Network World

JANUARY 22, 2020

Amongst Cisco’s dump of 27 security advisories today only one was rated as critical – a vulnerability in its Firepower firewall system that could let an attacker bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges on a particular device. The Firepower Management Center (FMC) vulnerability – which was rated at 9.8

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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, The latest version of Prisma SASE, version 3.0,

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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

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Kyndryl continues to fill out its stable of network security partners, most recently inking an alliance with Palo Alto Networks for cybersecurity, SD-WAN and secure access service edge ( SASE ) services. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

JULY 26, 2017

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. MPLS being the de facto transport.

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Network World

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The platform provides visibility, control and governance over the network as well as dynamic service insertion, allowing organizations to integrate third-party services like firewalls into their network. The company was founded in 2018 by former Cisco employees who had previously founded SD-WAN vendor Viptella.

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Network World

MARCH 3, 2025

The cloud-based Prisma SASE 5G package melds network security functions including secure access control, advanced threat protection, user-behavior monitoring, and zero-trust network access ( ZTNA ) with wide area network (WAN) capabilities such as SD-WAN.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 21, 2025

For decades, businesses have relied on MPLS and SD-WAN to connect branch offices and remote workers to critical applications. Enter SD-WAN: cheaper than MPLS and designed for cloud-first traffic patterns. The days of MPLS backbones, VPN-heavy environments, and SD-WAN vulnerabilities are numbered. Sounds promising, right?

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Network World

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

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. What is SASE?

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IT Toolbox

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Increasingly used in large network setups, SD-WAN uses web-based tunnels, firewall software, and virtual technologies to connect remote endpoints. The post What Is SD-WAN (Software-Defined WAN)? Definition, Solutions, and Benefits appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The release focuses on streamlining network operations across cloud, SD-WAN and traditional environments while strengthening security and compliance capabilities. Key updates in version 7.0 This level of detail significantly simplifies troubleshooting in complex environments where routing issues can be particularly challenging to diagnose.

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Network World

MAY 23, 2022

The SASE model combines network security functions with WAN capabilities, delivering the security elements in the cloud and using SD-WAN at the edge or in the cloud. Key security functions include secure web gateway (SWG), zero trust network access ( ZTNA ), firewall as a service ( FWaaS ), and cloud access security broker (CASB).

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Network World

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Vendors have been doing backflips trying to cobble together complete SASE offerings, which would include at a minimum software-defined WAN (SD-WAN), secure Web gateway (SWG), cloud access security broker (CASB), firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS) and zero trust network access (ZTNA). To read this article in full, please click here

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 23, 2023

Firewalls have come a long way from their humble beginnings of assessing network traffic based on appearance alone. Here are six predictions for the future of the firewall. For example, a typical NGFW now may be equipped with firewalling, SD-WAN, a Wi-Fi controller for SD-Branch, an Ethernet controller, and zero-trust functionality.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

By: Nav Chander , Head of Service Provider SD-WAN/SASE Product Marketing at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. By integrating SD-WAN and cloud security into a common framework, SASE implementations can both improve network performance and reduce security risks. A key component of a SASE framework is SD-WAN.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 11, 2022

SD-WAN can help financial services organizations achieve network agility and security. An SD-WAN overlays traditional or hybrid WAN infrastructures and locates the software or hardware nodes at each location and in the cloud. Organizations must also ensure their data is protected and compliant.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The three critical warnings are part of a big release of 32 security alerts , many of which are IOS XE-related, including firewall, SD-WAN and wireless access vulnerabilities. Cisco has patched three critical security holes in its IOS XE software that's used across a variety of its core routers and switches.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

It combines SD-WAN with security services, including secure web access gateway (SWG), cloud access security broker (CASB), zero-trust network access ( ZTNA ), and firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS), in a single, cloud-delivered service model. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

JUNE 15, 2017

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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Tech Republic Data Center

MARCH 22, 2021

In a bid to replace MPLS circuits and SD-WAN appliances, Cloudflare has introduced Magic WAN and Magic Firewall and partnerships with VMware, Aruba, Digital Realty, CoreSite and EdgeConneX.

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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

APRIL 4, 2022

has 300 new features including AI support to help stop network threats more quickly, sandboxing to help fight ransomware threats, and improved SD-WAN , branch, and edge orchestration. 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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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 11, 2022

Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) is one of the most rapidly adopted technologies of the past decade. According to a recent study published by Dell’Oro Group, the worldwide sales of SD-WAN technologies are forecasted to grow at double-digit rates over each of the next five years to surpass $3.2 billion in 2024. Key considerations.

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Network World

JULY 8, 2024

First era of network security: The stateful firewall In the beginning, networking was created on the principle of trusting everyone and connecting everything as fast as possible. In the mid-1990s, the industry’s response was to create the stateful firewall, designed to control access to private networks.

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Network World

MAY 5, 2022

NFVIS is Linux-based infrastructure software designed to help enterprises and service providers to deploy virtualized network functions, such as a virtual router, firewall and WAN acceleration, Cisco stated. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

AUGUST 29, 2024

Fortinet is also jumping on the generative AI bandwagon with enhancements to its FortiAI technology, which is getting updated to help manage and orchestrate SD-WAN infrastructure. The latest integration as part of Unified SASE is with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN. What is sovereign SASE and why is it needed?

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Network World

MARCH 28, 2019

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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Network World

OCTOBER 15, 2024

When deployed properly, SASE, which combines SD-WAN with cloud-delivered security via SSE, enables all users and devices, regardless of location, to securely access an organization’s hybrid network. However, it’s still important to assess how well SD-WAN and SSE are connected within a SASE solution.

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Network World

JANUARY 28, 2020

Similarly, a model known as SD-Branch is providing network and security functionality at the WAN edge on a single platform.

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Network World

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Firewall Network firewalls were created as the primary perimeter defense for most organizations, but since its creation the technology has spawned many iterations: proxy, stateful, Web app, next-generation. Firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS) : Provides a cloud-based firewall that protects networks from threats and unauthorized access.

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Network World

JUNE 5, 2024

It promises to let organizations autonomously segment their networks when threats are a problem, gain rapid exploit protection without having to patch or revamp firewalls, and automatically upgrade software without interrupting computing resources. In addition, a new version of firewall software, version 7.6

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Network World

MARCH 22, 2021

Magic WAN and Magic Firewall aim to simplify linking sites and datacenters while allowing organizations to better enforce security policies.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

With the new additions, Juniper is looking to buttress its ability to let users secure all traffic traversing the enterprise network via campus, WAN or data center. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

AUGUST 23, 2023

The vendor supports AI in its integrated Versa SASE package that includes SD WAN, a next-generation and web application firewall, intrusion prevention, zero trust support and data loss prevention. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

JULY 17, 2024

WAN engineering (SD-WAN, routing, etc.): Many organizations lack people who know how to design network security policies and manage firewalls and other network security devices,” the report reads. .): cited by 44.0% Network monitoring, troubleshooting, and ongoing optimization: 37.6% Cloud networking (AWS. Azure, etc.):

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Network World

JUNE 6, 2024

In response to these realities, Gartner coined a new term, secure service edge (SSE), which is essentially SASE minus SD-WAN , the network access part of the equation. As previously noted, SASE adds SD-WAN. Palo Alto has a strong ZTNA offering, and it can provide SD-WAN for organizations that want to take the single-vendor SASE route.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Before the start of the Covid epidemic, a traditional WAN architecture with centralized security worked well for Village Roadshow.

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