Originally conceived by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP) technology was created to defend against large and sophisticated DDoS attacks by only allowing access to restricted network resources on a "need-to-know" basis. SDP complies with the Zero-Trust model that promotes least privileged access to protected applications only after the device and user have been verified and authorized. In addition to DDoS, SDP addresses many other prevalent cybersecurity issues such as man-in-the-middle connection hijacking, port scanning, and credential theft. A key component of SDP entails rendering an organization’s critical IT infrastructure "invisible" or "dark", meaning no DNS information or IP address information is visible and protected application resources cannot be detected from the Internet on other internal networks. After all, you can’t hack what you can’t see.

SafeConnect Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP) cloud-based service offering "hides" enterprise application and data resources from the Internet and internal networks and adheres to a "verify first, connect second" Zero-Trust access model as compared to today’s "connect first, authenticate second" approach. SafeConnect SDP encrypts communications between user devices and enterprise applications, and integrates with Multi-Factor Authentication and Identity Access Management providers to deliver a seamless and consistent user experience.