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

JULY 29, 2015

This was the way firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, email security gateways, data loss prevention and other security systems were implemented. An early approach was to use VPN connections into the enterprise. When deploying a security, it was naturally placed at the entry or exit point of the network.

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Network Engineering

AUGUST 19, 2020

WAN > OPNsense (in ESXi)> switch (C3560G) OPNsense is DHCP server Thing is that i would like the switch to deal with the DHCP, to avoid being naked when ESXi needs maintenance. Also need to setup a VPN on OPNsense but will that be possible if 3560 is acting as the DHCP server? dns-server 10.0.0.2 255.255.255.0

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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. ZTNA Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), also called a software-defined perimeter (SDP), is an alternative to Virtual Private Network (VPN) for secure remote access.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 20, 2017

The POC was able to generate the so called Blue Screen of Death on Windows clients that connects into a compromised SMB server. Vulnerabilities in SMB servers should be treated very seriously. If attackers compromise an SMB server in the organization, they can exploit SMB vulnerabilities as part of wider lateral movement.

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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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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 24, 2019

With more assets in the cloud, branch offices were required to send traffic back to the secure Internet gateway in the datacenter. Appliance-based SD-WAN and Internet-based VPN provided an alternative to MPLS, but there were tradeoffs. You can read more about how Paysafe replaced MPLS and Internet VPN with Cato here.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 22, 2022

But, ensuring performance, security and user experience for WFA users with traditional remote-access VPN is mission impossible for IT teams. Step 3: Introduce Security – Deploy functions like NGFW, Web gateways IPS, anti-malware, zero trust as existing applications meet end-of-life or cant scale, or to new edges.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 28, 2022

You have network firewalls, internet gateways, CASB engines, VPN concentrators, anti-malware engines, Intrusion Prevention Systems ( IPS ) and many more. The Cato Solution Weve been talking in metaphors during this article, but lets drop the pretence and start talking directly.

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Kentik

MAY 17, 2021

Internal communications routed over internet gateways and driving up costs. Abandoned gateways and subnets configured with overlapping IP space. And the cloud vendors’ management interfaces don’t make it easy to do simple things like figuring out traffic paths or visualizing traffic going over a VPN. But those days are gone.

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