Posts tagged ‘cyber security’

Secure Client Access Policies with Versa MCP Configuration Tool 

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By Arun Chandar
Lead Solution Architect
August 5, 2025

This blog shows how bringing LLM-powered automation into policy management helps security and networking teams build, audit, and optimize network policies more efficiently. It integrates into existing workflows, offering real-time access to current configurations and intelligent policy insights — all without requiring teams to switch tools.

The Rise of Slopsquatting: A New Software Supply Chain Threat 

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By Rahul Mehta
Product Marketing Analyst
June 12, 2025

As organizations increasingly embrace AI-powered coding tools to accelerate development and reduce engineering overhead, a new threat is emerging at the intersection of generative AI and open-source software (OSS): slopsquatting.

How Networking Improves Your Cybersecurity Posture

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By Brad LaPorte

May 20, 2025

Traditionally, networking and security have operated as separate silos within enterprise IT. Networking was focused on providing connectivity, while security was tasked with protecting that connectivity.

Versa Achieves Exceptional Results in CyberRatings.org SSE Threat Protection and ZTNA Tests 

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By Dan Maier
Chief Marketing Officer, Versa Networks
October 24, 2024

In the crowded landscape of cloud-delivered Security Service Edge (SSE), relying on vendor claims of performance and security can often lead to disappointment. Increasingly, enterprises are seeking actual test results to validate the solutions they are considering.

ISACA Survey Points to Growing Threats and Lack of Automation 

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By Kevin Sheu
VP of Product Marketing
October 14, 2024

This latest survey is more confirmation that an oft-mentioned reality continues to be true – that the nature of threats keeps advancing and organizations frequently find themselves falling further and further behind. Far and away, the top reason given for increased stress isn’t low budgets or lack of training or failure of company leadership to prioritize security – even though these are among the reasons cited – it’s the “threat landscape is increasingly complex,” listed by 81 percent of respondents, nearly double the next-closest response.

CyberRatings.org Recommends Versa Networks as a Top Tier Next Generation Firewall for Cloud Deployments

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By Jon Taylor
Director and Principal of Security, Versa Networks
April 3, 2024

Cloud security is mission critical especially in an environment where cyber threats have evolved in frequency and sophistication like never before making the need for highly efficient and robust cloud firewall solutions is undeniable. CyberRatings.org (CRO) is a cyber assessment firm focused on providing independent, objective ratings of security product efficacy based on real-world testing. They just finished a rigorous evaluation of eleven vendors in the Cloud Network Firewall space, including the Versa Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) for cloud deployments. This detailed analysis tested Cloud Firewall performance for key capabilities across: Routing and access control TLS/SSL functionality Stability and reliability…

Three Reasons Why Zero Trust Edge Will Supercharge the U.S. Department of Defense’s Move to a Zero Trust Architecture

Cyber adversaries will stop at nothing to compromise any military systems, data, and missions. That’s why the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is adopting zero trust—a security framework that presumes networks are compromised and counters threats by design. All DOD organizations are expected to achieve “Target Level” Zero Trust Architecture by 2027. This requires multiple security functions to identify, authenticate, and authorize users or devices based on posture to securely connect to applications. As a result, the DOD turned to Booz Allen and Versa Networks to develop a security hardened Zero Trust Edge approach that will transform the DOD’s infrastructure…

In Defense of SD-WAN and the Power of Zero Trust Everywhere 

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By Kumar Mehta
Founder and CDO, Versa Networks
July 31, 2023

I recently read an article in CRN where Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry stated that he’s not a believer in SASE because he thinks “SD-WAN is anti-zero trust.” I respect Jay immensely, but I must respectfully disagree with this statement. 

Healthcare Means Security

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By Jon Taylor
Director and Principal of Security, Versa Networks
January 12, 2023

Cybersecurity is crucial in all industries, but it is especially important in the healthcare sector. Let Versa Networks take you through the reasons cyber security is of upmost importance in healthcare, some scenarios of what can and has happened, and what Versa Networks can do to improve security in healthcare while increasing the security posture, reducing TCO, and easing the stress of the engineering staff through simplified management and reporting.

Surveying American Business Owners on Data Breaches

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By Versa Staff
Versa Networks
March 16, 2022

Data breaches are on the rise, but are companies properly prepared for this growing threat? We surveyed 1,200 business owners to find out.

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Gartner Research Report

2024 Gartner® Magic QuadrantTM for SD-WAN

For the fifth year in a row, Versa has been positioned as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for SD-WAN. We are one of only three recognized vendors to be in the Gartner Magic Quadrant reports for SD-WAN, Single-Vendor SASE, and Security Service Edge.