7 reasons to up-level SD-WAN security in the cloud

7 reasons why enterprises are adopting security as a cloud service for hybrid networks.

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7 reasons to up-level SD-WAN security in the cloud

The traditional security perimeter is broken

With the rise of cloud applications and mobility, enterprises are moving from private networks to hybrid networks consisting of MPLS and Internet connections. Traditional centralised security means that traffic needs to be backhauled to a data centre before breaking out to the Internet, resulting in high latency and frustrated users. If connections are too slow, your employees may choose to bypass corporate gateways, creating dangerous security gaps.

How can Internet breakouts in hybrid networks be secured without losing network performance?

A new security architecture is needed to address this challenge. Singtel’s combination of SD-WAN and cloud security services protects every single byte of outbound Internet traffic, delivering the entire security stack from the cloud - antivirus, firewallssandboxesURL filters and SSL inspection. This means that local breakouts can be secured without backhauling, bringing the Internet gateway closer to users, thus improving their experience and closing security gaps created by mobility and BYOD.

Here are seven reasons why enterprises are adopting security as a cloud service for hybrid networks:

1) Simplified security

The cloud eliminates the complexity of deploying, patching and maintaining hardware and software. Multiple point products in multiple locations are consolidated, freeing up your IT team to focus on strategic challenges, instead of patching and managing boxes.

2) Reduced costs

With cloud-based security, deployment and management costs are minimal, while bandwidth costs are reduced. Security expenditure is moved from CAPEX to OPEX, and you pay only for what you need.

3) Faster user experience

Avoiding the need to backhaul traffic improves network performance. By leveraging a distributed global network, users can connect locally via any secure gateway, enabling a fast and rich Internet experience.

4) Scalability

The cloud scales with your business. Enterprises can scale their capacity requirements according to traffic demands. As business needs grow, new features and thousands of users can be added without the burden of adding new appliances.

5) Cloud intelligence

The cloud learns from every user and connection. With cloud intelligence, if a threat is detected for any one of millions of users, it is immediately blocked for all users. Singtel’s cloud security service delivers over 120,000 unique security updates each day, and consumes over 60 third-party threat feeds.

6) Securing your corporate mobile data

Your road warriors are working from cafes, airports and hotels across the globe. With the cloud, security is available anywhere and anytime, from any device. No matter where your employees connect, the nearest data centre is accessed for low latency, and the same security policy and protection is enforced.

7) Integrated, real-time visibility

If you have appliances from different vendors working in isolation, there’s no simple way to aggregate their data. With a unified cloud platform, services communicate with each other to give you a cohesive, complete picture of your entire network. Threat investigation is immediate and seamless, allowing you to correlate threats and understand events.

The Internet is now the new network, and enterprises need to move beyond to embrace security in the cloud. Talk to a security advisor today to find out how you can better secure your networks.

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