A company moving its operations to the cloud wants to prevent users from downloading company applications for personal use and has visibility into which applications are being used. What solution will BEST meet these requirements?

The best solution for a company looking to prevent users from downloading company applications for personal use while also maintaining visibility into application usage is a Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB). A CASB acts as an intermediary between the organization’s on-premises infrastructure and the cloud service providers, including applications used in the cloud.

One of the primary functions of a CASB is to provide visibility into all cloud applications that employees are using, whether sanctioned (approved by the organization) or unsanctioned. This visibility allows the organization to monitor and analyze application usage, ensuring compliance with company policies. Additionally, a CASB can enforce policies that prevent users from downloading or accessing corporate applications for personal use, enhancing data security and reducing risks associated with shadow IT.

In contrast, while application whitelisting can restrict which applications are allowed to be run on devices, it does not provide the level of visibility into cloud application usage that a CASB offers. A Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) primarily focuses on network traffic control and security, but may not effectively manage cloud application usage or visibility. Similarly, a Next-Generation Secure Web Gateway (NG-SWG) is designed to protect users from web-based threats and filter web traffic but may not specifically address the