1. SonicWALL Access Security Legacy & Current Themes

2. First, A bit of history The 20 year evolution of aventail

3. The Aventail to SMA transition
1996 Aventail is founded by Evan Kaplan 
2005 Netifice acquires Aventail Managed Services business
2006 Netifice and Megapath merge
2007 SonicWall acquires Aventail
2012 Dell acquires SonicWall
2015 GTT acquires Megapath Managed Services business
2016 SonicWall becomes independent again

4. 20 Years Technology curve
Speed/Performance 
50 Kbps
250 Kbps
2Mbps
200Mbps
GPRS/ 2G 3G
4G/LTE
100MHz
3.2GHz
Dual core 3 GHz
Multi Core 4GHz

5. Evolution of SMA 2003-04 2008-09 2015-16 Key Features
HW/SW Product
Aventail EX750/ EX 1600 / EX2500
CPU GHz
DDR 2GB /1GB/ 512MB
SRA EX6000/ EX7000/ EX9000
CPU- 2GHz/2.1 GHz/ 2X2.4 GHz
DDR – 1GB/2GB/32GB
SMA 6200/7200
CPU - 3GHz, 4 cores
DDR3 - 8GB/16GB
Key Features
SSL VPN Solution
Endpoint Control
Clientless Web-based access
Unified Policy Engine
Remote Access Service
Advanced EPC
Per App VPN
App Access Control
Access Security Solution
Blended Cloud SSO with MFA
Demand Based license pooling
Global Traffic Optimization
Google search engine – birth?(disruptive technologies), security posture with endpoint evolution.
Smartphones
Mobile 3G with HSPA+
BYOD
Telecommuting
Cloud transformation
Mobility
Internet of things
Virtualization
Disruptive trends
Broadband Internet
SSL VPN/Encryption
IT Outsourcing

6. SMA innovation through the Years
First one Terabit Global High Availability Cluster with integrated global traffic management
First SSL VPN solution with global load balancing and pooled licensing
First Application Access Control with digital signature verification of client applications
First VPN deep packet inspection for access control via is SSL VPN
First client device identity access control for mobile devices
First mobile SSL VPN for smartphones
First SSL VPN with Complete End Point Control for Mac Devices
First vendor to deliver the name based routing using access policy resources via its SSL VPN
First to combine the full functionality of an IPSec solution with the flexibility of SSL VPN
First SSL VPN gateway to provide cross-platform End Point Control capabilities
First SSL VPN to Secure PDAs
First Leading SSL VPN with Full Clientless Access from a UNIX Machine
First SSL VPN Solution
1997
2003
2007
2016

7. SMA Feature Maturity Time  End Point Control MDM HTML5
SaaS Applications
CASB
Sandbox
MDM
End Point Control
Native Access
HA Active/Passive
Remote Assist
Context Sharing
Analytics
APIs
Introduction
Growth
Maturity
Decline
HTML5
Multi-tenancy

8. SMA Current Themes

9. SEVEN Core Themes for Access security
Access Control
Superior Security
Global High Availability
Advanced Authentication
Intuitive User Experience
Central Management and Reporting
Extensibility

10. ACCESS CONTROL
ACE Access Control Engine + EPC End Point Control + AAC App Access Control

11. FIPS 140-2 level 2 : ICSA SSL-TLS certified : Suite B
Superior Security
Advanced Ciphers
Cryptography Select
Layer 3 SSL VPN
Security Certifications
Layer 3-7 Application Proxy
Advanced Ciphers Support
Cryptography Support
Layer 3 SSL VPN
THREATS
DETECTION + PROTECTION + PREVENTION
FIPS level 2 : ICSA SSL-TLS certified : Suite B

12. Global High Availability
Scalable
Performance
Global Traffic
Optimization
Global Traffic Optimization (GTO)
Scalable Performance
Dynamic Pooled Licensing
Dynamic High Availability
Dynamic
Licensing
Dynamic
High Availability
G-HA + GTO + DPL

13. Advanced Authentication
Cloud Single Sign On
Multi Factor Authentication
SAML Gatekeeper
Authentication Repositories
Kerberos Constrained Delegation
Smartphones
Tablets
Laptops
SSO with MFA + SAML + LDAP + RADIUS

14. Intuitive User Experience
Clientless Access
User Workplace
Mobile OS Integration
Session Persistence
Secure Network Detection
Single Paine of Glass WorkPLACE Portal

15. Real Time Health and License Consumption Monitoring
Central Management & SONAR MONITORING
Central Management (CMS)
Global Patching
SONAR Monitoring
SIEM Integration
Maintenance Scheduling
User Reporting
SIEM Integration
Scheduler
Real Time Health and License Consumption Monitoring

16. Management and Authentication APIs + Turnkey 3rd Party Integration
Extensibility
Management and Authentication APIs + Turnkey 3rd Party Integration

17. Thank you