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Ready to Adopt SASE ? Trends leading to Cloud Native SASE Adoption. Cyber Security quick review.

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The pros and cons of Netskope SASE

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The Secure Access Service Edge market is full of vendors claiming to lead the pack, among them Netskope.

A quick visit to Netskope’s website shows that the company considers itself “the SASE leader,” citing cloud access security broker (CASB), firewall, secure web gateway (SWG) and zero-trust network access (ZTNA) built into a single platform. However, Netskope falls short of delivering the promise of SASE, instead offering a comprehensive CASB product with added-on capabilities that loosely align to the SASE narrative.

What is SASE?

SASE represents the convergence of networking and security capabilities, ideally delivered as a cloud-native service instead of edge appliances that have been common to IT. While SASE encompasses about a dozen security capabilities, the focus is less on a feature-by-feature comparison and more about reducing complexity to deliver consistent, high-performance security and connectivity to users globally.

While the capabilities SASE vendors provide are nothing new, the convergence of technologies, coupled with the shift to a global, cloud-delivered service architecture, is revolutionary.

Netskope SASE

Netskope started with its CASB functionality, which provides protection and visibility for data at rest (Netskope API protection) and data in motion (inline CASB). It has also added capabilities, including an integrated next-generation firewall (NGFW), cloud SWG and Netskope Private Access, to position itself as a SASE competitor. Netskope delivers these capabilities from a single platform with a single management console, which is essential to the SASE vision.

Netskope delivers its service from data centers in 50-plus regions via its NewEdge private cloud, with each data center providing all service features. (Some SASE players, such as Zscaler, only deliver certain capabilities from certain data centers.) Netskope manages these data centers itself rather than using public cloud vendors. This management approach is superior because it not only indicates a true multi-tenant service, but enables complete control over data center expansion, getting the service closer to users in regions that matter to customers and prospects.

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Palo Alto Networks Introduces Industry’s Most Complete SASE Solution for MSPs |

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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Managed service providers (MSPs) have struggled to deliver SASE services cost-effectively at scale because current SD-WAN and secure access solutions for the hybrid work force lack automation, requiring manual configuration and support for disparate products and API models. Solving this challenge, Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) today introduced new innovations for Prisma® SASE specifically designed for MSPs, including a hierarchical multitenant cloud management portal and open API framework.

Prisma SASE’s new highly flexible, cloud-based management portal with hierarchical multitenancy capability uses granular role-based access control (RBAC) — that MSPs have lacked until now — to provide the flexibility to manage multiple customers with different needs while providing control across a customer’s entire SASE services lifecycle.

“MSPs need to deliver consistent, best-in-class secure access solutions for hybrid workforce and SD-WAN services to customers at the lowest possible TCO. Until now, that has been extraordinarily difficult,” said Anand Oswal, senior vice president, Network Security at Palo Alto Networks. “With Prisma SASE for MSPs, we are able to further deliver on the promise of a secure enterprise with ultimate ease of use, for both our managed service provider partners and their customers, and most importantly help address their unique network security and SD-WAN requirements.”

“AT&T has been helping organizations to modernize their networks and provide 24/7 management of AT&T SASE with Palo Alto Networks deployments to provide secure, anywhere connectivity to the hybrid workforce,” said Danessa Lambdin, VP, AT&T Cybersecurity. “The new Prisma SASE MSP solution will help AT&T to further accelerate and scale SASE deployments as we provide ongoing expertise and support to customers.”

In addition to the new hierarchical multitenant cloud management portal, Prisma SASE includes the following new MSP capabilities:

  • An API gateway provides an open API framework that enables MSPs to seamlessly integrate with their backend infrastructure and automate day 0 and day 1 workflows, providing the…

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StarHub launches Managed SASE to transform network security and connectivity for the mobile workforce – The Edge Singapore

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StarHub launches Managed SASE to transform network security and connectivity for the mobile workforce  The Edge Singapore

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