5-webinar series: Everything you need to know about SASE

The field of cybersecurity is awash in acronyms. Most of them can be readily understood by spelling out the full name that the acronym abbreviates. For example, ZTNA may be obscure, but zero trust network access is reasonably easy to comprehend. Same for NGFW or next-gen firewall.

SASE (pronounced “sassy”) is a bit of an outlier. It stands for secure access service edge. Maybe it’s just me, but looking at those four words tells me hardly any more than the acronym itself. 

But SASE is a very important concept for anyone concerned with keeping modern networks secure while optimizing performance and connectivity. Is that you? If so, you’re in luck, because there’s a series of five webinars coming up that together deliver a graduate-level education in SASE—from a high-level overview of key capabilities and benefits to detailed explanations of how each component of SASE works to contribute to SASE’s security and performance benefits.

Plus, these webinars will also give you a close-up view of how to use Barracuda SecureEdge—our advanced SASE platform—to achieve those benefits easily and efficiently.

Understanding SASE: The Big Picture 
October 10, 2024 (Webinar #1)

This first webinar in the series provides a high-level overview of the core elements that go into a comprehensive SASE platform like Barracuda SecureEdge. Attend and see how zero trust access, firewall-as-a-service, IoT security, secure web gateway, and SD-WAN capabilities come together to deliver optimized network security, secure and transparent connectivity for all users, and consistently high performance. Register now.

Understanding SASE: SASE and Zero Trust 
October 16, 2024 (Webinar #2)

In this detailed technical presentation, you’ll gain a complete understanding of how zero trust access controls continuously monitor multiple parameters to ensure that users and devices can only access digital resources for which they are authorized, from authorized locations, at authorized times. And you’ll see how the user experience is simpler and more transparent than traditional VPN solutions.

You’ll also get a demonstration of how to implement, configure, and administer zero trust access controls within the Barracuda SecureEdge SASE platform. Register now.

Understanding SASE: SASE, Firewall-as-a-Service, and IoT 
October 17, 2024 (Webinar #3)

Firewall capabilities delivered via the cloud have lots of benefits compared to traditional appliances or virtual-appliance-based firewalls. In particular, the application of Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) to internet-of-things (IoT) and industrial-internet-of-things (IIoT) use-cases efficiently addresses a number of challenges that have delayed adoption of modern security measures, leaving organizations vulnerable to network intrusions, sabotage, and other cyberattacks.

The presenters will also provide a detailed demonstration of how to deploy and configure FWaaS within the Barracuda SecureEdge SASE platform. Register now.

Understanding SASE: SASE and Secure Web Gateway 
October 23, 2024 (Webinar #4)

Secure web gateway (SWG) capabilities are critically needed to protect your environment against sophisticated cyber threats, which often use compromised web traffic to carry out their initial penetration of your network. This is why SWG is another core element of a comprehensive SASE platform.

In this session, you’ll get a compelling explanation of how SWG adds value to your SASE investment, and how it connects to the SecureEdge platform and its other elements. In addition, you’ll see a detailed technical walkthrough of Barracuda SecureEdge SWG features, demonstrating the streamlined end-user experience along with the admin’s view of configuration and ongoing management. Register now.

Understanding SASE: SASE and SD-WAN 
October 24, 2024 (Webinar #5)

Software-Defined Wide-Area Network (SD-WAN) is a set of integrated techniques and technologies that together optimize network performance while ensuring traffic within your distributed network is fully secured. In this webinar, you’ll find out why it’s a critical capability for modern networks that provide the operational backbone of organizations like yours.

Plus, you’ll see exactly how to set it up, configure it, and manage it on an ongoing basis as part of the Barracuda SecureEdge SASE platform. You’ll understand how it transparently improves the end-user experience while simplifying and accelerating IT administration. Register now.