CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the realm of Wide Area Networks (WANs), traditional routers have long been the backbone of network infrastructure, albeit with their limitations. However, a transformative technology known as Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) is making significant waves in India and globally.

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WAN Network Strategy Cloud 97

Forrester IT

AUGUST 29, 2023

We’ve just released the industry’s first evaluation of all-in-one Zero Trust Edge (ZTE) solutions, which some vendors call secure software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) […]

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WAN Software Software Security 370

Network World

MARCH 8, 2021

Latency and reliability concerns set car rental company Sixt on a path to rearchitect its WAN. WAN challenges steer Sixt to cloud-native SASE deployment (Network World). 6 security risks in software development — and how to address them (InfoWorld). Tech Spotlight: Security.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Cisco has upgraded two of its core software programs to make it easier for enterprise customers to secure data-center and WAN -connected resources.

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WAN Security Tools Data Center 181

Network World

JANUARY 25, 2019

Cisco has patched security vulnerabilities in four packages of SD-WAN Solution software that address buffer overflow, arbitrary file override and privilege access weaknesses that could have led to denial-of-service attacks or access problems.

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WAN Software Software Security 132

Network World

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Secure access service edge (SASE) is a network architecture that rolls software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN ) and security into a cloud service that promises simplified WAN deployment, improved efficiency and security, and to provide appropriate bandwidth per application.

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WAN Security Cloud Data Center 184

Network World

MARCH 19, 2020

Cisco has issued five warnings about security weaknesses in its SD-WAN offerings, three of them on the high-end of the vulnerability scale.

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WAN Security Software Software 163

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 11, 2022

SD-WAN can help financial services organizations achieve network agility and security. An SD-WAN overlays traditional or hybrid WAN infrastructures and locates the software or hardware nodes at each location and in the cloud. Organizations must also ensure their data is protected and compliant.

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WAN Financial Agile Firewall 108

Network World

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Called software-defined perimeter (SDP), it is based on the relatively simple idea of throwing a virtual barrier around servers, routers, printers, and other enterprise network components. The goal of SDP is to protect networks behind a flexible, software-based perimeter. To read this article in full, please click here

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Software Software WAN Internet 157

Network World

JANUARY 25, 2019

One option is to implement a software-defined WAN ( SD-WAN ). I recently talked with Hamza Seqqat, director of solutions architecture at Apcela , to get his take on how SD-WAN affects security strategy. In our discussion, he outlined four areas where SD-WAN offers new security benefits.

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WAN Strategy Security Architecture 135

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 140

Network World

JANUARY 25, 2019

Cisco has patched security vulnerabilities in four packages of SD-WAN Solution software that address buffer overflow, arbitrary file override and privilege access weaknesses that could have led to denial-of-service attacks or access problems.

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WAN Software Software Security 74

Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 25, 2022

There are three main trends driving organizations to replace outdated wide-area networking (WAN) infrastructures with a secure software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) solution. The post Required Capabilities for Effective and Secure SD-WAN: The Network Leader’s Guide appeared first on TechRepublic.

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WAN Network Security Trends 60

Network World

JUNE 14, 2019

Mirai – the software that has hijacked hundreds of thousands of internet-connected devices to launch massive DDoS attacks – now goes beyond recruiting just IoT products; it also includes code that seeks to exploit a vulnerability in corporate SD-WAN gear.

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WAN Report Internet Software 125

Network World

MAY 5, 2022

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cisco's Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS). NFVIS is Linux-based infrastructure software designed to help enterprises and service providers to deploy virtualized network functions, such as a virtual router, firewall and WAN acceleration, Cisco stated.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Cisco has patched three critical security holes in its IOS XE software that's used across a variety of its core routers and switches. The three critical warnings are part of a big release of 32 security alerts , many of which are IOS XE-related, including firewall, SD-WAN and wireless access vulnerabilities.

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Software Software WAN Firewall 153

Network World

JUNE 14, 2019

Mirai – the software that has hijacked hundreds of thousands of internet-connected devices to launch massive DDoS attacks – now goes beyond recruiting just IoT products; it also includes code that seeks to exploit a vulnerability in corporate SD-WAN gear. More about SD-WAN To read this article in full, please click here

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WAN Report Internet Software 114

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 17, 2023

Low-orbit earth satellites and SD-WAN combine The pros of satellite services are clear: with blanket coverage across our planet, it’s conceivable that one day every square inch will be covered. As a WAN access technology though, satellite communication does experience its fair share of obstacles. SD-WAN, Telecommunications

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WAN Telecommunications Internet Network 95

Network World

JANUARY 3, 2017

There certainly was a ton of hype in Software Defined-WAN arena in 2016 but to be fair there was a lot of actual deployment of technology and services as well. In December Gartner wrote that spending on SD-WAN products will rise from $129 million in 2016 to $1.24 billion in 2020.

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WAN Architecture Network Software 126

Network World

JANUARY 25, 2019

One option is to implement a software-defined WAN ( SD-WAN ). I recently talked with Hamza Seqqat, director of solutions architecture at Apcela , to get his take on how SD-WAN affects security strategy. In our discussion, he outlined four areas where SD-WAN offers new security benefits.

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WAN Strategy Security Architecture 84

CTOvision

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Limited WAN Bandwidth. In a 2014 Next-Generation WAN Survey , 68 percent of respondents said demand for WAN bandwidth will increase over the next year. As the number of connected devices grows—from smartphones to tablets, and more—this strain on WAN bandwidth is inevitable. BYOD Will Fail to Live up to the Hype.

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WAN Security Enterprise Enterprise 273

Network World

MARCH 14, 2018

Security for SD-WANs — but that may not seem obvious to everyone. Also read: The case for securing the SD-WAN | Sign up: Get the latest tech news sent directly to your in-box. Orges and onions have layers, but what else does? Or at least should? To read this article in full, please click here

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WAN Security Vmware Course 109

Forrester IT

APRIL 15, 2020

On March 31st, Palo Alto Networks announced the intent to acquire CloudGenix, a software defined WAN appliance vendor. This was another announcement in a long list from the security and networking industries about merging together SD-WAN and security. Here is a dirty little secret: […].

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WAN Network Security Software 212

Network World

MAY 25, 2016

Looking to continue tapping a market IDC says will be worth $6 billion by 2020, Software-Defined WAN company Viptela today said it raised $75M in a Series C round of financing. More on Network World: What network technology is going to shake up your WAN ?+ The new round of funding brings Viptela’s total funding to about $110M.

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WAN Software Software Network 63

Data Center Knowledge

AUGUST 1, 2013

Riverbed announced that it has extended its market leading Steelhead wide area network (WAN) optimization product family with the addition of a new hardware appliance and upgrades to its Steelhead software. Networking riverbed WAN'

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Hardware WAN Software Software 182

Network World

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Cisco has strengthened some of its key security software packages with an eye toward better protecting distributed enterprise resources. The company also enhanced its SASE offering by expanding its SD-WAN integration options. To read this article in full, please click here

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Analysis Security WAN Applications 155

Network World

JULY 12, 2023

SASE is a network architecture that combines software-defined wide area networking ( SD-WAN ) and security functionality into a unified cloud service that promises simplified WAN deployments, improved efficiency and security, and application-specific bandwidth policies. To read this article in full, please click here

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WAN Security Architecture Policies 111

Network World

OCTOBER 30, 2020

SASE —pronounced “sassy”- is a term coined last year by Gartner, and it combines software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) with access control and security, all bundled as a cloud service. Vendors and service providers sell offerings that they call SASE, but what they actually provide and how they provide it varies widely.

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WAN Architecture Resources Security 214

Network World

APRIL 11, 2017

Fortinet has rolled out a new version of its FortiOS operating system that gives customers the ability to manage security capabilities across their cloud assets and software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) environments. With FortiOS 5.6,

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WAN Cloud Web Services Operating Systems 83

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. To read this article in full, please click here

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LAN WAN Data Center Network 123

Network World

APRIL 4, 2022

Fortinet has made available a new release of its core FortiOS software that includes features the vendor says will help enterprises more tightly meld security and networking controls. FortiOS 7.2, FortiOS is the vendor’s operating system for the FortiGate family of hardware and virtual components.

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Network Enterprise Enterprise WAN 151

Virtualized Greek

MAY 9, 2015

In the latest TechTalk, I talk about my enlightenment and therefore expansion of the concept of Software-Defined WANs. A couple of years ago I put out a definition of SD WAN and after listening to a recent Packetpushers I change my tune.

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Network World

AUGUST 29, 2023

The vendor added the new features to its FortiSASE offering, which includes SD-WAN, secure web gateway, firewall as a service, cloud access security broker, and zero trust network access (ZTNA) , all running on top of its FortiOS operating system.

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Wireless LAN Security WAN 115

Network World

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Software Defined Networking vendor Versa this week added support for IPv6 to its SD- WAN and security packages.

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IPv6 WAN Network Security 68

Network World

AUGUST 12, 2019

Secure software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) has become one of the hottest new technologies, with some reports claiming that 85% of companies are actively considering SD-WAN to improve cloud-based application performance, replace expensive and inflexible fixed WAN connections, and increase security.

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WAN Security Network Software 130

Network World

AUGUST 31, 2022

New features include the ability to adjust security settings for multiple software-as-a-service-based apps, new security capabilities, and AIOPs support. In addition the company is expanding its family of Ion SD-WAN security devices to provide additional configuration options. [ To read this article in full, please click here

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Network WAN Security Software 125

Computer Weekly

JANUARY 5, 2018

Insurance business finds networking a breeze after ditching its unresponsive managed services provider and implementing VeloCloud’s latest software-defined wide area network technology

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