| | APRIL 20198CIOReviewBy Carl Herberger, VP of Security Solutions, Radware [NASDAQ:RDWR]As the threat landscape transforms as quickly as advances in network protection, a sea of change is occurring in how organizations secure their networks. Dramatically different visions of how to effectively protect a network presents a juxtaposition--forcing pause and deep thought before executing a strategy.The Web Application Firewall or WAF has undergone a shift in approach, as a result of changing business conditions as concepts of security perimeter protection have eroded. This confluence, a result of the growing cloud technology, is no longer manageable with today's standard application security approaches. Out of necessity, a new hybrid approach that combines technologies to protect both cloud-based and on premise applications has evolved.Why is a Hybrid Approach so Compelling?Like two raging rivers that join together, the migration of business applications from on premise data centers to off premise cloud providers has erupted in a sprawl of security solutions. The result is an unmanageable and untenable security environment. Many suggest that you can no longer think of the cloud and premise-based technologies as disparate and isolated, but rather consider and manage them as one, in order to provide unified protection with no security gaps between on-premise and cloud-based devices.The likes of IBM and others robustly declared at this year's InterConnect Conference that the cloud can no longer be categorized as private or public--but instead has shifted to a hybrid state. To remain competitive and relevant, every business must transform and adapt. There are three major reasons behind the idea of cloud being synonymous with "hybrid":Carl HerbergerIN MYOPINIONTHE DAWN OF HYBRID WEB APPLICATION FIREWALL- WHY IT WILL DEFINE SECURITY FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE
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