“SASE enables companies to operate during times of disruption and provides highly secure, high-performance access to any application, regardless of user location.”

Gartner 2020 Secure Access Service Edge Forecast, Joe Skorupa and Nat Smith

How can you ensure efficient and secure network access as your business evolves?

SASE may be the answer. Introduced by Gartner, SASE — or Secure Access Service Edge — is a forward-thinking framework in which networking and security functions converge into a single integrated service that works at the cloud edge to deliver protection and performance.

The three fundamentals of SASE:

• Simplicity — Consolidate services
• Security — Control and protect, anywhere and everywhere
• Scalability — Evolve to meet changing network and security needs

Properly executed, SASE delivers unique benefits:

1. Move access control closer to where it’s needed — the user and the cloud edge
2. Reduce complexity and consolidate security functions in an efficient as-a-service model
3. Make your business more agile in a constantly changing world
4. Simplify deployment, management, and policy enforcement across all environments
5. Deliver seamless, scalable, secure internet and cloud access anytime, anywhere

Download this ebook to learn:

• More about the fundamentals of SASE and why they matter to the future of your networking and security
• How Cisco Umbrella is uniquely positioned to facilitate your SASE security solution
• Why 100% of the Fortune 100 use Cisco to protect their workforces with simple, scalable, and effective security