Sans Whitepaper: Network Architecture With Security In Mind

It’s time to face a hard truth: Modern enterprise networks can be extremely—sometimes painfully—complex to manage and defend. Even worse, these behemoths may be constructed of legacy hardware that can barely keep up with the demands of a modern workforce. Network speeds to 100Gbps, unfettered access to cloud applications and end-to-end encryption are just some of today’s requirements. When you add in mobile and IoT devices, the complexity grows exponentially.

As the hunger for bandwidth and the number of devices continue to increase, there’s another area where users are becoming increasingly demanding: the security of the networks they connect to. However, as networks and the need for security expand, many organizations struggle with protecting their users.

In this paper, we will examine:

• Common security pain points for networks with legacy architecture
• How today’s users are forcing organizations to consider security and include it in their network architecture
• How a lack of security can affect network availability and performance
• How to bridge the NetOps and SecOps divide

We hope this paper will inspire you to reassess the current state of your network and security infrastructure to enable collaboration between your SecOps and NetOps teams and improve your security posture.