Why SASE?
What started out as a temporary business solution to the pandemic is here to stay. ESG’s 2021 SASE Trends report found that 62% of respondents will work remotely or in a hybrid manner. To support this “new normal,” enterprises have adopted the cloud in staggering numbers—98% of respondents stated they use public cloud services.
Now, CISOs and security leaders are tasked with securing a growing attack surface in complex, distributed network environments. Users require secure connections and access to critical apps hosted in various private and public networks to meet business needs—whenever, wherever. Such scalability demands from remote workers has led to an uptick in organizations moving toward SASE to secure this widely dispersed internet-based connectivity requirement.
And, according to ESG’s report, early implementors of SASE have reported overwhelmingly positive results, including:
- Faster network or security problem resolution
- Reduced security solution costs
- Ease of management
- Better alignment of network and security policies
- Fewer security incidents
SASE Core Elements
Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
Amongst the core elements of the SASE…
