Secure Overview

The reason that SASE was coined was due to repeated attempts by large organizations to ensure effective security through diverse product portfolios. SASE is the intersection of secure SD-WAN, application security, cloud security, network security, remote access security, data security, and identity security. Secure Access Service Edge provides a framework approach to many different security solutions on the market. Effective security starts with a layered approach, such as a castle, wall, and moat. A ZTF allows a completely blocked resource to become available, as each layer of security is unlocked by meeting each policy requirement for access at that layer.

For the DevOps team, SASE starts with a Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Web Application Firewall (WAF), or Secure Web Gateway (SWG). Often, the application development team acquires these solutions outside of procurement processes as part of a cloud platform marketplace offering. Many times, the purchase...