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5 CHALLENGES WITH HYBRID AND HYPERSCALE DATA CENTER SECURITY AND HOW TO SOLVE THEM WITH FORTINET
Enterprise organizations are taking advantage of data center evolution , but face a number of security challenges as they transition to hybrid and hyperscale data center architectures .
Fortunately , Fortinet security-driven networking solutions were designed to solve these challenges , delivering security and performance right-fit for the unprecedented needs of hybrid and hyperscale architecture .
Following are common challenges and how to apply Fortinet solutions , with links to detailed solution guides .
1 . CHALLENGE : Limited visibility
As organizations transition from traditional data center architecture to a hybrid architecture , networking and IT infrastructure spreads across on-premises , colocation , and multiple clouds – a trend that typically reduces overall visibility into network segments .
At the same time , encrypted traffic is rising , resulting in more blind spots and further challenging network visibility .
The wrong solution won ’ t provide adequate visibility of all deployed security elements across all the various environments , nor will it provide comprehensive visibility and control of users , applications , and devices on the network .
Fortinet FortiGate Network Firewalls remove those blind spots by detecting unsanctioned applications
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and hidden threats , consolidating key security functions such as web filtering and threat protection into a single solution .
2 . CHALLENGE : Expanding attack surface
Many organizations lack adequate internal security controls that would keep assets separate from each other to keep threats contained ( i . e ., from not spreading laterally if they successfully breach a network ).
The solution is segmentation , which not only prevents the lateral spread of threats but can also help organizations better protect applications and meet compliance standards by demonstrating multiple layers of security controls . �
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