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The evolving landscape of network security in 2025

CIO

The modern network security landscape is undergoing a rapid transformation, driven by the increasing complexity of business operations and the rise of new technologies. New advances like SD-WAN and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) are helping network professionals keep pace. SD-WAN layered with AI has a role to play here.

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The importance of integrating security in planning and implementing SD-WAN

CIO

One area that merits attention is software-defined WAN or SD-WAN. This technology is gaining popularity as it provides organizations several benefits, including simplifying network management, enhanced application performance, and operational cost savings. SD-WAN is neither inherently secure nor naturally prone to attacks.

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Secure Your 5G Business Transformation

Palo Alto Networks

Let me give you a few examples of this in action: Smart 5G Networks I recently met with a telecommunications company that has been combining AI with 5G to build smart 5G networks. I dont need to tell you that more devices connected to a network equal an increased attack surface.

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Modern Network Security: How Technology and Smart Practices are Reducing Risk

CIO

Networks are under pressure like never before. For networking security leaders, too many blind spots in their network security operations means too many vulnerabilities. Smart use of modern network security solutions and practices give CISOs their best chance fight against threats and mitigate risk. . Network Security

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Hybrid working: network managers need to take care of unfinished business

CIO

Today, the need for long-term solutions means that hybrid working is one of the top three trends driving network modernization – as reflected in the 2022-23 Global Network Report published by NTT. The burden on the network grows even as some employees start returning to the office. The network was never built for that.

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Today’s Enterprise WAN Isn’t What It Used To Be

Kentik

For most enterprise NetOps teams, a discussion about the WAN is a discussion about the cloud. Whether it’s as simple as ensuring solid connectivity with a SaaS provider or designing a robust, secure, hybrid, and multi-cloud architecture, the enterprise wide area network is all about connecting us to our resources, wherever they are.

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Talking Zero Trust and SASE with CISOs at the Summit

CIO

While the term itself has become overused and something of a cliché, from a practitioner’s perspective, its key principles embody a very pragmatic approach to leveraging connectivity and the network to build a strong cyber defense. SSE is a great complement to SD-WAN , and jointly they create SASE (Secure Access Service Edge).

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