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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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). Tech Spotlight: Security. 4 ways to keep the cybersecurity conversation going after the crisis (CSO). Mitigating the hidden risks of digital transformation (CIO).

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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.

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Network World

APRIL 11, 2023

The transition from software-defined WAN ( SD-WAN ) to secure access service edge ( SASE ) is proving to be difficult for many enterprises, according to new research from Enterprise Management Associates (EMA). To read this article in full, please click here

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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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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.” That is, the network connecting users in corporate sites to corporate IT resources in other corporate sites or perhaps colocation facilities. It was all inside-to-inside traffic.

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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. Early adopters of the technology focused primarily on transport-related issues such as replacing or augmenting MPLS with broadband.

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Network World

JULY 30, 2020

Cisco has issued a number of critical security advisories for its data center manager and SD-WAN offering customers should deal with now. On the data center side, the most critical – with a threat score of 9.8

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Network World

APRIL 4, 2023

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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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

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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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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Forrester IT

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) has started to ride off into the sunset (which is long overdue). For some time, you might see some vendors wandering around aimlessly, hoping to sell you a SD-WAN solution, but for the most part, the networking market is moving on. I thought the SD-WAN acronym […].

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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.

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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 billion in 2020.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

A key requirement was to be able to integrate the various security tools with Orbia’s existing infrastructure, such as SD-WAN, identity providers, and observability platforms, to gain a consolidated view of internet traffic and access patterns.

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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

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

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Cisco has broadened the scope of Cisco SD-WAN software by growing its reach and security, and expanding its support for deploying multi-region WAN fabric.

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Information Week

AUGUST 9, 2019

As momentum continues to build for managed services with SD-WAN, providers try to make the case to migrate communications to these networks.

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Network World

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The challenges of AI on WAN connectivity With the immense hardware and bandwidth requirements of AI, the challenges for AI connectivity across the WAN are numerous. Connecting these workloads across a traditional WAN is not feasible or cost-effective.

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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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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 5, 2023

There are baseline security and connectivity requirements for any SD-WAN service, and then there are optional, emerging product capabilities that indicate how the market is maturing and customer requirements are expanding. There’s a trend toward AI capabilities that enable networking decisions to be made with little or no human intervention.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 1, 2024

One area that merits attention is software-defined WAN or SD-WAN. Along with the rise of SD-WAN is the growing use of edge devices, which are now targeted by threat actors. SD-WAN entails using multiple connections, which results in more potential attack points for hackers.

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Network World

APRIL 15, 2025

Traditional WAN models are no longer sufficient in this new era of global connectivity. This centralized platform offers organizations a singular view of their network inventory, performance metrics, and incident management.

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Transaction Network Services (TNS), a leader in fintech payment services, recently announced the launch of TNS Secure SD-WAN which leverages Fortinet’s leading Secure SD-WAN solution. In partnership with Fortinet, TNS Secure […].

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Network World

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This collaboration is a game-changer for the enterprise market as it delivers a variety of valuable use cases, such as on-demand SD-WAN, fast scaling for 5G carriers, and edge computing for IoT applications,” said Masum Mir, senior vice president and general manager with Cisco Provider Mobility, in a statement.

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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. The study was a mix of companies of all sizes, with 42% being enterprise-class (over 2,500 employees). More than 70% had a network with more than 10 locations, and almost a quarter (24%) had over 100 sites.

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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

AUGUST 3, 2023

Fortinet has added new features to its SD-WAN software and a next-generation firewall series that promise to help customers better monitor and protect distributed enterprise resources. On the SD-WAN front, Fortinet is introducing two services – a network underlay and overlay option to let customers better manage WAN traffic to remote sites.

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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. 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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Information Week

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

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

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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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Network World

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Palo Altos Prisma SASE platform combines SD-WAN with cloud-based security capabilities, including secure access control, advanced threat protection, user-behavior monitoring, and zero-trust network access ( ZTNA ). The latest version of Prisma SASE, version 3.0,

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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. [ See where SDN is going and learn the difference between SDN and NFV. |

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