The past several years has seen tech leaders of various stripes ascend the executive ranks as digital competency and resilience become even more important determinants of business success. Many see this an acceleration – or expansion – of an existing trend, notably the inexorable rise of CIOs within the board room.
Topics: #cybersecurity, #ZTNA, IT security, SASE, security
This year marks five years since we were introduced to the concept of SASE (Secure Access Service Edge). Since then, multiple technology companies from across various core disciplines have been jostling to bring their most comprehensive offerings to market.
Topics: #cybersecurity, #ZTNA, IT security, SASE, security
You needn’t look further for evidence 2024 is going to be a big year for cyber than the discovery in late January of the biggest data leak of all time, containing an eye-watering 26 billion records stolen from users of Twitter, Adobe, LinkedIn. Australian organisations appearing in the list are Western Sydney University (WSU) and popular[…]
Topics: #cybersecurity, #ZTNA, IT security, SASE
It’s fast becoming a old cliché that ‘work was a place you went to’. But like any cliché, its existence is rooted in real experience. Looking back to before the pandemic, it’s hard to imagine a world different to what we’ve all been living in for close to four years. The whole idea of ‘WFH’ would have been greeted with ‘WTF?!’ not so long[…]
Topics: #cybersecurity, #zerotrust, #Zerotrustnetworkaccess, #ZTNA, IT security, SASE, security strategy
As we’ve mentioned in a previous blog, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) can be defined as a framework where all users must have continuous authentication, authorisation and validation prior to data and application access. We’ve also examined why Palo Alto Networks believe ZTNA 2.0 is the superior option when it comes to identity protection,[…]
Topics: #cybersecurity, #zerotrust, #Zerotrustnetworkaccess, #ZTNA, Network Security, security
Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) acquired major impetus throughout the COCVID-led transformation of work, and therefore digital security. So much so that it’s now accepted by the smartest security minds that the original model for ZTNA is in urgent need of an upgrade. Enter ZTNA 2.0. But before we explain what that means, let’s remind ourselves[…]
Topics: #zerotrust, #ZTNA, cloud, IT security, Network, Network Security, SASE, security
Back when COVID first triggered the mass exodus of people working from home, few could have imagined that it would become anything other a temporary arrangement, or a short-lived trend at most. Now it’s a given that most staff will work part, sometimes all, of their time from home, completely changing the nature of work in ways not seen since the[…]
Topics: #zerotrust, #ZTNA, cloud, IT security, Network, Network Security, SASE, security
If the answer’s yes, well then you can rest assured knowing that you’re not alone. Before the most recent lockdown in Sydney, CIOs, CSIOs and senior tech leaders attended a Zero Trust executive lunch where they heard that ‘trust’ is arguably the biggest cyber threat facing organisation's today. “Trust is a dangerous vulnerability that is[…]
Topics: #zerotrust, #Zerotrustnetworkaccess, #ZTNA