Articles from Versa Networks, Inc.

Fal.Con 2025 – Versa, the global leader in Universal Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced new integrations with the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform at Fal.Con 2025. Now available in the CrowdStrike Marketplace, the integrations – including support for Falcon® Next-Gen SIEM – help customers strengthen Zero Trust access and give security operations center (SOC) teams unified endpoint and network visibility to detect and stop threats.

Versa, the global leader in Universal Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced that Versa Sovereign SASE is powering Swisscom’s newly launched beem, a converged networking and cybersecurity solution operated entirely within Swisscom’s infrastructure. This marks the debut of the world’s first telco-delivered, network-embedded SASE solution designed specifically for businesses of all sizes. beem unites security, data sovereignty, and internet connectivity into one seamless offering.

Versa, the global leader in Universal Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced that 14 customers and partners have been named winners of the first annual Versa Vision Awards.

Versa, the global leader in Universal Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced it has been recognized in the just-released 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge (SSE) report 1, which provides evaluations of nine enterprise network security services across multiple criteria. Versa is one of only three SASE vendors to be recognized in the Gartner Magic Quadrants for Single-Vendor SASE2, SD-WAN3, and Security Service Edge.

Versa, the global leader in Universal Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced that GigaOm, a leading technology research firm, has rated the VersaONE Universal SASE Platform as an industry Leader and Outperformer in its annual GigaOm Radar Report for Security Service Edge (SSE). The report evaluated 19 leading security vendors and classified them as industry Leaders, Challengers, or New Entrants based on a scoring of each vendor’s offering.

Versa, the global leader in Universal Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced the release of its Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server – a powerful new utility designed to help customers integrate their Agentic AI tools and platforms with the VersaONE Universal SASE Platform for improved visibility, faster incident resolution, and greater operational efficiency.

Versa, the global leader in Universal Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced that the Versa Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) received a Recommended rating, the highest rating given by CyberRatings.org. In the Q1 2025 Cloud Network Firewall comparative report, Versa achieved an overall security effectiveness score of 99.90% while demonstrating the fastest rated throughput, the highest HTTPS traffic processing capacity, and the lowest price per Mbps processed among all recommended vendors.

Versa, the global leader in Universal Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced the general commercial availability of Versa Sovereign SASE™, uniquely allowing enterprises, governments, and service providers to deploy customized networking and security services directly from their own infrastructure in a “do-it-yourself” model. This first-of-its-kind approach addresses the growing demand for greater control amidst evolving data privacy regulations, heightened security threats, and challenges posed by reliance on third-party SaaS infrastructure.

Versa, the global leader in Universal Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced that it has been recognized by multiple industry awards programs over the past few months for its AI, cybersecurity and network security technology leadership.

Versa, the global leader in Universal Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced that it has been ranked highest in the Large Hybrid WAN Use Case for the fifth consecutive year, as published in the 2024 Gartner Critical Capabilities for SD-WAN report. This use case is “for larger organizations with more than 100 sites that operate a hybrid environment with branch locations connecting to both on-premises data centers as well as cloud workloads”.

Versa Networks, the global leader in AI/ML-powered Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced that Versa Zero Trust Everywhere™ has won both a coveted Global InfoSec Award from Cyber Defense Magazine during RSA Conference 2024 and a 2024 The GOVIES Government Security Award from Security Today. These awards exemplify Versa’s innovation leadership for extending Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) beyond remote workers to those located in campus and branch offices.

Versa Networks, the global leader in AI/ML-powered Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN), today announced it is recognized in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge (SSE) which will help buyers evaluate 10 key vendors, ideally in the context of a SASE strategy and long before contracts are due for renewal. Versa is one of only three SASE vendors to be recognized in Gartner Magic Quadrants for Single-Vendor SASE, SD-WAN, and Security Service Edge.

Versa Networks, the global leader in AI/ML-powered Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN), today announced that it has been awarded a National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) Common Criteria certificate. The Versa Operating System (VOS), along with Versa Director and Versa Analytics, have been certified as a Distributed Target of Evaluation (TOE) against the NIAP-approved Protection Profiles for Network Devices (NDcPP), Stateful Traffic Filtering Firewall (FFW), Intrusion Detection and Inspection (IPS), and Virtual Private Network Gateways (VPNGW).

Versa Networks, the global leader in AI/ML-powered Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN), today announced Versa Secure SD-LAN – the industry’s first software-defined branch and campus Local Area Network (LAN) solution to deliver Zero Trust and IoT Security natively at the LAN Edge. This software-defined approach makes campus and branch networks more agile and integrated, and Zero Trust improves the security posture.

Versa Networks, the global leader in AI/ML powered Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced a set of enhancements to VersaAI™ that includes new embedded generative AI capabilities to identify malicious behaviors in real time, secure generative AI tools, and enhance network and security operational excellence. These capabilities are powered by a shared set of fine-tuned AI/ML engines natively integrated into the Versa Unified SASE platform and used across its product portfolio.

Versa Networks, the recognized leader of single-vendor Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced it will demonstrate the latest in Unified SASE security and networking services at Black Hat USA 2023 next week. The company’s security and networking experts will be available during the event to meet with attendees and discuss the latest in applying tightly integrated SASE services to solve their complex secure networking needs.

Versa Networks, the recognized leader of single-vendor Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has awarded Versa SASE the 2023 Product of the Year Award, presented by Cloud Computing Magazine.

Versa Networks, the recognized leader of single-vendor Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced that it has been ranked as the Unified SASE market share leader for the second year in a row, according to the Dell’Oro Group 4Q22 SASE and SD-WAN Quarterly Report published this month. Dell’Oro Group is the trusted source of market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center infrastructure industries.

Versa Networks, the recognized secure access service edge (SASE) leader, today announced that its industry-leading SD-WAN solution, a key service of Versa SASE, has earned the 2022 INTERNET TELEPHONY SD-WAN Product of the Year Award.

Versa Networks, the recognized secure access service edge (SASE) leader, today announced it will host its inaugural user conference “Versatility,” being held April 27 – 28, 2022, in Santa Clara, Calif. Registration is now open for the event offering two full days of more than 25 keynote and breakout sessions led by leading cybersecurity experts, visionaries and end-user practitioners.

Versa Networks, a SaaS company and the leader in secure access service edge (SASE), today announced that it has been named a “Hot Startup to Watch” in Startup50’s 2021 Big50 Startup Report. The 2021 Big50 Startup Report spotlights 50 high-upside startups that have gained a foothold in fast-growth tech sectors.

Versa Networks, the leader in SASE, today announced that Versa SASE has been awarded the 2021 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award. These awards honor exceptional products and services that facilitate voice, data and video communications that were brought to market or greatly improved upon in the past 12 months.

Versa Networks, the leader in SASE, today announced that it has raised $84 million in a Series D funding round, bringing the company’s total amount raised in funding to $196 million. The funding round was co-led by investors Princeville Capital and RPS Ventures, with additional participation from existing investors, including Sequoia Capital. This new round of funding will enable Versa to introduce new go-to-market strategies, launch new sales and partner enablement initiatives, and address new markets to further cement its leadership position in the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) market.

Versa Networks, the leader in SASE, today announced that The Globee® Awards, organizers of the world’s premier business awards programs and business ranking lists, has named Versa as a winner in the 16th Annual IT World Awards® program. These prestigious global awards recognize information technology and cyber security vendors with advanced, ground-breaking products, solutions, and services that are helping set the bar higher for others in all areas of technology and cyber security. Versa was honored in the Hot Company of the Year – Security Cloud/SaaS awards category.

Versa Networks, the leader in SASE, today announced that it has earned the Global InfoSec Award from Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine. After an independent review, the awards program’s judging panel of esteemed security professionals recognized Versa SASE in the Most Innovative in Security Software awards category.

Versa Networks, the leader in SASE, today announced that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named the Versa SASE Secure Access work-from-home (WFH) solution as a 2021 Product of the Year winner, as presented by Cloud Computing Magazine.