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Organizations should look for a cloudnative , fully converged , single-vendor SASE solution that combines capabilities like Firewall-as-a-Service ( FWaaS ), secure web gateway ( SWG ), cloud access security broker ( CASB ), and zero trust network access ( ZTNA ). It should also include Borderless WAN for secure , reliable connectivity from every site , cloud , remote user , system , or device across the extended manufacturing environment .
A fully featured SASE solution should also provide security leaders with the following specific capabilities needed to protect manufacturing systems from sophisticated threats :
■ Inspection of all HTTP and HTTPS downloads , including all web and cloud traffic , to prevent malware from infiltrating your network
■ Thorough inspection of high-risk file types ( e . g ., executables , archives ) using a combination of static and dynamic analysis before download
■ Policies to block downloads from / uploads to apps and instances that are not used in your organization
■ An Intrusion Prevention System ( IPS ) that can identify and block malicious traffic patterns , such as command and control traffic associated with popular malware
Securing the future of manufacturing with SASE
As the manufacturing sector continues its cloud-first trajectory , these aren ’ t the only transformational changes happening within industrial environments . Adoption of an expanding number of industrial internet of things ( IIoT ) devices and new robotics technologies , as well as the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence and machine learning ( AI / ML ) capabilities are all driving major changes to manufacturing systems and processes . A SASE architecture anticipates all these changes on the near horizon .
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