One of SD-WAN’s strongest capabilities is the remarkable ability to ability to secure unreliable Internet links and identify anomalous traffic flows to bolster this strength, most vendors and SD-WAN technology providers are continuing to increase their native security features and create robust ecosystems of network-security partners.

However, Newer threats are on the rise, all related to SD-WAN, which has inadvertently created new attack types with the utilization of direct internet access that upends the current security model and paves the way for an influx of ransomware, APTs, viral worms, and other malware.

Given that with everything happening lately from massive data breaches at gigantic global enterprises to terrifying ransomware attacks that infect hundreds of thousands of users within mere days, it’s well established that corporations these days are dealing with more threats than ever before – all of which are increasing in abundance, frequency, and complexity.

So, what’s the solution?

SD-WAN is secured by nature with all its native support for encryption end-to-end and segmentation on a per-application or organizational level, and as we said above, vendors are relentlessly enhancing and building upon these perks.

From your side as a system administrator or engineer is to make sure you apply all security measures like enforcing policies or even using a policy manager, setting up credentials and firewalls, or even using an out-of-the-box security ecosystem provided by a reputable 3rd party. Here are some examples of security ecosystems created by selected SD-WAN suppliers:

•Cradlepoint: Cisco, Trend Micro, Webroot, Z-Scaler
•Silver Peak: Check Point, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Z-Scaler
•Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela): Cisco Security solutions (various), Bluecoat, Palo Alto, Z-Scaler
•Cloud Genix: Palo Alto, Symantec, Z-Scaler
•VMware (VeloCloud): Check Point, Palo Alto, Symantec, Z-Scaler