Zero-trust network access (ZTNA)

The emerging Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) model for cybersecurity, which is now gaining traction, needs to extend beyond cloud delivery to meet future needs. This is according to Patrick Grillo, Senior Director of Solutions Marketing at Fortinet, who was addressing the CNBC Africa Summit on The Future of Work. “SASE is a framework to bring together what are normally two distinct environments – network and security, so that connectivity and security options can be delivered from the cloud as a service. The principal connectivity option or networking feature is SD-WAN, which has been disrupting the industry for the past two to three years, a catalyst for SASE”, Grillo said. This emerging enterprise strategy combines network and security functions with WAN capabilities to support the dyn...