CATO Networks

JULY 27, 2021

Every year, Gartner issues its annual take on the networking industry, and this year is no different. The just-released Hype Cycle for Enterprise Networking, 2021 and Hype Cycle for Network Security, 2021 provide snapshots of which networking and security technologies are on the rise and which arent.

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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

AUGUST 6, 2023

If youre starting your SASE evaluation journey, Gartner is here to assist. In a new helpful guide, they delineate how organizations can build their SASE strategy and shortlist vendors. Quick Reminder: What is SASE? Step 2: Shortlist Vendors Identify the use cases driving your transition to SASE.

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CATO Networks

JULY 3, 2024

SASE is all about strategically solving business problems. When we started Cato Networks in 2015, we were immersed in skepticism. Can you actually build a cloud network that will replace MPLS circuits with decades of proven reliability? Almost ten years in, one of the things that makes Cato Networks unique is being defiant.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 25, 2024

The concept of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) promised a revolution in network security. Its core intent: to simplify the deployment and consumption of both networking and security functions. Large enterprises with vast resources might enjoy the luxury of direct vendor SASE services.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Converging networking with security is fundamental to creating a robust and resilient IT infrastructure that can withstand the evolving cyber threat landscape. And just as technologies are converging, networking and security teams are increasingly working together.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 1, 2025

For years, organizations have tried to keep up with business needs like modernizing outdated networks, securing hybrid work, expanding operations, moving to the cloud, or even defending against a barrage of sophisticated threats. SASE converges all networking and security capabilities in a single, cloud-native service.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Selecting the right SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) vendor requires a solid project management tool that fosters collaboration between network and IT security teams. Consequently, the selected SASE solution will meet network design, configuration, and security needs essential for project success.

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CATO Networks

JULY 24, 2023

SASE = SD-WAN + SSE. This simple equation has become a staple of SASE marketing and thought leadership. It identifies two elements that underpin SASE , namely the network access technology ( SD-WAN ) and secure internet access ( Security Service Edge (SSE) ). The answer is: a cloud network.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As new trends emerge in both cyber attacks and defenses every year, we have decided to list our predictions for the top network security trends of 2023 and beyond. #1. These play a major role in many cyberattacks as cyber criminals gain access to an organizations network and systems, and expand that reach to exploit resources.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 2, 2021

Understanding the 2021 Strategic Roadmap for SASE Convergence In July 2019, Gartner coined the term Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) to define the next generation of network security technology. SASE solutions acknowledge that modern networks and security challenges are very different from the past.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Of late, theres talk about using multiple vendors to deliver a SASE solution. One would provide the SD-WAN and security, another the global private backbone, and perhaps a third-will deliver remote access. But is that what SASE is all about? The keyword in the original description of SASE is converges.

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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

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This blog post highlights four of the most prominent onesbased on real experiences from Catos manufacturing customersand how SASE helps tackle them head-on. Success 1: Network Security Many machines, systems, and devices in use by manufacturers are vulnerable to cyberattack. Cato is the leader in single-vendor SASE.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Today, Cato Networks introduced Cato IoT/OT Security , the industrys first SASE-native IoT/OT security solution. Cato IoT/OT Security extends SASE-based protection into IoT/OT environments, improving visibility and security while reducing complexity.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As IT leaders look to address the needs of the digital enterprise, significant changes are being pushed onto legacy networking and security teams. When those teams are in lockstep and ready to change, SASE adoption is the logical evolution. For security teams, Gartner has defined a new category, the Security Service Edge (SSE).

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Introduction Since Gartner introduced the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) category in 2019, interest from enterprises has grown substantially. SASE transforms enterprise IT through the convergence of enterprise networking and network security into a single, cloud-native, service.

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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.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 22, 2023

Customer experience isnt just an important aspect of the SASE market, it is its essence. SASE isnt about groundbreaking features. It is about a new way to deliver and consume established networking and security features and to solve, once and for all, the complexity and risks that has been plaguing IT for so long.

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CATO Networks

MAY 19, 2022

Why do you need a SASE RFP? Shopping for a SASE solution isnt as easy as it sounds… SASE is an enterprise networking and security framework that is relatively new to the enterprise IT market (introduced by Gartner in 2019.) So, What Must a SASE RFP Template Include?

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CATO Networks

MARCH 24, 2022

But today, enterprises have more advanced network and security needs , and IT leaders are realizing that SD-WAN doesnt address them. According to Gartner, its SASE (Secure Access Service Edge), an architecture that converges SD-WAN and security point solutions into a unified and cloud-native service.

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CATO Networks

JULY 1, 2024

2024 is expected to be another year of strong growth in the SASE market. DellOro Group predicts the SASE market will surpass $10 billion by the end of the year representing more than a doubling of the total market in three years, according to Mauricio Sanchez, Senior Research Director of DellOro Group. Whats driving this trend?

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 8, 2024

This phenomenon is highly applicable to many IT transformations such as cloud migration and move to hybrid work, but even more so to SASE (Secure Access Service Edge). The Tactical Start The ripple effect of SASE often starts small, typically focused on a single use case like modernizing WAN infrastructure.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

As the first layer of defense protecting endpoints, EPP becomes a necessary beginning of a broader security strategy. The Industrys First SASE-based XDR Has Arrived | Download the eBook SASE-managed EPP: A Better Approach to Endpoint Protection The next evolution of holistic endpoint protection is SASE-managed EPP.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 27, 2023

We just introduced what we believe is a unique application of real-time, deep learning (DL) algorithms to network prevention. The technologies have long played a pivotal role in augmenting Cato’s SASE security and networking capabilities, enabling advanced threat prevention and efficient asset management.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 30, 2023

With the widespread adoption of cloud services and remote work, and the broadening distribution of applications and employees away from traditional corporate locations, organizations require a more flexible and scalable approach to network security. But adoption paths can vary widely. The full report is available free for download.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

SASE sets the design guidelines for the convergence of networking and security as a cloud service. With SASE, enterprises can achieve operational simplicity, reliability, and adaptability. Unsurprisingly, since Gartner defined SASE in 2019, vendors have been repositioning their product offerings as SASE.

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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

MARCH 29, 2020

Those business requirements are dependent on having a network and IT infrastructure that is just as agile and dynamic as the business itself. There is an alternative approach to such scenarios, and it is called a Secure Access Service Edge, or SASE in short. So lets compare the old way with the new.

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CATO Networks

JULY 30, 2024

As each business varies in its data flows and security concerns, this context consists of numerous data feeds, as depicted in figure 1. This includes compliance data, log data, threat intelligence feeds and user and application data captured across the network. The more context, the better the decisions being made.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

For several years now, the network evolution spotlight has been on SD-WAN , and rightfully so. It is the networking equivalent of a killer application that allows companies to use a variety of transport mechanisms besides MPLS and to steer traffic according to business priorities.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 23, 2022

This article provides IT and security professionals with actionable ideas for selecting a robust platform for digital transformation to address the network and security challenges that adversely impact their business. And lets not forget inconsistent security policies that add to your headaches.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Cybersecurity tools and solutions are designed to help companies to achieve this goal of managing enterprise security risk. 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.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 3, 2025

Cato-deployed intrusion prevention system (IPS) signatures in the Cato SASE Cloud Platform block this attack, protecting all Cato-connected edges sites, remote users, and cloud resources. Q2 2024 Cato CTRL SASE Threat Report | Get the Report! Keep devices and servers up to date with the latest security updates.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 29, 2021

A good portion of my day is spent speakingwiththenewsmediaaboutCato and theSASEmarket.Theres aroutinetothese conversations.Manywillgroan over an acronym thats pronounced sassy.Theyll listenbutoftendismissthe area asjustmoreGartnerhype.Formany, SASE seems like another marketing exercise like Big Data or Cloud Computing. And I get that.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 11, 2022

Understanding SASE is tricky because it has no new cool feature. Rather, SASE is an architectural shift that fundamentally changes how common networking and security capabilities are delivered to users, locations, and applications globally. The direction of many SASE vendors is towards a one stop shop.

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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. And for good reason.

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