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Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) has on Monday announced the launch of two solutions, developed in partnership with Palo Alto Networks, that will help consumers and businesses strengthen their cybersecurity posture.
Singtel said in a statement that its Unified Secure Access Service Edge Convergence (Unified SASE Convergence) powered by Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered SASE solution, leverages the power of Precision AI, combining Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) and SIM-based authentication to help enterprises verify a user’s identity and internet of things (IoT) devices connected to Singtel’s network.
Deployed via a cloud platform, the solution prioritizes IoT security, which is essential as more enterprises adopt such devices.
However, presently, many of these devices do not support end-point security software which presents a vulnerability for both consumers and businesses.
Singtel has also expanded its pioneering 5G Security-as-a-Slice (SecaaS) capabilities with Palo Alto Networks Next Generation Firewall to protect roaming customers from foreign network vulnerabilities, surveillance risks and hacking attempts.
By employing SecaaS and AI, the telco is able to identify, analyze and block scam or phishing websites, applications and emails from unsecured sources.
The Unified SASE Convergence solution and SecaaS for roaming and IoT are part of Singtel CUBΣ, a unified suite of AI-powered network solutions and services that helps enterprises to modernize their digital network infrastructure so they can work smarter, more efficiently and cost effectively to grow and scale their businesses.
“We understand the complexities and challenges facing enterprises as they try to innovate and scale securely,
“That’s why we developed CUBΣ and many other enterprise solutions to support businesses with their rapid digitalization and growth goals,” said Ng Tian Chong, Chief Executive Officer, Singtel Singapore.
According to him, this partnership with Palo Alto Networks, marks another milestone in enhancing security for businesses and consumers who are increasingly operating in distributed environments.
“With our strong network and security capabilities, we’re ensuring a zero-trust architecture that offers our customers an unparalleled level of security and performance so they can take advantage of all the opportunities that technology has to offer,” he added.
Anand Oswal, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Network Security at Palo Alto Networks, said that as enterprises accelerate digital transformation, security must be embedded at the network level to protect users, devices, and applications – wherever they operate.
“Our expanded partnership with Singtel marks a significant step forward in delivering AI-powered, zero-trust security that is seamlessly integrated with Singtel connectivity,
“With Unified SASE Convergence and one of the world’s first 5G Security-as-a-Slice (SecaaS) offerings, businesses can now secure their mobile, branch, and datacenter environments with industry-leading threat prevention, ensuring a safer, more resilient digital future,” he added.
It is noted that the convergence of networking and security in SASE represents a paradigm shift in how organizations approach network architecture and security.
By integrating critical functions into a cloud-native framework, Singtel’s Unified SASE Convergence simplifies management, improves performance, and enhances security posture.
This includes enabling secure, identity-based access, regardless of user location.
With this, organizations can be assured of an ultra-secure network that connects employees, systems and endpoints to corporate applications and resources.
With 5G SecaaS for IoT, Singtel enables enterprises to strengthen access controls across all IoT devices on the enterprise network; gain deep insights into their IoT assets, communication patterns and risks; monitor IoT devices’ internet traffic activity round-the-clock and prevent threats in real-time through signature-based detection; be alerted on potential threats, device vulnerabilities and risks.
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