Enterprises individually face the third largest economy of the world after those of the US and China—the cybercrime economy that is growing 15% each year. It was a $3 trillion industry in 2015 and will grow to a $10.5 trillion industry by 2025. The cybercrime economy already costs the real and productive global economy a trillion dollars in damages annually.
Enterprises also face a bewildering range of cybersecurity technology solutions that tackle different layers and areas of the cyberthreat landscape, as well as increasing demands for compliance from regulators, shareholders, and insurance companies while maintaining the performance of the critical business applications.
In response to these major challenges for enterprises worldwide, leading cybersecurity and application assurance technology providers have helped MEF to develop and publish industry standards and drive a new, modular MEF SASE Certification program. Together, these standards and certification program help enterprises maintain application performance and protect business and customer data in the constantly evolving worlds of cybercrime and cybersecurity.
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SASE Certification = SD-WAN Certification + SSE Certification + Zero Trust Certification
MEF’s SASE certification is an aggregate of the certification of the underlying components of one or more of the following:
MEF’s approach to cybersecurity certification of technology solution providers is modular.
Under the unifying umbrella of SASE (Secure Access Service Edge), solution providers can certify their solutions’ effectiveness in the following scorecard categories:
Based on the score achieved, the certifying company achieves a badge displayed on the MEF website.
For more details about the SASE Certification process, see the MEF SASE Certification Specification Sheet for Technology Providers.
CyberRatings.org is a nonprofit organization formed by former executives from NSS Labs to provide transparency through testing.
NSS Labs was an independent analysis and testing company recognized around the world for its fact-based cybersecurity guidance. Vikram Phatak, founder of CyberRatings.org, was CEO of NSS Labs from 2007–2018.
Launched in December 2020, CyberRatings acquired the assets of NSS Labs to jump start its testing program. Initial testing began in a dedicated data center followed by a physical lab now running in Austin, Texas.
CyberRatings proprietary ratings system (similar to Moody’s) provides guidance on products and services capabilities in a language understood by all.
MEF SASE Certification for technologies enables technology suppliers to establish a standards-compliant presence within a federation of automated networks for cybersecurity.
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MEF Certified SASE RFI Template for Enterprises — 2025 Feb
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This RFI template helps enterprise buyers evaluate certified, standards-based Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions that integrate SD-WAN, Zero Trust, and Security Service Edge (SSE) capabilities.