3 Important SD-WAN Security Considerations And Features
Search Networking, February 24th, 2023
Device onboarding, control plane security and data plane security are three crucial SD-WAN security considerations enterprises should research when choosing an SD-WAN vendor.
Perhaps more than in any other part of your network, a software-defined WAN strategy needs to be equal measures networking and security.
By definition, software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) interfaces with and runs across external, often public, networks, which could attract many threats. Additionally, the site networks are likely multifaceted -- and that traffic flows across the SD-WAN. Each site probably handles critical business applications, provides access to cloud services, manages common web browsing and receives internet traffic from visitors. Each of these traffic flows has different security needs, and enterprises also need to secure the SD-WAN infrastructure itself.