Why SASE Transforms Security

Dan Maier
By Dan Maier
Chief Marketing Officer, Versa Networks
May 21, 2025

This blog captures a presentation delivered by Versa’s Chief Marketing Officer at RSAC 2025. Presented live at the Versa booth, it outlines why SASE is transforming enterprise security – and how Versa uniquely delivers on that transformation with its unified, AI-powered platform.

BrickStorm Malware: Anatomy of a Stealth Linux Backdoor Targeting Modern Infrastructure

Jayesh Gangadas Patel
By Jayesh Gangadas Patel
Principle Threat Researcher, Versa Networks
February 5, 2026

BrickStorm is a highly stealthy Linux backdoor designed for long-term, targeted cyber-espionage. Brickstorm is closely associated with Cyber Espionage group UNC5221, which is known for exploiting zero-days vulnerability in network edge appliances like Ivanti, F5 and MiTRE breach. Unlike commodity malware, BrickStorm is deployed post-compromise, operates largely in memory, and uses a modular architecture with custom encrypted command-and-control (C2). Its focus on Linux servers, network appliances, and embedded systems reflects a broader trend: attackers increasingly target infrastructure layers where visibility and detection are weakest.

Rethinking 5G for the Enterprise WAN: From Basic Modems to Intelligent Extenders

Rahul Vaidya
By Rahul Vaidya
Director, Product Management
February 5, 2026

The promise of 5G for enterprise WAN is clear. It’s a required connectivity for IT leaders to gain better bandwidth, lower latency and faster branch deployments. It is an important tool for business continuity in the event of unforeseen network failures. As nns accelerate branch expansion, adopt cloud and SaaS applications, and prepare for connectivity to AI workloads, 5G is no longer an option, it is foundational.

‘Secure by Design’ at Versa: One Year of Progress 

Sunil Ravi
By Sunil Ravi
Chief Security Architect, Versa Networks
January 30, 2026

Security is a product decision, not an afterthought. As a further commitment to this principle and as a reflection of our pledge to the CISA Secure by Design goals, over the past year Versa has been putting them into practice across our platform, processes, and programs. Organized below around the seven Secure by Design pledge goals is a summary of the related new capabilities and enhancements we’ve delivered, along with a quick explanation of the importance of the changes.  

From Pathway to Mastery: Elevating Your SSE Adoption Game

Brad LaPorte
By Brad LaPorte

January 15, 2026

Take your Security Service Edge (SSE) strategy to the next level with “From Pathway to Mastery”, the follow-up to “Choose Your Own SSE Adoption Pathway”. This ebook explores advanced strategies for scaling and optimizing key SSE technologies like SWG, CASB, ZTNA, NGFW, and DLP. Learn how to implement the Crawl-Walk-Run framework, future-proof your deployments with AI-driven insights, and align your security posture with evolving business needs. Start your journey to SSE mastery today.

Building Operational Resilience in SSE: How Versa Networks Delivers Business Continuity at Scale 

Anusha Vaidyanathan
By Anusha Vaidyanathan
Sr. Director, Product Management
December 18, 2025

As enterprises embrace hybrid work and cloud-first strategies, Unified SASE’s Security Service Edge (SSE) features have become the backbone of secure connectivity. SSE unifies key capabilities — such as secure web gateway (SWG), cloud access security broker (CASB), zero trust network access (ZTNA), and data loss prevention (DLP) — into a single, cloud-delivered architecture.

React2Shell Vulnerability

Jayesh Gangadas Patel
By Jayesh Gangadas Patel
Principle Threat Researcher, Versa Networks
December 16, 2025

React2Shell Remote Code Execution in React Server Components Vulnerability The bug dubbed as React2Shell, comprising two CVE’s, mainly CVE-2025-55182 and CVE-2025-66478, allows remote unauthenticated users to gain code execution on servers running vulnerable versions of React RSC or Next.JS App Router via single HTTP request. MITRE Tactic ID Technique Name Initial Access T1109 Exploit Public-Facing Application Execution T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Persistence T1505.003 Server Software Component: Web Shell Privilege Escalation T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Defense Evasion T1070.004 Indicator Removal on Host: File Deletion Next.js now powers a massive share of the modern web — millions of production sites,…

Versa Featured as a Gartner Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice for SSE

Michelle Viray
By Michelle Viray

December 11, 2025

At Versa, we take pride in knowing we’ve truly made a difference for our customers. We are deeply invested in products that solve real problems, not just features on a roadmap, but solutions that help real people do their best work. When customers take the time to share how Versa has helped them transform their organizations, it reminds us why we do what we do.

Secure Every Connection: Replacing VPNs with ZTNA to Protect Users, Data, and Applications Everywhere

Dhiraj Sehgal
By Dhiraj Sehgal
Senior Director, Product Marketing
December 11, 2025

How Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) replaces VPNs to secure users, data, and applications across cloud, branch, and remote environments.

SASE on SIM for Private 5G: Expanding Zero Trust, Clientless Connectivity Over Mobile Networks

Chitresh Yadav
By Chitresh Yadav
VP and Global Head of Sales Engineering
December 9, 2025

How Versa delivers SASE on SIM for private 5G, enabling Zero Trust, clientless connectivity, and secure mobile network access for enterprises.

Achieve Zero Blind Spots with Versa’s Complete Branch Security that Protects Guest Wi-Fi and Beyond 

Rajesh Kari
By Rajesh Kari
Director, Product Marketing
December 4, 2025

Branches are surging back in prominence as hubs for users, applications, and a rapidly expanding IoT ecosystem. In this new branch paradigm, Guest Wi-Fi is no longer a convenience. It’s a non-negotiable requirement across retail, healthcare, hospitality, financial services, and much more. Unfortunately, this shift introduces a new mix of unpredictable user behavior, diverse applications, and thousands of devices to the branch infrastructure. This dramatically increases bandwidth demands and expands the attack surface where guest devices can bring malicious files, launch DNS-based threats, enable data exfiltration, or open compliance and privacy gaps. Industry research shows 70% of performance degradation and…


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2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SASE Platforms

Versa has for the third consecutive year been recognized in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms and is one of 11 vendors included in this year's report.