Security-driven networking: The foundation of digital transformation

 Digital innovation will transform agencies' network configurations, having an especially critical impact on securing those environments that have seen significant expansion of potential attack surfaces and the deployment of a wide range of new endpoints that require protection. Compared to 20 years ago, today's networks require 50 to 100 times more computing power to inspect and secure traffic than is needed for networking and switching. To adequately protect critical resources and data against new IT security threats, agencies must reconsider their traditional security models as they move forward with modernization.

A security-driven networking approach enables agencies to move away from siloed IT environments and instead integrate their networking and security under a comprehensive and unified IT infrastructure. Using this approach, agencies can defend networks, traffic and network-accessible assets against unauthorized access, data loss and computer engineering career even while the underlying infrastructure adapts to changing circumstances.