SASE stands for Secure Access Service Edge, which is a cloud-based security framework that provides secure access to network resources from anywhere. It is a technology used to deliver wide area network (WAN) and security controls as a cloud computing service directly to the source of connection (user, device, etc.). SASE is the convergence of WAN and network security services like CASB, FWaaS, and Zero Trust, into a single, cloud-delivered service model. It is a framework for network architecture that brings cloud and WAN capabilities with network security functions meant to offer enterprises greater agility, stronger and more reliable network performance, deeper and more granular visibility and control across heterogeneous IT environments. SASE requires little to no hardware and uses the widespread connectivity of cloud technology to combine software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) with network security functions. The SASE architecture is architected to provide consistent fast, secure access to any resource from any entity at any location, as opposed to access primarily based on the corporate data center.