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Fortinet consolidates SD-WAN and SASE management

Network World

Tighter integration between Fortinet's SASE and SD-WAN offerings is among the new features enabled by the latest version of the company's core operating system. FortiOS version 7.4 also includes better automation across its Security Fabric environment, and improved management features. To read this article in full, please click here

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IDG Contributor Network: When SD-WAN is more than SD-WAN

Network World

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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IDG Contributor Network: Can SD-WANs meet standards requirements?

Network World

I find SD-WANs to be facing a similar battle. It’s inconceivable to many that an SD-WAN could replace MPLS. At one recent client, a chemical company, the team was looking to transition from MPLS to SD-WAN. CFATS professionals assume MPLS and firewalls to be mandated by the standard.

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Cisco warns of two security patches that don’t work, issues 17 new ones for IOS flaws

Network World

The company also announced that two previously issued patches for its RV320 and RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Routers were “incomplete” and would need to be redone and reissued. Also see What to consider when deploying a next generation firewall. | Get regularly scheduled insights by signing up for Network World newsletters. ].

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SASE success: Avoid confusion and embrace a single-vendor solution

CIO Business Intelligence

As a SASE product professional at one of the most prominent cybersecurity technology companies in the world, you can bet the fact that SASE was in the Trough of Disillusionment caught my attention. 4 There are networking vendors and cybersecurity companies, but very few specialize in both, a necessity for SASE.

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Best practices for building a single-vendor SASE solution

CIO Business Intelligence

Secure Access Service Edge combines networking solutions like SD-WAN with cloud-delivered security like firewall as a service (FWaaS), cloud access security broker (CASB), and secure web gateway (SWG). Companies can’t ignore these security challenges even amid a critical process like migration to a single-vendor SASE solution.

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8 best practices for building a single-vendor SASE solution

CIO Business Intelligence

Secure Access Service Edge combines networking solutions like SD-WAN with cloud-delivered security like firewall as a service (FWaaS), cloud access security broker (CASB), and secure web gateway (SWG). Companies can’t ignore these security challenges even amid a critical process like migration to a single-vendor SASE solution.

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