IPsec VPNs

Unlike traditional IPsec VPNs, next generation IPsec VPNs are able to protect data as it travels over networks while maintaining the any-to-any connectivity and low latency performance required by modern applications. Next generation IPsec VPNs are also much easier to install and maintain than their predecessors. They offer greater flexibility with regards to group encryption and policy creation, and offer equal or better security (due to less complexity) at a much lower total cost of ownership.

Next Generation IPsec VPN

If you are like most networking or security professionals who have looked at securing your data with traditional IPsec VPNs, you have likely discovered that they can be difficult to set up and manage, especially for large deployments. Traditional IPsec VPNs can also add unacceptable latency to application performance, impair router and switch throughput and can result in massive packet loss during site failovers.

Today’s business models rely on high-speed applications that require any-to-any connectivity. To support these applications, today’s networks are architected to provide high speed, low latency connectivity with highly available connections. This allows business professionals to access applications and data from data centers, server farms or private clouds with the same ease, timeliness and reliability as if they were located in the same building.

However, today’s businesses are forced to contend with the growing threats of cyber crime and data theft. The reality is that companies must now add data security to their list of network requirements. Unfortunately, IPsec VPNs (the primary technology used for network data protection) were developed in the late 1990’s- when networks were made up of simple point-to-point connections.

Using traditional IPsec VPNs to secure today’s dynamic networks forces you to “devolve” your network from an intelligent any-to-any business tool, to a collection of point-to-point tunnels.

The good news is that the next generation of IPsec VPNs is finally here! Through the use of Group Encryption, this advanced method of enabling data protection maintains all that was good about IPsec VPNs- but without the hassles and performance compromises of tunnels.

This unique capability allows next generation IPsec VPNs to operate transparently over any topology without impacting application performance or network infrastructure. In fact, because next generation IPsec VPNs decouple security from the routed infrastructure, your network performance may even improve!

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