🍋SASE (Secure Access Service Edge)

I know folks who read my posts are probably sick of me talking about SD-WAN, so I’ll move onto SASE (even though SD-WAN is an element of SASE 😃 ).

🍉SASE is a framework that includes Network as well as Security pieced together, as well as other components.

🍙Network and Security – Traditionally we would have two sepearate teams that manage the network element and security team managing the security of an Enterprise. SASE, in a nutshell combines the two together to simplify network security!

🥙Cloud Architecture – The traditional network (WAN) where you would have a private network centralise with a Firewall within a DC for security permiter edge isn’t sufficient. In todays network, most Enterprises’s host applications within the cloud. SASE is designed to utilise the scalability and flexibiity of the cloud.

🍯Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) – Knowing who is accessing the network and applications, identifying the correct person/user before providing access to only what they need.

I am sure there are other components I haven’t mentioned.

I’ll attach a couple of Cisco slides as I don’t have other vendor information in how they approach SASE. Welcome to send me some!

I hope this helps! 😁