White Paper
Historical and Future Roles for Firewall and Proxy Gateways
Firewall and proxy technologies have historically evolved as distinct solutions, often creating fragmented security postures that struggle to address modern, encrypted traffic and decentralized workflows. Netskope solves this by unifying these capabilities into a cloud-native architecture that bridges the gap between traditional gateways. By integrating advanced threat protection, traffic inspection, and secure access into a single platform, the software eliminates the performance bottlenecks of legacy hardware. Netskope empowers organizations to move beyond the limitations of aging firewall and proxy roles, providing consistent, high-performance security across all environments, ultimately ensuring that data remains protected even as network and cloud traffic patterns continuously evolve.
