Report
Reevaluating SSEs: A Technical Gap Analysis of Last-Mile Protection
SSE platforms promise unified security across cloud and SaaS environments. But what if their architectural foundation leaves your most critical workflows unprotected?
This whitepaper breaks down the surprising limitations of SSEs—and why many CISOs are rethinking their approach. Based on real-world deployment experiences and security use case failures, it uncovers the gaps conventional wisdom overlooks.
Inside the report:
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- More SSE Doesn’t Mean More Visibility
SSEs miss what matters most—user actions in the browser. Copy/paste, DOM changes, and extension activity are all invisible to network-layer inspection. - Cloud-Native ≠ Easy to Deploy
Despite vendor claims, SSE deployments often turn into months-long integration projects plagued by SSL complexities, false positives, and legacy system conflicts. - Latency Is Still a Real Problem
Even “modern” SSE architectures add 20–100ms+ of latency per session. Real-time tools like video conferencing and VDI suffer, undermining productivity. - Data Loss Can Happen Without Ever Leaving the Browser
Copy/paste and drag-and-drop actions bypass SSE controls entirely—leading to undetected, fileless data leakage. - Malicious Extensions Operate in Total Darkness
SSE platforms can’t see or stop browser extensions with deep access to session data, leaving critical exposure vectors unmanaged.
Read the report to understand why SSE solutions break down at the last mile, identify specific architectural gaps in visibility, enforcement, and integration, and evaluate modern alternatives like browser-native security controls that extend protection to where users actually work.
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SSE platforms promise unified security across cloud and SaaS environments. But what if their architectural foundation leaves your most critical workflows unprotected?
This whitepaper breaks down the surprising limitations of SSEs—and why many CISOs are rethinking their approach. Based on real-world deployment experiences and security use case failures, it uncovers the gaps conventional wisdom overlooks.
Inside the report:
- More SSE Doesn’t Mean More Visibility
SSEs miss what matters most—user actions in the browser. Copy/paste, DOM changes, and extension activity are all invisible to network-layer inspection. - Cloud-Native ≠ Easy to Deploy
Despite vendor claims, SSE deployments often turn into months-long integration projects plagued by SSL complexities, false positives, and legacy system conflicts. - Latency Is Still a Real Problem
Even “modern” SSE architectures add 20–100ms+ of latency per session. Real-time tools like video conferencing and VDI suffer, undermining productivity. - Data Loss Can Happen Without Ever Leaving the Browser
Copy/paste and drag-and-drop actions bypass SSE controls entirely—leading to undetected, fileless data leakage. - Malicious Extensions Operate in Total Darkness
SSE platforms can’t see or stop browser extensions with deep access to session data, leaving critical exposure vectors unmanaged.
Read the report to understand why SSE solutions break down at the last mile, identify specific architectural gaps in visibility, enforcement, and integration, and evaluate modern alternatives like browser-native security controls that extend protection to where users actually work.