Blog · 3 juin 2021

How to take a security-led approach to your network transformation

Transform your network without exposing your organisation to threats using integrated security embedded in your SD-WAN.

Steve Mulhearn
Director of Enhanced Technologies, Fortinet

Digital transformation is a critical driving force in the fight for business survival and is crucial in allowing organisations to adopt a flexible approach to how they interact with employees and customers – something which the last twelve months have proven to be absolutely paramount to business success.

I’ve seen first-hand how SD-WAN has helped our customers respond to the challenges, enabling them to orchestrate network traffic more efficiently and power employee productivity – even with everyone working from home. But, the network transformation enabled by SD-WAN is exposing the business to a much wider attack surface. And, with security incidents at an all-time high, many cybercriminals have taken advantage of the initial chaos and confusion brought on by the pandemic, targeting weak spots in network security as businesses rush to enable remote access via unsecure wi-fi and home broadband networks.

It’s no surprise to me that 96% of IT decision makers said security was an important or essential aspect to their decision making when choosing their SD-WAN solution.[1] It’s certainly what I’m hearing on the ground, too.

The big question that needs answering is, how you do transform your network to provide the agility to respond to customer and employee demands without inadvertently exposing your organisation to unknown threats?

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