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OpenVPN CEO Hosts Webinar: the Convergence of Security and Networking

Francis Dinha and ESG’s John Grady Discuss Modernization Through SASE

On November 1, 2022, OpenVPN founder and CEO Francis Dinha teamed up with John Grady, Senior Analyst with Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), for a panel discussion entitled Network and Security Convergence: Modernization Through SASE. You can view a recording of the entire webinar here.

Who the Webinar is For

Are you a decision-maker in your company’s IT, networking, or cybersecurity departments? Is your organization planning a move to SASE? Or already in the process of moving to SASE? If so, this webinar is for you. 

ESG surveyed and researched hundreds of professionals in your industry to better understand why SASE is being made a priority, how teams are rolling out their SASE strategies, and what to look out for along the way. 

The information in this webinar is valuable for anyone interested in the convergence of security and networking made possible by SASE.

The information in this webinar is valuable for anyone interested in the convergence of security and networking made possible by SASE.

What You Will Learn

During this webinar, Dinha and Grady look at the results of an in-depth survey of 613 cybersecurity, networking, and IT professionals about SASE. Dinha provides his perspective on SASE and ZTNA in the context of CloudConnexa, a cloud-delivered as-a-service solution.

During this webinar, Dinha and Grady look at the results of an in-depth survey of 613 cybersecurity, networking, and IT professionals about SASE.

This sort of quantitative research is ESG’s speciality. The survey is representative of North America and western Europe and included businesses of all sizes across a variety of industries.

Dinha and Grady explore what the survey uncovered about:

  • What’s driving organizations’ interest and move towards SASE. 
  • To what extent organizations are using zero trust network access tools and how this aligns with SASE strategies.
  • The most critical attributes organizations should look for when considering a SASE solution.

About the Panelists

John Grady leads ESG’s network security coverage which includes firewall, secure web gateway, remote access, SASE, and zero trust. He has written for Dark Reading and been quoted in Network World, CSO, e-Week, and Tech Target, among other publications.

Franics Dinha is the founder and CEO of OpenVPN, a provider of next-generation secure and scalable communication services. With over 60 million downloads since 2002, the OpenVPN award-winning open source VPN protocol has established itself as the de facto standard in the networking space. 

Before he founded OpenVPN, Francis was the CEO at Iraq Development and Investment Projects where he played a principal role in architecting a joint venture to win the mobile communication license in Iraq. He has served as an architect and broadband system engineer at Ericsson, where he worked both in the U.S. and Sweden. Francis was also the founder and CTO of PacketStream, a company whose patented technology enabled dynamic Quality of Service provisioning of IP networks. 

Watch the Webinar Now

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to hear about how SASE can impact the future of your organization’s security and networking. Watch our recording of Network and Security Convergence: Modernization Through SASE now.

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