Comprehensive Threat Defense: How Versa Uses the MITRE ATT&CK Framework for Threat Detection and Response

Anusha Vaidyanathan
By Anusha Vaidyanathan
Sr. Director, Product Management
September 12, 2024

Versa Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) is a comprehensive cybersecurity solution designed to protect organizations from sophisticated threats across various vectors. Versa’s ATP detection reports are mapped directly to the MITRE ATT&CK framework, providing security teams a fingerprint of attacks, which can then be used for attribution to known adversaries, incident response, simulation attacks, and other security measures.

How to Protect and Reduce Your Attack Surface at the Edge

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By Brad LaPorte

September 12, 2024

Understanding the cyber attack surface Historically, the “attack surface” was limited to well-known points of external exposure—the traditional perimeter of websites, external IP addresses, and endpoints. Our cyber attack surface has expanded dramatically over the past five years, now encompassing our cloud estate, millions of devices at the edge, and mobile and remote workers, in addition to our internet-facing infrastructure. This expansion of the definition to include cloud, end-user, and internal assets has been driven by the increasing sophistication of cyber attacks. The table below breaks down today’s complex attack surface into several categories, based on a framework presented by…

Transforming IT Troubleshooting: How Versa DEM Resolves User Experience Problems and Empowers Your Distributed Workforce

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By Rahul Vaidya
Director, Product Management
September 5, 2024

Versa DEM provides IT teams with unparalleled visibility across devices, networks, and applications, regardless of where users are located. It allows IT to see and analyze performance metrics for each network segment, enabling them to pinpoint issues quickly and accurately.

Versa Enhances Microsoft Azure vWAN Integration

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By Yusuf Fidvi
Systems Engineer
August 29, 2024

Versa Networks, in partnership with Microsoft Azure, has released an enhancement to the Versa Operating System (VOS) Network Virtual Appliance (NVA) deployed in Microsoft Azure Virtual WAN (vWAN). The changes to the existing offering are as follows: VOS is Versa’s multi-tenant, multi-service operating system and the integration extends the power of SASE, SSE, SD-WAN, and software-defined routing into the Microsoft Azure cloud. The VOS NVA, offered through the Azure Marketplace, is the same cloud-native Versa software deployed by over tens of thousands of enterprises worldwide. Using Versa, enterprises benefit from rich functionality to securely connect users to the applications on Microsoft…

Versa Security Bulletin:  Update on CVE-2024-39717 – Versa Director Dangerous File Type Upload Vulnerability 

Versa Security Research Team
By Versa Security Research Team

August 26, 2024

A medium-severity vulnerability was discovered in Versa Director (CVE-2024-39717), and a patch has been released. Impacted customers failed to implement system hardening and firewall guidelines, leaving a management port exposed on the internet.

CrowdStrike Outage: Latest Updates and Best Practices 

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By Naganathan S J
Staff Security Engineer - Research
July 19, 2024

Today, CrowdStrike reported a significant outage affecting multiple services, including their Falcon platform. The CrowdStrike team is actively working to resolve the issue and restore full functionality. Users are advised to monitor CrowdStrike’s official status page for real-time updates and follow any recommended actions provided by the company.

Versa SD-WAN and Microsoft Entra Combine for End-to-End Networking and Security

Maurice Landrum
By Maurice Landrum
Solution Architect
July 18, 2024

Versa and Microsoft have partnered to integrate identity-centric internet access security with intelligent network connectivity. With sophisticated cyberattacks increasing year over year, organizations are scrambling to upgrade their access security and complement it with intelligent and secure transport at the WAN for improved end-to-end protection and performance.

Top 10 Signs You Need a New SSE Solution

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By Dan Maier
Chief Marketing Officer, Versa Networks
June 7, 2024

In today’s hyper-connected digital landscape, enterprises need to have a robust and cost-effective Security Service Edge (SSE) solution to combat increasingly sophisticated cyber threats and to support digital transformation.

Evolving Threats, Intelligent Responses: AI and SSE in Versa’s SASE Strategy

The sophistication and frequency of threats necessitate a dynamic and intelligent approach to cyber defense. Artificial Intelligence (AI) combined with Secure Service Edge (SSE) is a pivotal element in this defense strategy, especially within the context of a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) framework. In this blog, we will explore how Versa Networks leverages these powerful tools to provide advanced data protection and maintain a robust security posture in the face of such evolving threats. Introduction to the Evolving Threat Landscape and the Role of AI and SSE in Data Protection Traditional security measures struggle to keep up with this…

Securing GenAI Usage with Versa’s GenAI Firewall

Anusha Vaidyanathan
By Anusha Vaidyanathan
Sr. Director, Product Management
May 6, 2024

Versa GenAI Firewall safeguards sensitive data from being uploaded into Generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) while limiting shadow use cases of GenAI. It manages, monitors, and reports how your organization uses GenAI – including assessments on the riskiness of apps, controlling access, and preventing unauthorized data movement. Securing Generative AI Applications: Beyond LLMs While ensuring security for large language models (LLMs) is necessary to facilitate the adoption of GenAI applications within organizations, it is equally crucial to address broader concerns related to generative AI. Let’s delve into additional considerations: User-to-Application Access Control: Context: Generative AI tools are often accessed by…


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2023 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for SD-WAN

Versa Networks has been positioned in the highest ranked three vendors for all five Use Cases in the 2023 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for SD-WAN Report.