Cloaking the Network from Discovery with AppGate
Summary
Host Rich Straolino interviews Appgate CEO Leo Tado, alongside panelists Ross Young and Derek Fisher, to discuss zero-trust network access. The episode addresses the ongoing challenges of securing remote work, highlighting Appgate’s direct-routed architecture that avoids cloud latency and supports air-gapped environments. Tado explains how the solution uses context-aware policies, such as service ticket verification, to grant temporary access and prevent credential replay attacks. The discussion also covers the per-user licensing model, which allows unlimited device and application access, …
Topics discussed
Introduction to Appgate and the secure remote access challenge
Why secure remote access remains a persistent problem
Explaining Appgate's value proposition to CEOs
Core capabilities, network cloaking, and pricing model
Handling hybrid workflows: on-prem and SaaS applications
Architecture details: agents, controllers, and direct routing
Comparing Appgate to traditional VPN and identity tools
Controller resilience and fallback mechanisms
Mitigating credential theft and man-in-the-middle attacks
Device provisioning and BYOD considerations
Licensing model and cost savings for multi-device users
Closing remarks and show credits
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