Zero Trust, SASE and SSE: foundational concepts for your next-generation network

This article discusses three key concepts in enterprise network architecture - Zero Trust, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), and Security Service Edge (SSE). It explains that these frameworks aim to provide a more secure, faster, and reliable experience for end users, applications, and networks. The text delves into the specifics of each concept, highlighting their critical components and how they can be achieved using Cloudflare One, a comprehensive SASE platform. The article also outlines various security functions such as Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Remote Browser Isolation (RBI), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Firewall-as-a-service, Email security, and their integration with on-ramps and service edge. It concludes by emphasizing the importance of a geographically dispersed, interconnected, fast, high capacity network with traffic intelligence, threat intelligence, interoperability, orchestration, and visibility for achieving these goals.