If you are used to managed MPLS services, transitioning to Internet last-mile access as part of SD-WAN or SASE might cause some concern. How can enterprises ensure they are getting a reliable network if they are not promised end-to-end SLAs? The answer: by dividing the enterprise backbone into the two last miles connected by a middle mile and then applying appropriate redundancy and failover systems and technologies in each section.

By Vadim Freger, Dolev Moshe Attiya On December 7th, 2023, the Apache Struts project disclosed a critical vulnerability (CVSS score 9.8) in its Struts 2 open-source web framework. The vulnerability resides in the flawed file upload logic and allows attackers to manipulate upload parameters, resulting in arbitrary file upload and code execution under certain conditions. There is no known workaround, and the only solution is to upgrade to the latest versions, the affected versions being.

Consider this: By the end of 2024, Gartner has projected that over 40% of enterprises will have explicit strategies in place for SASE adoption compared to just 1% in 2018. As the “poster child” of SASE (Forrester Research’s words not mine), Cato has seen first-hand SASE’s incredible growth not just in adoption by organizations of all sizes, but also in terms of third-party vendor requests to integrate Cato SASE Cloud into their software.

Enterprises in the private sector look to the US federal government for cybersecurity best practices. The US CISA (Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency) issues orders and directives to patch existing products or avoid use of others. The US NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) publishes important documents providing detailed guidance on various security topics such as its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF).