This article will feature a roadmap to a safe secure access service edge (SASE). So, if you are struggling in this area, then this article is for you.
A Roadmap to a Safe Secure Access Service Edge
A safe secure access service edge (SASE) means that there is a safe and secure way to get an access control service (ACS) up and running in your environment. It is a new way of thinking about the service edge of your network. It is not just about the devices or hardware, but equally about the process and policies that we use to deploy, operate and maintain our service edge.
Further, it means that we can quickly and securely deploy new devices without concern for our network. Also, it means that we can quickly and easily decommission old devices without concern for our network.
Moreover, it means that we can apply new policies to our services with confidence that they will not cause a security problem. It means we can apply new services with confidence that they will not cause a security problem.
Also, it means that when something goes wrong, we have the knowledge, maturity, and processes in place to rapidly respond and mitigate against any risk. Then, it means we have a mature process to build, operate and maintain our access control service.
Finally, it means we have the knowledge and tools to scale our design for the growth or decay of services by following a few simple rules. Thus, we need a mature process for deploying, operating, and maintaining an access control service. This process needs to follow some simple rules:
Agile framework
Agile is a set of rules designed to help us produce better software at a higher velocity than traditional approaches. It is focused on producing working software as quickly as possible while maintaining quality.
Controlled Change
We need a controlled change framework that tells us how we are going to perform changes to our infrastructure in production. We want this to be documented so everyone knows:
- how things should be done,
- with whom it should be discussed,
- what testing should be performed
This should be before we do anything in production and what testing should be performed after changes are made. This controlled change framework should guide us through the stages of development, testing, and deployment into production.
Why the Need for a Safe Secure Access Service Edge
As you may know, threats today are increasing in volume and complexity. They are getting inside our perimeter, moving laterally across our network, and operating undetected in our data centers.
Moreover, they are going undetected because we are not monitoring the right things. We are not monitoring the right things because of the way we have built our networks. We have built our networks in a way that makes it hard to monitor them. Thus, we have built our networks in a way that makes it hard to monitor them.
So, we need to change the way we think about our service edge and how it operates on a day-to-day basis. We need to change the way we build and operate our service edge so that it is safe and secure.