Cato Networks has recently been awarded the prestigious “Product Leadership Award” for 2023 by Frost & Sullivan. This award recognizes Cato’s Cato SSE 360, an essential component of the Cato SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) Cloud platform, as a product that showcases innovation and excellence in the industry.
The Cato SSE 360 is a cloud-native security platform that utilizes the Cato Single Pass Cloud Engine (SPACE) architecture. With this platform, Cato effectively combines multiple security services including SWG (Secure Web Gateway), NGFW (Next-Generation Firewall), IPS (Intrusion Prevention System), NGAM (Next-Generation Anti-Malware), CASB (Cloud Access Security Broker), DLP (Data Loss Prevention), RBI (Real-time Behavior Inspection), and ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access).
One of the key advantages of the Cato SSE 360 is its ability to provide total visibility, optimization, and control of all traffic in all directions. This means that enterprises utilizing this platform can have a comprehensive view of their network traffic while also maintaining complete control over it. Furthermore, the Cato SSE 360 offers a seamless migration path to a full SASE transformation, enabling enterprises to adapt and evolve their network security strategies as needed.
Toph Whitmore, the Industry Director for the Cybersecurity Practice at Frost & Sullivan, commended Cato Networks for its innovation and ambition. Whitmore highlighted the company’s unique global cloud-networking infrastructure, which combines the SSE architecture with a global private backbone. This approach ensures end-to-end security and connectivity for customers who require secure cloud-edge-delivered security and cloud-networking capabilities. It is for these reasons that Cato Networks received the Product Leadership Award in the SSE market space.
Cato Networks’ global architecture is optimized for optimal performance, and the company understands that speed of connection is a crucial factor for enterprises adopting SSE. Operating in 81 points of presence (PoPs) worldwide, Cato Networks ensures the delivery of its SSE services through its owned and operated infrastructure, which is collocated in Tier-4 data centers. This infrastructure allows Cato to deliver enhanced performance and speed to its customers. In addition, Cato Networks can deploy new SSE PoPs in a matter of days, contributing to its competitive advantage in the market.
According to Whitmore, Cato Networks’ SSE platform stands out due to its integration and consistency. Unlike other solutions that are created by acquiring and patching together disparate parts, the Cato SSE 360 is built from the ground up to provide a seamless and unified experience. This approach allows Cato Networks to offer complete control and security for all connections within the customer’s network, from endpoints to cloud-edge-delivered SSE security to the ultimate destination.
Eyal Webber-Zvik, Vice President of Product Marketing and Strategic Alliances at Cato Networks, expressed gratitude for the recognition from Frost & Sullivan. He acknowledged the limitations of traditional SSE architectures and emphasized the need for a single architecture that provides visibility and control over all traffic from all endpoints. The Cato SSE 360 is the first solution to meet this challenge, offering enterprises comprehensive security and networking capabilities in a unified platform.
Cato Networks’ receipt of the Product Leadership Award from Frost & Sullivan reinforces the company’s position as a leader in the Security Service Edge industry. With its innovative approach to network security and performance optimization, Cato continues to pave the way for enterprises seeking a holistic and reliable SASE solution.