Complex threats, expanding networks, and the security skills gap are creating serious challenges. Weaving automated, broad and powerful security into a seamless security fabric is the foundation to securing digital business.
Trying to manage and troubleshoot today’s sprawling distributed networks has stretched many IT teams to the breaking point
In technology, trying to explain complex technology in understandable ways isn’t easy, and sometimes efforts to make a topic more accessible leave out important details and misinformation ensues.
No matter where users are located and how they connect to business applications, an excellent user-to-application experience is critical for maintaining and improving employee productivity and customer satisfaction.
While networks continue to evolve at an unprecedented pace, having centralized visibility and consistent, end-to-end control across those expansive networks has never been more critical.
Because legacy cybersecurity products weren’t designed for ever-expanding, perimeter-free environments, a new strategy is required. Enter zero trust.
Secure SD-WAN everywhere enables remote management, enhanced application access, data encryption and inspection, and the secure distribution of information.
An integrated network security architecture that prioritizes network automation capabilities can solve the persistent challenges of infrastructure complexity.
Adding AIOps and DEM to SD-WAN creates a dynamic network capable of proactively identifying and addressing issues before users and systems are impacted.
An embedded NAC solution supports and accelerates this convergence by simplifying day-to-day operations and making it easier to troubleshoot issues.
When securing remote application access, most organizations see SD-WAN and ZTNA as separate solutions. A better approach is to use a Secure SD-WAN solution with native ZTNA functionality built in.
SD-WAN is now a critical component of SASE, extending the same controlled access to essential resources that branch offices enjoy to today’s hybrid workforce.
Remote office vulnerabilities have led to increased attacks as employees, vendors, partners, and guests move to different locations using an array of devices.
In the same way that zero trust principles are being applied to how users access applications, organizations need to be able to provide the same zero trust principles to the non-user associated devices.
Using ZTNA everywhere, aka Universal ZTNA, makes sense for many organizations for four key reasons.
For people to work productively, security has to work seamlessly with connectivity to ensure fast, secure access to applications across rapidly changing connections.
Starting with a foundation of convergence and consolidation, organizations can replace implicit trust with a zero-trust model that, rather than restricting traffic, actually enables organizations to develop the unique infrastructure they need to succ....
With the right firewall, you may be closer to turning your ZTNA initiatives into reality than you might think. And if you have one of the more than 6 million FortiGate NGFWs out there, ZTNA is free. All you have to do is turn it on.
Few vulnerabilities in recent years have attracted as much attention or ignited as much concern across the industry as CVE-2021-44228 – or Log4Shell, as it became known – a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability.
Most enterprise networks are in a state of continuous evolution, driven by advances in technology, changes in business objectives, and a radical shift in where and how employees access the network.
Cloud benefits are real, but contrary to what some vendors might like to believe, many applications aren't in the cloud.
Zero-trust access (ZTA) operates on the assumption that threats both outside and inside the network are an ever-present reality and that potentially every user and device has already been compromised.
Zero trust sound great, so why isn't everybody doing it? Not surprisingly the biggest factors slowing down the adoption of ZTNA come down to money, internal politics, and time.
Workers are on the move and they need to be protected wherever they go. It doesn't matter where a user or device operates, security must be consistent and effective.
There are three major drivers that are leading organizations to consider implementing ZTNA sooner, rather than later.
The challenge isn't so much that SD-WAN solutions lack cellular or wireless connectivity options. It's the configuration of the device that can be the problem.
Given how rapidly digital innovation transforms how and where companies do business, organizations need tools designed to scale and adapt.
Even though SD-WAN is a relatively new technology, many solutions have already begun to fail the test of time because they can't support many of today's new digital business use cases.
You can start with improving what you have and then add more zero-trust capabilities over time.
Enterprise IT teams need a better option to secure and connect home networks
Providing a consistent user experience for today’s WFA workforce is one of the biggest challenges faced by many organizations.
Today's networks have edges from IoT edges, home edges, branch office edges, headquarters edges, enterprise data center edges, and a multitude of cloud edges.
To compete effectively in today’s digital marketplace, it’s a necessity.
Today’s reality is that you need consistent enterprise-grade security and network availability and connectivity that can span the most hybrid of networks
Today, organizations need a suite of advanced security and networking functions that extend to every user, device, or application with centralized orchestration and threat intelligence collection and correlation to enable coordinated responses to mal....
Managing multiple vendors and products with little integration or coordination can turn into a time-consuming mess.
Secure SD-WAN provides organizations the reliable and secure connectivity and user experience they need for their cloud on-ramp journey.
Currently, millions of workers are now tethered to the corporate network and cloud applications with little more than a VPN connection.
To keep pace, and not introduce bottlenecks, security must operate at the same speed as 5G network ecosystems.
When searching for effective SD-Branch solutions, there are a number of capabilities to search for to find a solution that can combine robust networking and security capabilities within a common platform and operating system.
If retailers select the right SD-WAN solution, they should quickly or even immediately see a return on their investment. If they select the wrong solution, the penalty can be high.
A solution provider should be able to support the organization whether your plan it to return all employees to the office, continue work-from-home policies, or any combination in between.
What is dead, or, at least, no longer viable, is the legacy approach to security that we have been relying on to secure our evolving networks.
Edge computing delivers a number of key benefits that facilitate better business outcomes and enhanced end user experiences.
Fast and reliable business applications running on agile, secure network connections is the name of the game.
With better security, more granular control, and a better user experience, ZTNA can be a smarter choice for securely connecting your remote workforce.
With the recent dramatic increase in remote and hybrid workers, ensuring consistent security is more challenging than ever.
Organizations that develop a long-term strategy for all scenarios—extended work-from-home, return to the office or hybrid models of any flavor—will come out stronger than ever after the pandemic.
The network perimeter that used to be so clearly defined now extends across a spectrum of enterprise facilities, branch offices, homes, other remote locations and multiple clouds.
Security-driven Networking tightly integrates an organization’s network infrastructure and security architecture into a single solution.
If you still only see SD-WAN as a replacement for your branch WAN solution, you haven’t been looking closely enough.