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Welcome, fellow network security engineers, to this comprehensive guide on fortifying your organization's Software-Defined Branch (SD-Branch) configuration against potential threats. In today's fast-paced digital world, businesses are increasingly adopting Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) solutions to enhance network agility, improve user experience, and reduce operational costs. As these modern SD-Branch infrastructures continue to gain traction, it becomes imperative for us, the guardians of digital communication, to ensure their security remains ironclad. In this article, we will delve into the fundamental best practices that every technical network engineer must embrace to safeguard their SD-Branch deployments effectively. As the linchpin of your organization's network architecture, the SD-Branch configuration holds the key to seamless communication between your dispersed branches, remote workers, and data centers. Yet, this interconnectedness also opens up so many entry points for potential cyber threats, making security a top priority. Let’s explore the various challenges and risks faced by SD-Branch environments, each demanding specialized attention and defense mechanisms. Our focus will be on striking the right balance between security and flexibility, allowing you to capitalize on the benefits of SD-WAN while keeping potential vulnerabilities at bay. Due to the complex nature of the topic, we divided it into several sections,…
SD-Branch and SD-WAN: Understanding the Differences
Technology buyers at multi-site organizations have a wealth of choices when it comes to network and security vendors, programs and support. One popular option that many teams are currently evaluating is “software-defined” network management technology known as SD-Branch and SD-WAN. It should come as no surprise that there are advantages and benefits to both, best…
How Distributed Organizations Benefit from SD-Branch
Technology is almost universally judged by how it performs. And what determines successful performance? Industry experts? The IT team? No. Positive business outcomes are the yardstick by which success is measured. Many tech buyers typically default to hard dollar decisions as their primary criteria, i.e. how much the purchase will cost or save. But the…
