Network Modernization
MPLS migration to SD-WAN
Cato enables customers to move away from expensive, rigid, and capacity constrained MPLS to a high-capacity and resilient modern network. Using Cato Edge SD-WAN and multiple Internet links, customers boost capacity and improve resiliency for lower cost per Mbps. Customers with a global footprint leverage Cato’s affordable global private backbone to replace global MPLS services to reduce cost, meet service levels, improve performance, and deliver security everywhere. Ultimately, most customers can increase capacity, resiliency, and improve overall network performance and security with the same network spend.
Optimal Global Application Access
Cato leverages a global private backbone with built-in traffic acceleration and optimization to deliver SLA-backed, predictable, and high-performance applications access everywhere. Cato further optimizes access to SaaS applications with a ‘smart egress’ capability. This feature allows customers to define an application-level rule to exit specific application traffic at a designated PoP, closest to the target instance serving their organization. Overall, customers that suffer from poor application access for remote locations and users, can use Cato’s global access optimization to improve access experience for both on-premises and cloud applications.
Hybrid Cloud and Multi-Cloud
Cato easily connects physical and cloud datacenters to the Cato SASE Cloud Platform and optimizes access to public cloud apps. Traffic is inspected by Cato SSE 360 and optimized using Cato’s global private backbone across the “middle mile.” With Cato, customers can eliminate premium cloud connectivity solutions like AWS DirectConnect and Microsoft ExpressRoute.
Security Consolidation
Secure Hybrid Work
Cato extends global networking and security capabilities down to a single user’s laptop, smartphone, or tablet. Using the Cato Client ZTNA capabilities, users establish a secure and optimized connection, through the Cato SASE Cloud Platform, to any application on premises or in the cloud. Cato continuously enforces risk-based application access policies, secures all traffic against threats, and prevents sensitive data loss. The Cato Client includes endpoint protection capabilities using a next generation anti-malware engine to prevent malware infection and share endpoint anomalous behavior data for incident detection and response. Cato’s cloud-scale architecture ensures support for all users working from anywhere.
Secure Direct Internet Access
Cato provides a cloud-native security service edge, Cato SSE 360, converged into the Cato SASE Cloud Platform. By connecting all locations and users to Cato through Cato edge SD-WAN devices and Cato Clients, all WAN, Cloud and Internet traffic is fully protected against threats and sensitive data loss. With Cato, customers can eliminate or avoid the cost and complexity of a mixed environment of Branch firewall, SD-WAN appliances, and point cloud-delivered solutions for internet access.
Secure Application and Data Access
Cato’s CASB and DLP capabilities enable full visibility and control of access to cloud applications and to sensitive data. Cato provides instant risk-based visibility to all cloud application access including “Shadow IT”, and enforces in-line granular policies on sensitive data access from corporate and BYOD devices. Cato leverages SaaS application APIs to extend policies to BYOD devices and data sharing across applications. With Cato, customers can reduce the risk of sensitive data loss and better comply with regulatory requirements.
Incident Detection and Response
Cato delivers a complete Extended Detection and Response (XDR) capability built into the Cato SASE Cloud Platform across the network (NDR) and endpoint (EDR) domains. Cato combines a granular and context-rich data lake created from Cato live traffic and 3rd party data, proven AI/ML-driven Threat Hunting, AI-assisted analyst workbench, and incident response playbooks. Cato’s XDR was extensively battletested by our managed detection and response (MDR) analysts and can now be used to enable partners and customers to build their own in-house SOC capabilities.
Business Transformation
Vendor Consolidation
Cato enables customers to consolidate multiple networking and security products into a single, converged, Cloud-delivered platform. Customers no longer need to integrate, maintain, and troubleshoot multiple product footprints and multiple contract renewals and billing cycles. Using Cato, IT leverages a consistent and autonomous delivery of IT infrastructure capabilities to focus on supporting the business and optimizing the user experience.
Spend Optimization
Cato enables a cash-neutral-to-positive replacement of multiple networking and security point solutions, including MPLS, firewall appliances, VPN solutions, and cloud-based security services. For a similar spend, customers can replace these point solutions with a single platform that fully automates service resiliency, scalability, and security posture, while also optimizing the user experience, enabling IT to focus on strategic business initiatives.
M&A and Geo Expansion
Cato enables seamless expansion of the business through M&A and into new regions. Cato’s cloud-first architecture enforces a consistent security policy and global traffic optimization anywhere, and from any user or enterprise resource. Using Cato’s zero touch and self-service provisioning of a “thin edge” (Cato SD-WAN or Cato Client), customers can rapidly onboard new locations and users into Cato, and provide secure and optimized access to any application on premises or in the cloud.
