Versa Networks Receives Firewall Certification from ICSA Labs

Santa Clara, Calif., June 21, 2016

Versa Networks, a networking and security startup providing next-generation WAN and branch solutions for service providers and enterprises, today announced that Versa FlexVNF has received ICSA Labs firewall certification.

ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon, offers vendor-neutral testing and certification, and tests firewall products against a set of functional and assurance criteria. The criteria requirements define an industry-accepted standard that all products claiming to have firewalling capabilities must attain. The certification validates Versa’s ongoing commitment to addressing the needs of distributed enterprises by delivering technology that meets stringent standards for IT security.

“Versa demonstrated that an approach utilizing virtualized network functions for firewall services can offer enterprise-grade security and performance while at the same time provide elasticity, multi-tenancy and agility that traditional appliance offerings cannot,” said Darrell Long, vice president of products at Versa Networks. “With ICSA Labs’ firewall certification; Versa FlexVNF-based firewalls can now be deployed with assurance across corporate branch offices and SD-WANs, data centers or a service provider’s point of presence (PoP).”

Versa FlexVNF allows service providers and large enterprises to transform the WAN and branch network to achieve unprecedented business advantages. Versa’s software-based approach provides unmatched agility, cost savings and flexibility vs. traditional proprietary network appliances.

For service providers, Versa FlexVNF enables next-generation managed services for software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) and branch security. For enterprises, the software provides carrier-grade solutions for SD-WAN and branch security projects.

Versa VNF solutions are available now. More information visit versanetworks.wpengine.com/products/. To request a demo, please visit the Versa Networks at versanetworks.wpengine.com/request-a-demo/.

About ICSA Labs

ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon, offers third-party testing and certification of security and health IT products, as well as network-connected devices, to measure product compliance, reliability and performance for many of the world’s top security vendors. ICSA Labs is an ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited and 9001:2008 registered organization. ICSA Labs is NVLAP accredited as a Health IT Test Lab and is also an ONC-Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) accredited by ANSI to ISO/IEC Guide 65. Visit http://www.icsalabs.com and http://www.icsalabs.com/blogs for more information.

About Versa Networks

Versa Networks, the leader in SASE, combines extensive security, advanced networking, industry leading SD-WAN, genuine multitenancy, and sophisticated analytics via the cloud, on-premises, or as a blended combination of both to meet SASE requirements for small to extremely large enterprises and Service Providers, and via the simplified Versa Titan cloud service designed for Lean IT. Thousands of customers globally with hundreds of thousands of sites trust Versa with their networks, security, and clouds. Versa Networks is privately held and funded by Sequoia Capital, Mayfield, Artis Ventures, Verizon Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Liberty Global Ventures, Princeville Capital, RPS Ventures and Triangle Peak Partners. For more information, visit https://www.versa-networks.com or follow Versa Networks on Twitter @versanetworks.