Posts tagged ‘AI Security’

Part 5 — Securing Tool Access: MCP Server and MCP Gateway (The “Hands” Control Point)

Kumar Mehta
By Kumar Mehta
Founder and CDO, Versa Networks
March 18, 2026

Most AI incidents don’t start with “bad answers.” They start with “the AI took an action it shouldn’t have.”

That is why tool access matters as much as model access.

Part 4. Securing Model Access: Model Gateway and LLM Proxy (The “Brain” Control Point)

Kumar Mehta
By Kumar Mehta
Founder and CDO, Versa Networks
March 11, 2026

Parts 1, Part 2, Part 3 focused on visibility, policy, and inspection. Now we are moving into infrastructure. Once AI is in production, model calls become critical traffic. If those calls bypass governance, you lose policy enforcement, visibility, cost control, and consistent inspection. A Model Gateway solves that by acting as the front door for model access. 1) What a Model Gateway is (plain English) A Model Gateway is the “front door” for model traffic. Instead of every team calling model vendors directly, all model requests go through one controlled layer. A Model Gateway can: If a model is the…

Part 3. Prompt Inspection: How You Stop Data Leaks and Prompt Injection

Kumar Mehta
By Kumar Mehta
Founder and CDO, Versa Networks
March 4, 2026

Prompt inspection is not just “keyword filtering.” It is security inspection for AI interactions. The goal is to stop AI from becoming a silent data leak path or a pathway to unsafe actions.

Intelligent Edge: The Future of Branch and Campus in the AI Era

Rajesh Kari
By Rajesh Kari
Director, Product Marketing
March 3, 2026

Distributed intelligent computing has arrived. Processing power, data, and intelligence are no longer confined to centralized cloud or data centers. Instead, they are distributed across data centers, cloud, edge locations, campuses, branches, and even devices. While prior phases of computing, internet, mobility, and cloud fundamentally reshaped how we live and work, this next phase is poised to have an even more profound impact.

Part 2. GenAI Control: Who Can Use What, With What Data, and Under What Rules 

Kumar Mehta
By Kumar Mehta
Founder and CDO, Versa Networks
February 25, 2026

Control means setting clear rules for AI usage and enforcing them in a way that does not break the business. This is the point where many companies get stuck. Some teams over-block and kill adoption. Other teams do nothing and accept silent risk. The goal is neither. The goal is safe adoption by default.

Part 1. The New AI Perimeter: Discovery and Inventory for GenAI

Kumar Mehta
By Kumar Mehta
Founder and CDO, Versa Networks
February 18, 2026

AI is showing up everywhere in the enterprise sometimes through approved tools and sometimes through “shadow AI.” The first step to securing it is simple: if you cannot see AI usage, you cannot secure it. This post explains what to discover, why it is hard, and what to do in the first 30 days.

AI-Optimized Data Centers: The Non-Negotiable Blueprint for What’s Next

Dogu Narin
By Dogu Narin
VP of Product Management, Versa Networks
November 13, 2025

AI is everywhere—here’s the blueprint to outgrow legacy data centers: GPU-dense compute, ultra-low-latency fabrics, NVMe/parallel storage, direct cloud interconnects—knit together by Versa for true edge-to-cloud assurance.

Is Your Enterprise Network Ready for AI? Key Findings from EMA Research

Kevin Sheu
By Kevin Sheu
VP of Product Marketing
August 7, 2025

Discover how enterprises are preparing their networks for AI. EMA’s research reveals critical insights on SD-WAN, SASE, security, and observability.

AI-Powered SASE: Transforming Threat Detection and Response with VersaAI

Dhiraj Sehgal
By Dhiraj Sehgal
Senior Director, Product Marketing
May 14, 2025

Secure your enterprise with AI-powered Versa SASE that boosts threat detection and response with real-time analytics, behavioral insights, and intelligent security automation for today’s digital landscape.

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