CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

AI, IoT, and RPA, for example, are transforming and streamlining the design, production and distribution of products. This blog post highlights four of the most prominent onesbased on real experiences from Catos manufacturing customersand how SASE helps tackle them head-on. Cato is the leader in single-vendor SASE. Industry 4.0

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 31, 2022

With the rise of cloud computing, remote work, and Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile devices, cyber threat actors have many potential targets for their attacks. Universal Protection: The corporate WAN is rapidly expanding and includes on-prem, cloud-based, and remote devices.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 2, 2023

is revolutionizing the manufacturing industry as we are witnessing numerous innovative technologies such as AI, IoT, and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) helping manufacturers enhance their supply chain, logistics and production lines. To support this journey, manufacturers need a new solution: SASE. Industry 4.0

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Of the many options out there, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is ideally suited to supporting all aspects of a corporate cyber risk management program. By consistently enforcing security policies and blocking attacks across the entire corporate WAN, SASE dramatically reduces an organizations cybersecurity risk.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 18, 2020

As SASE becomes more widely adopted in the industry, there are wide discrepancies in the use of the term. In its August 2019 report, The Future of Network Security Is in the Cloud, Gartner saw SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) as creating a single network for the complete enterprise, connecting and securing all edges everywhere.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Some of the main contributors to these challenges include: Evolving Networks: Corporate networks have grown and evolved rapidly in recent years with the adoption of cloud computing, remote work, and Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile devices. The Future of Security: Do All Roads Lead to SASE?

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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. Identities can be associated with people, devices, IoT or edge computing locations.

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CATO Networks

MAY 29, 2023

For example, many organizations are rapidly adopting cloud computing, and the growing maturity of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has the potential to unlock new operational efficiencies. A network transformation project should ensure traffic is intelligently routed over the corporate WAN via high-performance, reliable network connectivity.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Corporate WANs must be capable of efficiently and securely routing traffic between an organizations various network segments. Internet of Things (IoT) Devices IoT devices have the potential to increase an organizations operational efficiency and ability to make data-driven decisions.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Figure 1 – WAN Firewall Policy Using the centralized Cato Management Application (CMA), it is simple to create a policy based on a zero-trust approach. For Cato services, the default way to connect a site to the network is with a zero-touch edge SD-WAN device, known as a Cato Socket. allow IOT devices (e.g.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The Future of Network Security: Do All Roads Lead to SASE? For example, an understanding that a particular type of traffic is associated with Internet of Things (IoT) devices can enable next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) to search for threats common to those devices or block access to the devices from outside of the corporate WAN.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Why remote access should be a collaboration between network & security | White Paper What to Look for in a Network Firewall Many organizations already have network firewalls in place; however, a network firewall designed to secure the perimeter of the corporate LAN is ill-suited to protecting a distributed enterprise WAN.

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CATO Networks

JULY 25, 2023

3 Trends Impacting Networking and Security Forrester identified three converging trends that are influencing the network and security industries: A growing number of cybersecurity breaches complemented by a security skills shortage, remote work as the new reality and MPLS connections being replaced by SD-WAN. Lets delve into each one.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 6, 2021

If youre looking for more incisive perspective on the trend towards merging WAN and security in the cloud, check out Forresters January 21 report, Introducing the Zero Trust Model for Security and Network Services by analysts David Holmes and Andre Kindness. Download a free copy of the new Forrester report here.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 3, 2023

Corporate IT environments are becoming more distributed with the growth of cloud computing, remote sites, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and business use of mobile devices. Securing access to all of the corporate WAN often creates tradeoffs between network performance and security.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 19, 2023

For example, wireless first, IoT segmentation, or network automation. WAN Edge Baselines – Principles for the WAN edge, like redundant connectivity design or optimization of WAN for cloud applications. Campus and Branch Baselines – The organizations guiding principles for campuses and branches.

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CATO Networks

JULY 19, 2023

Enterprises had to maintain their MPLS networks, SD-WANs, and network firewalls and layer on top of them the SWG, CASB, and ZTNA proxies. We created the architecture and category that Gartner would later call SASE declaring it the future of wide-area networking and network security. It is Zscalers proxy approach that is going away.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 4, 2021

merges traditional systems with new digital technologies (IoT, AI, big data, AR, robotics, M2M, real-time analytics, and so on), facilitating automation, agility, and efficiency to create a world of smart manufacturing. The fourth industrial revolution aka Industry 4.0 represents the next phase of innovation in production processes.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Companies are increasingly adopting cloud infrastructure, remote and hybrid work models, and Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile devices. Firewalls can significantly benefit an organization by blocking inbound and WAN-bound attacks before they reach their intended targets.

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CATO Networks

MAY 24, 2023

How does this new paradigm translate into SASE , networking, and security? Other attempts like SD-WAN fared better because the scope of desired outcomes was more limited and the infrastructure more uniform and coherent. ChatGPT provides the fish, Google Search provides the tackles.

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CATO Networks

JULY 28, 2019

Companies are shifting workloads to the cloud, increasing their use of voice and video applications, and adding thousands or even millions of new connections to support IoT devices. From MPLS to Internet and routers to SD-WAN The network of the future will reduce its reliance on MPLS in favor of Internet with SD-WAN.

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