then it is often too late to protect the
most valuable assets in a company.
The answer is to bake security into the
network layer in the very beginning to
help protect against potential breaches
of business-critical data. The latest
network evolution of software defined
networks (SDN), a move away from
legacy multiprotocol label switching
(MPLS) networks, has provided the
opportunity to ensure that security can
do just that. Companies such as Verizon
are embedding security into the very
foundations of new software defined
networks, ensuring that it is never just
an ‘add-on’ or overlooked. Put simply,
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Business has
changed and digital
technology has
opened up more
opportunities for
greater collaboration
and productivity than
ever before.
networks and security should work
strategically hand in hand.
The ever-changing
network perimeter
Now tools like software-defined
perimeter (SDP) leverage a ‘non-
discoverability’ approach to enable
secure access to devices and
applications across a public cloud.
This means that an organisation, such
as a government department, financial
institution etc, can automatically hide
application resources and devices from
would-be attackers. The solution enables
them to see the attacks in real time and
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