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Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is quickly becoming a top priority for business leaders, particularly those with remote teams, cloud-focused plans, and growing security challenges, as they recognize the benefits of bringing networking and security into a single, flexible, cloud-based solution. In fact, the global SASE market is projected to reach $10.89 billion in 2026, up from $9.27 billion in 2025.

For many years, cybersecurity conversations in the oil and gas sector have centered on familiar themes, including the divide between IT and OT, the limitations of legacy tooling, the growing pressure of regulation, and the long-standing question of how to modernize an industry built on infrastructure measured in decades rather than release cycles. But these discussions are changing, becoming more grounded in operational reality as the industry's appetite for convergence between identity, cloud, and OT grows stronger than at any point in recent memory.

In October, the UK put a spotlight on cyber resilience with the release of the NCSC's 2025 Annual Review. CEO Richard Horne warned that failing to prepare for cyberattacks risks a company's future. The urgency behind this statement is backed by data: the NCSC handled 204 major cyber incidents between September 2024 and 2025, and 43% of UK businesses reported a breach in the past year.