DALLAS – Masergy Communications Inc. today announced WAN Encryption, a managed service that protects data end-to-end while in transit for software-defined WAN connectivity between applications and users.

WAN Encryption is the latest addition to Masergy’s robust managed network functions, which includes routers, firewalls, session border controllers and WAN optimization delivered on premise, via software and in the cloud. Masergy’s unique managed encryption solution offers customers the choice of either a hardware-based option or a virtualized network function running on the Masergy Intelligent Bridge (MIB).

WAN Encryption permits enterprises to leverage traffic from both dedicated WAN services and the Internet while maintaining full control over encryption policies and keys. This service is for customers who need to send highly sensitive data over public or private networks with strong encryption and service flexibility.

Organizations can add managed WAN Encryption to Layers 2, 3 or 4 of their networks on a per-application basis. Key features include: