As applications move to SaaS and cloud, it makes sense to have your branches connect directly to them via the local internet path. But, by intelligently routing traffic more directly via the internet, you could expose your organization to sophisticated cyberattacks.

While an SD-WAN solution can modernize enterprise networking by centralizing management of your WAN and improve application performance, addressing cybersecurity threats may be left as an afterthought. You need an SD-WAN solution that takes a comprehensive approach to safeguarding the WAN edge.

Citrix has added global cybersecurity leader Check Point Software Technologies to its ecosystem of Citrix Ready partners to enable easy deployment and management of next-generation firewalls within its SD-WAN. Citrix and Check Point today support a joint solution with Citrix SD-WAN and Check Point CloudGuard Connect.

The additional integration with Check Point CloudGuard Edge and Check Point CloudGuard Connect, will further enable distributed organizations to automate and enhance their network and cloud protection in a simple, cost-effective way using Check Point’s industry leading next-generation firewall products.

Unified Management and Control

When you choose Citrix, you get the added benefit of our SD-WAN orchestration service for unified management and control so you can:

  • Streamline provisioning of a wide range of multi-layer security services
  • Build and enforce consistent access control policies based on applications and users across network and cloud
  • Automate provisioning of Check Point CloudGuard Edge on the Citrix SD-WAN 1100 branch appliances, as a virtual network function (VNF)
  • Simplify connections to Check Point CloudGuard Connect service for consistent policy enforcement
  • Apply security zone segmentation to protect users, applications, and data

Securing the WAN Edge: Up Until Now

Your enterprise branch offices are distributed and connecting your users to your workspaces and applications means ensuring your network is secure. You may have all branches going through a VPN back to the data center where your security stack lives. Or, you may have deployed traditional security gateway appliances at each branch office that connects to the internet. Either way, as you transition to the cloud, there are drawbacks with each approach such as:

  • Having important security policies decentralized may make them difficult to manage
  • Cost and time to manage security infrastructure in each branch
  • Negative user experience if the security stack is located too far from users

Securing the WAN Edge: Today and Beyond

Citrix takes a comprehensive approach to safeguarding the WAN edge. We combine our ICSA-certified integrated firewall with solutions like Check Point’s. This multi-layered security approach, in combination with an industry-leading WAN Edge solution, accelerates your transition to the cloud and SaaS and increases agility.

Read more about the joint solution.

Learn More about Citrix and Check Point

Learn more about Citrix SD-WAN and its benefits, and get more details about the Citrix Ready program. For information on Check Point Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Check Point CloudGuard Connect, go to https://www.checkpoint.com/solutions/sd-wan-security/citrix/.