Forrester TEI Study Spotlight 2026

This Forrester Consulting Spotlight abstracts the network security findings from a commissioned Total Economic Impact™ study of Cato SASE Platform. Based on interviews with six decision-makers using Cato, combined to form a single composite organization, Forrester examined how consolidating networking and security into one platform improved security posture, reduced operational effort, and lowered security-related costs.

The spotlight follows the full TEI arc: investment drivers for moving to Cato, benefits for security teams, and the investment results Forrester quantified.

Interviewees cited disparate cybersecurity solutions leading to unnecessary risk, lack of automation and integration, capability gaps, labor inefficiencies, team collaboration, and challenges supporting hybrid workers as drivers for change.

What the spotlight found:

• Reduced exposure: 70% reduction in exposure to breach costs for addressable attacks
• Improved productivity: 20% increase in cybersecurity labor productivity through reduced manual effort across administration, monitoring, and response
• Detection and response: Earlier threat detection, fewer false positives, and more effective, automated response actions
• Simplified operations: Less duplicated work and administrative overhead through a single platform and interface
• Financial impact: $2.1M in breach cost savings, $2.0M in labor savings, and $10.6M in licensing and telecom cost savings, with broader outcomes detailed in the full TEI™ study