2022. Among the important findings in the report, Gartner states, “An increased focus by end-user organizations on zero trust strategies — and a desire to provide a more secure, flexible hybrid workforce connectivity — is driving increased interest in the ZTNA market.”
Joe Savarese, EVP of Secure Access Products at Absolute said that “This release is an important milestone in our mission to be the leading ZTNA solution for the perimeter-less workplace, differentiated by resilience and reliability. The results from our customer beta test – our largest and most successful to date – validate that these new capabilities meet urgent and significant customer needs. As seamless secure access has become imperative for the perimeter-less workplace, administrators need easy-to-implement ZTNA solutions that deliver both maximum security and an optimal user experience.”
IT and security professionals can now secure essential infrastructure, apps, devices, and data without sacrificing user productivity thanks to these product upgrades. The following are some of the advantages:
Absolute's self-healing ZTNA client for Windows is capable of autonomously repairing or reinstalling itself if tampered with, unintentionally deleted, or otherwise ceased operating – guaranteeing that it stays healthy and provides the full intended value.
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Resilient deployment architecture:
Absolute has introduced Resilience to its distributed network architecture utilizing active-active server technology, bringing the advantages of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to customer-managed settings, such as high availability, horizontal scale-out, and zero downtime updates. This ground-breaking solution allows individual system components to self-heal in the case of a breakdown and assures that other servers may take over if necessary, preventing interruption or denial-of-service to end users without the need for administrator involvement.
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Dynamic re-authentication and secure access enforcement:
Customers may now more easily implement current cloud authentication solutions to reduce the risk exposure associated with compromised credentials via dynamic re-authentication and secure access enforcement. Enhancements include the ability to challenge a user's security credentials if circumstances or the environment change and compel them to re-authenticate using an existing mechanism, such as Multi-factor Authentication (MFA).
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Foundational zero trust security:
New ZTNA policy actions improve the basis of zero trust security posture, boosting the capacity to safeguard workers from accessing harmful apps and network locations and restricting lateral movement.
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Expanded diagnostics and monitoring capabilities:
Enhanced diagnoses and monitoring capabilities: With the introduction of Absolute Insights for Network, the firm has expanded its current diagnostics and monitoring capabilities (formerly NetMotion Mobile IQ). This includes ARM device support for MacOS and Windows, as well as improved intelligence for 5G networks (e.g., signal quality, network availability, network coverage, and network usage) and ZTNA policy enforcement (e.g., policy-blocked hosts/websites, addresses/ports, and web reputation) to reduce phishing, smishing, and other malicious activity.