SD-WAN: What’s the big deal for security leadership?

Rick discusses the history of enterprise connectivity, the benefits of SD-WAN, and the security obstacles to avoid when enterprises deploy SD-WAN today. He also makes the case for a coupling of SD-WAN and SASE.  Resources: “A Brief History of the Enterprise WAN: How little has changed in the last 15 years,” by By Andy Gottlieb, Network World, 6 April 2012. “Bandwidth Key Words: DS1, T-1, DS2, T-2, DS3, T-3, DS4, T-4, OC-1, OC-3, OC-12, OC-48, ATM, Bandwidth Resources, MPLS, Satellite, Internet and Bandwidth Speeds: Explaining Bandwidth The Easy Way.” SolveForce. “Broadband history,” by Dani Warner, USwitch, 19 July 2018. “Cybersecurity Innovation Starts Here,” Lee Klarich, Palo Alto Networks, 13 November 2019. "MEF White Paper MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Services,” MEF, November 2019. “MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Services & Certifications – Frequently Asked Questions,” by MEF “SD-WAN drives managed network services trends for 2020,” By Tom Nolle, CIMI Corporation, TechTarget, December 2019. "SD-WAN Explained: The Ultimate Guide to SD-WAN Architecture,” by TectTarget “SD-WAN (Software-defined WAN),” TechTarger “SD-WAN vs. MPLS vs. Public Internet,” by Idan Hershkovich, CATO Networks, 28 February 2018. “SD-WAN security explained,” by ERICKA CHICKOWSKI, AT&T Business, 25 June 2020. “SD-WAN - What it means for enterprise networking, security, cloud computing "Software-defined wide area networks, a software approach managing wide-area networks, offers ease of deployment, central manageability and reduced costs, and can improve connectivity to branch offices and the cloud,” By Michael Cooney, Network World, 9 October 2019. “The 6 Biggest SASE Buys of 2020 (So Far)” by Tobias Mann, sdx central, 26 August 2020. “The Secret to SASE is the Right SD-WAN,” by Networkworld by IDG, 2020. “Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet,” by Andrew Blum, Published January 2012 by Ecco. “What is MPLS: What you need to know about multi-protocol label switchinig,” By Neal Weinberg and Johna Till Johnson, NetworkWorld, 16 March 2016. “What is SD-WAN and why do you need it? Quick Explainer Video,” Drew Schulke, Dell, 18 October 2019. “Why SD-WAN is the next breed of WAN optimization,” By Sean Michael Kerner, TechTarget. “X.25 – What is X.25 Networks?” By Dinesh Thakur, Computer Notes. “Your security stack is moving: SASE is coming,” by Rick Howard, CSO Perspectives, The CyberWire, 5 April 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices