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Welcome to the January edition of the Versa newsletter! Help yourself below to the latest SASE insights and happenings, and we look forward to seeing you in person this year at events like Mobile World Congress and our own Versatility. Among this month's highlighted reports and other resources, don’t miss an interview with CEO Kelly Ahuja touching on Versa's investment priorities for 2026 and the importance of "AI at the edge."
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EVENTS
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WEST 2026
February 10-12, 2026 – San Diego Convention Center, Booth #655 – San Diego, CA
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Visit us and engage with Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard leaders along with industry experts as you explore the latest cutting-edge technologies crucial to supporting maritime operations.
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Mobile World Congress 2026
March 2-5, 2026 – Fira Gran Via, Booth #6E3 – Barcelona
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Organized by the GSMA, MWC Barcelona is the largest and most influential event gathering of the connectivity ecosystem in the world. Come visit us!
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Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit
March 9-10, 2026 – Mumbai, India
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Come visit us at this Gartner summit while networking with forward-thinking CISOs and senior IT executives across security, AI, and IT infrastructure and operations.
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RSA Conference
March 23-26, 2026 – Moscone Center, Booth #1435, South Expo Hall – San Francisco, CA
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We’d love to catch up with you at our booth at this year’s edition. Whether you're an RSAC™ Conference first-timer or a returning attendee you won’t want to miss out on RSAC 2026.
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Versatility 2026 (Registration is open!)
May 11-13, 2026 – Santa Clara Marriott – Santa Clara, CA
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Versa’s annual user conference is all set for May 11-13 – registration is open! There'll be a full day-and-a-half of keynote, general, and breakout sessions, along with an expo hall and excellent networking opportunities at receptions and over meals.
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WEBINARS
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Beyond VPNs: A Practical Guide to Replacing Legacy Remote Access with ZTNA
Live Webinar (January 29, 2026)
In this session for security and network leaders, Versa Senior Systems Engineer Padmanabhan will show how Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) serves as the foundation for a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) strategy.
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From Pathway to Mastery – Elevating Your SSE Adoption Game
On-demand Webinar (January 15, 2026)
Led by Gartner veteran and strategic adviser Brad LaPorte and building on the success of Choose Your Own SSE Adoption Pathway (February 2025), this follow-up session dives into advanced strategies for scaling, optimizing, and operationalizing SSE across your organization.
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AI-Powered Observability: The Secret to an Exceptional User Experience for All Apps
On-demand Webinar (December 11, 2025)
Join Director of Product Management Rahul Vaidya to explore how one platform converges SD-WAN, security, observability, and digital experience monitoring (DEM) through an AI-fueled engine to enable flawless, real-time applications.
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Versa NGFW Rated #1 Again: What the 2025 CyberRatings Report Means for You
On-demand Webinar (December 2, 2025)
Join Jon Taylor, Director and Principal of Security at Versa, for an exclusive look into the 2025 CyberRatings Report based on testing by NSS Labs—where Versa NGFW once again earned the highest marks for security effectiveness, performance, and total cost of ownership.
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INSIGHTS & RESOURCES
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Frost Radar™: SD-WAN Infrastructure, 2025
Analyst Report
Frost & Sullivan's analysts evaluate the top nine solution providers in the global SD-WAN market for 2025, with Versa earning top placement as the Frost Radar™ Growth and Innovation Index leader. Access a full complimentary copy with all vendor evaluations.
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New Faces of Enterprise Connectivity: Convergence and Flexibility
Analyst Report
Building on AvidThink's previous research on SASE and Campus NaaS, a new report examines the convergence of enterprise networking and security solutions across campus and WAN, including platform-centric SASE's role in replacing incumbent networking and security functions and citing Versa, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, and Fortinet as the vendors most aggressively pursuing this approach.
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Elevating Your SSE Adoption Game: From Pathway to Mastery
Blog
A follow-up ebook to Choose Your Own SSE Adoption Pathway (February 2025) explores advanced strategies to scale and optimize five core SSE technologies. The blog summarizes practical steps to implement and integrate SWG, CASB, ZTNA, NGFW, and DLP in your organization effectively.
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Building Operational Resilience in SSE: How Versa Delivers Business Continuity at Scale
Blog
As enterprises embrace hybrid work and cloud-first strategies, Unified SASE’s Security Service Edge (SSE) features have become the backbone of secure connectivity.
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React2Shell: Remote Code Execution in React Server Components
Blog
The bug dubbed “React2Shell” allows remote unauthenticated users to execute code – via a single HTTP request – on servers running vulnerable versions of React RSC or Next.JS App Router.
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VERSA CYBER THREAT INTELLIGENCE REPORTS
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To stay up to speed on the latest vulnerabilities, dark web activity, threat actors, and cyber security news, visit the most recent weekly Versa Cyber reports below:
Versa Cyber – January 17, 2026
Single-click data exfiltration from Microsoft Copilot, Central Maine Healthcare breach exposed data of over 145,000, AsyncRAT Malware Infests Orgs via Python & Cloudflare, "Orion" Ransomware Emergence, Zestix breached 50 global companies...
Versa Cyber – January 10, 2026
Hackers target misconfigured proxies to access paid LLM services, Sedgwick discloses data breach after TridentLocker ransomware, Government Data Leaks Surge on Darkweb, China-Linked Hackers Exploit VMware ESXi Zero-Days...
Versa Cyber – January 3, 2026
Trust Wallet Chrome Extension Hack Drains $8.5M via Shai-Hulud Supply Chain Attack, Cybercriminals Abuse Google Cloud Email Feature in Multi-Stage Phishing Campaign, Post-Holiday Ransomware Surge: 15+ New Victims in 48 Hours...
Versa Cyber – December 20, 2026
New password spraying attacks target Cisco, PAN VPN gateways, HPE OneView Flaw Rated CVSS 10.0 Allows Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution, Clop ransomware targets Gladinet CentreStack in data theft attacks, Sinobi Ransomware...
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For more threat insights, visit the Versa Security and Trust Center.
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IN THE NEWS
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Versa Quoted: Oracle Hack Still Generating Ransom Demands
The Wall Street Journal, January 13, 2026
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10 CEOs On How AI Is Changing The Networking Game
CRN, January 21, 2026
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Versa Named Global SD-WAN Leader by Frost & Sullivan
Press Release, January 21, 2026
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CEO Outlook 2026: Kelly Ahuja, Versa
CRN, January 13, 2026
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CASB buyer’s guide: What to know about cloud access security brokers before you buy
CSO Online, December 17, 2025
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For a more extensive listing of all the latest Versa news, go to our news page.
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LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK
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If there are any topics you would like us to include in this monthly newsletter or you have a question for us, please feel free to reach out at newsletter@versa-networks.com.
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