Exclusive interview with Xu Jie, product director of DYXnet: DYXnet comprehensively upgrades SASE services to build a new frontier for network security

As mentioned in Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, in the process of "self-realization", after people meet their basic physiological needs, they will have security needs. For enterprises, while implementing innovative models and applications, new network security requirements also come along. As cloud computing and remote work are gradually adopted by enterprises, SASE that adapts to their security protection needs is gradually emerging. According to Gartner statistics, the global SASE market size will reach US$6.6 billion in 2022, and the market size will grow rapidly at a compound annual growth rate of 36% in the next five years. It can be seen that SASE services are in a period of rapid development and have brought new development directions to related cloud network service providers.

Recently, the SASE service track has welcomed another heavyweight player. DYXnet, a subsidiary of Internet technology, officially launched SASE services. In an interview with the reporter of Communication World All Media, Xu Jie, product director of DYXnet, said: "We have noticed that the current customer security subscription needs are increasing. In addition, DYXnet has accumulated certain self-developed capabilities, which can well integrate and balance the original SD-WAN network capabilities and security service capabilities. DYXnet's release of SASE is intended to achieve the upgrade from a 'cloud network' service provider to a 'cloud network security' service provider through its own service transformation."

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Xu Jie, product director of the first-line of Internet Technology, was interviewed by a reporter from Communication World Omnimedia

Strategic upgrading: SASE service is an inevitable step for integrated development

"With the increasing number of scenarios such as enterprises moving to the cloud and remote working, the single networking model and the traditional firewall deployment model in fixed branches of the enterprise can no longer meet the enterprise's multi-scenario access and security needs. Taking into account the cost and security challenges, SASE has gradually become the best practice solution by providing enterprises with unified 'network + security' integrated services," said Xu Jie.

Driven by the new trend, DYXnet, based on its own R&D capabilities, resource advantages and cloud-native technologies, promotes the upgrade of network service architecture to SASE service architecture, and provides customers with a full-stack solution of "cloud network security integration". Xu Jie said: "In terms of network, we have built 200+ POP nodes in 100+ cities, and our service capabilities cover 700+ cities worldwide; in terms of cloud, DYXnet has created OCD edge cloud services, and also cooperates with mainstream public cloud vendors at home and abroad such as Alibaba Cloud, Huawei Cloud, and AWS. In addition, in view of the fact that enterprises are paying more and more attention to network security services, we are promoting POP nodes to support SASE security service chain functions, upgrading them to SASE POP, and providing SASE security services such as ZTNA, SWG, and FWaaS. In the future, we will continue to upgrade and expand SASE service capabilities, create customized network security solutions, and help enterprises build a secure and flexible IT architecture."

Build differentiated advantages and empower in-depth demand scenarios

Xu Jie shared: "Focusing on the vision of transformation and upgrading, whether the launch of new products can resonate with the industry and customers depends on their own unique advantages. In order to build differentiated advantages, Dianxian SASE services have accumulated years of network service practices and experience in deep integration with well-known security vendors. They have four major capabilities: agile delivery, flexible subscription, one-stop management, and refined control."

For agile delivery , DYXnet can build SASE POP in as fast as one hour according to customer needs, helping them obtain security empowerment nearby; for flexible subscription , during the entire service life cycle, customers can subscribe to security and network services on demand for fast and elastic scaling; for one-stop management , DYXnet SD-WAN & SASE management platform helps customers to visually monitor and analyze global network status and security threats; for refined management and control , DYXnet SD-WAN & SASE management platform supports orchestration of security and network policies to match the best network resources and security protection capabilities for different applications.

Not only that, while building its own advantages, DYXnet also extends its advantages to application scenarios, empowers on demand, and has formed three main application scenarios.

For intranet security from headquarters or data centers to branches , enterprises can flexibly build enterprise security intranets through SASE POP. SASE POP's IPS intrusion prevention system can deeply analyze network traffic in real time based on the latest threat protection library, accurately detect and block known malware and intrusion attempts; for enterprise access to the Internet and SaaS services , enterprises can use SASE POP as a unified access exit to converge the attack surface, and SASE POP's SWG capability can block security threats hidden in the Web; for the needs of dispersed remote office workers to access the enterprise network , the first-line zero trust focuses on the identity of the visitor, granting them the minimum operating permissions for applications and data, and auditing factors such as terminal environment and personnel operation behavior in real time to dynamically ensure access security.

Moving towards "cloud, network and security" integration to build a solid security line for enterprises

It is worth noting that in the process of fully upgrading SASE to achieve "cloud network security" integration, First Line redefined and upgraded its products, architecture, delivery models, etc., improved multiple capabilities, and built a solid security line for the enterprise.

The first is to promote the integration of SD-WAN and SASE platform management capabilities. On the existing SD-WAN platform, Dianxian integrates and supports various functions of the SASE security service chain, and flexibly calls the configuration and status of security components through APIs, helping enterprises to finely control the network and security situation through a unified platform.

The second is to promote the upgrading of the capabilities of the entire service delivery team. First Line focuses on cultivating the technical capabilities of security engineers, and through technical certification by relevant security certification agencies and security vendors, it improves its one-stop solution delivery capabilities for "cloud network security" and ensures the delivery of SASE projects from an overall business perspective.

Finally, we built a "NOC+SOC" integrated operation response center. With assets as the core and security incident management as the key process, Dianxian built a three-dimensional network security operation system based on "incident analysis, risk analysis, early warning management and emergency response processing" to provide enterprises with dual network security support.

"From the construction of the relevant capabilities mentioned above to the creation of a full range of 'cloud network security' integrated services promoted by First Line, the ultimate focus is still on services. Unlike professional security vendors who are good at security technology and security solutions, First Line still focuses on providing services. In future development, focusing on SASE services, First Line will cooperate with leading security vendors, integrate their security functions, and give full play to their respective strengths to provide customers with full life cycle services," added Xu Jie.

Go with the flow and embrace the “new blue ocean” of AI technology

Artificial intelligence is developing rapidly. The rise of AIGC and big models has brought more network and security requirements to enterprises. How to better meet customer needs and build its own advantageous services is also what DYXnet has been thinking about.

Xu Jie believes that the opportunities and challenges brought about by the development of AI technology are mainly reflected in two aspects:

One is to meet external customer needs. Xu Jie said that many companies are beginning to adopt AI technology to improve work efficiency, but they are also facing security risks such as data leakage and destruction of large AI models. For such scenarios, companies can achieve in-depth monitoring and protect the security of core data and AI models based on the zero-trust network, IPS and DLP protection capabilities of First-Line SASE.

The second is to enhance the internal capabilities of DYX. Xu Jie further introduced that AI technology is still developing, and DYX will gradually apply it to its services, providing enterprises with intelligent and high-quality "cloud network security" services with intelligent and automated network security strategy orchestration and operation models.

In a race of hundreds of boats, only innovators advance. In a long voyage, only those who collaborate can go far. To paddle the "main channel" of the digital economy, with policies as the guide and industries as the support, promoting the integrated development of "cloud network security" also requires the gathering of industry forces and the joint construction of an industrial development ecosystem. On the occasion of the comprehensive upgrade of SASE services, we hope that Dianxian will continue to move forward in the journey of promoting enterprises to achieve digital transformation, accelerate collaborative innovation, and ultimately achieve efficient interconnection between the "cloud network security" industry.