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The evolving landscape of network security in 2025

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Traditional perimeter-based security models are no longer sufficient, and organizations are seeking comprehensive solutions that can protect their data and resources across a dispersed network. New advances like SD-WAN and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) are helping network professionals keep pace.

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

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The global cyber threat landscape continues to become a concern for organizations, with the number of reported attacks growing consistently. Around 5,000 organizations were affected, twice the number of victims recorded in the previous year. One area that merits attention is software-defined WAN or SD-WAN.

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SD-WAN Helping Financial Services Achieve Greater Digital Agility, Cybersecurity

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Those organizations that don’t make that change risk losing their customers to those that adopted an agile, customer-centric approach to business. Even in the best of times, financial organizations were under constant threat of a cyberattack. Organizations must also ensure their data is protected and compliant.

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Busting 4 common SD-WAN misconceptions

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When organizations began to fully embrace both the work-from-anywhere (WFA) user model and multi-cloud strategies, IT leadership quickly realized that traditional networks lack the flexibility needed to support modern digital transformation initiatives. Below are four common myths about SD-WAN: SD-WAN causes latency : This is not true.

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Navigating the future: the rise of SD-WAN in India

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In the realm of Wide Area Networks (WANs), traditional routers have long been the backbone of network infrastructure, albeit with their limitations. However, a transformative technology known as Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) is making significant waves in India and globally.

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SASE Reality Check: Security and SD-WAN Integration Journey

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By: Nav Chander , Head of Service Provider SD-WAN/SASE Product Marketing at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. By integrating SD-WAN and cloud security into a common framework, SASE implementations can both improve network performance and reduce security risks. A key component of a SASE framework is SD-WAN.

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The Role of SD-WAN in Securing the Expanding Network Perimeter

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Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) is one of the most rapidly adopted technologies of the past decade. According to a recent study published by Dell’Oro Group, the worldwide sales of SD-WAN technologies are forecasted to grow at double-digit rates over each of the next five years to surpass $3.2 billion in 2024.

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