CATO Networks

APRIL 25, 2017

MPLS-based services are under pressure from emerging Internet-based solutions. With MPLS revenue streams at risk, the carriers are pursuing a two-prong strategy: augmenting MPLS with Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) and adding value-add services to the core network with Network Function Virtualization (NFV).

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 5, 2021

To put that another way, SSE blends – Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) – Secure web gateway (SWG) – Cloud access security broker (CASB) – Firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS) and more into a single-vendor, cloud-centric, converged service. Running virtual appliances in the cloud is far different from an as-a-service.

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CATO Networks

JULY 4, 2023

Putting this in traditional product category terms, a Cato SPACE includes the capabilities of global route optimization, WAN and cloud access acceleration, and security as a service with next-generation firewall, secure web gateway , next-gen anti-malware, and IPS.

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CATO Networks

JULY 27, 2020

1 Cato was also recognized as Sample Vendor in three other categories including SD-WAN, Firewall as a Service (FWaaS), and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) in the Hype Cycle for Network Security 2020. Writes Gartner, True SASE services are cloud-native dynamically scalable, globally accessible, typically microservices-based and multitenant.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 1, 2019

SASE services will converge a number of disparate network and network security services including SD-WAN , secure web gateway , CASB, software defined perimeter ( zero trust network access ) , DNS protection and firewall as a service. This is a case where software architecture and implementation matters.

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