NETWORK SECURITY
TXOne Networks | June 02, 2022
TXOne Networks, the worldwide leader in OT zero trust cybersecurity, today announced the availability of their OT-native EdgeIPS Pro 216 network appliance. This latest edition of the industry-proven EdgeIPS Pro product family has a modest form factor that is specifically intended to assist SMB manufacturers in their cybersecurity journey. EdgeIPS Pro 216 installs easily in a cabinet or IT rackmount to meet company size and security resources, delivering new hardware architecture that empowers SMB enterprises with the capability of flexible deployment and productivity-based workplace cyber protection.
Today, digital change is accelerating across all industries, and quick-response SMB manufacturers are ready for the productivity advantages of safe operational consistency. As the OT/ICS threat environment evolves quickly – frequently in a matter of days – a significant concern is a lack of suitable cybersecurity resources. SMB manufacturers, in particular, must discover network security solutions that provide exceptional flexibility, such as the ability to perform effectively in both centralized and dispersed contexts and to manage long-haul operations even in difficult working circumstances.
EdgeIPS Pro 216 establishes a new benchmark in OT/ICS networking protection, ensuring operational continuity and the unparalleled scalability required by SMB manufacturers. The solutions provide network segmentation with protocol filtering for a broad variety of OT protocols by integrating TXOne's one-pass Deep Packet Inspection (TXODPI) technology with intent hardware.
"As the leader in OT zero trust cybersecurity, TXOne's solutions continue to evolve with today's OT/ICS threat landscape to meet the needs of SMB manufacturers. EdgeIPS Pro 216 comes ready to guard your facilities against cyberattacks and prevent disruption of day-to-day shop floor operation."
Dr.Terence Liu, CEO of TXOne Networks
TXOne's award-winning EdgeIPS Pro line includes EdgeIPS Pro 216. The series was launched in 2021 to satisfy the rapidly changing demands of smart factory owners who operate centrally controlled or fully automated facilities with many production lines. EdgeIPS Pro was quickly adopted by leaders in the semiconductor and automotive sectors to defend their facilities, and it has since become a lynchpin in the cyberdefensive foundations of several enterprises worldwide across a broad variety of verticals. As a result, specific variants of the EdgeIPS Pro solution were created, resulting in a series that today covers every industrial vertical.
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ENTERPRISE MOBILITY
Fortinet | June 29, 2022
Fortinet, a U.S.-based provider of in broad, automated cybersecurity, and integrated solutions across the entire digital attack surface, data, securing devices, and applications; and Masergy, a pioneer in software-defined networking and cloud platforms for the digital enterprise, released the results of a new Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) research study from CIO.
The results demonstrate that recent trends are leading to more investments in SASE systems, with benefits that have been proven to be beyond expectations in five important categories, most notably security performance and remote work connectivity.
In 2020, Masergy and Fortinet joined hands in order to deliver a highly distinctive SASE architecture that converges networking and security. The collaborative SASE offering helps redefine what is possible for forward-thinking enterprises by combining Masergy's software-defined networks, industry-leading service level agreements, 24/7 security and network management services, and great customer experience.
The Masergy-delivered SASE offering is built by combining Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN, which coincides with highly scalable SD-WAN, advanced routing, next-generation firewall, and zero-trust network access (ZTNA) into a single solution.
“An overwhelming majority of respondents (98%) believe the convergence of network and security is critical or very important.” He further added, “We know that building intelligence across disciplines is essential in a world where work is no longer defined by location. Network and security teams require new ways of working together — across all domains and resources with shared visibility to drive actionable insights. That’s where SASE is gaining steam.”
Franz Chavez, Vice President, Solutions Engineering at Masergy, now part of Comcast Business
“As employees return to the office and organizations adopt a more hybrid work model to enable employees to work from anywhere, we see more IT teams finding that, for SASE to be deployed effectively, a Secure SD-WAN platform must be at its foundation and consistent across on-premises and in the cloud,” said Jonathan Nguyen-Duy, Vice President, Global Field CISO, Fortinet.
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NETWORK MANAGEMENT
Cisco | June 15, 2022
CISCO LIVE, Cisco announced today its goal to help IT teams operate smarter and more efficiently by introducing new breakthroughs in cloud-managed networking and unified technology experiences.
The business landscape of today is predictably unpredictable. Businesses rely on digital experiences to keep their workforces productive and to surpass consumer and partner expectations. IT teams demand-unified solutions that connect an organization's technologies, locations, teams, and devices in order to enhance business agility and reliability.
The problem is that IT infrastructures have become much too complicated, and user expectations are greater than ever. Businesses' reliance on connections has grown in quantity and variety. As a result, the network and the entire IT experience are more fragmented, less secure, and more difficult to grow. To meet the increased complexity, Cisco is offering a more unified IT experience with cloud-based, intelligent systems.
Cisco enables Unified IT
Cisco announced new cloud management capabilities that provide a unified experience across the Cisco Meraki, Cisco Catalyst, and Cisco Nexus portfolios, as well as a new Cisco ThousandEyes product to proactively forecast and maximize WAN performance, at Cisco Live, the premier networking and security event. Through the power of cloud-managed platforms, Cisco is able to give clients with the agility, resilience, and productivity that their companies need to succeed in the face of unpredictability.
"Our customers choose to run their businesses on Cisco technology because we sit at the intersection of networking, security and cloud. We believe the network is the foundation for the modern enterprise and must deliver agility through simplicity. Cisco is addressing our customers' most important concern, which is managing complexity through smart, data-driven platforms that power a digital business."
Todd Nightingale, EVP and GM, Cisco Enterprise Networking & Cloud
Customer and Partner Reactions
Customers and partners have shown excitement for Cisco's concept of unifying IT teams. Read their responses on the quotation sheet.
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