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Are Your Firewalls and VPNs the Weakest Link in Your Security Stack?

Network World

Zero Trust architecture was created to solve the limitations of legacy security architectures. It’s the opposite of a firewall and VPN architecture, where once on the corporate network everyone and everything is trusted. In today’s digital age, cybersecurity is no longer an option but a necessity.

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IT/OT convergence propels zero-trust security efforts

Network World

Why IT/OT convergence is happening Companies want flexibility in how end users and business applications access and interact with OT systems. For example, manufacturers can pull real-time data from their assembly lines so that specialized analytics applications can identify opportunities for efficiency and predict disruptions to production.

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VPN vs. ZTNA: Cisco tackles pros and cons

Network World

Its no secret that more modern approaches to remote access have been usurping VPNs as organizations adapt to the realities of a more distributed workforce, increasingly cloud-based applications, and heightened security threats. Its really access to an individual resource or application instead of a whole network segment.

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How the network can support zero trust

Network World

Zero trust is an architecture, so there are many potential solutions available, but this is a look at those that fit in the realm of networking. One way to accomplish this is network segmentation, which breaks the network into unconnected sections based on authentication, trust, user role, and topology.

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What is SASE? How the cloud marries networking and security

Network World

Secure Access Service Edge (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. billion by 2025.

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Overcoming the 6 barriers to IT modernization

CIO Business Intelligence

For instance, Capital One successfully transitioned from mainframe systems to a cloud-first strategy by gradually migrating critical applications to Amazon Web Services (AWS). It adopted a microservices architecture to decouple legacy components, allowing for incremental updates without disrupting the entire system.

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Architecting Identity: Five Essential Elements of a Modern Customer Authentication Service

CIO Business Intelligence

While protecting enterprise assets using identity and access management (IAM) is important, companies also need to address the applications their customers use. They may have a built-in user store supporting password authentication, for example. In response to cloud-based customer experiences, more focus has shifted to authentication.