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SDP vs VPN

Reduce the attack surface exposed by legacy VPNs. A Software-Defined Perimeter solution helps IT teams to limit resource access based on user, role, and other identifiers, so your organization can confidently inhabit multiple clouds and securely accommodate many remote employees.

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Benefits at a Glance: SDP vs VPN

Dig into the specific advantages of implementing an SDP solution versus using a traditional VPN.
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Virtual Private Network

  • Low visibility across environments
  • Lack of remote user security
  • Unable to segment with precision
  • Weak network traffic visibility
  • No IdP or custom access rules
  • No network activity reports
  • An easy target for hackers
  • Implementation can be costly
  • Little functionality beyond encryption

Software-Defined Perimeter

  • Low visibility across environments
  • Integrates with every network
  • Secure global access
  • Network micro-segmentation
  • Secured and encrypted
  • Policies based on users, roles
  • Seamless auditing and reporting
  • Rejects account hijacking
  • Reduced costs

SDP vs VPN: Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP)?

SDP is a good VPN alternative, as is IAM (Identity Access Management) but only as a complement to VPNs. Enterprises might also try PAM or VPAM – which are Privileged and Vendor Privileged Access Management, respectively.

A Software-Defined Perimeter is a hardware-less type of architecture that creates an internal network quarantined from the outside by a perimeter comprised of a variety of firewalls, which prevents users from coming in without verification. It then allows granular control over specific resource access once users are within the network.
A Software-Defined Perimeter is a hardware-less type of architecture that creates an internal network quarantined from the outside by a perimeter comprised of a variety of firewalls, which prevents users from coming in without verification. It then allows granular control over specific resource access once users are within the network.
A Software-Defined Perimeter is a hardware-less type of architecture that creates an internal network quarantined from the outside by a perimeter comprised of a variety of firewalls, which prevents users from coming in without verification. It then allows granular control over specific resource access once users are within the network.
A Software-Defined Perimeter is a hardware-less type of architecture that creates an internal network quarantined from the outside by a perimeter comprised of a variety of firewalls, which prevents users from coming in without verification. It then allows granular control over specific resource access once users are within the network.
A Software-Defined Perimeter is a hardware-less type of architecture that creates an internal network quarantined from the outside by a perimeter comprised of a variety of firewalls, which prevents users from coming in without verification. It then allows granular control over specific resource access once users are within the network.
A Software-Defined Perimeter is a hardware-less type of architecture that creates an internal network quarantined from the outside by a perimeter comprised of a variety of firewalls, which prevents users from coming in without verification. It then allows granular control over specific resource access once users are within the network.

Why Choose Helios as Your VPN Replacement?

Helios goes beyond the idea of traffic privacy via encrypted tunnels, by also allowing IT teams to adopt a user-centric security approach that better protects against the risks facing modern cloud- and mobile-forward enterprises.

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Scale Security as You Grow

With our hardware-free framework and cloud platform, you can automatically scale security to new users in a growing multi-regional network.
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Total Network Visibility

Unlike traditional legacy VPN services, our solution integrates with all local and cloud resources providing full visibility into user access and activity.

Reduce the Attack Surface

Enforce secure logins via Identity Providers and create user access rules based on the Zero Trust principle – custom for role, device, location and more.
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Precise Segmentation

Our technology allows IT to segment their network and easily orchestrate access and traffic rules to various resources with granular detail.

Gain Cost-Effective SDP Access and Security Today

Enjoy the benefits of a hardware-free, highly-scalable and cost-effective solution that ensures simplified secure network access to protect IP assets from end-point to data-center to the cloud.

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