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FIRST STEPS TO SASE – A UNIFIED DIGITAL APPROACH FOR FORWARD- THINKING COMPANIES
One trend taking the spotlight in the cybersecurity space is Secure Access Service Edge ( SASE ) and is a solution to the global security needs of the mobile workforce . Richard Walters , CTO , Censornet , discusses the importance of utilising SASE as the demand for simple and cost-effective solutions to help support a long-term remote workforce remain .
The cybersecurity industry is packed full of acronyms , all there to define various solutions and technologies on offer to take business security to the next level .
Most organisations will be familiar with the wellestablished terms , such as Multi-Factor Authentication ( MFA ) and Security-as-a-Service ( SaaS ), however , new terms are emerging all the time and one in particular is now taking a lot of the spotlight .
Secure Access Service Edge ( SASE ) was coined by Gartner in 2019 and it describes a single , cloud-based solution for the global security needs of a mobile workforce . While this solution was introduced before the pandemic , the mass shift to remote working kickstarted SASE ’ s journey into the world of business .
Secure Access Service Edge ( SASE ) was coined by Gartner in 2019 and it describes a single , cloud-based solution for the global security needs of a mobile workforce .
The acceleration was so impactful that Gartner predicts around 40 % of businesses will have a plan to adopt SASE by 2024 .
The main current hinderance to wider adoption of SASE is ongoing confusion among security professionals on the definition of the term . Given that it is a collection of services , not a brand-new
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