New times… New Risks…

Re-Thinking Security in the Digital Age

For Smart Cities
By: Ahmad Abou Zaher – Chief Solution Architect, EMEA & APJ

Date: 27-August-2020

1 | © Infoblox Inc. All rights reserved.

Definition of Digital Transformation

At its core, digital transformation is about

applying the use of latest technology to
what we already do – to make things better.

Examples include: Driverless Cars, Smart

Metering, Smart Cities, Uber, AirBnb, NetFlix,
etc …

2 | © Infoblox Inc. All rights reserved.

Why Customers are Embracing Digital Transformation
BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
DRIVERS DRIVERS
Customer Experience SaaS

Entering New Markets Multi-Cloud/SDN

Supply Chain Management Automation/Machine Learning/AI

Employee Productivity SD-WAN

3 | © Infoblox Inc. All rights reserved.

 The Traditional Architecture
• Private Network with
Dedicated WAN circuits to INTERNET
connect Branches to DC Data, Apps, Security

• All traffic backhauled to

DC for Secure Application
Access and Secure BRANCH BRANCH

Internet Access
BRANCH BRANCH
• DDI is centralized in DC Data Center

• Centralized, Perimeter
based security
BRANCH BRANCH

4 | © Infoblox Inc. All rights reserved.

 The New Architecture: Cloud, SaaS, SD-WAN
• Embracing Broadband 4G,
5G, IOT, SaaS, Public Cloud
INTERNET
• SD-WAN for remote locations SaaS Apps
Public Cloud
• No more private network..
Internet is the fabric of the
business
BRANCH BRANCH

SD-WAN SD-WAN
• Moving to NFV and SDN in
the DC BRANCH BRANCH
HEADQUARTERS

• De-centralized infrastructure
SD-WAN SD-WAN
• Need Distributed Networking
and Security BRANCH BRANCH

5 | © Infoblox Inc. All rights reserved.

The Digital Enterprise....
Borderless Attack Surface…
There’s more Mobile

ways in

More
ways out

Branch Office Campus

PoS

Data Center

INTERNET
Remote Office
IoT

6 | © Infoblox Inc. All rights reserved.

WHAT DOES INFOBLOX REALLY DO?

7 | © Infoblox Inc. All rights reserved.

 CORE MARKETS
Infoblox
Portfolio
Overview DDI Security Cloud
DNS | DHCP | IPAM
Deliver business-critical Protect the business in Enable the platform for
network services new threat landscape next-gen data centers
MISSION
Empower organizations PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
to manage continuously
evolving networks simply
and securely.
Network Service & Protocol Strengthen and Optimize Open Extensible Platform
Delivery (DDI) Security Posture
OFFERINGS • Physical & Virtual
• Application Load Balancing • Security visibility and discovery Appliances
Core Network Services, (DTC)
• Detect and block modern • Networking & Security
Cybersecurity, and • Reporting • Network
Visibility and Configuration
malware, data exfiltration Software
• Threat Intelligence Optimization • On-premise or
Cloud Automation Management
As-a-service
• Ecosystem Enrichment, Security
• Network Intelligence
Automation and Orchestration

8 | © Infoblox Inc. All rights reserved. • Infrastructure Protection (ADP)

Enterprise Grade DDI Fingerprint for Smart Cities Infrastructure

DDI

Enterprise Network

Forensic
Database

DHCP
Device IP Address Location
Fingerprint

Device 1

Device 2
10.1.3.5

172.4.6.9
SC-1-D367

TC-2-G341
Authoritative Real-time user/device information
office365
AP 5/ yahoo.com
John 172.4.6.9 MAC Lenovo Win10 Floor 1
VLAN 10 Internalapp.com

9 | © Infoblox Inc. All rights reserved.

 Securing IoT is Key for Digital Economy
Threat Intel
1. Curated threat
intelligence for
DNS and other
Security systems

2. Connection to
Website Request
malicious website
blocked at DNS 1 CnC Request

2 Initial dropper INTERNET

3. If already infected, Malicious Payload
system blocked
from connecting to 3

CnC at DNS
office365
Malware
AP 5/ yahoo.com CnC Server
John 172.4.6.9 MAC Lenovo Win10 Floor 1 Data Ex-filtration
VLAN 10 Internalapp.com
DGA
10 | © Infoblox Inc. All rights reserved.
 Secure DDI Leading Vendor

• US based Vendor (20+ years)

• 8,900+ customers
• 93 from Fortune 100 Infoblox
$351M
+14.2% y/y

”Infoblox accounting for approximately 50% of

India Team Contacts the existing installed base”
Rajeev Sreedhar - rsreedhar@infoblox.com
Sukhminder Sidana - ssidana@infoblox.com
Jiten Pareek - jpareek@infoblox.com
Ahmad Abou Zaher - aabouzaher@infoblox.com
11 | © Infoblox Inc. All rights reserved.
Market Leaders Choose Infoblox
Telecom

Retail

Manufacturing

Media and Internet

Transportation

Government

Life Sciences

Financial Services

Education

Energy

Technology

12 | © Infoblox Inc. All rights reserved.

 Infoblox leverage its authoritative DDI data and user
identity to solve cybersecurity problems by protecting
organization’s data, preventing the spread of malware, and
resolving threats faster and more effectively with most
extensive threat intelligence

Why Using AI and Machine learning capabilities to deliver

advanced Security Analytics adding extra protection with
DNS Security and serving to enhance the performance
and capability of over 30+ other specialist security vendors

Infoblox always has been and continues to be at the

foundation of a healthy and reliable network core services
for over 8,900 customers either in private, public or hybrid
cloud emerging architectures

Infoblox BloxONE platform is purposely built with Cloud

Native Architecture and Cloud Management capabilities to
extend Infoblox SaaS Solutions to deliver Integrated
Network & Security Services towards SASE

13 | © Infoblox Inc. All rights reserved.

14 | © Infoblox Inc. All rights reserved.