Skylight

Skylight offers secure obfuscated internet access directly from your organisation’s trusted corporate End User Device (EUD) without exposing the organisation to risks posed by threats on the internet. It removes the need to procure and manage multiple physical EUDs in order to achieve secure unattributable internet access. The procurement and management of physical devices is replaced with managed, disposable secure desktop environments – all accessed through a single portal.

Whilst all VPN services offer obfuscated internet access, they fail to offer any security to the EUD that is using their product; the EUD is still vulnerable to malware threats or browser-based digital foot-printing. Using a physically separate device, that is not overtly associated with your organisation, partially mitigates this threat. It is, however, expensive and time consuming to replace or restore such a physical device in the event it becomes compromised (assuming the compromise is detected).

VPN services require the user to have client software installed that is responsible for routing traffic through its servers. The IP addresses associated with common VPN providers are well documented and often blocked by websites and other services. Skylight requires no VPN client to be installed in its desktop environments or custom extensions to be active in the kiosk’s browser. All network traffic is securely routed to the designated Exit Node by upstream network proxies. These Exit Nodes are bespoke and thus configured and deployed in line with your operational requirements.

Commonly available VPN services provide basic IP address obfuscation. Skylight is a highly secure, resilient platform aimed at customers needing discreet internet access infrastructure that offers far more protection than simple IP address obfuscation.