CATO Networks

APRIL 25, 2017

Service insertion refers to the adding of networking services, such as firewalls or load balancers, into the forwarding path of traffic. SD-WANs bring SDN principles of service insertion to the wide area network. Finally, spanning tree loops and other network issues can disrupt the network.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 2, 2017

WAN Transformation: SD-WAN Cost and ROI Analysis Its no secret that traditional wide area networks (WANs) have to change. But cost reductions, in particular, that are often promised with the successor to traditional WANs, software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN), is often misleading.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 17, 2021

You probably know what WAN stands for, but what about all of the other acronyms and abbreviations in the networking world? SASE SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) converges network and security functionalities into a single cloud-based solution. According to Gartner that coined the term, SASE is the future of network security.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The award is given to companies that demonstrate the innovation, vision, and execution to deliver software-based networking tools to support different and unique communities of interest. Congratulations to Cato Networks for receiving a 2017 INTERNET TELEPHONY SD-WAN Excellence Award, said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC.

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CATO Networks

MAY 5, 2016

MPLS cost reduction is the target of the emerging SD-WAN market that is bustling with solutions looking to take the corporate wide area network to a whole new level. MPLS isnt encrypted by default: MPLS relies on the carrier private network for security because the data doesnt flow on the public Internet.

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CATO Networks

MAY 6, 2018

No longer an emerging technology, cloud computing is now used in everything from applications, storage, and networking. SD-WAN is used to connect enterprise networks over large geographic distances more efficiently across any available data transport, such as MPLS, LTE, or broadband.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 5, 2017

Weve been discussing the impact the dissolving perimeter has had on networking and IT. Rather than IT playing this kind of shell game on itself, IT should evaluate WAN architectures holistically and look at the quality of experience, availability, security, cost, agility, manageability, and extensibility of the network.

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Kentik

MAY 16, 2018

More connection density -- 1 million connected mobile devices in less than half of a square mile as compared to around 2K with 4G cellular networks. With the promise of greater performance, network service providers are actively stepping up their testing and trials. Network Monitoring Needs. 5G and SDN Capabilities Intersect.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 7, 2021

There are components of SASE, such as some of the networking features with SD-WAN, that reside on-premises, but everything that can be served from cloud edge should be. SASE is evolving from five contributing security and network segments: software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN), firewall, SWG, CASB and ZTNA.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) have become one of the cornerstones of secure communications over the internet. A Software Defined Wide Area Network can be used to establish connection privacy between sites. The post What are VPN Tunnels and How do They Work appeared first on Cato Networks.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 15, 2018

More and more IT managers are interested in converging SD-WAN with network security and for good reason. An agile, efficient, and ubiquitous security architecture is essential if organizations are to fully transform their networks. Networking and security are fully converged, providing a more scalable, more efficient SD-WAN.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 19, 2018

For the past two years, Cato Networks has led a revolution in enterprise networking: the convergence of software-defined wide area networks ( SD-WAN ) and network security delivered as a single cloud service. Cato was the first company that decided to tackle the convergence of networking and security.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Traditionally, Wide Area Networks (WANs) and network security were loosely coupled entities. Networking teams focussed on the connectivity between locations; security teams focussed on protecting against malware threats and other external or application-layer security issues.

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CATO Networks

JULY 24, 2023

It identifies two elements that underpin SASE , namely the network access technology ( SD-WAN ) and secure internet access ( Security Service Edge (SSE) ). The East-West WAN traffic visibility gap : SASE converges two separate disciplines: the Wide Area Network and Network Security. The answer is: a cloud network.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 20, 2018

MPLS networks have been the standard configuration for enterprise networks for years, providing predictability and availability. Security policies for MPLS based networks need to be managed at each site and the various appliances must be continuously updated and upgraded. Some SD-WAN solutions also provide rudimentary firewalls.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

We, at Cato Networks, are excited to sponsor the 2017 Guide to WAN Architecture & Design. The wide area network (WAN) is a critical and fundamental resource for any business. Using a firewall in the datacenter was simpler to manage, and produced good visibility.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 29, 2018

Weve long touted the benefits of a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) so its encouraging to see that enterprises are increasingly recognizing its value. With the evolution of the cloud, networks directly affect our access to business critical applications, data, social media services, video conferences and more.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 5, 2018

IT organizations are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). Most SD-WAN vendors provide basic security features such as encryption, layer 2 access control, and possibly some basic firewall functionality. To learn more, subscribe to Cato Networks blog.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 5, 2019

SD-WAN certainly provides companies with a lot of flexibility, and one aspect of that flexibility is how to manage the networking solution. Typically, they have the in-house expertise to manage their existing wide area network and feel comfortable adapting to the new technologies of the SD-WAN.

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CATO Networks

JULY 31, 2017

Cato SD-WAN is First to Converge Global Networking and Advanced Security Services Cato introduced today a context-aware Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) as part of its Cato Cloud secure SD-WAN service. Todays users work everywhere and so must their wide area networks.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 12, 2018

The widespread adoption of Software-Defined Wide-Area-Network ( SD-WAN ) in recent years has caused many to wonder whether WAN optimization is still necessary. Bandwidth: Bandwidth limitations are addressed by minimizing the amount of data passed across the network. The technologies are similar.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 25, 2017

Over the past two decades, carriers have built massive global networking platforms that are faithfully serving many enterprises. SD-WAN for the Carrier Network Edge SD-WANs are driven by the explosive growth of Internet traffic and the changes in traffic flows. At a premium cost. And thats not all.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 16, 2018

According to a report from Forrester, 90% of Network Managers are looking to evolve their WAN with a software-defined approach. The Case for Taking Networking and Security to The Cloud Hardware-based infrastructures are being increasingly challenged to adequately address cloud migration and a mobile workforce.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 31, 2023

The EUs Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2), which supersedes the previous directive from 2016, establishes a framework to enhance the security and resilience of network and information systems. In this blog post, we will explore the key steps that companies need to take to achieve NIS2 compliance.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 19, 2017

Align the Network to Business Requirements When organizations purchase computers for employees we try to maximize our investment by aligning device cost and configuration to user function. But for many companies, managing their networks in this way is too expensive and not very scalable. The same is true with malware.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 1, 2017

While SD-WANs are a valuable first step towards evolving the wide area network , they only address a small part of the dissolved enterprise perimeter challenge. Networking, security, and mobility technologies are deployed and operated independently. As such, critical information becomes siloed behind disparate tools.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 23, 2017

The massive hack of Sonys PlayStation Network (PSN) in 2014 was also widely seen as a revenge attack by North Korea against Sony. Ramzan wasnt alone in pointing out what we already know to be the crux of so many of our security problems – networking and security complexity.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WANs) promised to address the high costs, rigidity and limitations of private MPLS services. Internet providers dump packets on peering networks depending on the economic realities, adversely impacting application performance. SD-WANs lack the tools to address those risks.

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NW Kings

JANUARY 30, 2025

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