As we get ready to wish the term SASE a happy 4th birthday, it seems odd that there is still a great deal of confusion in the market about what SASE really is and how it relates to a ‘Zero Trust’ architecture. For many, SASE is a framework for secure network design; for others, it’s seen more as an architectural approach to delivering Zero Trust. So why do we have this confusion when Gartner defined SASE back in 2019?
It feels like everything is getting a “smart” upgrade these days. From the cars we drive to how we operate our domestic appliances, almost every gadget has had a smart upgrade or now uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve our lives – or so they claim…
Today we are living and working in a world that is digital-first and hybrid by design, with cloud, SaaS and legacy technologies working together, and employees working from everywhere. In this world, a click is everything. That action comes with intent and expectation—of a flawless digital experience. These experiences are the heartbeat of the fierce and competitive landscape we all work in.
The current trend to move to Zero Trust security architectures using the mantra “Never Trust, Always Verify” is a move that Teneo has long supported. The simple fact is that the traditional castle and moat approach to security built on VPNs is not fit for purpose in the modern world with hybrid users and infrastructures.
IT teams have been relying on observability tools to (theoretically) provide intelligence and insights into operating conditions within an organization’s digital infrastructure for years. But most of these tools have come with significant shortcomings that leave IT teams wanting more.
Every second counts when it comes to data theft. So when a breach or an attack occurs, network security teams need to determine what’s happened as quickly as possible. The more time spent in root cause analysis, the more time an attacker has to burrow deeper into or across the network. The greater the overall loss from the attack is likely to be too. That may be financial, customer impact, or brand reputation.
It’s a fact of life that most multi-cloud newcomers will experience sticker shock at some point. The Infrastructure and Operations leaders we work with at Teneo often tell us that that their multi-cloud environments came with hidden costs and complexities way beyond what they’d originally estimated. But it’s the day to day management that they and their teams say is most complicated and daunting.
2021 marked the fifth consecutive year of record-breaking security attacks. Zero-Day attacks skyrocketed, with 66 exploits found to be in use, more than any other year on record and almost double 2020’s figure. Meanwhile, a staggering 66% of organizations have suffered at least one ransomware attack in the last year, with the average ransom payment soaring by 63% to $1.79 million (USD).
With remote and hybrid working now commonplace for organizations, many IT departments are weighing up the pros and cons of moving to a Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) model to replace traditional VPN, or other remote access approaches. While the benefits of moving to ZTNA are compelling: improving user experience, providing enhanced security, reducing management overhead, and increasing visibility and control, it can often be a challenge to select the best approach for your business.
Observability is a new term that’s slowly entered the mainstream over the last two years. Today it’s used in the context of monitoring, but it’s much more than that. And it also goes way beyond visibility. So, in this blog, we set out to explore observability vs visibility and find out, what’s the difference? In a recent podcast, our friends at Riverbed neatly explained that seeing and observing are two different things, and can be compared to hearing vs listening.
