Posts tagged ‘Zero Trust’

Not every branch is a “Coffee Shop Network”

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By Rajesh Kari
Director, Product Marketing
November 11, 2025

Coffee shop networking intends to simplify connectivity, but most organizations need more. Learn five reasons organizations may need to consider other models and how Versa supports flexible branch modernization.

Why VPNs Are a Ransomware Risk: Switch to Zero Trust

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

Discover why VPNs increase ransomware risk and how Zero Trust Network Access prevents lateral movement, data loss, and breaches.

Versa and CrowdStrike: Stronger Together for Unified Endpoint and Network Security

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By Anusha Vaidyanathan
Sr. Director, Product Management
September 29, 2025

Cyber threats today are faster, stealthier, and more adaptive than ever before. Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) has become a critical line of defense. However, it’s not enough on its own. Network-layer controls must work hand-in-hand with endpoint intelligence to stop attackers before they can move laterally, exfiltrate data, or disrupt operations.

Is Your Enterprise Ready for Unknown Attacks Originating from your IoT networks

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By Rajesh Kari
Director, Product Marketing
September 29, 2025

Norway reported a cyber intrusion at a dam in Bremanger that remotely opened a valve and released water at approximately 132 gallons per second for about four hours—roughly two million gallons in total—before operators intervened. No injuries or material damage were reported, but the incident highlighted how digital control systems in critical infrastructure can be manipulated and was noted as the first confirmed breach of Norway’s water infrastructure since 2022.

Why Enterprises Are Finally Ripping and Replacing Their Legacy SD-WAN—and Embracing Versa

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By Rajesh Kari
Director, Product Marketing
September 10, 2025

For a long time, most enterprises treated deployment of SD-WAN as a replacement to their legacy routers in order to enable traffic engineering on multiple WAN links. They were still forced to manage point products like WAN optimizers, firewalls and legacy switches in addition to SD-WAN, hoping to deliver better connectivity and performance, without the pain of replacing them with a unified solution. Industry reports show that this was the norm across organizations – a phased transition instead of bold replacement.

Securing IoT and OT Devices with Versa Next-Generation Firewall

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By Jon Taylor
Director and Principal of Security, Versa Networks
July 8, 2025

How to secure IoT and OT environments with Versa’s Next-Gen Firewall — offering Zero Trust access, device fingerprinting, micro-segmentation, and threat prevention.

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.

2025 Verizon DBIR Inside: Cybersecurity Trends from 12,000+ Data Breaches

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By Sambuj Dhara
Product Analyst
June 9, 2025

Explore the 2025 Verizon DBIR with insights from 12,000+ breaches, highlighting ransomware trends, third-party risks, and BYOD vulnerabilities.

How to Secure Private Applications with a Visibility-First ZTNA Approach

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By Dhiraj Sehgal
Senior Director, Product Marketing
April 10, 2025

Versa VSPA delivers a visibility-first ZTNA model that prevents lateral movement, enforces identity-aware segmentation, and ensures compliance across your internal environments. With integrated security and single-pass enforcement, VSPA transforms private access into a fully governed, observable, and secure service. 

Does Identity Security Play a Role in SASE?

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By Sambuj Dhara
Product Analyst
March 27, 2025

Security and networking teams increasingly face security challenges when securing hybrid, on-prem and cloud environments, making it essential to integrate identity-first security controls in their SASE deployments as the gatekeeper. This blog highlights simple tenets observed across our customers ranging from large enterprises to small companies.


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Gartner Research Report

2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SASE Platforms

Versa has for the third consecutive year been recognized in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms and is one of 11 vendors included in this year's report.