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MPLS, VPN Internet Access, Cloud Networking or SD-WAN? Choose Wisely

CATO Networks

Cloud and SaaS traffic must be first brought from the branch to a secured Internet access point at central location. As such, traditional MPLS architecture find it difficult to offer low latency/high performance access to cloud and SaaS applications and services. Choose Wisely appeared first on Cato Networks.

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KRACK Kills

Akins IT

The KRACK Vulnerability and What It Means for Your Network Recently, a whitepaper was published that demonstrated a design flaw in the 4-way encryption handshake between access point and endpoint. Most commonly, this affects the endpoint (the device connecting to the wireless networks) and not the access point itself.

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The Mobile Access Revolution: Visibility and Performance Remain a Challenge

CATO Networks

If mobile VPN seems a persistent pain in the-you-know-where, youre not alone. During the webinar, we asked participants about their mobile VPN challenges. With SD-WAN appliances, mobile users are still left establishing VPNs back to on-premises firewalls (or concentrators).

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23 Good-To-Know Networking Acronyms and Abbreviations

CATO Networks

SASE SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) converges network and security functionalities into a single cloud-based solution. SASE merges the network optimization capabilities of SD-WAN with a full security stack, including Next Generation Firewall (NGFW), Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and more.

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What is Network Visibility?

CATO Networks

Traditional VPN solutions enable connectivity for mobile and remote employees but do little to enable the same visibility and control possible on-premises. The traffic is then routed on to a local Internet access point or across the WAN to a centralized and secure Internet access point before making its way to its destination in the cloud.

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How Secure is Your SD-WAN?

CATO Networks

Advanced threat protection addresses these risks with various technologies, such as next generation firewall (NGFW) , Secure Web Gateway (SWG) , malware protection , and Intrusion Prevention System (IPS). The most common way to deliver threat protection at a branch is to deploy a local firewall or UTM appliance.

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4 Tangible Reasons for Considering SD-WANs

CATO Networks

Short-term connections can be set up with 4G/LTE and, depending on the service, mobile users can be connected with VPN clients. Security meant protecting the companys central Internet access point and deploying endpoint security on clients. All governed by the same set of routing and security policies used on the backbone.

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