Intelligent CISO Issue 41 | Page 59

GTT launches secure co-manage feature for SD-WAN

“ GTT secure co-manage enables greater endto-end visibility and enhanced control , and it is an example of how we are listening to our customers and evolving self-service capabilities to meet their changing cloud networking requirements .”
According to Gartner , “ Co-managed SD-WAN services have emerged that enable enterprises to monitor services , as well as change SD-WAN routing policies , without provider involvement .
TT Communications ( GTT ) has

G announced the addition of the secure co-manage feature to its EtherVision portal to provide customers with enhanced network security visibility and the ability to make real-time changes to network configuration and firewall policies .

The new portal feature provides expanded visibility into network security and performance . It offers enhanced self-service functionality that allows customers to respond quickly to security threats and ensure optimised application performance .
GTT ’ s secure co-manage feature provides full security management capability that includes firewall policy
and object management . Customers can monitor historical and occurring network threat events and garner meaningful insights into log data , traffic flows and the execution of security features .
Customers also gain insight into enterprise network behaviour , including high-risk applications and detected threats .
Additionally , IT system administrators have flexibility to adjust network access controls based on user status .
Don MacNeil , COO , GTT , said : “ Organisations need to react to a constantly evolving threat landscape , manage application performance and optimise their network utilisation .
The advantage of comanaged SD-WAN is that enterprises do not have to place an order for any changes , nor do they need to wait for the provider to carry out the order .”
GTT ’ s secure co-manage capability makes it easier for enterprises to monitor GTT SD-WAN services , with intuitive tables , widgets and map views .
“ These provide comprehensive diagnostic visibility of network interfaces including latency , jitter , traffic volume , bandwidth and session utilisation .
“ The new portal feature provides additional functionality for customers to make policy changes without placing an order , resulting in greater control over bandwidth utilisation for optimised application performance as well as over their network security posture .” u
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