Using the software approach, services such as Singtel Virtual Security (vSecurity) are helping enterprises to remove the speed barriers to security deployment.
Singtel vSecurity is a suite of fully integrated and layered multitenant security services which include next-generation firewall, secure web gateway, anti-virus, malware and intrusion prevention. This eliminates the need for enterprises to procure, deploy and manage separate appliances and to have different technical skillsets to install, configure, test, and maintain proprietary hardware.
Security services can be spun up quickly to protect the branch offices without having to wait for hardware to be shipped. Each virtual security function can be easily configured, and moved in the network as required. Capacity can be scaled quickly without deploying new hardware. Time-to-deployment for security is shortened from months to days.
The software approach is therefore key to dealing with an increasingly complex threat landscape while reducing deployment time, operational costs and capital expenditure. In so doing, it plays an important role in ensuring that security is able to keep pace with the speed of digital transformation.