he SD-WAN market is experiencing rapid growth, with about 50% of organizations expected to have deployed SD-WAN by the end of 2019. But since it relies on direct internet access, SD-WAN introduces security risk, especially when compared to their previous MPLS connections. And given the current state of today’s threat landscape, security can no longer be looked at as something one does after the deployment of an SD-WAN. Instead, it needs to be baked into the architecture. To address this challenge, organizations concerned about the risks of the public internet and bolt-on security are looking for a security-driven networking approach that enables secure SD-WAN out of the box. Fortinet was one of the first vendors to introduce “Secure SD-WAN” (in 2016) to deliver fully integrated, security-driven networking capabilities. Fortinet also delivered the industry’s first SD-WAN ASIC, enabling best-of-breed NGFW in the same offering without comprising performance and scalability. Security Driven Networking is the Right Approach for Secure SD-WAN Today, many of the more than 60 vendors that offer SD-WAN claim that their SD-WAN solutions include or support security. However, in reality, few vendors actually offer full stack security and instead offer stateful firewalls which aren’t as effective. Organizations with a healthy concern for risk need to take note. To address that issue, NSS Labs has recently published their NSS Labs SD-WAN Intelligence Brief research paper designed to help organizations understand strengths and limitations of product offerings to ensure that their SD-WAN implementations do not compromise the security or integrity of their organizations or impose undue challenges in terms of deployment or management. Read More; https://www.fieldengineer.com/sd-wan/what-is-sd-wan#benifits-sd-wan |