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Why Application Awareness is Essential for Firewall Security 

CATO Networks

Firewalls – the foundation of an organizations network security strategy – filters network traffic and can enforce an organizations security rules. By limiting the traffic that enters and leaves or enters an organizations network, a firewall can dramatically reduce its vulnerability to data breaches and other cyberattacks.

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What is a Cloud Firewall?

CATO Networks

Cracks are forming at the base of the cloud firewall. The shift to multicloud strategies and the rapid evolution of network-based threats are uncovering weaknesses in cloud firewalls. Instead, many companies are adopting Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) solutions. What is a Cloud Firewall Used For? Enter cloud firewalls.

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Deploying Cato SASE, Step by Step

CATO Networks

Deploying the Cato SASE solution can be both simple and quick if you follow this checklist. Those stakeholders can include members of management, security analysts, network engineers, application owners, and even your external partners (MSPs, VoIP, ISPs, etc.).

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I Need 90 PoPs of SASE…Stat!

CATO Networks

Compounding this challenge is the sheer number of branch offices, connectivity to internal- and cloud-based applications, and all of the disparate point products accumulated over time. If connectivity to the main hospital or data center is lost, access to the applications is also lost.

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The Future of the Firewall is in the Cloud 

CATO Networks

I read with some surprise the interview with Zscalers CEO, Jay Chaudry, in CRN where he stated that the network firewalls will go the way of the mainframe, that the network is just plumbing and that Zscaler proxy overlay architecture will replace it with its application switchboard. The proxy firewalls faded. This is my take.

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What is a UTM Firewall and What Is Beyond It?

CATO Networks

Firewalls Evolve Over the Years Before the UTM, there was the basic firewall. All traffic passed through the firewall for basic inspection of security policies based on network information such as the type of protocol or the source/destination addresses. The same can be said on the application side.

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Network Firewalls Are Still Vital in the Era of the Cloud

CATO Networks

However, network firewalls are still a relevant and vital security solution in the era of the cloud. Additionally, the cloud supports new methods of application development, such as a transition to serverless applications. As a result, network firewalls need to be able to provide protection wherever a device is located.