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23 Good-To-Know Networking Acronyms and Abbreviations

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SASE merges the network optimization capabilities of SD-WAN with a full security stack, including Next Generation Firewall (NGFW), Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and more. According to Gartner that coined the term, SASE is the future of network security.

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How Secure is Your SD-WAN?

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The market for SD-WAN has been driven in part by its ability to reduce bandwidth costs and improve the performance of cloud access. Traditionally, Wide Area Networks (WANs) and network security were loosely coupled entities. This solution will work, we have been using mobile VPN for years, but users will hate it.

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4 Tangible Reasons for Considering SD-WANs

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Short-term connections can be set up with 4G/LTE and, depending on the service, mobile users can be connected with VPN clients. The MPLS networks that drive most enterprises were deployed at a time when threats predominantly came from outside the company.

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How SD-WANs Can Become Next Generation WAN Architectures

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While SD-WANs are a valuable first step towards evolving the wide area network , they only address a small part of the dissolved enterprise perimeter challenge. From a mobility perspective, teams need to assess the importance of assuring regional or global VPN access to WAN resources.

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