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To provide an additional pop-up warning to users before allowing them to proceed to web applications categorized as "low" or "poor" by Netskope's Cloud Confidence Index (CCI), you can:

Enable real-time user coaching based on CCL: This feature allows administrators to create policies that provide real-time guidance and warnings to users when they attempt to access web applications with low or poor confidence levels. This helps in educating users about the potential risks and ensures that they proceed with caution.

References:

Netskope documentation on configuring real-time user coaching and leveraging the Cloud Confidence Index for policy enforcement.

Best practices for using CCL to guide user behavior and enhance security awareness.

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To determine which data plane a user is traversing, an administrator can use the following methods:

Settings -> Security Cloud Platform -> Client Configuration: This section provides details about the client configurations and the data planes assigned to different users or groups. By reviewing the client configuration, administrators can determine the data plane a user is connected to.

SkopeIT -> Alerts -> View Details: In the SkopeIT alerts, administrators can view detailed information about user activities, including the data plane through which the user traffic is being routed. This provides real-time insights into the user's path through the Netskope infrastructure.

References:

Netskope documentation on configuring and managing the Security Cloud Platform and client configurations.

Guides on using SkopeIT to monitor user activities and view detailed alert information.

The NPA (Netskope Private Access) Troubleshooter Tool provides the following status indicators when run:

Steering configuration: This indicates whether the traffic is being correctly steered through the Netskope infrastructure according to the defined policies.

Publisher connectivity: This status shows whether the Netskope Publisher is correctly connected and able to communicate with the Netskope cloud. It ensures that the Publisher, which acts as a gateway, is functioning correctly.

Reachability of the private app: This status verifies if the private application is reachable from the Netskope infrastructure, ensuring that users can access the necessary internal resources.

These indicators help administrators troubleshoot and ensure that the NPA setup is working correctly, providing secure and reliable access to private applications.

References:

Netskope documentation on using the NPA Troubleshooter Tool and the status indicators it provides.

Best practices for troubleshooting NPA connectivity and performance issues.

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Three security controls that are offered by the Netskope Cloud platform are: C. cloud security posture management, E. threat protection, and B. data loss prevention for SMTP.

Cloud security posture management is a service that provides continuous assessment and remediation of public cloud deployments for risks, threats, and compliance issues. Netskope CSPM leverages the APIs available from cloud service providers such as AWS, Azure, and GCP to scan the cloud infrastructure for misconfigurations, such as insecure permissions, open ports, unencrypted data, etc. Netskope CSPM also provides security posture policies, profiles, and rules that can be customized to match the security standards and best practices of the organization or industry.

Threat protection is a capability to detect and block malware, ransomware, phishing, and other cyber threats that may compromise cloud data or users. Netskope threat protection uses advanced techniques such as machine learning, sandboxing, threat intelligence, and behavioral analysis to identify and prevent malicious activities in real time. Netskope threat protection also integrates with third-party solutions such as antivirus engines, firewalls, SIEMs, etc., to provide comprehensive defense across the cloud and web1.

Data loss prevention for SMTP is a feature that allows you to protect sensitive data that is sent or received via email. Netskope DLP for SMTP can scan email messages and attachments for predefined or custom data patterns, such as credit card numbers, social security numbers, health records, etc., and apply appropriate actions, such as block, quarantine, encrypt, notify, etc., based on the DLP policies. Netskope DLP for SMTP can also support multiple email domains and routing rules for different groups of users2.

To detect files containing sensitive data that are shared outside of the organization, the administrator should select both "Shared Externally" and "Public" sharing options. These settings ensure that any files shared externally (outside the organization) or publicly are scanned for sensitive data. This comprehensive approach covers all potential scenarios where data could be exposed outside the organization.

Step-by-Step Configuration:

Select Specific Sharing Options:

Navigate to the CASB API-enabled Protection policy configuration page.

Choose the option for "Specific Sharing Options" to limit the scan to files shared under certain conditions.

Enable Shared Externally and Public:

Check both "Shared Externally" and "Public" options. This setting ensures that files shared either publicly or with external domains are included in the scan.

Configure Advanced Options:

For further granularity, configure the advanced options under each sharing type if needed (e.g., specifying particular external domains).

This configuration aligns with the best practices for CASB policies and ensures that all files potentially leaving the organization are scanned for sensitive data.

References:

Netskope CASB Policy Configuration Documentation ​

 AD Connector:

The AD Connector is used to integrate your Netskope tenant with Active Directory (AD) to provision and synchronize user accounts.

It ensures that user information in Netskope is always up-to-date by periodically synchronizing with AD.

To set up the AD Connector:

Navigate to Settings > Tools > Directory Importer.

Configure the AD Connector with your AD details.

Set the synchronization schedule.

This method is commonly used in enterprise environments where AD is the primary user directory.

 SCIM (System for Cross-domain Identity Management):

SCIM is an open standard for automating the exchange of user identity information between identity domains or IT systems.

Netskope supports SCIM for provisioning users from identity providers like Okta, Azure AD, and others.

To configure SCIM:

Go to Settings > Tools > SCIM.

Follow the instructions to set up SCIM with your identity provider.

SCIM is beneficial for environments using modern identity management solutions.

 References:

For detailed configuration steps and additional information, refer to the Netskope documentation on provisioning users using the AD Connector and SCIM​​​​.

Two pillars of CASB are visibility and compliance. CASB stands for Cloud Access Security Broker, which is a solution that provides visibility and control over cloud services and web traffic, as well as data and threat protection for cloud users and devices. Visibility is the capability to identify all cloud services in use and assess their risk factors, such as security, auditability, business continuity, etc. Compliance is the capability to ensure that cloud services and data meet the regulatory standards and policies of the organization or industry, such as GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, etc. References: What Is a Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)? | MicrosoftCASB Guide: What are the 4 Pillars of CASB? - Security Service Edge

Two statements that describe a website categorized as a domain generated algorithm (DGA) are: The website is used to hide a command-and-control server and the domain was created by a program. A domain generated algorithm (DGA) is a technique used by cyber attackers to generate new domain names and IP addresses for malware’s command and control servers. Executed in a manner that seems random, it makes it nearly impossible for threat hunters to detect and contain the attack. A command-and-control server is a server that communicates with malware installed on infected machines and sends commands or updates to them. A program is a piece of software that performs a specific task or function. A domain generated algorithm is implemented by a program that runs on the attacker’s machine or the malware itself, and produces a large number of domain names based on some logic, such as date, time, seed, dictionary, etc. References: Domain generation algorithmAmong cyber-attack techniques, what is a DGA?

Instance Awareness in Netskope provides visibility and control over instances of applications used by the organization. Specifically, it helps in differentiating between corporate and personal instances of the same application. This feature is particularly crucial in ensuring that corporate data is not uploaded to personal instances of applications and vice versa.

For example, it can identify that a form hosted in Microsoft Forms belongs to the corporate Microsoft 365 tenant, thereby preventing data from being mistakenly or maliciously sent to a third-party tenant. This ensures that only authorized instances of applications are used for corporate data, maintaining data security and compliance.

References:

Using the REST API v2 UCI Impact Endpoints - Netskope Knowledge Portal

REST API v2 Overview - Netskope Knowledge Portal

Using the REST API v2 dataexport Iterator Endpoints - Netskope Knowledge Portal

To protect your users from malicious scripts that may be downloaded from websites, you need to use technologies that can detect and prevent malware, ransomware, phishing, and other advanced threats in web traffic. Two technologies that form a part of Netskope’s Threat Protection module, which is a feature in the Netskope platform that provides these capabilities, are sandbox and heuristics. Sandbox is a technology that allows Netskope to analyze suspicious files or URLs in a virtual environment isolated from the rest of the network. It simulates the execution of the files or URLs and observes their behavior and impact on the system. It then generates a verdict based on the analysis and blocks any malicious files or URLs from reaching your users or devices. Heuristics is a technology that allows Netskope to identify unknown or emerging threats based on their characteristics or patterns, rather than relying on predefined signatures or rules. It uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to analyze various attributes of files or URLs, such as file type, size, entropy, metadata, code structure, etc., and assigns a risk score based on the analysis. It then blocks any files or URLs that exceed a certain risk threshold from reaching your users or devices. A log parser or DLP are not technologies that form a part of Netskope’s Threat Protection module, as they are more related to discovering cloud applications or protecting sensitive data. References: [Netskope Threat Protection], Netskope Security Cloud Operation & Administration (NSCO&A) - Classroom Course, Module 9: Threat Protection.