Network World

APRIL 12, 2022

Cisco has tweaked its flagship SD-WAN software package to increase customer application flexibility and improve visibility into the performance of distributed resources. The company announced Cisco SD-WAN release 17.8, SD-WAN buyers guide: Key questions to ask vendors. SD-WAN buyers guide: Key questions to ask vendors.

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Network World

JANUARY 20, 2021

Cisco has noted and fixed two critical and a number of high-degree vulnerabilities in its SD-WAN software portfolio. out of 10–is vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software. out of 10–is vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software.

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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. To read this article in full, please click here

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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). To read this article in full, please click here Tech Spotlight: Security. 4 ways to keep the cybersecurity conversation going after the crisis (CSO).

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Information Week

AUGUST 4, 2022

(Sponsored Article) Integrating modern SD-WAN together with SASE can optimize your security framework. But the road to accomplishing this can be fraught with complexity.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Extreme Networks has added network fabric capabilities to its flagship SD-WAN platform to enable customers to link and manage distributed resources more securely. Additional enhancements to the ExtremeCloud SD-WAN platform include improved automated workflows and direct connectivity to cloud systems such as Microsoft Azure and AWS.

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Information Week

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

(Sponsored Article) ): Return on investment (ROI) is top of mind for any organization. Prisma SD-WAN ensures their digital initiatives are improving business outcomes with the best ROI.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The WAN as initially conceived was about one simple job: the WAN was the network that “connects my sites to each other.” To read this article in full, please click here That is, the network connecting users in corporate sites to corporate IT resources in other corporate sites or perhaps colocation facilities.

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Network World

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Kyndryl continues to fill out its stable of network security partners, most recently inking an alliance with Palo Alto Networks for cybersecurity, SD-WAN and secure access service edge ( SASE ) services. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

JULY 11, 2023

Enterprises over the past several years have embraced SD-WAN for many reasons, including the flexibility of cloud architecture, enhanced security, centralized management of distributed locations, and improved application availability and performance. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Aryaka Networks is looking to target more enterprises with a new managed secure access service edge (SASE) offering and an improved, lower cost SD-WAN offerings. Aryaka is known for offering WAN and SD-WAN services over its global Layer 2 network with more than 40 points. SD-WAN buyers guide: Key questions to ask vendors.

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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. To read this article in full, please click here

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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. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

MARCH 31, 2020

With an eye towards significantly bolstering its edge networking offerings, Palo Alto has entered into an agreement to buy cloud-based SD-WAN vendor CloudGenix for $420 million in cash. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

SD-WAN products have been available for the better part of five years. As any technology matures and moves out of the early adopter phase, the buying criteria changes — and SD-WAN is no different. To read this article in full, please click here Note: I am employee of ZK Research.)

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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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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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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. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

OCTOBER 28, 2019

The technology category, which Gartner and other network experts first introduced earlier this year, converges the WAN edge and network security into a cloud-based, as-a-service delivery model. There will be other SD-WAN vendors jumping on this wagon, and the industry is likely to see another wave of startups.

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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 (Insider Story)

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Network World

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

SD-WAN products have been available for the better part of five years. As any technology matures and moves out of the early adopter phase, the buying criteria changes — and SD-WAN is no different. To read this article in full, please click here Note: I am employee of ZK Research.)

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Network World

MARCH 31, 2020

With an eye towards significantly bolstering its edge networking offerings, Palo Alto has entered into an agreement to buy cloud-based SD-WAN vendor CloudGenix for $420 million in cash. To read this article in full, please click here

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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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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 To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Network World

MAY 29, 2019

This week SD-WAN vendor Cato Networks announced the results of its Telcos and the Future of the WAN in 2019 survey. Highlights of the survey include the following key findings: To read this article in full, please click here The study was a mix of companies of all sizes, with 42% being enterprise-class (over 2,500 employees).

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Network World

JUNE 15, 2017

As the SD-WAN market has matured, one thing has become very clear: SD-WAN will not exist on its own. Predominantly, we’re seeing security and SD-WANs merge. Predominantly, we’re seeing security and SD-WANs merge. Masergy bundles SD-WAN (Silver Peak and its own technology) with third-party security services in the cloud.

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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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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. To read this article in full, please click here Orges and onions have layers, but what else does? Or at least should?

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Network World

JULY 12, 2018

A key component of SD-WAN is its ability to secure unreliable Internet links and identify anomalous traffic flows. SD-WAN technology providers are continuing to increase their native security features and to create robust ecosystems of network-security partners. [ To read this article in full, please click here (Insider Story)

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Network World

JUNE 8, 2021

Companies are already committed to a virtual form of networking for their WAN services, based on VPN s or SD-WAN , rather than building their own WANs from pipes and routers. That was a big step, so what could be happening to make WANs even more virtual, to the point where the cloud could subsume them?

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Network World

MARCH 7, 2023

The company has added a feature to its Secure Private Access that ties SASE resources together with SD-WAN -based applications through a Fortinet SD-WAN hub located in a nearby point-of-presence (PoP). To read this article in full, please click here

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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. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

MAY 12, 2017

It’s a great time to be in the SD-WAN business. IDC estimates that worldwide SD-WAN revenues will exceed $6 billion in 2020, with a compound annual growth rate of more than 90% over the 2015-to-2020 forecast period. By 2018, 82% are expected to be using SD-WAN. Click here to subscribe.

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Network World

MARCH 1, 2017

With RSA San Francisco—one of, if not the biggest security show of the year—behind us, it’s a good time to revisit security and SD-WANs. In that blog post, we spoke about vendor approaches to securing the new Internet connections created by SD-WAN. The WAN: Risk and reward for today’s attackers.

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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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Network World

AUGUST 20, 2018

How can a WAN deliver the flexibility and agility necessary to help an organization grow without increasing exposure to data breaches and other security problems? To read this article in full, please click here This challenge begs a simple question.

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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. To read this article in full, please click here

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