Especially for larger brands with massive physical and digital footprints, the network security gameboard is constantly changing and so are the rules… because hackers don’t play by the rules.
The game has changed… Have you?
Take for example how organisations have shifted from on-premise IT models to cloud-first and hybrid environments.
It’s great that employees can access files from anywhere, but that shift to hybrid working has also opened up a large number of vulnerabilities with every single one of those access points at the edge of your network also poses a security risk.
Customers also expect seamless digital experiences, and interactions over a wide range of different channels – online, voice, messaging, apps etc. – all increasing the breadth of a brand’s digital infrastructure across data centres, cloud providers, and devices. Again, adding to the number of potential weak points in a network.
Yet, many businesses still rely on outdated, patchwork security solutions. Those legacy networks were designed assuming that everything inside the perimeter was safe, but that perimeter isn’t there anymore.
It’s like playing a new game using old rules, and hoping for the best, which just isn’t good enough when your entire brand is at stake.
According to Fortinet’s 2023 SASE report, 76% of businesses are struggling to manage security across multiple point products, and 50% say it has impacted their ability to scale operations efficiently.
In other words, relying on legacy network security tools is like rolling the dice and hoping you’re protected if you land on a snake. Not a great game plan, right?
Enter SASE.
Considering today’s threats are faster, more sophisticated, and increasingly enhanced even further by AI, businesses need a cloud-first security solution that’s designed from the ground up to secure systems everywhere at all times.
SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) was created to flip the board entirely, combining wide area networking (WAN) and network security services into a single, cloud-delivered platform by offering all of this in one package:
- Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
- Cloud-delivered Firewall as a Service (FWaaS)
- Secure Web Gateway (SWG)
- CASB (Cloud Access Security Broker)
- SD-WAN for optimised connectivity
Rather than relying on the perimeter-based assumptions of days gone by, SASE trusts no one and nothing on the network, verifying every user, device, and connection continuously.
It’s perfect for multi-site and even multi-national businesses, where managing consistent security policies and performance is increasingly difficult, by putting everything in one pane of glass.
SASE helps you climb ladders and saves you from snakes
SASE makes your network more agile and secure, reducing complexity by consolidating all the necessary services into one, increasing visibility across the entire network while also decreasing operational overhead… What’s not to like?
In fact, businesses that implemented SASE saw a 65% improvement in application performance and up to 40% reduction in total cost of ownership (TCO).
Now, that’s a savvy strategy to secure systems and secure digital transformation. Or should we say SASE strategy?
Curious what SASE could do for your business?
