Streamline Remote Worker Productivity with a Superior SaaS Experience

To safeguard the access and to prevent loss of sensitive information, that access is often routed through centralized security controls, resulting in latency and a suboptimal user experience. Forcepoint ONE Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) provides direct-to-app access through inline proxy capabilities for remote users, enhancing their experience and enabling real-time collaboration, while ensuring corporate data remains protected.

Connecting to cloud apps through VPNs inhibits performance 

Despite the recent rise in "return to office" directives, studies estimate over 22% of US workforce will still be working remotely in 2025. While VPNs have traditionally been the primary solution for securing remote access, they are no longer sufficient to meet the demands of today’s dynamic enterprise. 

Coupled with the rapid adoption of cloud services, the rise of remote work and the BYOD trend, there is a pressing need for seamless, secure access to critical resources from any location and device. Routing remote user traffic to cloud applications through legacy VPNs degrades user experience and it hampers productivity. but bypassing traditional security controls to enable direct application access elevates risks of data theft and malware, complicated further by limited visibility and control over user activities. To fully support flexible remote work and BYOD initiatives, organizations must secure application access while delivering a superior digital experience.

 Finding the balance between productivity and security

A common strategy adopted by cloud security vendors for securing access to SaaS applications is to install agents on the user devices. But this is impractical for devices not owned by the organization. Forcepoint ONE CASB empowers the remote workforce and secures their access to SaaS applications with an agentless, reverse proxy approach. The cloud-native CASB solution routes traffic through optimal points of presence (PoPs) closest to the user that act as an inline security enforcement point, 

The capabilities offered by Forcepoint ONE CASB for enabling remote workers include:

• Enterprise-class data protection: Applying enterprise-class data loss prevention (DLP) policies for real-time inspection of sensitive data in motion and preventing data exfiltration to unmanaged devices.
• Advanced threat protection: Integration with multiple anti-malware engines for detecting and blocking malware from risky unmanaged devices.
• Adaptive access: Granular policy controls based on multiple contextual elements for zero trust app access
• SSO integration: Integration with multiple single sign-on (SSO) providers, including multi-factor authentication (MFA) support, for authenticating the identity of connecting remote users.
• Global coverage: A cloud-native architecture with over 300 PoPs worldwide that auto scales to offer direct-to-application access with minimal latency, eliminating the need to redirect traffic to centralized on-prem servers. 

By minimizing the reliance on traditional security solutions and leveraging direct-to-app access through inline reverse proxy, with security enforcement in the cloud, Forcepoint ONE CASB reduces the impact of sub-par network connectivity while maintaining robust security controls. This results in an improved user experience, making it easier for remote users to stay productive while connecting to work from any location of their choice.

Watch this demo video to learn how Forcepoint safeguards access to SaaS applications from any device.