Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), coined by Gartner in 2019, is a solution that blends networking and security into cloud scale architecture that optimizes end user performance and improves security for an organization. With the Zscaler and SD-WAN integration, you can rapidly gain access to cloud-delivered security in minutes. This market leading API automation makes it very fast and agile to deploy and manage the network and security environment of hundreds or even thousands of remote sites.

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), coined by Gartner in 2019, is a solution that blends networking and security into cloud-scale architecture that optimizes end user performance and improves security for an organization. Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) is a secure Internet and web gateway cloud-delivered SASE service that sits between the users and the internet. ZIA will inspect every byte of traffic inline across multiple security techniques providing full protection from web and internet threats. The SASE Lab Series will look to explore the capabilities of the solution to provide you with a "rubber meets road" understanding of these technologies and how SASE can be applied in your company.

This Splunk Observability Cloud lab is a guided, read-only environment designed to teach how Splunk Observability Cloud is used to monitor and troubleshoot modern infrastructure and applications. You will explore a live trial environment that includes Kubernetes clusters with active workloads, on-premises host fleets, and instrumented microservices, then navigate built-in dashboards, APM service views, alert detectors, and the metric catalog. The lab also emphasizes operational workflows, including infrastructure investigation, application performance analysis, and alert triage.

The Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), introduced by Gartner in 2019, is a solution integrating networking and security within a cloud-scale architecture, enhancing end-user performance and bolstering security for organizations. Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) serves as a cloud-delivered SASE service, functioning as a secure Internet and web gateway positioned between users and the Internet. Within ZIA, Zscaler's data protection capabilities offer numerous advantages. These include seamless scalability and global coverage, safeguarding remote workers and branch offices. Utilizing advanced threat intelligence and machine learning, it promptly identifies and addresses breaches. Granular policy controls ensure consistent enforcement of data usage policies, promoting regulatory compliance. Additionally, its integrated security stack simplifies management, enabling IT teams to concentrate on strategic priorities. In essence, ZIA empowers organizations with agile security measures to effectively mitigate risks.

Cisco Secure Firewall/Firepower Management NGFW Sandbox lab is a capability of the Advanced Technology Center (ATC). This is designed to provide an environment to gain hands-on experience with the Cisco Secure Firewall version 7.4. The environment that supports the lab is completely virtual, removing any hardware dependencies associated with physical infrastructure.

WWT's ATC Palo Alto Cortex XDR Proving Ground Lab provides a consolidated solution built around Cortex XDR, the Palo Alto firewall, Windows endpoints and Windows servers to demonstrate how the Cortex XDR Agent protects against threats. The goal of Cortex XDR is to increase the operational efficiency of the security operations center. Cortex XDR accomplishes this by reducing alerts by combining similar events, stitching together logs from different sources and preventing as many threats as possible early in the attack cycle. Cortex XDR goes beyond the traditional EDR approach of using only endpoint data to identify and respond to threats by applying machine learning across all your enterprise, network, cloud and endpoint data. This approach enables you to quickly find and stop targeted attacks, insider abuse and remediate compromised endpoints. Cortex XDR combines functionality from Endpoint Protection, Endpoint Detection and Response, Network Traffic Analysis and User Behavior Analytics into a single console. This lab consists of servers running common applications that include Palo Alto Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR, Palo Alto VM-Series firewall, Active Directory, Windows IIS and SQL server, and several Windows 11 workstations. You will access the environment using a Windows-based jump host from which you can browse web consoles and open RDP/SSH sessions.

This lab is a part of a larger collection of mini challenges designed to provide an environment to gain hands-on experience with the fundamental features of Palo Alto's NGFW solution.

The Check Point SD-WAN lab is a hands-on environment designed to teach how Quantum SD-WAN is configiured over an existing environment that deploys Check Point security gateways . You will explore a distributed topology that includes branch sites with multiple ISP connections, centralized management, and simulated internet and MPLS transport, then configure SD-WAN objects tunnels & monitor various parameters. The lab also emphasizes operational workflows, including policy deployment, validation, & monitoring.