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LINX surpasses 700Gbps traffic peak in Manchester

DCNN Magazine

The London Internet Exchange ( LINX ), a not-for-profit organisation working for the good of the Internet, has hit a new record maximum traffic peak of 725Gbps at its Manchester network fabric, highlighting the importance of regionalising network traffic. Key initiatives such as the 23.8

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Network Security and Direct Internet Access: The Foundation of MPLS WAN Transformation

CATO Networks

We were a bit surprised to find out that secure, direct Internet access was the top driver. SD-WAN is forcing network architects to rethink their network security design in the post-MPLS era. The Internet Challenge for MPLS and Hybrid WAN Traditionally, MPLS was always considered a private network.

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Advanced Network Security Technologies

CATO Networks

Since the release of Gartners Market Guide for Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) last April, ZTNA has been one of the biggest buzzwords in network security, and for good reason. A policy of zero trust helps enterprises limit exposure to the myriad of threats facing the modern network.

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Where is Network Security headed in 2020?

CATO Networks

Almost 15 years later, the comparison applies perfectly to the state of network security. So, after all the running weve done in the 2010s, where is network security headed in 2020? What WAN security solutions do enterprises need to protect their networks as we kick off the decade?

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Firewall as a Service and your biggest network security challenge

CATO Networks

We recently held a webinar focused on educating network professionals about Firewall as a Service (FWaaS). At the beginning of this webinar, we asked the audience what is your biggest challenge running distributed network security today? Last, using appliances requires a business to depend heavily on the vendor for support.

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MPLS, SD-WAN and Network Security

CATO Networks

In both cases, the customers wanted to extend an MPLS-only WAN into a hybrid WAN based on a combined MPLS and Internet connectivity. Is MPLS Secure? MPLS security is based on the fact that it is a private network vs. the public Internet. The irony of an MPLS circuit is that the security is VLANsthats all it is.

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Network Security-as-a-Service: beyond the Next Generation Firewall

CATO Networks

This was a critical innovation at a time where vast amounts of traffic moved to the Internet (using ports 80/443), and the ability to apply controls at the port level, was insufficient. A new class of network security products were created: the Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB). What is the way forward?