As AI becomes embedded across the enterprise, organizations must secure their use of AI while defending against AI-powered threats. These demands are accelerating the move away from fragmented networking and security architectures that are costly, hard to manage, and create security gaps.
Download the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SASE Platforms to understand, in Cato’s view, how the SASE market is evolving and why organizations are increasingly prioritizing platform consolidation.

“Organizations are increasingly standardizing on native platforms to simplify operations, strengthen security, and accelerate AI transformation. As AI becomes embedded across the enterprise, organizations must both secure their use of AI and defend against AI-powered threats, making fragmented architectures increasingly difficult and costly to manage. We believe our recognition as a Leader for the third consecutive year reflects the growing demand for a unified, AI-native platform that brings networking, security, and AI protection together in a single architecture.” – Shlomo Kramer, CEO and Co-Founder Cato Networks
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*Gartner, Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms, By Jonathan Forest ,Andrew Lerner , John Watts ,28 July 2026
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