Akamai is
expanding its Secure Service Edge (SSE) portfolio by adding Seraphic’s enterprise b
rowser technology. Instead of relying on traditional network controls, this approach focuses on session-level enforcement to close security gaps that older proxies and standalone Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) tools can’t address.
Moving Beyond Access Control
Traditional SSE components like proxies and ZTNA validate identity and secure traffic flows but stop at the point of access. That leaves a blind spot: what happens once a user is inside the browser session.
Steven Schiffer, Senior Technical Solutions Architect at Akamai, told ChannelE2E, “Integrating Seraphic’s enterprise browser capabilities fundamentally shifts Akamai’s SSE strategy from network-centric enforcement to outcome-driven, session-level control. Instead of being limited to ‘who gets in’ or ‘what traffic is blocked,’ Akamai can now also govern ‘what happens once inside.’ That’s the fundamental change - SSE with session-level enforcement, delivered simply.”
The Secure Enterprise Browser enforces granular protections such as clipboard, download, upload, screenshot, and extension controls, while Akamai’s Enterprise Application Access (EAA) continues to deliver Zero Trust access to private apps. Together, these capabilities unify visibility and policy across SaaS, web, and private applications.
Addressing Browser-Level Threats
As more enterprise workflows shift to the browser, attackers are targeting that layer with greater precision. “With browser technologies dominating the corporate workspace, the newest and most innovative threats have started to focus on this layer,” Schiffer said. “This evolving landscape requires a solution that can see, understand, and control everything happening in the browser, at every layer. That allows us to protect customers from attacks like drive-by downloads, phishing, clickjacking, and HTML smuggling.”
By extending protections into the browser itself, Akamai aims to reduce risks from insider threats, unmanaged devices, and advanced web-based attacks while strengthening data loss prevention.
Simplifying Security and Reducing Cost
Enterprises often struggle with the cost and complexity of SSE deployments that require extensive device-level enforcement and professional services.
Schiffer noted, “This solution is designed for a flexible deployment that won’t need to enforce security at the device level, but instead at the browser layer. It’s easier to manage, reduces user friction, simplifies policy, and potentially reduces cost compared to traditional SSE.”
That combination of simplified operations and continuous protection positions Akamai to offer a practical alternative to heavyweight SSE platforms.
Creating Opportunities for Channel Partners
For partners, the integration also creates new opportunities to deliver bundled solutions.
“Enterprises are stuck between two broken models: monolithic SSE platforms that are costly and slow to deploy, or point solutions that leave gaps between ZTNA, SaaS, and browser security,” Schiffer explained. “This partnership creates a clear growth path for channel partners and MSSPs by giving them a bundled, outcome-focused solution that avoids the complexity of full SSE solutions.”
The Akamai EAA and Secure Browser combination offers partners a differentiated bundle that covers customer demand for SSE outcomes without the integration overhead or margin challenges of full platform plays.
