Stay safe in the digital age with SASE

Thank you for clicking our link! However, last year clicking the wrong links led more than 4 500 companies to fall victim to devastating Ransomware-as-a-Service attacks (Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center), which extorted victims of 1.1Bn USD to restore their data (Wired). Educating users has proven less effective. SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) provides ways for companies to achieve security fit for today’s requirements. Here’s how. 

41% of full-time American workers work part remotely (National Bureau of Economic Research, 2023).

While business operations have rapidly advanced, security systems have seen little evolution. Traditionally, IT systems have been centralized. Security has relied on the trust of authorized users and that people and critical resources would remain within a pre-defined boundary – a perimeter-based approach.

Today, this assumption no longer holds true. Companies have migrated their IT resources to the cloud, and employees access them from anywhere. There is no perimeter. Companies need a new security model to accommodate their new, perimeterless ways of working. It should ensure that users and data are protected wherever they are, based on a zero-trust model where every access request is verified regardless of its origin. 

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is a new security and networking framework adapted for our digital age. SASE encompasses the convergence of networking and security, ensuring protection no matter where you are or how you are connecting to your corporate network. Instead of having a security guard watching the front door (like traditional firewalls and antivirus software set up in a fixed location), SASE acts like a security guard that follows you, ensuring your connections are safe wherever you go. 

SASE integrates security and networking from the start. When you set up the company network, you set up the security as well. This simplifies both deployment and management, particularly in environments using a mix of fixed, wireless and mobile connectivity. It also replaces many legacy hardware or software-based security solutions, such as hardware-based firewalls or VPN. Being cloud-based, it unifies networking and security into a single easily managed platform, allowing organization with small IT teams to handle tasks far more efficiently. With small businesses using an average of 15-20 security tools and medium businesses up to 60, according to cybersecurity vendor Anomali, this offers much needed simplification.

By combining SASE perimeterless security with 5G, companies gain more than just enhanced security; they unlock new business mobility. Wireless WANs combined with 5G SASE provide secure connectivity in places without wires. This enables businesses to quickly and securely open new branch locations, prospect new markets with pop-up stores, or increase their reach by setting up kiosks and vending machines. 

5G SASE offers security that matches the agility of wireless connections, allowing companies to bring their business to where their customers are. With it, companies can take their business on the road with mobile units like traveling service vans, monitor fleets and delivery vehicles, and maintain full, secure access to business and support systems. It also allows companies to securely connect and remotely manage IoT devices. 5G SASE ensures both security and connectivity are adapted to our modern ways of working, mitigating new risks while accelerating business transformation. 

Ericsson’s enterprise solutions are leading the way for business mobility, by combining 5G, SASE, and wireless WAN technologies. By embracing 5G SASE, your company can ensure that your data and operations are protected, no matter where your business takes you.