There's no doubt about it: Your network has left the building and is still evolving. The network edge now extends well beyond the data centre, thanks to a rising remote and travelling workforce and extensive use of cloud-based apps and services. As a result, traditional data centre-based security solutions are no longer able to provide the level of protection that users require to keep secure from cyber threats.
Previously, businesses used a wide area network (WAN) to connect branches to a data centre, with all traffic being routed through a single corporate network. However, the development of Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology in conjunction with new business and IT demands are challenging that architecture.
Your security must now extend to the new network edge, wherever your users work, to the branch of one. In fact, 64% of enterprises believe that network security is more difficult than two years ago.
To keep users secure from threats while also optimising speed at every connection, networking and security can no longer work in silos. Instead, they must work together to safely and efficiently connect and protect users at the core, the edge and anywhere in between.
This is where Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) comes in. SASE provides many security and network services from the cloud, which include Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), and Zero-Trust Network Access (ZTNA).
Why SASE Matters
SASE can help you streamline cloud networking and security by delivering these three critical elements:
Simplicity: The ability to simplify how you connect and secure traffic is the first key to SASE success. You can streamline virtually every aspect of your networking and security processes, including deployment, configuration, integration, policy management, investigation, response, and reporting, by consolidating services into a single platform that extends across users, devices, clouds, campuses, and branches.
Security: To meet the current security needs and regulations, legacy network solutions may require the adoption of extra security devices and systems. SASE solves this problem by using Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS), which integrates security capabilities like URL filtering, intrusion prevention, anti-malware, and firewalling into its infrastructure.
Scalability: SASE provides an architecture that allows you to build on what you currently have to get the most out of your existing on-premises and cloud investments, simplify policy enforcement across environments when you migrate to the cloud, and scale up or down with flexible consumption models.
Your security and networking solutions must meet SASE's high standards. And Cisco's SASE architecture is the platform that's most suited to realising SASE's full potential.
Why Cisco?
Built with simplicity, security, and scalability in mind, Cisco Umbrella is a cloud-native security service that unites a number of top networking and security solutions in one platform, with open APIs and an ecosystem built for maximum product extensibility.
To help enterprises of all sizes secure their networks, Umbrella combines a firewall, secure web gateway, DNS-layer security, Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), and threat intelligence technologies into a single cloud service. As more businesses use direct internet access, Umbrella makes it simple to secure mobile users and branch offices.
Furthermore, it is a perfect fit for any business. Umbrella is effective for businesses of all sizes and in various industries and is used by over 20,000 organisations around the world on a daily basis.
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