The first quarter of 2024 has been an exciting time for Banyan Security. Since joining SonicWall, we have continued to update and develop our innovative Security Service Edge (SSE) solution. 

Below, you’ll find highlights from the releases that have gone out in Q1 of 2024. You can also find past release notes and other product documentation here.

Generally Available Features

Here are some of the highlights from our GA feature releases thus far in Q1 2024:

• Enable Private Resources Discovery

• • • Admins can enable private resource discovery in the Advanced Settings of their Access Tier configuration. Once enabled, private resources will be displayed in the Discovery section of the Command Center.

• Encrypting DNS via DoT

• • • With Banyan app versions 3.14+, devices’ DNS requests are resolved over TLS by default, and these requests are encrypted.

• Auto re-enablement of ITP

• • • Now, when an end user disables ITP enforcement from the desktop app, ITP is automatically re-enabled after 1 hour.

• Cloud Command Center User Interface (UI) Re-design

• • New navigation categories include Private Access, Internet Access, and Trust.

Early Preview Features

Get a sneak peek of what’s coming for the Banyan Security product, and be among the first to experience the new enhancements:

• [INTERNET ACCESS] Enable URL Filtering

• • • Admins can now inspect host URLs within domains that are not considered threats. They can also configure URL filtering within ITP settings using a PAC file that contains URL inspection rules.

• Event Charting

• • • Admins can now view trends related to user access and service usage within Banyan. Event charting provides a visualization of events within the Command Center.

• Support for Oracle Linux in the OS Version Trust Factor

• • • Banyan now supports Oracle Linux 8 and 9 as values in the OS Version Trust Factor.

• Create a Custom Public App

• • Admins can now define public apps that Banyan has not already pre-populated in the App Discovery list in the Command Center. This new feature allows admins to easily surface, secure, and monitor apps that are critical to their business.

Enhancements & Updates for Q1 2024

Some helpful features have been included in the Q1 2024 releases to help you optimize your time and improve your workflows:

• [INTERNET ACCESS] Active Roles in Internet Threat Protection (ITP) Policies

• • • Roles used in ITP policies now show as Active.

• Terraform Exemptions

• • • Terraform now supports exemptions within service configurations.

• Simplified Silent Cert Authentication

• • Silent cert authentication now works directly through the API in organizations that have the silent cert auth flow configured; admins no longer need to maintain the mdm-config file for this flow to work.

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