Secure access service edge provider Aryaka Networks Inc. today announced the launch of Aryaka Unified SASE as a Service 2.0, a new platform that incorporates several major new features to accommodate the boom in remote work and rising artificial intelligence adoption.

Unified SASE 2.0 has been designed to make sure that any user can securely connect to any application, anywhere, with performance, simplicity and agility. New capabilities include Aryaka Universal Zero Trust Network Access and Aryaka AI>Secure.

The enhancements and change were made after listing to customers. Renuka Nadkarni, chief product officer at Aryaka, said the company learned key things from the feedback. “First, organizations need to expand secure, high-performance network connectivity to hybrid workforce across the globe. Second, they need help safeguarding their generative AI apps and services,” Nadkarni said. “Our Unified SASE as a Service 2.0 does both, without any tradeoffs between networking and security.”

Aryaka Universal Zero Trust Network Access, one of the new capabilities introduced with the new platform, enables zero-trust access to any app from anywhere. The new feature enforces consistent, identity and posture-based access control across all edges of Aryaka’s Zero Trust WAN, including users, apps and locations.

The feature gives enterprises full visibility and control over application access, reduce reliance on legacy VPNs, minimize risk from lateral movement and simplify policy enforcement through Aryaka’s unified platform.

The second new capability, Aryaka AI>Secure, protects enterprises by securing employee access to public generative AI apps and safeguarding internal generative AI services. The service blocks prompt injections, token flooding, malicious code, URL and jailbreaks, while enforcing content-safety and sentiment controls.

AI>Secure helps enterprises securely innovate with AI by identifying and eliminating Shadow AI, protecting against knowledge leakage, reducing generative AI-specific security risks and maintaining compliance in an evolving threat landscape with centralized policy enforcement, real-time monitoring and intelligent traffic classification.

Other features of Aryaka Unified SASE as a Service 2.0 include Aryaka Next-Gen Data Loss Prevention, which leverages AI-powered natural language processing, granular policy tuning and contextual pattern recognition to protect data in motion between networks, applications, locations and users.

Unified SASE 2.0 ensures that every generative AI traffic flow, whether software-as-a-service, cloud AI services and legacy apps, are zero-trust-secured and high-performance from first mile to last.

The platform also features an updated My Aryaka home page that enhances efficiency and expedites access to essential information. The improved landing page provides instant visibility into critical network and security data, helping teams save valuable time and effort.

“Aryaka Unified SASE 2.0 represents a natural evolution from our 1.0 platform,” added Nadkarni. “With significant additions like Universal ZTNA, AI>Secure and Next-Gen DLP, this new service gives enterprises all the tools they need to accelerate their businesses in the age of remote work and generative AI.”

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