ZTNA is a way to offer a consistent work environment, whether your employees are onsite or at home.

Why ZTNA is an Ideal Security Approach for the Branch Office

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Installing network connectivity at a new branch office used to be a time-consuming process. It might take weeks, or even months, to establish multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) pathways, and a network professional would need to be on-site to ensure that all devices were correctly configured. Today, network virtualization has streamlined

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Collaboration tools allow team members to share documents, see real-time edits, and shorten decision-making timelines.

How Collaboration Tools Establish Workplace Etiquette Standards

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After the pandemic launched much of the workforce into remote offices, many companies were surprised to find that productivity didn’t suffer. Cloud technology allowed for access to the right tools and corporate resources, and workers didn’t mind giving up their commute. Still, after the dust settled, many companies

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Networks are better equipped for hybrid work with security tools that use artificial intelligence.

3 Ways Artificial Intelligence Equips Companies for Hybrid Work

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The pandemic convinced companies that remote work could be both productive and profitable, and workers appreciate the work-life balance stemming from remote opportunities. In some cases, companies are adopting a permanent hybrid work model, allowing employees more flexibility in their locations and schedules. But equipping the network and applications for

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Technology challenges like providing secure connectivity for remote teams complicate IT.

The Biggest Technology Challenges Your Business Will Have To Address in 2023

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Before the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses were already pursuing digital solutions to their most pressing business challenges. The ability to provide an excellent customer experience and optimize productivity had many opting for cloud migration when there was an opportunity for an upgrade. But these widespread changes are coming with technology challenges.

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The right collaboration software can replace a jumble of disconnected, unintegrated systems.

4 Steps to Improved Collaboration in a Remote Work Team

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From improved productivity to fewer interruptions and a better work-life balance, remote work that began with a pandemic scramble looks like it is here to stay. Employers and employees alike appreciate the flexibility and convenience of working from anywhere, and cloud technology has made it possible, and even easy, to

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Your cyber security posture will look vastly different than it did pre-pandemic.

5 Steps To Improve Your Cyber Security Posture

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Malicious actors are always looking for low-hanging fruit. In a post-pandemic world, that image may represent companies still operating with a pre-COVID cyber security posture. While many companies raced to adopt cloud solutions, the corresponding changes to security haven’t necessarily been pursued with as much urgency. There are steps

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Cloud-native security platforms offer a more integrated approach to managing threats in a hybrid environment.

Eliminate Alert Fatigue With Cloud-Native Cyber Security Platforms

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The pandemic accelerated cloud adoption, with many companies racing to implement cloud solutions that would accommodate their business processes with a geographically dispersed team. The result was a cobbled-together IT environment that introduced a complex and vulnerable security plane. Rather than address cyber security from a cloud-native approach, many companies

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Effective identity management helps eliminate the risk of an identity-related breach.

How the Pandemic Changed Identity Management

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Identity sprawl is such a common challenge for companies that you may be tempted to dismiss effective identity management as a possibility. But there are two key reasons you should prioritize identity management: * It is achievable and necessary. * Your employees having different usernames and passwords across different applications presents a

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The digital transformation took some by surprise, but post-pandemic workflows will rely more heavily on new tech.

Post-Pandemic Cyber Security: Cloud-Based Solutions Rule the Day

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More than two years after the pandemic forced companies into remote work, the post-pandemic workplace does not bear much resemblance to its pre-pandemic version. While some employers are bringing their employees back into the office in an attempt to restore normalcy, others are fully embracing the hybrid model. Companies moving

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The zero trust approach assumes that every user and device is a threat, using micro-segmentation to limit access.

How Zero Trust Equips Your Company for Secure Remote Work

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Between the high levels of productivity witnessed during the pandemic and a struggling labor market, companies don’t have much argument to support ending remote work. As managers get comfortable with permanently remote or hybrid teams, IT executives have been forced to address vulnerabilities related to dispersed workforces. For many,

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Advanced SD-WAN allows companies to apply ZTNA to IoT devices in a secure environment.

How SD-WAN, SASE, and SSE Equip Your Network for Digital Transformation

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For any company considering a move to virtualized networking, the pandemic provided the right motivation for the migration to software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). With workers and teams no longer centralized, the ability of SD-WAN to offer connectivity to corporate resources from a geographically dispersed workforce made it possible for

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Implementing the right technologies can enhance the customer experience.

Customer Experience Solutions Take on New Importance

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Consumer behaviors constantly evolve, but the pandemic pushed some new characteristics that have some companies in panic mode. The post-2020 consumer wants more than price and quality; they want to feel that brands know and understand them. They want a customer experience, not just a purchase. Companies know this is

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