Stop web-based threats with our secure web gateway solution
Enforce secure web access policies and stop threats before they reach your network.
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OVERVIEW
What is a secure web gateway (SWG)?
Secure web gateway (SWG) enforces business policies to keep organizations compliant. SWGs act like airport security guards, going through all content from web traffic and removing anything deemed unsafe or a threat. This protects users from security threats. Additionally, SWGs stop harmful or prohibited user activity. NordLayer uses a feature called web protection to protect users and devices from malware, ransomware, and viruses.
YOUR 4-STEP GUIDE
How secure web gateway works
- 1
User initiates a web request
From any device, location, or network in the office, at home, or when traveling. All traffic is routed through the SWG before reaching the internet.
- 2
Traffic is decrypted and inspected
SSL/TLS-encrypted sessions are terminated, inspected for threats, and policy is checked against URL category, content, user identity, and device posture.
- 3
Policy verdict is applied
Traffic is allowed, blocked, or logged depending on the match. Malicious content is dropped. DLP violations are flagged. Everything is recorded.
- 4
Clean traffic is forwarded to its destination
Verified safe requests continue to the internet or cloud service. Re-encrypted before delivery. No perceptible latency for the end user.
SEE THE VALUE
Secure web gateway features built for agile IT teams
Traffic encryption
Keep your organization’s data safe from interception with enterprise-grade AES 256-bit or ChaCha20 encryption on every connection.
IP masking and dedicated IP
Hide your team’s real IP addresses from the sites they visit, while giving your organization a fixed, dedicated IP for consistent, trusted access to internal tools and services.
DNS filtering
Protect your users from harmful websites and phishing attempts with DNS filtering that blocks common and unknown threats before they load.
Web protection
Automatically block flashy pop-ups, autoplay ads, and harmful websites, so that no malware or other cyber threats can infect your end users’ devices.
Application blocker
Restrict access to specific apps or categories of apps by policy, so teams can only use the tools your organization has approved in line with set policies.
Download protection
Proactively scan, detect, and block malicious file downloads in real time to stop malware from reaching your endpoints and compromising your network.
Device posture security
Check a device’s security status, such as the OS and NordLayer app versions, jailbreak/root status, required files, or location, before granting access, so only compliant devices can reach company resources.
Make secure web access your default with NordLayer
use cases
Why companies need secure web gateway (SWG)
Growing reliance on remote work and cloud computing exposes users to more security threats than ever before. A secure web gateway helps you close that exposure and strengthen cybersecurity without adding friction.
- Give remote workers secure access beyond the VPN.
- Enforce one access policy across every cloud-based app.
- Cut the risk of maintaining outdated technology.
- Gain full visibility into web traffic across every device and location.
Secure remote workforces
Protect users with the same secure web access and real-time threat prevention wherever they log in from.
Prevent data leakage
Reduce sensitive data exposure by enforcing access policies on every unsafe site or app.
Stop web-based threats
Block phishing, malware, ransomware, and malicious sites with threat protection features before they reach a user’s browser.
Give your people safer web access without slowing down their workday
EXPLORE THE PLATFORM
NordLayer SSE capabilities
Secure web gateway (SWG)
SSE solutions built to scale with your business
VERIFIED BY PEERS
Rated in Gartner's Security Service Edge category
In Security Service Edge category
NordLayer has been very accommodating in terms of our needs. They are flexible to cater timing of payments and also providing exclusive support
Everything is super efficient and easy: negociations, setup, dashboard, accounting, support
Very easy to set up and use and is very reliable. There are good security options to enable the configuration comply with security policies.
NordLayer in numbers
15,000+
Businesses protected
10 min
Average time to deploy
40+
Global service locations
Additional info
Frequently asked questions
Proxy servers help you browse the internet anonymously without revealing your IP address. However, web gateways offer more features that are essential for companies and corporations, such as content filtering or blocking access to security risks, like malicious websites.
Not exactly. A firewall controls traffic based on ports, protocols, and IP addresses at the network perimeter, while a secure web gateway inspects the content of web traffic itself, filtering by URL category, user identity, and device posture, regardless of where the user connects from.
No. If SWG is not enabled on your server with a dedicated IP, you will receive an error message. If only one server with a dedicated IP is available and SWG is enabled, you will immediately see your credentials. Lastly, if multiple servers with dedicated IPs are available with SWG, you will get the option to choose one from the list.
A secure web gateway is a security tool that inspects and filters internet traffic between users and the web, blocking threats like malware and phishing while enforcing your organization’s access policies in real time.
A secure web gateway protects your users as they browse the internet, filtering outbound web traffic for threats and policy violations, while a web application firewall (WAF) protects your own web applications from incoming attacks like SQL injection or cross-site scripting.