CATO Networks

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, there has been a lot of confusion around what VPNs can and cannot do. That confusion has led many technologists to choose a VPN solution that may not be well suited for their particular environment. However, that confusion can be quickly eliminated with a little bit of education, especially when it comes to VPN Tunnels.

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CATO Networks

JULY 19, 2023

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. I guess not.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 6, 2018

Firewall as a Service (FwaaS) a firewall delivered as a cloud-based service. Unlike appliance-based firewalls that require management of discrete firewall appliances, FwaaS is a single logical firewall in the cloud that can be accessed from anywhere. Click here for a detailed overview of FwaaS.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The Dutch engineering company had built a global wide area network (WAN) out of MPLS and Internet services connecting 17 locations 14 in Europe and 3 in the Asia Pacific with about 800 mobile and field employees. Mobile security was an issue and another area ignored by MLPS.

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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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NW Kings

JANUARY 4, 2025

Networking Fundamentals and Firewalls After mastering CCNA and CCNP, it’s time to delve into firewalls. Understanding routing (and switching) is essential for configuring firewalls; many modern firewalls also include routing capabilities. Learn Firewall Technologies (Fortigate or Palo Alto).

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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. According to Gartner that coined the term, SASE is the future of network security.

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