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, How to choose an edge gateway. FortiOS is the vendor’s operating system for the FortiGate family of hardware and virtual components.

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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. That led the global company, which has locations in more than 100 countries, to become an early adopter of the network-security architecture dubbed secure access service edge ( SASE ) by research firm Gartner.

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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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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. XP Will Cause Significant Security Issues.

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Network World

JANUARY 25, 2019

Data breaches and security threats are a top concern among IT leaders, yet it’s harder than ever to hire skilled security professionals. That has organizations looking for ways to more easily improve their security strategy. One option is to implement a software-defined WAN ( SD-WAN ).

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Information Week

JANUARY 6, 2022

With available standards and new standards coming this year to define SASE and Zero Trust, enterprises will be better informed to compare services when purchasing secure SD-WAN and SASE managed services.

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Network World

OCTOBER 28, 2019

SASE, pronounced "sassy," stands for secure access service edge, and it's being positioned by Gartner as the next big thing in enterprise networking. According to Gartner , the convergence is driven by customer demands for simplicity, scalability, flexibility, low latency, and pervasive security.

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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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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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Network World

MAY 26, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated some companies' plans to adopt secure access service edge (SASE). Last summer, Gartner estimated SASE adoption at less than 1% of enterprises and said it would take five to 10 years before the technology reaches mainstream.

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Network World

AUGUST 20, 2018

As enterprises endeavor to expand domestic and global footprints, agile network infrastructure connectivity across geographies continues to prove an ongoing challenge. 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?

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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

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Palo Alto Networks has bolted together its SD-WAN and security technologies to offer an integrated, cloud-based, secure-access service edge (SASE) offering aimed at simplifying distributed enterprises.

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Network World

AUGUST 8, 2023

Aruba Networks is showing off some enhancements to its security platform – including new zero trust and sandboxing features – that promise to help customers advance fortification of their hybrid cloud and enterprise network environments.

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Network World

OCTOBER 1, 2020

As enterprise workloads continue to move off-premises and employees continue to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, securing that environment remains a critical challenge for IT. But legacy security systems are no longer sufficient for organizations that are using the cloud as part of their computing infrastructure.

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Network World

JANUARY 25, 2019

Data breaches and security threats are a top concern among IT leaders, yet it’s harder than ever to hire skilled security professionals. That has organizations looking for ways to more easily improve their security strategy. One option is to implement a software-defined WAN ( SD-WAN ).

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Network World

JULY 27, 2020

Businesses considering the secure access service edge (SASE) model need to understand that there are numerous ways to implement it that can be tailored to their future needs and the realities of their legacy networks. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

APRIL 20, 2022

Why is it that over 90% of enterprises tell me that they expect to spend more on security over the next three years, and almost 60% say they expect to spend less on networking? Why isn’t that the case for security? The short answer is that enterprises have been chasing acronyms and not solutions.

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Network World

MAY 26, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated some companies' plans to adopt secure access service edge (SASE). Last summer, Gartner estimated SASE adoption at less than 1% of enterprises and said it would take five to 10 years before the technology reaches mainstream.

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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

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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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 18, 2022

Even as many business leaders debate the boundaries of remote work styles and schedules, there is little doubt that hybrid work will persist for most enterprises. For IT and network security teams, the challenge is to secure their environments, regardless of where people are working. Shifting locations and network connections.

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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

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Secure access service edge (SASE) architecture rolls networking and security into a cloud service, making it easier for enterprises to provide simple, secure access to corporate resources, but it’s still in its infancy. 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

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Juniper is filling out its enterprise security portfolio this week by integrating support for its Mist wireless customers and adding the capability for customers to gain better visibility and control over encrypted traffic threats. To read this article in full, please click here

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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

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Hybrid and multicloud initiatives will continue to shape enterprise IT in 2023, and the impact on data-center networking will be felt across key areas including security, management, and operations. To read this article in full, please click here

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 11, 2022

As digital adoption continues to transform the way business is done from both an employee and customer perspective, the technology landscape for most enterprise organizations is getting more complex by the day. As security perimeters evolve, every access point and network element becomes a potential risk for security breach.

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Network World

JULY 29, 2021

Work-from employees will no longer be treated as a second-class citizen, which means they will get best-in-class technology including SD-WAN appliances, cellular backup alternatives, zero trust security support and maybe even battery backup. The ‘return-to-office’ concept is a myth--it’s a world we have left behind.”

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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.

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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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Network World

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Edge computing is gaining steam as an enterprise IT strategy with organizations looking to push storage and analytics closer to where data is gathered, as in IoT networks. Securing the edge: 4 trends to watch (CSO). Its potential upsides are undeniable, including improved latency as well as reduced WAN bandwidth and transmission costs.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The network is the foundation of the enterprise. The new edge in cybersecurity A third key factor is cybersecurity, which is increasingly in the spotlight as cyberthreats rise in volume and severity and as countries introduce legislation that puts the onus on organizations to secure private information.

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Network World

AUGUST 8, 2017

Wrapping up an SD-WAN workshop session with a client last week, I reflected on how rapidly the branch office WAN connectivity and management model is changing. Some great opportunities are emerging for enterprise IT teams that can materially impact how the network is designed, paid for and managed. Here are some thoughts: 1.

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Network World

MAY 12, 2020

As the work-from-home trend grows due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for secure access to enterprise resources continues to grow and with it the demand for ever-more VPN. In an April blog AT&T pointed to a 700% increase in connections to its cloud-based SD-WAN Static Network Based (ANIRA) VPN service.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

With everything from massive data breaches at global organizations to explosive ransomware attacks that infect hundreds of thousands of users within days, it’s well established that enterprises these days are dealing with more threats than ever before – all of which are increasing in abundance, frequency and complexity.

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