CATO Networks

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The WAN landscape is evolving at a rapid pace, driven by demands of cloud, mobility, and globalization. Addressing MPLS Limitations with SD-WAN Capabilities Businesses need a networking solution that aligns with todays dynamic needs. While SD-WAN eliminates limitations of MPLS, not all SD-WAN solutions are created equal.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

What is the ROI on SD-WAN projects? Most enterprises look at SD-WAN as an MPLS alternative , hoping to reduc e their MPLS connectivity costs. But the actual SD-WAN ROI is a mix of hard and soft savi n gs from increasing overall network capacity and availability to a reduc ed operational load of managing and securing the network.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

One of these new innovations technologies is SASE (Secure Access Service Edge). What is SASE? SASE is an enterprise networking and security category that converges network and security technologies into a single, cloud-native service. As a result, SASE is gaining momentum across multiple industries, including manufacturing.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 5, 2021

When those teams are in lockstep and ready to change, SASE adoption is the logical evolution. But what happens when security teams want to modernize their tools and services but networking teams remain committed to legacy SD-WAN or carrier technologies? SASE vs SD-WAN Whats Beyond Security | Download eBook Why Is SSE Important?

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 24, 2023

Ever since Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) was adopted by every significant networking provider and network security vendor, IT leaders have been waiting for a Gartner SASE Magic Quadrant. The industry has seen widely different approaches to whats being marketed as SASE. For example, Zscaler and any number of SD-WAN partners.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 25, 2024

The concept of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) promised a revolution in network security. The Intent Behind SASE SASE is meant to streamline the delivery of network security functions, boosting efficiency and reducing complexity for organizations. However, does the reality really live up to the initial hype?

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CATO Networks

APRIL 14, 2022

The Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is a unique innovation. This is the fundamental promise of SASE. However, SASE is extremely difficult for vendors that start from a pile of point solutions built for on-premises deployment. A true SASE architecture is single pass. For example, traffic processing.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solves many of these challenges. By consolidating networking and security functions into a unified, cloud-native platform, SASE helps reduce complexity, automate routine tasks, and provide comprehensive visibility. This enhances security and alleviates some of the burdens that contribute to IT burnout.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 2, 2023

And while some may deploy SD-WAN to overcome this, it is not suitable for global use cases, something the industry demands. With SASE, manufacturers can overcome the above mentioned challenges that plagues many factories during their digital transformation journey. To support this journey, manufacturers need a new solution: SASE.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In the recent Emerging Technologies and Trends Impact Radar: Communications, 1 Gartner expanded our understanding of what it means to be a SASE platform. 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.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

That is the innovation of SASE. When Gartner defined the market for the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) last year, we had already seen all its networking and security functions on the market. We had SD-WAN and networking. Convergence. We already had firewalls and UTMs. We had mobile access solutions.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 1, 2019

In its recent Hype Cycle for Enterprise Networking, 2019, Gartner recognized Cato Networks as a Sample Vendor in the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) category. Below is the verbatim text of the SASE section from the Gartner report. These needs are radically changing due to the adoption of cloud-based services and edge computing.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 28, 2022

Last December, Network World published a thoughtful guide outlining the questions IT organizations should be asking when evaluating SASE platforms. It was an essential list that should be included in any SASE evaluation. In short, Cato provides all of the core SASE capabilities identified by NWW. If not, where are the gaps?

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CATO Networks

MARCH 15, 2022

WE will offer Catos proven and mature SASE platform to enterprises of all sizes. By leveraging Catos SASE platform, WE can rapidly deploy a wide range of networking and security capabilities across locations, users, and applications to enable customers digital transformation journeys. No capacity planning is needed.

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CATO Networks

JULY 4, 2023

At Cato Networks, we also feel the need for speed, and while were not breaking the sound barrier at 30,000 feet, we did just break the SASE speed barrier (again!). Earlier last month, we announced that Cato reached a new SASE throughput record , achieving 5 Gbps on a single encrypted tunnel with all security inspections fully enabled.

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CATO Networks

JULY 17, 2021

When Gartner introduced Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) in 2019, it caught the market by surprise. Unlike many advancements in technology, SASE wasnt a new networking capability, or an answer to an unsolved security mystery. Why was the SASE architecture such a challenge for them?

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The Future of Security: Do All Roads Lead to SASE? However, a zero trust security strategy is only useful if it can be enforced consistently across an organizations entire corporate WAN without compromising network performance. Zero trust must consistently apply access controls and security policies across the entire corporate WAN.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 7, 2023

Unsolved Remote Access Challenges Continue to Propel SASE in 2023, Finds New Cato Survey By all accounts, 2023 is expected to see strong growth in the SASE market. And Gartner isnt the only one expecting SASE to perform well this year. DellOro expects the SASE market to reach $8 billion in 2023.

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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? Heres a list of the key acronyms to help you keep up with the latest in WAN transformation. SASE SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) converges network and security functionalities into a single cloud-based solution.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 24, 2019

A recent conversation with a WAN engineer got me thinking about how network optimization techniques have changed over the years. Traditional WAN optimization tools do little to help address these challenges, as theyre simply designed to reduce bandwidth consumption. WAN optimization appliances couldnt fix that trombone problem.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 7, 2020

Theyve dubbed this converged architecture SASE, or secure access service edge. SASE moves security out of the legacy datacenter and closer to where users, data and applications reside today. The users traffic is sent to Catos SD-WAN edge device, the Cato Socket, sitting on the local network.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 20, 2022

Get crystal clear on your WAN challenges: Do any of these challenges sound familiar? Youve been told to cut costs Its no secret that MPLS circuits cost a fortune often 3-4x the price of MPLS alternatives (like SD-WAN,) for only a fraction of the bandwidth. Youve decided to look for MPLS alternatives: Do all roads lead to SD-WAN?

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

SASE Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is a cloud-based solution that converges network and security functionalities. According to Gartner (that coined the term), SASE is the future of network security. ZTNA can be deployed as part of a SASE solution to support the remote workforce of the modern distributed enterprise.

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CATO Networks

MAY 24, 2021

Since SASEs introduction, many networking and security vendors have rushed to capitalize on the market by partnering with other providers to include cloud backbones as part of their SASE offerings. But SASE isnt just a bunch of features in appliances managed from the cloud. SD-WAN will not do these things for you.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The Evolution of Remote Access: From VPN to ZTNA to SASE | Watch Now ZTNA as a Core Component of SASE To fully realize the benefits of ZTNA, it is often implemented as part of a broader SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) architecture.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Googles recent announcement of the GCP Network Connectivity Center (NCC) joins other similar services such as Amazons AWS Transit Gateway and Microsofts Azure Virtual WAN. SASE vs SD-WAN – Whats Beyond Security | Download eBook What are we trying to solve? Why Choose Cato’s SASE Cloud?

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Converged Architecture vs. Integration: the first SASE Historically, networking and network security were separate between networking specialists (like Juniper and Cisco) and security specialists (like Check Point and Palo Alto Networks). This, in essence, is the only true SASE architecture.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Implementing Zero Trust with SSE and SASE A globally distributed, cloud-native ZTNA solution can meet the access control requirements of a corporate zero trust security program. Security Service Edge (SSE) and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) are ideally suited to implementing zero trust security for the growing corporate WAN.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 22, 2022

This blog post breaks down the considerations and requirements of strategic change, while comparing two courses of action – transforming early or waiting for the last minute – and proposes a plan for gradual adoption of SASE. This begs the question, how can IT teams adopt SASE without disrupting the business?

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

1 And just this week, for the first time, Gartner included Cato in its “Magic QuadrantTM for Network Firewalls for the FWaaS implementation of a cloud-native SASE architecture, the Cato SASE Cloud. 2 ” What’s Changing for FWaaS What’s behind this change? FWaaS is only one of Cato’s many security services.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 19, 2021

FWAS i s an integral component of a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) networking platform. SASE converges the functions of network and security point solutions into a unified, global cloud-native service. The Cato SASE platform spans more than 6 0 global Points of Presence (PoPs) located in nearly every region of the world.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 10, 2023

This partnership allowed us to enter the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and SSE market fast and be a key part of it as security needs continue to rapidly evolve. Cato Networks is different from the competition because it was built to be a cloud-native SASE solution. You’re already offering SASE, powered by Cato Networks.

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CATO Networks

MAY 18, 2021

When Gartner published its seminal report on SASE (The Future of Network Security Is in the Cloud, August 2019), the analyst firm listed the reduction of complexity and costs as one of the top benefits of SASE. Each day, Cato customers confirm thats the case; there is significant ROI with the simplicity of SASE.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

For example, firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPSs), secure web gateways (SWGs), and other security solutions may decide whether to allow or block traffic based on its contents. Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) provides the ability to perform TLS inspection while minimizing the impacts on network performance and latency.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Edge computing and the distributed cloud both cracked Gartners Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2020 , reminding me of a recent discussion on the challenges enterprises face when securing the modern WAN. Given the sophistication of modern security threats, NGFW appliances are commonplace within modern WANs, and for good reason.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 10, 2023

Achieving Zero Trust with SSE and SASE These two essential capabilities of zero trust access control and session security monitoring are the reason why Security Service Edge (SSE) and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) are ideal for implementing a corporate zero trust program.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 26, 2021

One prominent alternative is Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) platforms with embedded Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) that alleviate the security dangers and other disadvantages of VPN. This is where having ZTNA fully integrated into a Secure Access Service Edge ( SASE ) solution is most beneficial. (Spoiler alert: they do.)

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