CIO

MARCH 5, 2025

By decoupling physical locations from traditional office networkssuch as those reliant on firewalls or virtual private networks (VPNs)organizations gained an opportunity to adopt more agile configurations like caf-like branches. But SD-WAN created a new problem: security.

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Palo Alto Networks

OCTOBER 1, 2021

I'm excited to share the news that Palo Alto Networks has been recognized as a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant WAN Edge Infrastructure ! We believe this is a testament to our vision of offering a next-generation SD-WAN solution that is application-defined, autonomous and cloud-delivered. New 5G Integrated SD-WAN Appliance.

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Palo Alto Networks

MARCH 2, 2025

This includes employees with 5G powered phones or infrastructure, like IoT/OT devices or SD-WAN devices, with 5G connectivity for Branch WAN connectivity. This solution is built for businesses that use 5G connectivity within their enterprise.

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Kentik

MARCH 13, 2023

For most enterprise NetOps teams, a discussion about the WAN is a discussion about the cloud. The WAN was how we got access to some websites and sent emails. Why do we need to create site-to-site VPNs or some sort of modern SD-WAN topology connecting all our branches when almost all traffic goes to the public internet and the cloud?

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WAN Enterprise Firewall Internet 98

Palo Alto Networks

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Today, I am honored to announce that Palo Alto Networks CloudGenix SD-WAN is recognized as a Leader in the 2020 Gartner WAN Edge Infrastructure Magic Quadrant (MQ). After all, earlier this year, CloudGenix was named a 2020 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for WAN Edge Infrastructure.

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WAN Infrastructure Firewall Cloud 98

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Through partnerships with service providers, Versa connects users to apps in the cloud or data centers with security layered on top — like data loss prevention tools and gateway firewalls.

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Security Network WAN Fractional VPE 193

Tenable

APRIL 27, 2020

Sophos pushes a hotfix to address a SQL injection vulnerability in Sophos XG Firewall that was exploited in the wild. On April 22, Sophos published a knowledge base entry on the Sophos Community regarding the discovery of a zero-day vulnerability in the Sophos XG Firewall that was exploited in the wild. Background. Proof of concept.

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Firewall WAN Operating System Systems Review 103

CIO

JUNE 14, 2023

1] It can contain a number of different solutions such as ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access), SWG (Secure Web Gateway), CASB (Cloud Access Security Broker), DLP (Data Leak Protection), FWaaS (Firewall as Service), DEM (Digital Experience Monitoring), etc. See you there. By John Watts, Nat Smith, Jonathan Forest, May 2023.

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WAN Network Firewall Authentication 177

Kentik

APRIL 15, 2020

SD-WAN, one of the most disruptive network technologies of the past few years, has a fast rate of adoption. Enterprises adopting SD-WAN are driven by key factors such as WAN cost savings, application performance improvement, management and operation simplification, and more. SD-WAN Visibility from Kentik.

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WAN Transportation Firewall Data Center 76

CIO

JULY 11, 2022

SASE is SD-WAN-as-a-service and security-as-a-service. Offering more flexibility at low cost, software-defined networking, or SD-WAN, abstracts network control from the connectivity layer and enables real-time monitoring, reporting, and analytics across network nodes. Let’s look at each: Software-defined wide area networking.

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WAN Firewall Wireless Network 166

CIO

JULY 11, 2022

WiFi and SD-WAN for flexible and enhanced connectivity. Underpinning WiFi networks at disparate locations, meanwhile, SD-WAN is able to segment network traffic to prioritize and help protect critical applications. SD-WAN also provides the agility to add more bandwidth to help improve application and system performance.

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Retail WAN IoT Firewall 148

Palo Alto Networks

APRIL 25, 2025

Many organizations today rely on a mix of deployment models, including Prisma SASE and Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW), to help secure their networks and keep operations running smoothly.

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WAN Internet Mobile Network 52

Palo Alto Networks

MARCH 27, 2025

It integrates technologies like SD-WAN, cloud access security brokers (CASB), secure web gateways (SWG), Zero Trust network access (ZTNA), and firewall as a service (FWaaS). Secure access service edge (SASE) is a cloud-based network architecture that combines network and security services into a single framework.

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Technical Review WAN Policies Firewall 96

CIO

JULY 11, 2022

With the shift to hybrid work, data, applications, intellectual property, and personal information is no longer stashed safely behind a corporate firewall. Today, it can be anywhere. . Smart use of modern network security solutions and practices give CISOs their best chance fight against threats and mitigate risk. .

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Network WAN Technology Firewall 147

CIO

JULY 12, 2023

Firewall capabilities will be reconsidered. Basic and next-generation firewall capabilities have long been part of sound cybersecurity strategies, yet on-premises firewall sprawl has been difficult to curtail as networks become more disparate and distributed. Generative AI will be the next frontier for Zero Trust and SASE.

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Security Trends Firewall WAN 147

Tenable

AUGUST 5, 2021

In January 2019, Cisco published advisories for two different vulnerabilities in its RV320 and RV325 WAN VPN routers. Under the Firewall section, select the Basic Settings menu option then ensure that “Remote Web Management” is unchecked. CVE-2021-1610 Web Management Command Injection Vulnerability 7.2 Identifying affected systems.

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Small Business Software Review WAN Wireless 145

Palo Alto Networks

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

By Koroush Saraf, VP, Product Management for SD-WAN. In Gartner’s words: “The secure access service edge is an emerging offering combining comprehensive WAN capabilities with comprehensive network security functions, such as SWG, CASB, FwaaS and ZTNA, to support the dynamic secure access needs of digital enterprises.”

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WAN Network Cloud Firewall 13

CIO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Fortinet: the single-vendor SASE solution that delivers Unlike organizations that must cobble together all SASE elements, Fortinet has strong, homegrown offerings across networking (SD-WAN) and security (ZTNA, CASB, SWG, and FWaaS).

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WAN Weak Development Team Technical Review Network 200

Palo Alto Networks

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

9, Gartner named Palo Alto Networks a Leader for the ninth consecutive time in its Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls for 2020. Recently we’ve delivered a new approach to cybersecurity with the industry’s first ML-Powered Next-Generation Firewall. The 70+ innovative new capabilities in PAN-OS 10.0

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Network Firewall WAN IoT 98

CIO

JULY 11, 2022

With the proliferation of hybrid clouds, SD-WAN, and a plethora of connected devices and digital platforms, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to ensure end-to-end security is in place. The basic firewall functionality may not be enough to help protect enterprise networks. Connectivity and security, better together. Learn more.

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Network WAN Data Center Technical Review 147

CIO

AUGUST 1, 2022

According to Gartner, which coined the term, SASE combines network security with WAN capabilities , and can encompass multiple components such as SD-WAN, secure web gateways, cloud access security broker functions, firewall as a service, and zero trust network access (ZTNA) in a cloud-native delivery model.

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WAN Firewall Network Technical Review 145

Palo Alto Networks

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In November 2021, for the tenth consecutive time, Palo Alto Networks was named a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls, positioned the highest for Ability to Execute and the furthest for Completeness of Vision. And, on January 17th, Gartner published its Critical Capabilities for Network Firewalls report.

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Network Report Firewall WAN 97

DevOps.com

JUNE 11, 2020

SonicWall has added a line of multi-gigabit switches to its software-defined (SD)-branch offering that unifies the management of wireless access points and firewalls that include software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) capabilities.

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WAN Wireless Firewall Architecture 94

CIO

JULY 11, 2022

In many hybrid scenarios, workers are moving between secure office environments with enterprise network monitoring, firewalls, event and data analytics to vulnerable home networks that may have rogue devices, weak passwords or outdated equipment. Learn more about Comcast Business Secure Network Solutions.

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Weak Development Team WAN Network Data Center 158

CIO

JULY 26, 2023

Secure Access Service Edge combines networking solutions like SD-WAN with cloud-delivered security like firewall as a service (FWaaS), cloud access security broker (CASB), and secure web gateway (SWG). But even with all the hype, most considered SASE as something to put into practice in the future. What is SASE?

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WAN Technical Review Network Cloud 148

CIO

JUNE 28, 2023

Secure Access Service Edge combines networking solutions like SD-WAN with cloud-delivered security like firewall as a service (FWaaS), cloud access security broker (CASB), and secure web gateway (SWG). But even with all the hype, most considered SASE as something to put into practice in the future. What is SASE?

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WAN Technical Review Network Cloud 146

Kentik

JANUARY 6, 2021

Traditional WAN : WAN access switches, integrated services routers, cloud access routers. SD-WAN : Access gateways, uCPE, vCPE, and composed SD-WAN services including their cloud overlays. Campus : Ethernet switches, layer 2 and 3 switches, hubs and network extenders. Wireless access points and controller.

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Network WAN Wireless Load Balancer 128

Firemon

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The NSPM platform must make it easy for security teams to manage policy across all types of traditional firewalls and cloud-native security controls to cover all the different aspects of cloud security as well as supporting the increasing adoption of software-defined technologies like SASE and SD-WAN. New Capabilities Now Available.

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Policies Agile Network Firewall 98

CIO

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In short, SASE brings together software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) and network security services such as cloud access security broker, firewall as a service, and zero trust network access. Increasingly, organizations are turning to secure access service edge (SASE) as their armor of choice against cyberattacks. The solution?

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CIO

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

SASE is a framework that combines software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) and network security services like Cloud Access Security Brokers, Firewall-as-a-service, and Zero Trust into a single, cloud-delivered service model.

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WAN Enterprise Survey Network 173

The Crazy Programmer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Gateways are capable of being used for LAN and WAN network connections. These devices can be the firewall, router, server, and other devices used for the networking and allow the flow of the data from one device to another device through their network. Web Application Firewalls. Functions of Gateway. Conclusion.

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Examples Network VOIP Firewall 147

Palo Alto Networks

APRIL 13, 2020

SD-WAN that supports Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls and integrates with third-party SD-WAN appliances. Firewall as a service (FWaaS) for branch offices and remote locations. Combining security and end-to-end SD-WAN provides excellent user to application experience. Networking .

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WAN Data Center Firewall Artificial Inteligence 98

Kentik

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In recent years, the rapid development of cloud-based networking, network abstractions such as SD-WAN, and controller-based campus networking has meant that basic, day-to-day network operations have become easier for non-network engineers. For example, a cloud engineer may be a novice in how encapsulation technologies work.

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Network Engineering WAN Data Center 105

Palo Alto Networks

MAY 22, 2023

Highest Scores for Enterprise Edge and Distributed Enterprise Use Cases In December 2022, for the eleventh consecutive time, Palo Alto Networks was named a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Network Firewalls. And on May 16th, Gartner published its Critical Capabilities for Network Firewalls report.

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Network Report Firewall Data Center 105

CIO

JANUARY 6, 2023

These IT pros typically have a bachelor’s degree in computer science and should be knowledgeable in LAN/WAN protocol, software, and hardware. This position involves a lot of time spent troubleshooting, and network and computer systems administrators typically need to be on call in case of an emergency or failure.

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LAN Systems Administration How To Software Engineering 215

Palo Alto Networks

MAY 2, 2023

This fully managed next-generation firewall, available for customers through Microsoft Azure Native ISV Services , is built to better protect cloud-native and migrated applications with Palo Alto Networks AI and ML-powered next-generation firewall technology. Every day this technology blocks nearly 5 billion events, analyzes 3.5

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Azure Cloud Firewall Spyware 124

Megaport

APRIL 17, 2023

Two years following its launch, Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE) has evolved into a market-leading Network Function Virtualization (NFV) service – meaning you can host and deploy virtual instances of network technologies like SD-WAN gateways, virtual routers, and Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) in minutes without physical equipment.

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Firewall Virtualization Network WAN 52