SASE component briefs
SASE component briefs cover the individual functions that a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) architecture combines into one service. The overview brief introduces all the core components and how they converge.
The remaining briefs take one component each. Software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) forms the network layer. The Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Secure Web Gateway (SWG), and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) provide security functions. Each brief explains what the component does on its own and what changes when it runs under one shared SASE policy.
- ComponentSASE ComponentsThe core SASE components explained: SD-WAN, FWaaS, SWG, CASB, and ZTNA, how they converge into one cloud-delivered service, and which to deploy first.
- ComponentSD-WANHow SD-WAN powers the SASE network layer: what SD-WAN does, how it integrates with SASE security, SD-WAN vs SASE, benefits, and leading vendors.
- ComponentCASBSASE CASB explained: how the Cloud Access Security Broker governs cloud applications inside SASE, its proxy and API deployment modes, four pillars, and Shadow IT discovery.
- ComponentSecure Web GatewayHow a Secure Web Gateway works inside SASE: URL filtering, TLS inspection, and threat protection applied to every user in one pass, plus cloud, on-premises, and hybrid deployment.
- ComponentData Loss PreventionSASE DLP explained: how Data Loss Prevention finds sensitive data in web, cloud, and private app traffic, its detection techniques, compliance role, and integration with CASB and SWG.
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