Network World

JULY 12, 2023

The market for managed security services is shifting as enterprises weigh their requirements for cloud-based security capabilities and vendors refine their feature sets and product integrations. To read this article in full, please click here

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WAN Security Architecture Policies 118

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 11, 2022

However, for many financial services organizations, security and agility traditionally haven’t been mutually achievable—oftentimes, one was sacrificed for the other. SD-WAN can help financial services organizations achieve network agility and security. During the pandemic, that threat multiplied exponentially.

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Network World

AUGUST 29, 2023

Fortinet continues to enhance its Secure Access Service Edge ( SASE ) package by adding support for microbranches, extending wireless LAN protections, and improving data loss prevention (DLP) and end-user monitoring capabilities. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

MAY 9, 2019

Cisco has added support for Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) to its million-plus ISR/ASR edge routers, in an effort to reinforce branch and core network malware protection at across the SD-WAN. Cisco last year added its Viptela SD-WAN technology to the IOS XE version 16.9.1 More about SD-WAN. Cisco bought Viptela in 2017. .

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WAN Malware Backup Policies 145

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 18, 2022

For IT and network security teams, the challenge is to secure their environments, regardless of where people are working. The WAN architecture must cater to the needs of office and remote workers with parity in terms of routing policies, security profile, and management of the WAN.” .

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 6, 2024

Historically, these weren’t designed with security in mind. OT assets are highly vulnerable to attack because they don’t have built-in security, traffic isn’t encrypted and there’s low visibility into their functioning. Security is paramount for the core infrastructure that supports manufacturing and industrial operations.

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Network World

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Versa Networks has bumped up its secure access service edge ( SASE ) software with a variety of features, including AI to help customers better manage LAN resources at the edge of their networks.

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Network World

MARCH 22, 2021

Magic WAN and Magic Firewall aim to simplify linking sites and datacenters while allowing organizations to better enforce security policies.

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WAN Firewall Security Network 106

Network World

JUNE 28, 2019

Cisco issued three “critical” security warnings for its DNA Center users – two having a Common Vulnerability Scoring System rating of 9.8 More about SD-WAN. How to buy SD-WAN technology: Key questions to consider when selecting a supplier. What are the options for security SD-WAN?

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 8, 2022

The pandemic also exposed the limitations of virtual private networks, which enable remote access to secure computing resources. Even more alarming was when frustrated users disconnected from the VPN entirely to log in to their SaaS applications, thus bypassing any of the security controls and increasing the overall threat surface.

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Security WAN Policies Applications 85

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 11, 2022

This digital transformation requires businesses to bring together data, applications, and users in a secure way—across digital and hybrid environments that are distributed, complex, and expanding. Enter the need for integrated networking and security. SASE is SD-WAN-as-a-service and security-as-a-service.

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Security WAN Firewall Network 93

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 11, 2022

All these variables force the need for organizations to transform their security postures to protect against cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities. However, the increased complexity of a distributed application architecture brought on by digital transformation continues to challenge even the largest security operations.

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Security WAN Network Cloud 89

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 1, 2022

Trying to explain secure access service edge (SASE pronounced ‘sassy’) and zero trust can be exasperating when you’re making the case for business leaders to invest in new products and infrastructure. Both SASE and zero trust are fast-evolving security concepts, creating somewhat of a moving target. Transformative explanations.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

based semiconductor giant opted to implement SDN within its chip-making facilities for the scalability, availability, and security benefits it delivers. The two companies met for more than a year to plan and implement for Intel’s manufacturing process security and automation technology that had been used only in data centers.

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Intel WAN Data Center Network 126

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 23, 2023

The spread of convergence Convergence is important to reducing cybersecurity complexity because it brings together the network and its security infrastructure into a single layer. We predict that the convergence of networking and security will continue to expand to more areas.

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Firewall Network WAN Security 87

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It’s a balance of accelerating digital initiatives such as AI with the need to securely transform IT operations and increase business. It’s a real, readily accessible approach that integrates software, security, policy, and open APIs with an intuitive user interface, advanced telemetry, and automation.

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Network WAN Security Data 81

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 26, 2023

Over the past three or four years, the industry has been abuzz with the concept of delivering converged security and networking features via the cloud. Because SASE touches so many elements of security and networking, most enterprises use multiple vendors and point products to build a solution.

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WAN Network Security Cloud 90

Network World

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

The only way to mitigate these is by creating extensive security policies at each location. Imagine having 3,000 sites with each requiring its own set of policies that need to be set-up and maintained. This is due to the fact that direct access at every branch introduces compliance issues.

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WAN Unified Communications Cloud Security 60

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 28, 2023

Over the past three or four years, the industry has been abuzz with the concept of delivering converged security and networking features via the cloud. Because SASE touches so many elements of security and networking, most enterprises use multiple vendors and point products to build a solution.

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WAN Network Security Cloud 78

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 12, 2023

Last week, I attended the annual Gartner® Security and Risk Management Summit. The event gave Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and other security professionals the opportunity to share concerns and insights about today’s most pressing issues in cybersecurity and risk management. In the coming months (and years!),

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

To mitigate these threats, businesses are turning to a new generation of cybersecurity solutions – with research showing Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) at the forefront. Perhaps reflecting this acute and complex challenge, the survey found only 11% of businesses felt their security was ‘perfect’.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Nearly 95% of organizations say hybrid work has led them to invest more in data protection and security, according to NTT’s 2022–23 Global Network Report. Increasingly, organizations are turning to secure access service edge (SASE) as their armor of choice against cyberattacks. The solution?

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 20, 2023

Traditional enterprise wide area networks, or WANs were designed primarily to connect remote branch offices directly to the data center. They rely on centralized security performed by backhauling traffic through the corporate data center, which impairs application performance and makes them expensive and inefficient.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 4, 2023

Cloud is also a powerful catalyst for improving IT and user experiences, with operating principles such as anywhere access, policy automation, and visibility. For example, with a cloud-managed SD-WAN, a company can establish connectivity and security in about an hour.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 6, 2023

For some that means getting a head start in filling this year’s most in-demand roles, which range from data-focused to security-related positions, according to Robert Half Technology’s 2023 IT salary report. These candidates should have experience debugging cloud stacks, securing apps in the cloud, and creating cloud-based solutions.

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Devops How To Engineering Systems Administration 143

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 10, 2022

While IoT devices have earned a reputation for lackluster security and for joining networks without the knowledge of or permission from IT, Aruba ESP ’s identity-based access control supports Zero Trust and SASE frameworks to ensure only authorized devices join the network. A consistent experience, wherever you’re working.

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WAN Network Data Center Policies 87

Galido

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

If your company’s policy is to maintain an independent network with safe, secure and effective intra-office communication, external cloud messaging applications may not meet your needs. Here is one application that is serverless, maintains security, encryption, and doesn’t even need an Internet connection, .

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LAN Security WAN Groups 60

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 4, 2023

2] Enabling secure and efficient hybrid work is now table stakes for IT teams. Compliance and security: Securing the network is harder than ever before due to the rapid implementation of cloud-based services in response to the pandemic and the increasing adoption of IoT.

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Network Cloud How To WAN 76

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 4, 2024

Given that SASE is an approach that addresses the challenges of delivering seamless and secure connectivity for decentralised work environments, and remote working has remained a key trend over the last few years, this growth is unsurprising. In short, SASE involves fusing connectivity and security into a singular cloud-based framework.

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Security Load Balancer Network Applications 52

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 22, 2023

After marked increase in cloud adoption through the pandemic, enterprises are facing new challenges, namely around the security, maintenance, and management of cloud infrastructure. These IT pros can also help organizations avoid potential risks around cloud security, while ensuring a smooth transition to the cloud across the company.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 16, 2023

In fact, any environment that needs the reliability, security and speed of a wired connection combined with the movement of people, things and data. Private 5G is deployed as an extension of an organization’s WAN. It’s fast, secure, reliable and has low latency. The element of movement is often a factor in Industry 4.0

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Dataconomy

APRIL 26, 2023

Meanwhile, the advent of 5G, IoT, and secure access service edge (SASE) has spawned a new wave of startups focused on application development, connectivity, automation, and data collection, with a particular emphasis on managing the surge of data influx from the edge.

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WAN Wireless Network Cloud 62

CIO Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

Don't throw your security policies out the window, you need them now more than ever! Make sure people who are new to working remotely know the basics of how to stay secure and how to treat confidential information. Do you have a policy that will help with employees using personal equipment?

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 1, 2021

The National Security Agency (NSA) says that embracing a Zero Trust security model can better position organizations to secure sensitive data and systems. Authenticate and explicitly authorize each to the least privilege required using dynamic security policies.". How do you leverage Zero Trust design concepts?

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Resources Network LAN Security 63

TM Forum

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The customer can monitor the basic performance stats of the live service, and if their needs change they can make some service adjustments (for example, IP address, policy or bandwidth). Early examples focus on SD-WAN. Security and connectivity become service “features” not individual products.

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Network WAN Enterprise Enterprise 130

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

Michael Kashin explains how he built a DIY (Do It Yourself) SD-WAN using Envoy and Wireguard. Having recently needed to dig into Open Policy Agent (OPA) , I took renewed interest in this slightly older article by Chip Zoller that compares OPA/Gatekeeper with Kyverno. Servers/Hardware. John Arundel is excited about CUE.

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Galido

AUGUST 15, 2018

Not all cloud storage provider’s policies are the same – and variations in what constitutes a business-class level of security vary from country to country. Implement a strong password policy and you remove this vulnerability to the best of your ability. Do your homework. It takes more than bravado to keep your business safe.

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