The Future for Network Security: What Does SASE Bring to the Table?

Gartner first introduced the concept of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) as a new enterprise networking technology back in late 2019. The inherent claim was that by shifting to SASE, the enterprise could do away with existing networking and security models by converging the functions of network and security point solutions into a unified, global cloud-native service.

Today, the enterprise works with an upgraded portfolio as a part of an overall digital transformation which has brought about the need to rethink and enhance the ramifications of the network. The combined forces of cloud, mobility, and edge have all piled pressure on the enterprise’s aging network and security architecture.

We are currently witnessing a seismic shift whereby organizations are transitioning all users, applications, and data that are currently located on-premise, to a general move into the cloud, towards edge applications and an increasingly mobile workforce. There is no doubt that this digital transformation will improve agility and competitiveness, but it will also require an overhaul in how enterprise connects and secures their connections. In this way, you can see how the introduction of SASE merely reflects all of this change - as the landscape evolves, so must entry level computer science jobs.