Secret No More: An Alternative to VPNs
March 20, 2020
Dor Knafo founded Axis Security. (The name may create some confusion for those familiar with an event planning outfit.) The company seeks to deliver what Tech.eu reported as:
a single managed solution for access, security, control, and scalability without the complexity…. Built on a zero trust approach, the startup’s Axis Application Access Cloud offers an agentless model that connects users on any device to private apps, without touching the network or the applications. This separation shrinks the attack surface, or reduces the chances of a cyber attack.
Don’t VPNs deliver this?
Nope.
The Axis approach is an SaaS solution. Here’s the explanation in “Israeli startup Axis Security emerges from stealth mode with $17 million Series A.”
Built on a zero trust approach, the startup’s Axis Application Access Cloud offers an agentless model that connects users on any device to private apps, without touching the network or the applications. This separation shrinks the attack surface, or reduces the chances of a cyber attack.
The funding comes from, according to the write up:
Ten Eleven Ventures’ Alex Doll led the round, joined by Cyberstarts, Palo Alto Networks, Check Point, Imperva, among others. Angel investors include Dan Amiga, founder of Fireglass, and board of director member Michael Fey, former president of Symantec and Blue Coat.
Note that Mr. Knafo previously Symantec.
Net net: The solution has been rumored for more than a year. With its more public approach, the company is likely to signal a flow of related start up innovations for cyber security markets.
Stephen E Arnold, March 20, 2020
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