As technology continues to evolve, so too must the platforms we rely on for critical functions such as data protection. Customers currently using the Classic API Data Protection platform are invited to transition to Netskope’s cutting-edge Next Generation API Data Protection platform. The Next Generation platform offers a host of modern features and enhanced capabilities designed to provide superior security, efficiency, and ease of use. This powerful upgrade ensures that data is protected with the latest advancements in technology, delivering robust performance and reliability that meets the growing demands of today’s digital landscape. Join us in embracing this transformative step forward, ensuring your data remains secure with the most advanced tools available.
Key Features of Next Generation API Data Protection Platform
Next Generation API Data Protection is the new generation platform for API Data Protection designed to provide the following benefits:
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Dramatically simplified policy definition and management: Multi-app/all app policies and multiple DLP profiles in a single policy.
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Tenant performance isolation, to eliminate noisy neighbor problems – Performance of one tenant does not affect the other tenant.
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Advanced Capabilities: Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) for SaaS, data classification with Google label support and DRM, highly flexible retroactive scanning options, Gen AI app support (ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot), and Google Calendar support.
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Future-Proofing: All new features and innovations are delivered exclusively on the Next Generation API Data Protection platform, ensuring customers remain ahead of evolving needs.
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Ability to define threat protection policies.
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Unified inventory page, for threat hunting and forensic analysis.
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Tight controls on performance at an app/instance level.
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Embedded abstractions, to ensure faster development for new capabilities and supported apps.
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Netskope encrypts API requests to SaaS apps using TLS 1.2 by default.
Why Switch to Next Generation API Data Protection?
Over the past few years, our security platform has evolved rapidly, making further development increasingly challenging. To implement major learning effectively, a new architecture is necessary. There have been significant changes in scale and performance expectations, along with an increase in the number and complexity of managed SaaS apps. This evolution underscores the need for operational simplification to manage these advancements efficiently.
The Next Generation API Data Protection platform is crafted to accommodate the emergence of new SaaS applications, features, and capabilities. It is highly scalable and robust, offering a range of modern features and enhanced capabilities aimed at delivering superior security, efficiency, and user-friendliness. This powerful upgrade leverages the latest technological advancements to ensure data protection, providing robust performance and reliability to meet the increasing demands of today’s digital landscape.
The Classic platform is nearing the end of life. Adequate time and notification will be provided to all customers in due course. As described in Key Features of Next Generation API Data Protection Platform, Netskope recommends customers on Classic API Data Protection to switch to Next Generation API Data Protection. Next Generation API Data Protection is the platform where Netskope will continue to build new capabilities and features in the future.
How to Switch to the Next Generation API Data Protection Platform?
To learn more: Migration Steps to Next Generation API Data Protection.
Frequently Asked Questions
As part of this migration process, we have created an FAQ. To learn more: Frequently Asked Questions on Migration.
Migration Videos
We have curated a set of videos related to migration process. Take a look!
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At the time of this recording, Netskope supported two Next Gen forensics destination. However, we now support Amazon S3, Box, Google Drive, Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, and Microsoft SharePoint.