Network Security for SD-WAN

Network Security for SD-WAN

Cisco
Published by: Research Desk Released: Jan 16, 2020

Secure your cloud edge – from the network to satellite offices – with cloud security.

In today’s business environment, satellite offices are more important than ever. For the average enterprise, remote offices generate the vast majority of revenue — and 80% of users1 are located there. But in most organizations, security at the branch office is limited, if it exists at all.

Historically, enterprises used a wide area network (WAN) to connect branches to a data center, backhauling all traffic through a central corporate network. But new business and IT demands are challenging that architecture. The use of software as a service (SaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) applications, via multiple clouds, has become central to business operations. And every year, workers use more connected devices at more locations.

Users need every one of those devices to have fast, reliable access to the internet, so they can be as productive as possible