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Understanding SASE: Taking security to the edge

More and more businesses are looking to improve safety by living on the edge — the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE).<br>SASE is the future of network security and access. Digital transformation, the distributed mobile workforce, the adoption of cloud services, and emerging edge computing platforms have changed how enterprises operate.

XDR for Dummies

Get the guide to boost your knowledge of XDR.<br><br>Staying on top of the modern threat landscape is challenging. It takes effective tools and a team of capable security analysts. But finding the proper balance of technology and skilled experts tends to be the exception for most organisations, rather than the rule.<br><br>Enter extended detection and response (XDR). Download this e-book to get up to speed on the solution, including:<br>● The current state of detection and response.<br>● What XDR is and isn’t.<br>● 10 must-have XDR capabilities.<br>● How XDR can help break the attack lifecycle.<br>● Use cases such as threat hunting.<br><br>Become well versed on all things XDR. Get a copy of Palo Alto Networks “XDR For Dummies®” e-book today.<br>

Cloud Security & Compliance for Dummies

As more organisations embrace the cloud, rapid change is the new normal. That’s why it’s critical your cybersecurity tools and methods don’t become obsolete. It’s important to have up-to-date knowledge, a cohesive strategy and comprehensive tools that scale when needed.<br><br>We’re constantly striving to protect today’s digital way of life. That’s why we’ve updated Wiley’s Cloud Security &amp; Compliance For Dummies®. Authored by seasoned security experts Lawrence Miller, CISSP, and Petros Koutoupis, this special edition will enable you to be ready for what’s next.<br><br>These quick six chapters will help you rethink your current security strategy, understand today’s cloud risks, and deploy frictionless security now and in the future.<br><br>What you’ll learn:<br>● The evolution of cloud-native computing and security.<br>● How to secure cloud and cloud-native applications.<br>● The regulatory landscape.<br>● How to build a cybersecurity team and leverage automation.<br>● Future cloud security trends.<br>● Best practices and actionable recommendations.<br>● DevSecOps and the future of security.<br><br>Reevaluate your cloud security and compliance knowledge with this complimentary guide.<br>

Software Firewall for Dummies

Zero Trust Network Access for Dummies

Hybrid work and the shift to cloud applications and data have forced organisations to shift their network architectures rapidly, leaving gaps in security and access. <br><br>Legacy Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solutions attempted to fill these gaps but fell short with limited access controls, lack of security across applications, and utilising an allow-and-ignore approach, once users and apps are granted access violating least-privileged access.<br><br>ZTNA 2.0 overcomes the limitations of legacy ZTNA solutions, providing secure connections to deliver better security outcomes for businesses with hybrid workforces. <br><br>Read the ZTNA For Dummies e-book to get valuable insights into:<br><br>- The changing landscape of network architecture and the need for solutions.<br>- Limitations of legacy ZTNA (1.0) and the impact on today’s environment.<br>- What ZTNA 2.0 is and how it solves today’s challenges.<br>- How to get started on your ZTNA 2.0 journey and questions to ask vendors.<br><br>Read the e-book today to enhance your hybrid workforce productivity and get important guidance on your ZTNA 2.0 adoption.

CDR For Dummies Guide

The cloud moves too fast for traditional security. Attackers are using your own cloud configurations and identities against you, and they’re doing it faster than ever with AI. This For Dummies® guide from our partner Palo Alto Networks gives you a new playbook to stop chasing alerts and start neutralising threats. After reading this guide, you&#39;ll be able to:<br><br>● Understand the modern cloud attacker’s playbook and how they exploit cloud-native features.<br>● Build a proactive defence strategy that prevents threats before they can cause damage.<br>● Unite your security, developer and DevOps teams into a single, collaborative defence unit. <br>● Respond to active threats with the speed and automation required for the cloud.<br><br>Is this guide for me?<br><br>Whether you&#39;re designing the security architecture, building the applications or responding to incidents, you&#39;ll find proven strategies to improve your organisation&#39;s cloud defence.<br><br>Download to learn how to stop cloud attacks before they become breaches.<br>

Next-Generation CASB For Dummies®

The hybrid workforce — where employees can now work seamlessly from corporate offices, branch offices, home offices or on the road — has dramatically changed how and where business is done. To enable this new work environment, modern businesses have rapidly increased their adoption of software-as-a-service applications to bolster productivity and increase agility.<br><br>Read our partner, Palo Alto Networks special edition of Next-Generation CASB For Dummies®. It offers 5 easy-to-read chapters that will walk you through exactly what a next-generation cloud access security broker is and how it can help address modern enterprise requirements to keep your mission-critical SaaS applications and sensitive data secure.<br><br>Chapter 1: The modern cybersecurity landscape and the limitations of conventional<br>CASB solutions<br>Chapter 2: The key components of a Next-Generation CASB solution architecture<br>Chapter 3: The essential capabilities and features of Next-Generation CASB<br>Chapter 4: How Next-Generation CASB mitigates SaaS application and data risks<br>Chapter 5: Important things to look for in a Next-Generation CASB<br><br>Download the guide to learn more<br>

Palo Alto Zero Trust Branch SD-WAN for Dummies

Power Zero Trust branches with Prisma® SD-WAN with SASE.<br><br>Organisations’ workforce structures have fundamentally changed. Remote and hybrid workforces, combined with the broad adoption of SaaS, evolving threats, increased outages and complex networks, require a new approach to ensure reliable, secure<br>access to resources.<br><br>Read this For Dummies® guide offered by Palo Alto Networks to learn how next-generation SD-WAN provides a foundational component of secure access service edge (SASE) to secure the branch of the future. It includes an in-depth review of how:<br>● SD-WAN with SASE addresses modern branch challenges.<br>● Complex IT operations can be simplified at the branch level using AI/ML.<br>●Mean time to resolution (MTTR) for network issues can be reduced by using SD-WAN.<br>● Branch security can be quickly enforced with SASE providing SD-WAN services.<br>● Zero Trust can be extended to the branch using SD-WAN natively integrated<br>with SASE.<br><br>In this For Dummies guide, you’ll also find expert insights into how to modernise and optimise branch security with SD-WAN. Download Zero Trust Branch with SD-WAN For Dummies to learn specific approaches to using SD-WAN to uplevel branch security.

Palo Alto “SASE For Dummies® ”

Unlock modern, secure networking and connectivity with Palo Alto Networks comprehensive guide, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) For Dummies®, Palo Alto Networks 3rd Special Edition. Discover how SASE can transform your organization by simplifying operations, enhancing security and delivering an exceptional user experience. What you’ll explore:<br>● Modern trends: Understand the impact of the shift to hybrid work and cloud<br>adoption on networking architectures.<br>● SASE use cases: Discover how SASE supports hybrid workforces and streamlines branch and retail connectivity.<br>● The secure browser: Learn the importance of secure browsers in protecting the browser-based workspace on any device.<br><br>Explore “SASE For Dummies” and take the first steps toward a more secure, agile and resilient network infrastructure. Learn how to transform your business — with a complete Prisma® SASE solution from Palo Alto Networks.

State of Cloud Security Report 2025

Palo Alto Networks surveyed 2.8K people: From executive leaders and practitioners across cloud security.<br>From 6 Industries: Energy &amp; Utilities, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Media &amp; Telecom, Consumer Products<br>Across 10 countries: U.S, Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, U.K.<br>Explore top takeaways from this year&#39;s report:<br>● 99% of orgs have encountered an attack on an AI system in the past year.<br>● 41% of organizations have experienced a surge in attacks on APIs.<br>● 53% report lenient IAM practices as a top challenge and leading vector for data exfiltration.<br>● 89% of orgs say cloud and application security must be fully integrated with the SOC.<br>● 30% of teams take over a day to resolve an incident.<br>● 97% of orgs prioritize consolidating their cloud security footprint.<br>The consensus is clear: 89% believe cloud and SOC should merge.<br>

Modernising Your SIEM: The Cortex XSIAM Advantage

Traditional SIEMs are a bottleneck: too complex, too slow, too vulnerable. Cortex XSIAM® offers a clear advantage—one platform unifying every critical security function to:<br>● Overcome Complex Data Onboarding: Transform data chaos into clarity with 1,000+ ready-to-use integrations and automatic data stitching and normalization.<br>● End the Burden of Manual Detection: Get MITRE-proven 100% detection with 10,000+ out-of-the-box detectors and 2,600+ ML-driven models.<br>● Eliminate Limited Automation: Slash response times (MTTR) by 98% using native SOAR and over 1,000 intelligent automation playbooks.<br>● Simplify Compliance: Maintain continuous audit-readiness with built-in compliance templates and real-time monitoring.<br>

Securing GenAI: A comprehensive report on prompt attacks

GenAI is rapidly transforming productivity across industries. However, this introduces a new set of critical vulnerabilities, including prompt-based attacks. Securing sensitive data, intellectual property and internal information demands a proactive defence.<br>Our partner Palo Alto Networks have developed a comprehensive guide on preparing a strategic plan. It includes:<br><br>● A new frontier of GenAI threats: A deep look at prompt-based attacks, including the various types and attack vectors.<br>● Detailed taxonomy and risks: A dive into prompt attack classifications and the specific risks they pose to sensitive data.<br>● Proactive defence strategies: Best practices and actionable strategies to strengthen defenses against these emerging prompt<br>attacks.<br>● Future-proofing your GenAI security: The knowledge to develop a resilient and adaptable security strategy for your GenAI deployments.

Your guide to secure generative AI adoption in 2025.

Build a robust security strategy that keeps pace with AI innovation.<br><br>In 2025, GenAI data security incidents increased 2.5X (14% of all incidents). Unsanctioned or careless use of GenAI can lead to intellectual property leaks, regulatory violations and data breaches. Check out this report on AI adoption in the workplace. It explores benefits, challenges and how to balance AI innovation with security.<br><br>Create a strategy for securing growing, evolving GenAI. Read the report from from our partner Palo Alto Networks.

State of SASE in 2025

ESG Report: Pathways to a Zero Trust Branch

Jim Frey, principal analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), provides an in-depth<br>review of why Zero Trust is critical for branch security in this research paper offered by ESG and our partner, Palo Alto Networks. He also explores the roles that SASE and SD-WAN play in implementing a Zero Trust framework.<br><br>Highlights of this ESG research paper include:<br><br>● A review of the core elements of Zero Trust security<br>● Key drivers for branch deployments with Zero Trust<br>● Benefits of Zero Trust for branch security<br>● How SD-WAN and SASE support a Zero Trust approach<br><br>This report offers valuable insights into balancing high-performing network connectivity for branch sites while maintaining robust security standards. It also includes expert recommendations on solutions to help achieve your branch security goals.<br><br>READ ANALYST REPORT

VPN Replacement Infographic

Embrace the Future of Work with Secure Access.<br><br>Hybrid work models are now the standard. Your business&#39;s success hinges on providing employees secure, seamless access to essential applications and data. Traditional VPNs, however, struggle to keep pace. It&#39;s time for an upgrade with Prisma® Access. Explore Palo Alto Networks infographic and discover how you can:<br><br>● Significantly minimise security risks in a hybrid work environment.<br>● Centralise data and access visibility and management.<br>● Leverage ZTNA 2.0 to enhance security without compromising user experience.<br><br>Get the Infographic<br>

Unified SASE for Dummies

Unified SASE is a comprehensive Cloud-centric SASE solution to secure the hybrid workforce with the same underlying OS, AI-powered services, unified agent, management and experience monitoring. Unified SASE secures all users, devices and edges, including micro-branches for the best flexibility for organisations, with disparate architectures and requirements <br><br>Unified SASE includes a high-performance and scalable Cloud network of 170+ locations, and best-in-class components such as Security Service Edge (SSE), Universal ZTNA, a Unified agent, Secure SD-WAN and Digital Experience Monitoring. Fortinet Unified SASE ensures the utmost security for all users everywhere, whether they are accessing the web, corporate applications, or SaaS applications.<br><br>Download E-book from our partner Fortinet

FortiSASE Infographic

Unified SASE secures the hybrid workforce with AI-powered services, SSE, ZTNA, and Secure SD-WAN, ensuring seamless protection for all users, devices, and applications<br>everywhere.

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN and Unified SASE Peer Recognition

Simplify SD-WAN to SASE with Fortinet SSE solution (FortiSASE) in less than 5 minutes providing secure and resilient access to private applications for remote users. FortiSASE enables native SD-WAN functionalities within each SSE POP which integrates with existing FortiGate SD-WAN Hub or NGFW in Datacenter or Campus for a Secure Private Access (SPA).<br><br>Download report from our Partner Fortinet to learn more

Unified SASE A Glance

Today’s network architects, IT leaders and security professionals face significant challenges. Hybrid working is the new norm, the security perimeter is dissolving, and most applications have moved to the cloud. <br><br>This means many SMBs are facing increased risks, high operational costs and poor user experience. Unified SASE solves these challenges.<br><br>Get the e-book to discover:<br>● What’s included in unified SASE<br>● Today’s connectivity challenges <br>● Why your business needs unified SASE<br><br>We’re here to be your guide on your unified SASE journey, so if you have questions or you’d like to find out how we can help you on your journey, let’s talk.<br>