What is the difference between MicroZAccess and SwiftZAccess?

MicroZAccess is COSGrid's agent-based ZTNA product for managed devices, using continuous device and identity verification. SwiftZAccess is COSGrid's agentless ZTNA product, built for contractor, partner, and BYOD devices where installing an agent isn't possible. Both are part of COSGrid's ZTNA product line.

How is MicroZAccess different from VPN?

Unlike VPN, which grants full network access, MicroZAccess provides per-application access, reducing attack surface by up to 90% and eliminating lateral movement risks.

Which identity providers does MicroZAccess support?

MicroZAccess integrates with Google Workspace, Okta, Azure AD, and OneLogin, among other SSO identity providers.

How fast can MicroZAccess be deployed?

MicroZAccess can be set up in approximately 15 minutes per user.

COSGrid MicroZAccess (ZTNA)

Q: What is COSGrid MicroZAccess?

MicroZAccess is COSGrid's agent-based Zero Trust Network Access solution that replaces VPN with identity-verified, per-application encrypted access using continuous verification and device posture checks.

Simplified Zero Trust
for Modern Enterprises

Authenticate users, verify devices, and grant per-app access — invisible to attackers, deployable in 15 minutes per user.

What is COSGrid MicroZAccess?

COSGrid MicroZAccess is an agent-based Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solution that replaces VPN with identity-verified, encrypted per-application tunnels. It continuously validates user identity, device posture, and context before granting least-privilege access, using a peer-to-peer direct connectivity architecture.

Secure VPN + Zero Trust Access + Web Filtering

How MicroZAccess Delivers Secure Access

Authentication and Authorization

MFA-based user verification, device trust checks, and group policy matching before access is ever granted

Establish Encrypted Tunnel

MicroZAccess creates a dynamic, app-specific encrypted tunnel between the user and the target resource nothing else is exposed publicly.

Apply Risk-Based Policies

Policies adapt in real-time based on identity, device, time, location, and behavioral risk.

Enforce Access & Monitor

Apps stay invisible by default. MicroZAccess inspects traffic, filters risks, and continuously monitors for threats preventing lateral movement.

Core Components and Key Features of

Dynamic Context-Aware Access

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Adaptive, risk-based verification for every user
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Real-time MFA & device posture checks

Web Filtering & Content Control

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Advanced filtering blocks threats
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Ensures secure and compliant browsing

Real-Time Visibility & API Integration

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Comprehensive access monitoring
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Seamless API integration with security tools

Unified Security Orchestration

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Automated policy management
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Integrated threat response workflows

Continuous Zero-Trust Verification

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Ongoing user and device validation
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Strict least-privilege access enforcement

Granular Network Micro segmentation

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Isolates critical applications from threats
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Prevents lateral movement within the network

Differentiators

What Sets Our MicroZAccess Apart?

Traffic Protection

Bidirectional Traffic Microsegmentation
User-To-App And App-To-App Protection

Least Privilege Enforcement

Zero Standing Access
Need-Based, Time-Bound Policies

Web Filtering & Domain Control

Organization-Wide Domain Control
Local Endpoint Processing

Rapid Deployment

Set Up Time Of 15 Mins
Save Up To 70% On Opex Costs

Zero-Trust DLP

Built-In DLP (No Extra Tools Required)
Copy-Paste & Screenshot Protection

P2P Direct Connectivity

Hybrid Connectivity Architecture
Enhanced Security Control

Benefits

MicroZAccess Business Impact

90%

Apps invisible until verified

Attack surface reduction

70%

Replaces VPN, NAC, SWG, PAM

Lower OPEX

15min

Per user, not per project

Setup time

Full visibility

Real-time monitoring, audit trails, SIEM-ready

Compliance-ready

PCI DSS, NIST 800-207, ISO 27001

Operationally agile

SSO, MFA, hybrid deployment

More productive

Direct P2P, fewer distractions

Use cases

Built for every access scenario

Secure remote work and VPN replacement

Distributed and hybrid teams get per-app access with continuous device posture checks — no flat network access, and no path for lateral movement if a device is compromised. For organizations on legacy VPNs, it is a direct replacement: deployable in minutes per user, with SSO and MFA for frictionless sign-on.

Multi-cloud, DevOps and workload protection

Apply one consistent access policy across AWS, Azure and GCP, with audited SSH and RDP sessions into production systems. Applications, databases and cloud storage stay invisible to unauthenticated users by default — reachable only after identity, device and context are verified, cutting attack surface by up to 90%.

Contractor, vendor and BYOD access

External users — contractors, vendors or auditors — get time-bound, scoped access that automatically expires, with no client software to install on devices you don't manage. Identity- and role-based policies limit each third party to only what's relevant, with every session logged for full visibility.

Compliance, visibility and audit readiness

Built on NIST 800-207 Zero Trust Architecture, MicroZAccess supports the controls auditors expect under PCI DSS, ISO 27001 and SOC 2 — least-privilege access, continuous verification and micro-segmentation. Every policy change is logged with a versioned audit trail, with real-time dashboards covering users, devices and traffic.

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COSGrid MicroZAccess (ZTNA)

Have a question about MicroZAccess (ZTNA)?

What is MicroZAccess?

MicroZAccess is COSGrid's Mesh ZTNA solution that gives remote users, branches, and third parties secure, identity-based access to specific applications — without exposing the network. It replaces traditional VPN with a zero-trust, per-application model built for distributed and hybrid workforces, where every connection is continuously verified rather than blindly trusted after login.

How is MicroZAccess different from a traditional VPN?

Unlike VPNs, which grant broad network-level access once connected, MicroZAccess grants access only to specific applications based on verified identity, device posture, and policy. This eliminates lateral movement risk, removes the hardware concentrators required at every location, and means a compromised credential cannot be used to roam freely across the network.

What is Mesh ZTNA, and why is it different from hub-and-spoke ZTNA?

Mesh ZTNA routes every connection directly and securely between the user and the authorized resource — peer-to-peer, without backhauling traffic through a central hub. Traditional ZTNA still concentrates traffic at a proxy or gateway, reintroducing the single point of failure and latency it was supposed to remove. MicroZAccess applies the Mesh model so performance and availability don't degrade as distributed teams scale.