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Secure access, with a record of what leaves the browser.

Secure access for Indian enterprises whose company data now moves through browsers, web apps and SaaS. NetScale reviews how data leaves today, then adds a secure web gateway, browser data protection, SaaS controls and zero trust browsing. Each control starts as a bounded experiment on one department, with success criteria agreed in writing.

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Uploads from the browser checked against policyInside a browser, two uploads head for web apps. The upload to the company tenant passes the policy gate. The upload to a personal account is stopped by policy. Both are set by policy and recorded.CompanytenantPersonalaccountUnapprovedappPolicyUploadUploadStopped by policySet by policy and recorded
Uploads reach company tenants; uploads to personal accounts are stopped by policy and recorded.

What it is

Secure Access

Secure access is a set of controls on the path between your users and the web and SaaS apps they work in.

A secure web gateway filters web traffic by policy, in the office or remote. Browser data protection sets rules for uploads, downloads, copy and paste. SaaS controls decide which apps, and which company tenants, staff may use.

Zero trust browsing opens risky sites in isolation, away from the device and the data on it.

The perimeter firewall, its rule base and its AMC sit under Firewall and network security.

Email security, multi-factor login and privileged access sit under Identity and access management (IAM).

What it covers

  • Secure web gateway
  • Browser data protection
  • SaaS security controls
  • Zero trust browsing
Secure access

Sound familiar?

  • 01

    Web access was opened for work. Company data now leaves through browsers and web apps with no record. Do you know what left, and where?

    Our answer: Browser data protection

  • 02

    Remote staff work outside the office firewall. What filters their web traffic?

    Our answer: Secure web gateway

  • 03

    Teams sign up for web apps with a work email. How many of them hold company data?

    Our answer: SaaS security controls

  • 04

    Personal cloud drives open on work laptops. Which ones can take company files?

Secure access

What we do.

Secure web gateway, browser data protection, SaaS security controls and zero trust browsing.

  1. 01

    Secure web gateway

    Web traffic filtered by category, risk and policy for office and remote users alike, with every block and exception logged.

  2. 02

    Browser data protection

    Upload, download, copy and paste rules for company data in the browser, set by policy and recorded.

  3. 03

    SaaS security controls

    Approved apps and company tenants allowed, personal accounts and unapproved apps restricted, and sign-ups to new apps reported.

  4. 04

    Zero trust browsing

    Risky and uncategorised sites opened in isolation, so their code runs away from the device and the data on it.

Secure access

How an engagement runs.

One request path from a person to your data, drawn three times.

A path from people to company data, through browsers, policy and web apps and SaaS. Assess marks: how data moves today; what is recorded. Deliver adds: one department first; rollout in phases. Operate adds: policies tuned; a monthly report.
The request path: browser to company dataSelect a phase to isolate it

You can stop at any phase boundary. The assessment is free, and each phase is priced in writing before it starts.How we engage

Secure access

India specifics and cost.

India specifics

What drives the cost

  1. 01

    User count, and the split between office and remote users.

  2. 02

    Controls in scope: web gateway, browser data protection, SaaS controls and zero trust browsing.

  3. 03

    SaaS apps and company tenants to bring under policy.

  4. 04

    Departments in the first bounded experiment, and the order of rollout.

Secure access

Work we can show you.

The most relevant engagement, with its numbers. Client names and the full write-up are shared in conversation.

Education technology · Laptops across departments

Device security health check

How an online learning company found out what was really on its laptops, in one working week.

1week
To find out what was on the laptops, findings in writing
2weeks
The fix plan’s last actions due

The technology we run for this

  • FortinetFirewalls and secure networking
  • Palo Alto NetworksNext-generation firewalls and cloud security
  • SophosEndpoint, firewall and managed detection
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO/IEC 27701:2025

Our own information security and privacy management systems, run under both standards.

Certifications and technology

Questions buyers ask about this.

What is a secure web gateway?

A secure web gateway is a filter between your users and the internet that applies company policy to web traffic. It blocks known malicious sites, controls categories of site and logs what was allowed. It can run in the cloud, following each user, or on the office firewall.

Do we need a secure web gateway if we already have a firewall?

Often, yes. A firewall guards the edge of the office network; a secure web gateway applies web policy to each user, wherever they work. Many next-generation firewalls include web filtering for office traffic. The review shows whether yours covers remote staff, SaaS and browser uploads, or whether a gateway is needed.

How is browser data protection different from endpoint DLP?

Browser data protection works inside the browser; endpoint DLP works on the device’s files. Browser protection sees uploads, downloads, copy and paste into web apps, and can block them by policy. Endpoint DLP sees files copied to USB drives, printers and local apps. Many estates need both, and the data-leak review shows which paths your data takes.

What is zero trust browsing?

Zero trust browsing opens risky or unknown websites in an isolated environment instead of on the user’s device. The page is displayed normally, but its code runs in isolation, away from your files and credentials. It is usually applied to uncategorised sites and to staff who handle sensitive data, not to every page.

Will a secure web gateway slow down web access?

It can add a small delay, so it is measured before anyone commits. The first rollout is a bounded experiment on one department, with response times recorded before and after against criteria agreed in writing. If the experiment does not meet them, the result is written down and you decide whether to continue.

Book a data-leak review.

It costs nothing and commits you to nothing. You get a written list of where your IT environment is exposed, and your team can act on it with or without us.

What we put in writing

  1. The written findings are yours whether we ever work together or not.
  2. Each phase is fixed-scope and signed off separately.
  3. You can stop at any phase boundary.
  4. Runbooks, configurations and credentials are yours.