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The Future of Enterprise Security: Leveraging AI and IoT to Enhance Productivity

The Future of Enterprise Security: Leveraging AI and IoT to Enhance Productivity
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Bypassing the Limitations of Traditional Network Security

In an increasingly mobile and modern workforce, smart technologies such as AI-driven edge solutions and the Internet of Things (IoT) can help enterprises improve productivity and efficiency.

However, new solutions also come with new challenges, mainly in cybersecurity. The decentralized nature of edge computing—where data is processed, transmitted, and secured closer to the source rather than in a data center—has presented new risks for businesses and their everyday operations.

This shift to the edge increases the number of exposed endpoints and creates new vulnerabilities as the attack surface expands. Enterprises will need to ensure their security is watertight in today's threat landscape if they want to reap the full benefits of smart technologies at the edge.

Next Generation of Enterprise Security with SASE

As organizations look into implementing new technologies to spearhead their business, they should also make security a core requirement. Thankfully, this is a shared sentiment across IT leaders as the CIO Tech Priorities report by Foundry reveals that 64% of IT decision makers say that they would prioritize cybersecurity in the next year.

Singtel's Unified Secure Access Service Edge Convergence (Unified SASE Convergence) is built with next-generation enterprise security in mind, integrating network and security in one place.

Adapting to a Changing Threat Landscape

Traditional network security typically focuses on keeping out external threats. But today's threat landscape has evolved significantly, with threat actors leveraging AI to launch advanced attacks such as genAI-driven phishing, sophisticated social engineering attacks, and malicious GPTs.

Combined with the lack of visibility with traditional network security, a cybersecurity breach could remain undetected until it's too late, resulting in consequences extending far beyond IT infrastructures.

The Power of Unified SASE Convergence

Singtel's managed SASE approach integrates Software-Defined Wide-Area Networking (SD-WAN) and advanced Secure Service Edge (SSE) solutions from industry leaders into a unified cloud-based platform. This gives users full visibility of their network operations at any time on a single dashboard, enhancing security without any added complexities to the workflow.

Coupled with AI-driven predictive maintenance and automation, fault detection and resolution can be accelerated with minimal downtime for maximum productivity.

The Benefits of Unified SASE Convergence

As enterprises continue to adopt new AI-driven edge solutions and IoT devices to stay competitive, the need for robust and adaptive cybersecurity measures has never been greater. Having a one-stop solution that keeps data secure regardless of where they sit within the network is crucial.

This gives business leaders the confidence to operate with agility, knowing that the entire network is secure, including the edge, mobile device endpoints, and IoT.

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