Help safeguard remote workers, applications and data with SASE

Today, your IT staff must securely connect people anywhere, anytime, with streamlined access to data and applications from any device. The evolution of network models and the adoption of cloud technologies has enabled organizations to embrace work from anywhere.

However, the resulting diversity of network endpoints and constant switching of user devices, applications and locations has dramatically expanded the potential attack surface. Guarding against those threats demands a new approach.

>70% of companies are migrating strategic workloads to the cloud.¹

The people accessing your data and applications also expect a modern digital experience that legacy networking frameworks for remote work can struggle to meet. Secure access service edge (SASE) can empower your IT team to easily deploy streamlined access that supports productivity and meets current performance expectations while protecting users from increasingly sophisticated threats. SASE combines a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) with advanced security technologies. This framework can shift the paradigm from securing the network perimeter to a layered approach that converges networking and security as a managed service. It enables zero trust architecture, supports cloud-based control of security and compliance policies and allows your users to securely connect in the cloud without increasing the IT burden or adding complexity that can drive frustration and hamper productivity.
 

What is zero trust network access?

A component of zero trust architecture, ZTNA only grants access to network resources with continuous verification of information such as user ID, device identity and location — as opposed to previous security practices that assume a user is trustworthy after they’re logged in.

SASE extends your security perimeter to the cloud

As business models evolve and more business applications and data move off-site, traditional security approaches can be challenged to meet current user expectations or guard against today’s threats. Perimeter-based firewalls, remote-access virtual private networks (VPNs) and routing internet traffic back to a central data center to apply security policies can slow user access to essential data and applications. A security strategy focused primarily on protecting the corporate network can also leave organizations vulnerable to malware and other attempts to compromise credentials that originate in applications or devices outside IT’s control.

45% of data breaches in 2022 occurred in the cloud.²

Adopting a SASE model can support network modernization by smoothing your transition to cloud architecture, improving overall network performance and management of your network and providing comprehensive security for your users wherever they are and however they connect to your network.

Implementing a SASE-orientated solution from a trusted provider can help ease multiple challenges by providing a comprehensive, flexible and cost-effective approach to managing network and security needs — freeing your IT to focus on other critical aspects of your organization.

• Support remote work: Increased remote work has led to more use of cloud applications and services. SASE provides secure access to cloud applications and services for employees, customers and partners from any location without a traditional VPN.
• Reduce network complexity: Managing multiple networking and security solutions from different vendors can be challenging. SASE combines an SD-WAN with network security technologies provided by a single partner for more efficient IT operations.
• Optimize user experience: With traditional networking and security solutions, employees can experience slow application performance as more of their work relies on internet-based resources outside the network. SASE addresses this issue by providing optimized and secure access to cloud applications and services from any location.
   

SASE helps connect users securely anywhere, anytime

Adopting managed SASE solutions can help your IT team effectively and efficiently secure the expanded attack surface created by a flexible cloud environment and constantly changing network endpoints. It supports streamlined connectivity for your users while solving common security and IT challenges.
 

Manage security challenges with the right partner

Organizations are moving to new network models as they adopt cloud technologies to support evolving business needs. While the cloud enables work from anywhere, it introduces new risks to legacy networks. Navigating this expansion of capabilities while keeping users, data and applications secure can be daunting for IT staff. However, adopting a SASE framework with technologies from a trusted provider can save IT teams from multiple challenges and streamline their work.

Provide your organization with comprehensive, flexible and cost-effective solutions for managing your network to support productivity, strengthen security, speed deployment and simplify the user experience by combining industry-leading SASE technology solutions with an experienced managed service provider. Partner with Spectrum Enterprise® to enhance and simplify security across your cloud environment and for your on-premises and distributed users.
 

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1. “KPMG Global Tech Report 2022,” KPMG, September 2022.

2. “Cost of a Data Breach 2022,” Ponemon Institute and IBM Security, July 2022.