Fortinet has acquired OPAQ Networks to enhance the firm’s Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) portfolio.
Announced on Monday, the deal is described as a solution to a challenge faced by today’s organizations: a need for “immediate, uninterrupted, and secure access to network and cloud-based resources and data — especially business-critical applications — no matter where their users are located.”
Financial details were not disclosed.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many businesses to rethink their current operations and systems, how their employees work, and whether or not transitions to a work from home model, potentially for the long term, is possible.
