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In a request for tender, the department says it is “seeking to modernise and future-proof its perimeter security services”.
The Australian Department of Home Affairs is looking to strengthen its security posture through the potential adoption of security service edge (SSE).
For context, SSE is a cocktail of cloud-centric, integrated security capabilities that are used to ensure safe access to the wide area network, SaaS and more, all delivered from a purpose-built cloud platform.
“The department is seeking a new secure web gateway solution that will need to be resilient, robust, and focused on ensuring minimal impact on the department’s 24-hour, 365-day business needs,” said Home Affairs.
Initially, the department’s main interest is in the SSE’s web proxy functions as well as data loss prevention and those relating to cloud access security broker, but it is interested in adopting the full suite of capabilities SSE offers, such as zero-trust network access.
“The solution will not only need to meet existing gateway cyber security requirements but also have the capacity to evolve to counter new and emerging threats,” said Home Affairs.
“The solution will also need to cater for the department’s cloud activities, both current and future.”
The move to an SSE follows Home Affairs’ advice to other federal government agencies to reduce the number of varied infrastructure policies, with the first being cloud services and gateway technology like email and internet.
The advice was issued as part of the Resilient Digital Infrastructure (RDI) framework, which also discussed SSE offerings.
Home Affairs’ current offering manages a number of cloud-hosted applications and hosts as many as 18,000 users at a time.
The new SSE will ideally feature a cloud-based gateway and a version deployed on-premises. The current legacy gateway is located on-premises.
“The department intends to engage suitably qualified organisations to provide new application solutions and associated services in order to achieve the desired outcome,” said Home Affairs.
The time frame for the delivery of the SSE has been set at three years from the time a contract was executed.
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