Author: Renee Tarun

In recent years, the financial services industry has begun the shift to a digital business model in order to enhance the customer experience and remain competitive. But considering that financial services utilize a distributed enterprise branch model, this transition is having a significant impact on their networks. Because their users – both remote and local – require direct access to the internet for cloud and Security-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications, the WAN and access edge have become more complicated than ever before. Furthermore, the influx of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices entering the branch network has presented cybercriminals with new opportunities to exploit networks. As a result, it has become more critical…