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, firewalls, sandboxes, URL 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: