CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Network performance, security, and redundancy all became major issues as AdRoll grew, prompting Dunne to search for a VPN alternative. What struck me most about AdRolls use case was that it was a microcosm for the issues so many enterprises face with VPN. Often, VPNs makes sense at a small scale or for one-off applications.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 4, 2018

Enterprise networking is moving from traditional hub-and-spoke WAN architectures to infrastructure that must support the migration of critical applications to the cloud. ” Many businesses today are expanding globally, relying on data and applications in the cloud, and are driven by an increasingly mobile workforce.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 10, 2023

In addition to security applications, this data can also provide insight into how corporate IT assets are being used and inform infrastructure design and investment. VPNs are a well-established remote access solution, and many organizations turned to them to support their remote employees.

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Kentik

MARCH 19, 2020

When more of the workforce shifts to working remotely, it puts new and different strains on the infrastructure across different parts of the network, especially where VPN gateways connect to the network edge. More advanced VPNs can do this by application type. The richest data sources are from the VPN devices or firewalls.

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Kentik

APRIL 15, 2020

Enterprises adopting SD-WAN are driven by key factors such as WAN cost savings, application performance improvement, management and operation simplification, and more. Discovering what applications are running between sites, the internet, and to the data center. Best practices include: Baselining traffic bandwidths.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

User complaints about slow VPN access have been with us forever. Mobile users struggle to gain global access to business applications using legacy mobile VPN clients. The need to force all traffic through a physical chokepoint, a datacenter firewall, impacts performance and the user experience.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 8, 2020

Theyll be on the network every workday for hours accessing enterprise applications, files, and data. Once the VPN on our primary firewall rebooted. Many newer users also find themselves struggling with unfamiliar VPN client software, passwords, and connections to multiple cloud services.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Withenterprisesmigrating to the cloud andadoptinga work-from-anywhere model,BCPtoday must also include continual access to cloud applications and support for remote users. Yet, the traditional network architecture (MPLS connectivity, VPN servers, etc.) wasnt built with cloud services and remote users in mind.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

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. The problem will only grow as companies shift their datacenters and applications to the cloud. See this case study to learn more about the AdRoll implementation.)

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 18, 2017

Before Shlomo and Gur cofounded Cato, Shlomo cofounded Check Point Software, creator of the first commercial firewall. Their mission was clear: secure the resources inside the firewall from the wily and dangerous world outside of the firewall. Back then life was much simpler for networking and security professionals.

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CATO Networks

JULY 29, 2015

This was the way firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, email security gateways, data loss prevention and other security systems were implemented. There are two big forces that are pressuring this approach to network security: the use of public Cloud applications and the mobile workforce. How did enterprises deal with this issue?

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VPN Email Cloud Firewall 52

CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Weve all heard of AV and VPN, but there are many more cybersecurity-related acronyms and abbreviations that are worth taking note of. Cato SSE 360 | Get the White Paper CASB Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) sits between cloud applications and users. According to Gartner (that coined the term), SASE is the future of network security.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 23, 2016

The company serves up traditional security platforms – next-generation firewalling, URL filtering, application control, and VPN access in its cloud. Kramers track record and the growing popularity of cloud-based security services gives Cato a seat in a hot market.

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NW Kings

JANUARY 14, 2025

Strata Strata is the central firewall product of Palo Alto Networks. These firewalls are specifically designed for installation in different environments like data centers, hybrid cloud setups, and remote branches. Prisma Prisma is a cloud security solution that is aimed at delivering security to cloud-based applications and data.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 14, 2018

Paysafe decided to replace its mix of MPLS and Internet-based VPN with Cato Cloud to create a single converged network. For a fraction of the price, the Cato Cloud solution improved in performance compared to the Internet VPNs and is on par with MPLS. Although drastically cutting costs, application delivery actually improved.

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WAN MPLS VPN Firewall 52

Kentik

APRIL 4, 2023

Much the way containerization and cloud computing called for the advent of site reliability engineers (SREs) in application development, the complexity of cloud networks has led to the rise of network reliability engineers (NREs). Top talkers are often the cause of outages for application stacks.

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Akins IT

JUNE 5, 2019

front-end web server, application, database) and then segmented and secured using network security groups. The VNG acts as a public gateway for site-to-site connectivity using IPSEC VPN tunneling. The subnets provide network segmentation like that of an o n-prem infrastructure utilizing VLANs.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

company is based on full mesh VPN tunnels over the internet between commercial firewalls. Connecting to the SAP HEC instance was enabled using 2 IPSEC tunnels, so a full mesh configuration was only possible by deploying a new firewall cluster in the SAP HEC datacenter. Challenge The WAN for J.s It just works.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 1, 2024

However, on the user side, enterprises are grappling with the limitations of VPNs, which were once the go-to solution for secure remote access. The VPN Dilemma VPNs, while effective for basic remote access, often fall short in addressing the evolving security and performance needs of modern enterprises.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 6, 2018

Networking Glossary BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) The practice of employees using their personal mobile devices to do their jobs, typically requiring connection to enterprise networks and accessing enterprise data and cloud applications. Firewall as a Service (FwaaS) a firewall delivered as a cloud-based service.

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NW Kings

JANUARY 4, 2025

Although the material may (seem) dense at times, it becomes clearer with practical application. Networking Fundamentals and Firewalls After mastering CCNA and CCNP, it’s time to delve into firewalls. It’s vital to understand (1) IPsec and VPN technologies thoroughlythese are often covered (in) firewall training.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Despite the relatively high costs, MPLS can deliver SLA-backed performance required for todays applications. Myth 2: The Entire Network Needs to be Built with MPLS Businesses have embraced cloud applications for ease of access and lower costs. Many MPLS customers today add VPN encryption to secure the network.

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WAN MPLS VPN Internet 52

CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Gone are the days when it was simple and effective to connect remote sites with a perimeter firewall, or backhaul traffic to a datacenter to keep companies secure and functional. The way business gets done today requires on-demand access to various company locations, and business applications both inside local datacenters and in the Cloud.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Internet access was centralized in the datacenter for its Dutch sites; the Romanian office had its own firewall and Internet breakout. Three Asia Pacific locations established virtual private network (VPN) tunnels across direct Internet access (DIA) connections to the Amsterdam datacenter.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Enterprise Solutions for Secure Remote Access There are three primary enterprise-grade solutions that businesses use today for secure remote access: Virtual Private Network (VPN); Zero Trust Network Access ( ZTNA ); and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE). VPNs provide point-to-point connectivity.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 11, 2021

Many companies that already offered VPN services to a small group of remote workers scurried to extend those capabilities to the much larger workforce sequestering at home. With a VPN, all communication between the user and the VPN is encrypted. Stolen VPN credentials have been implicated in several high-profile data breaches.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 18, 2023

Companies looking to provide secure remote access to their off-site employees have largely chosen to expand their existing virtual private network (VPN) deployments. VPNs are ill-suited to meeting modern business needs and will only become less so in the future. Moving Beyond the VPN A remote access VPN is a thing of the past.

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VPN SASE Encryption Network 52

CATO Networks

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Bye, bye VPN. I dont know about you but Ive never liked my mobile VPN. The Cato mobile client works faster than any VPN Ive experienced. I was quickly able to see which user, what application and what type of traffic was responsible for this massive slowdown and, politely, get him to stop. Keeping tabs on security.

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CATO Networks

JULY 29, 2018

The appliance form factor including the cost of hardware, software, and expert staff to maintain it is a burden which SD-WAN eliminates with Firewall as a Service (FWaaS). They connected and secured traffic between stores with an Internet-based, virtual private network (VPN).

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CATO Networks

JUNE 16, 2020

Remote Workers Need Network Access Comparable to In-Office Workers To accommodate the sudden surge of home-based workers, network managers might have ordered a slew of new VPN licenses, and maybe even a larger firewall or VPN appliance, to connect people to the corporate network.

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VPN Firewall Internet Application 40

CATO Networks

OCTOBER 30, 2023

With the widespread adoption of cloud services and remote work, and the broadening distribution of applications and employees away from traditional corporate locations, organizations require a more flexible and scalable approach to network security. Others are vexed by the cost, poor security, and limited scalability of VPN infrastructure.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 17, 2021

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. Traffic sent over the VPN acts as if the remote device is directly connected to the network with full access to corporate resources.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 19, 2018

Born alongside the expensive MPLS data service, WAN optimization appliances allowed organizations to squeeze more bandwidth out of thin pipes through compression and deduplication, as well as prioritizing traffic of loss-sensitive applications such as remote desktops. All policies are managed within Catos management application.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 23, 2020

At the same time this unprecedented shift to remote work is occurring, businesses are realizing traditional enterprise remote access solutions, like Internet-based VPN, often arent capable of addressing all the needs of large-scale work from home. As a result, user experience and productivity can suffer. Lets take a look.

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Akins IT

APRIL 16, 2018

FortiClient with FortiGate / FortiClient EMS Combined with a FortiGate firewall, FortiClient can also be used as an IPSec / SSL VPN client along with a NAC-like enforcement of endpoints when FortiGate telemetry is enabled. With the combination of all three components, FortiClient shines as a comprehensive endpoint security solution.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Under this model, insiders connected directly or via a VPN are granted unrestricted access to corporate networks, systems, and applications. Due to the limitations of VPNs, the focus of zero trust discussions is often on controlling users access to corporate resources.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Networking teams focussed on the connectivity between locations; security teams focussed on protecting against malware threats and other external or application-layer security issues. The most common way to deliver threat protection at a branch is to deploy a local firewall or UTM appliance.

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