Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

A recent study by ISC2 reveals that 73% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) in the US reported experiencing burnout over the past year. According to this Voice of the CISO report 61% of CISOs said they face excessive expectations from their employers. Additionally, owing to the cybersecurity skills gap, many CISOs must continue to defend their companies with incredibly stretched resources and a mounting list of tasks that fall at the CISO’s feet. High Expectations and Limited Resources.

In today’s fast-evolving business world, IT Teams must ensure seamless user experiences to stay competitive. As networks grow more complex, IT faces increasing challenges in identifying and resolving performance issues that impact user productivity and satisfaction. Cato Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) addresses these challenges, helping IT ensure optimal user experiences.

Xalient, a global provider of expert advisory and managed services in identity, cybersecurity, and networking, has today released its UK research report: Why SASE is the Blueprint for Future-Proofing Your Network in 2025 and Beyond. The study found that a staggering 99% of UK respondents have experienced a security attack in the last 12 months.

This blog is part of the ongoing “I&O Perspectives” series, which features insights from industry experts about the impact of current threats, networking, and other cybersecurity trends. In the previous blogs of this series, we explored how the internet has evolved into a primary channel for corporate business traffic and how secure access service edge (SASE) has become the foundational security pillar of this new framework.

This is the third blog in our series, where we embark on a journey of Branch Transformation with the Next Gen SASE Branch solution. Built on the Netskope One SASE platform, the Next Gen SASE Branch solution combines its three layers–Context-aware SASE Fabric, Zero Trust Hybrid Security, and a SkopeAI-powered Cloud Orchestrator–into a unified cloud offering.

I’ve always been captivated by technological revolutions. There’s something exhilarating about witnessing a paradigm shift, a moment when the world is fundamentally altered by innovation. I remember the first time I held an iPhone, realizing that it wasn’t just another phone—it was a device that would redefine communication, connectivity, and even society itself. Similarly, when I first encountered LLMs like ChatGPT, I felt that same spark.

In today’s digital age, where work from anywhere and hybrid cloud adoption are the norm, traditional network security perimeters have crumbled. IT organizations are using hybrid cloud strategies to combine the scalable, cost-effective public cloud with the secure, compliant private cloud. However, on the user side, enterprises are grappling with the limitations of VPNs, which were once the go-to solution for secure remote access.