Mammad Mehdiyev, SASE Regional Sales Manager at HPE Aruba Networking

Mammad Mehdiyev, SASE Regional Sales Manager at HPE Aruba Networking, reflects on the transformation of secure access in an era where work is no longer confined to office walls.

In his CxOTrail Executive Interview at GITEX Nigeria 2025, he explained how organizations across #Africa can reduce risk and modernize security through 𝗛𝗣𝗘 𝗔𝗿𝘂𝗯𝗮’𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, combining 𝗦𝗗-𝗪𝗔𝗡 and 𝗦𝗦𝗘 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.

Mehdiyev highlighted five pillars shaping this shift: continuous user identification, authentication, auditing, real-time data inspection, and intelligent access control.

He outlined practical use cases from securing employees and third-party contractors with Zero Trust Network Access to supporting smooth user onboarding during mergers and acquisitions and modernizing the edge through integrated SD-WAN and secure web gateways.