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Secure access service edge (SASE)

Secure access service edge (SASE)

We're currently undergoing a dramatic shift in network security architecture best practices. The long-forecasted shift away from perimeter protection as a primary focus of network architecture seems to finally be underway as two new buzzwords shift into the consciousness of cybersecurity professionals. Zero Trust Network Access, ZTNA, and Secure Access Service Edge, SASE approaches are gaining steam as organizations seek to better secure their increasingly remote workforces against attack. Let's take a look at each of these architectural approaches and how they work together to enhance your organization's cybersecurity posture. Zero trust is the more established of these two philosophies, applying the longstanding security principle of least privilege to network access, and doing so in a manner that doesn't make the same assumptions about trust used in past architectures. Specifically, the core operating principle of ZTNA is that no user or device should ever be granted access to…

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