For The Hybrid Workforce, Sase-Delivered Zero Trust Is A Must
Fortinet News, Friday, March 22nd, 2024
In the early days of the pandemic, organizations relied on virtual private networks (VPNs) to link remote employees to their networks. However, legacy VPNs don't provide the most efficient way to connect to network assets. And now that we're in the age of the hybrid workforce, organizations are looking for a better and more comprehensive approach to securing their work-from-anywhere (WFA) employees.
Enter secure access service edge (SASE), which combines SD-WAN functionality with cloud-delivered security to apply enterprise-grade protections across all network edges and to secure WFA users.
SASE protects users regardless of location through zero-trust network access (ZTNA), an access control method that provides access via continuous, session-based identification and authentication. For many organizations, leveraging ZTNA to protect WFA users was a primary motivation for adopting SASE, and this continues to be a driving factor for SASE adoption.