CATO Networks

MAY 16, 2018

SD-WAN adoption is seeing rapid growth as companies look to streamline their WAN infrastructure and move toward more cloud-based applications. Streamlining the network security infrastructure and providing secure Internet access from any location were the top 2 reasons for moving to SD-WAN in 2018.

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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

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The market for SD-WAN has been driven in part by its ability to reduce bandwidth costs and improve the performance of cloud access. Traditionally, Wide Area Networks (WANs) and network security were loosely coupled entities. This amicable live-and-let-live separation falls apart with todays SD-WAN.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Challenge The WAN for J.s company is based on full mesh VPN tunnels over the internet between commercial firewalls. We moved our WAN to Cato because my organizations strategic ERP application was moved to the cloud, and our legacyWAN was too rigid to support that move and meet the project timeline.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 10, 2023

Why remote access should be a collaboration between network & security | White Paper A VPN Cant Provide Zero Trust The rise of remote and hybrid work has made secure remote access a vital capability for many organizations. Without built-in access controls, VPNs cannot enforce zero trusts least privilege access policies.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 5, 2020

Regardless, the WAN became complex, costly and the epitome of lack of agility. 2000s 2010s: Moving to Software-Defined WAN Next came the attempt to fill the gaps created by the limitations of MPLS and the public Internet with SD-WAN. Maintaining such a setup was becoming increasingly difficult. There must be a simpler way.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Key components include SD-WAN, Firewall as a Service (FWaaS), Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA). Deploying SD-WAN that is a part of a single-vendor SASE platform, enables future migration of the security infrastructure into the SSE pillar.

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Packet Pushers

MAY 12, 2021

Today's Day Two Cloud podcast explores essential networking capabilities in Azure, including Virtual WAN, VPN gateways, availability zones, SSL termination options, connecting premises and branch offices to the cloud, and more. Our guest is Pierre Roman, Sr Cloud Ops Advocate at Microsoft. This is not a sponsored episode.

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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. By choosing the best available path, SD-WAN provides better performance and reliability than broadband Internet.

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Kentik

JUNE 27, 2023

Kentik customers move workloads to (and from) multiple clouds, integrate existing hybrid applications with new cloud services, migrate to Virtual WAN to secure private network traffic, and make on-premises data and applications redundant to multiple clouds – or cloud data and applications redundant to the data center.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 20, 2019

Fortunately, cloud-native SD-WAN platforms, like Cato Cloud , enable enterprises to leverage Network as a Service to its full potential. Network as a Service: A crash course With NaaS, many WAN complexities can be abstracted away. Coupled with an SD-WAN appliance some may argue that NaaS can go a long way in replacing MPLS.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 2, 2022

But whats particularly interesting for anyone moving away from a global MPLS network or otherwise looking at WAN transformation is the impact NaaS will have on evolving the enterprise backbone. NaaS offerings may include elements such as network switches, routers, gateways and firewalls. But SASE alone cant replace MPLS.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 8, 2020

Once the VPN on our primary firewall rebooted. Performance and User Experience Mobile and home VPN users often complain about remote access performance even when infrastructure is sized appropriately, thanks to the unpredictability, latency and packet loss inherent in the public Internet core.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 23, 2016

This approach is mostly chosen by companies that dont want to compromise on security and also need WAN access. This can be achieved in two ways:: Establishing a VPN connection to traffic from each location using an appliance. Both VPN and MPLS are not an effective way to exit the internet as it causes the trombone effect.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 1, 2024

However, on the user side, enterprises are grappling with the limitations of VPNs, which were once the go-to solution for secure remote access. The VPN Dilemma VPNs, while effective for basic remote access, often fall short in addressing the evolving security and performance needs of modern enterprises.

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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 7, 2023

Gartner has already predicted in The Top 5 Trends in Enterprise Networking and Why They Matter: A Gartner Trend Insight Report (subscription required) that by 2025, 50% of SD-WAN purchases will be part of a single vendor SASE offering, up from less than 10% in 2021.And Remote users struggle with connecting using legacy VPN software.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 18, 2017

Network and security appliances are still sold; legacy WANs are still deployed. The Cato Cloud replaces your secure web gateways, MPLS backbones, SD-WAN and WAN optimization appliances, Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASBs), and on-premises firewalls, UTM, and VPN appliances. There is just the 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

JUNE 6, 2018

Hybrid Wide-Area Network (Hybrid WAN) a type of wide area network that sends traffic over two or more connection types. See also WAN Latency. It is affected by latency, packet loss and WAN optimization. For a detailed overview of SD-WAN and its benefits for global business, refer to our explainer here.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Traditional VPN solutions enable connectivity for mobile and remote employees but do little to enable the same visibility and control possible on-premises. But what exactly makes cloud-based SD-WAN different? The problem is today enterprise WANs are a mix of MPLS, Internet-based VPNs, mobile users, and cloud services.

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CATO Networks

MAY 24, 2020

It is speculated that the attack on Travelex became possible because the company had failed to patch vulnerable VPN servers. The Cato Approach Here at Cato Networks, we have developed a solution to the security problem of unpatched VPN servers. We also address the shortcomings of VPNs.

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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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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? ip default-gateway 10.0.0.2 255.255.255.0 !

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CATO Networks

JULY 19, 2023

Zscaler offered a secure web gateway (SWG) as a service. It solved an urgent problem – users wanted direct internet access from anywhere without the need to backhaul to corporate VPN concentrators appliances or data center firewalls. This progression created a multibillion-dollar security company.

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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

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 2: Complement MPLS – Deploy SASE where MPLS is unavailable or too expensive, to improve connectivity to WAN applications. The rest of the network and MPLS connections remain unmodified.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 7, 2020

The users traffic is sent to Catos SD-WAN edge device, the Cato Socket, sitting on the local network. Current services include a next-gen firewall/VPN, Secure Web Gateway, Advanced Threat Prevention, Cloud and Mobile Access Protection, and a Managed Threat Detection and Response (MDR) service.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Zero Trust Architecture represents a fundamental shift from traditional castle-and-moat solutions such as Internet-based VPN appliances for remote network access. Remote work is now the norm, critical data flows to and from multiple public clouds, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is common practice, and WAN perimeters are more dynamic than ever.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

During our recent webinar, The 2018 Guide to WAN Architecture and Design , many of you participated in a spot survey and asked some excellent questions. What are the most important drivers for improving your WAN? Which driver is the most important for improving your WAN? Securing branch offices is one major factor.

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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.

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