Modern organizations no longer operate within the four walls of an office. Employees connect to the network from their homes, co-working spaces, SaaS platforms, and public or hybrid clouds using remote endpoints, IIoT devices, and more. But while this flexibility fuels productivity, it also creates more entry points for attackers to exploit.
Traditional perimeter-based defenses and legacy VPNs weren’t designed for this level of complexity. Today’s attackers don’t need to break in; they can simply log in by exploiting stolen credentials. In fact, 75% of attacks in 2024 relied on stolen credentials rather than malware,1 a shift that has inspired the rise of zero trust.
Zero trust assumes every user, device, and connection could be compromised, so no one is trusted automatically. Instead, access decisions rely on identity, context, and continuous verification rather than static credentials alone. Universal Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) takes it further by applying zero trust principles across your entire environment, no matter how far it extends.
Read on to learn what Universal ZTNA is, why it’s important, and how Safous makes it easier to adopt zero trust everywhere your teams operate.
As organizations add more cloud services, remote workers, and devices to their networks, identity has become the most reliable way to make security decisions. However, AI-powered threats like deepfakes, behavioral spoofing, and credential stuffing are growing, and they’ve made identity-based protection more challenging.
One in four companies experienced deepfake fraud in the past 12 months,2 while digital document forgeries increased by 244% in 2024.3 Safous was built with this reality in mind. As a Universal ZTNA platform, it ensures every user and device is continuously verified, assessed for risk, and given access only under the right conditions. No assumptions, no shortcuts.
Universal ZTNA takes the core principles of ZTNA and applies them everywhere – across all users, devices, and applications within an organization's IT ecosystem. It enforces consistent security policies and access controls, whether your teams are in the office, working from home, or logging in from the road.
Safous takes this further by supporting remote, hybrid, and on-site workers, integrating with modern and legacy systems, OT and IIoT environments, and even unmanaged or third-party endpoints – all managed through a unified policy framework.
Adopting Universal ZTNA from Safous across your organization offers several advantages, including:
Today’s employees expect to work securely from anywhere without having to jump through hoops. Safous makes this possible with browser-based, agentless access and seamless integrations with MFA and SSO, so your users gain easy, reliable access to cloud-native and on-premises applications. It also enforces security policies consistently to reduce friction and support productivity.
Cloud agents and frequent updates may not be possible in OT environments, where uptime is critically important. Safous provides agentless, identity-aware access that doesn’t cause disruptions or introduce complexity, validating user identity in real time – even in air-gapped or offline systems – to ensure operational continuity.
Static, one-time checks aren’t enough to protect businesses from attackers using AI to impersonate users and blend in. Safous enforces adaptive, intelligent access decisions by continuously monitoring behavior, IP trust, and endpoint health. If something suspicious happens, Safous can automatically restrict or revoke access before an attacker gains a foothold.
Third-party vendors, contractors, and partners often need access to your systems, but these relationships can introduce extra risk. With agentless access and granular, least-privilege policies, Safous lets you give each partner exactly the level of access they need and nothing more.
Safous secures dynamic workloads across your cloud ecosystem by applying zero trust principles to web applications and APIs. Identity-aware controls and policy enforcement protect your integrations, enable secure development pipelines, and safeguard data across multi-cloud ecosystems without adding unnecessary complexity.
Safous is aligned with frameworks like NIST CSF 2.0, PCI DSS 4.0, ISO 27001, and CISA’s Zero Trust Maturity Model, and it embeds governance into every layer of access. Detailed logging, risk evaluation, and visibility help you monitor user activity and generate the reports you need to stay compliant with ISO, SOC2, GDPR, and HIPAA regulatory standards.
Whether your team is connecting to cloud apps, managing legacy OT systems, or securing APIs, Safous delivers consistent, identity-based protection with Universal ZTNA – without the need for extra software or agents.
Designed to reduce data breach risks while simplifying remote access, Safous strengthens authentication with multi-factor authentication (MFA), enables granular access control with role-based permissions, and empowers secure collaboration between internal and external stakeholders.
Ready to enable true zero trust access across your ecosystem with a platform that reduces data breach risks while simplifying remote access? Reach out to Safous today.
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