Universal Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
One access policy. Every user, everywhere.
Universal ZTNA lets organizations create a single access policy to enterprise resources based on risk and least-privilege principles.
Verify the device. Every session.
Cato evaluates device posture continuously, at connection and throughout the session.
Retire the VPN. Keep the speed.
Optimized access over Cato's global private backbone gives remote users the same experience as those in the office.
Remote access outgrew the VPN.
Legacy VPN risk
Most ZTNA tools secure only corporate-managed endpoints, leaving unmanaged and BYOD devices on risky VPNs.
Inconsistent access
Access policy that differs by location leaves gaps between office, home, and remote users.
Performance drag
Backhauling remote traffic to a central location for inspection degrades application performance and productivity.
No remote visibility
Teams lack insight into who is connected, from what device and posture, and what they're accessing.
One policy.
Every user, everywhere.
Perimeter VPNs grant too much access and see too little. Cato Universal ZTNA applies identity- and context-based least-privilege access to every user, device, and resource — in the office or remote — under one policy that follows the user everywhere.
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Define one risk-based policy
Control access with identity plus device posture, geography, application risk, and compliance ratings.
Enforce everywhere
Apply the same policy across the global cloud for every user — office, home, or remote.
Optimize and monitor
Deliver optimized access over the private backbone and track every session in one dashboard.
ZTNA to Universal ZTNA
Hybrid work broke the VPN. See how Universal ZTNA applies one consistent policy to every user, device, and location.
Universal Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) Capabilities
Single, risk-based ZTNA policy everywhere
Cato's Universal ZTNA uses a single risk-based policy to control user access to sensitive data using identity and access context.
- One policy by identity and access context
- Factor posture, geography, app risk, and compliance
- Enforced across the global cloud for all users
Continuous device posture evaluation
Cato evaluates connected device posture at connection and throughout the session, restricting access when checks fail.
- Check OS, anti-virus, encryption, firewall, location
- Re-evaluate continuously throughout the session
- Terminate or restrict access on failure
ZTNA for unmanaged devices
Cato's Enterprise Browser Extension extends scalable, granular zero-trust access beyond managed devices — no client install needed.
- Zero-trust access for BYOD and unmanaged devices
- Connect through the existing browser, no client
- Granular policy and cloud-delivered threat prevention
Clientless application access
Cato natively supports browser-based clientless access to private applications for users who can't use the Cato Client.
- Browser-based access to private apps
- Publish apps to a web portal in minutes
- Use your SSO/MFA or Cato's user database
Corporate, BYOD, and wide OS support
The Cato Universal ZTNA client supports Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux — corporate-owned or BYOD.
- Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux
- Central deployment via common MDMs
- Self-service portal for external contractors
Application optimization for consistent UX
Cato's global private backbone delivers optimized access to cloud and on-premises resources from anywhere.
- Global private backbone with QoS
- Same optimized access as in-office users
- No security compromises
Full remote access visibility and control
A dedicated dashboard lets admins monitor remote user connectivity, device posture, and application usage analytics.
- See connected users, location, device, and posture
- Per-user application usage analytics
- One-click filtering for events and policy
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We have one platform, one team, and we're 80% of the way to full Zero Trust. Cato didn't just consolidate our environment-it gave us a future-proof network to build on.
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