Every attack leaves a trail across the network, from initial reconnaissance to lateral movement and data exfiltration. That makes the network one of an organization’s richest sources of security intelligence. But visibility is only half the story. Because the network connects every user, device, application, and workload, it is also the natural place to verify identity, apply consistent policy, and contain suspicious activity close to its source. The result is faster detection, stronger enforcement, and a smaller blast radius. So, what does it take to make security an integral part of the network, and where should organizations begin? What is integrated network security? Integrated network security takes security functions that traditionally sat outside the network and embeds them…