Cato Networks
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Cato Networks delivers a cloud-native SASE platform that converges SD-WAN, a full network security stack, and a global private backbone into a single cloud service. Named a Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for SASE platforms two consecutive years, Cato connects and secures enterprise locations, users, and cloud resources through 85+ global points of presence.
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Ideal Customer
- Cato's sweet spot spans mid-market to large enterprise organizations, typically those with distributed locations, hybrid workforces, and global footprints who are looking to replace fragmented legacy infrastructure (MPLS, VPN concentrators, hardware firewalls) with a single converged platform.
- Customer deployments range from SMBs with as few as 5 users to Fortune 500 enterprises with 50,000–150,000+ employees, with the most common customer profile being companies in the 1,001–5,000 employee range.
Key Differentiators
- Cato's primary architectural differentiator is its Single Pass Cloud Engine (SPACE), which processes all networking and security functions — NGFW, IPS, anti-malware, CASB, DLP, ZTNA — in a single pass without service chaining, eliminating the latency and complexity of stitched-together point solutions.
- Unlike competitors such as Zscaler (which added SD-WAN later) or Palo Alto Prisma (assembled via acquisitions), Cato purpose-built its entire SASE stack on a unified codebase and proprietary global private backbone from day one in 2015, and claims to be the originator of the SASE category.
Industries Served
- Cato Networks serves a broad cross-section of industries including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, technology, pharmaceuticals, media and entertainment, aviation, automotive, education technology, food and beverage, wholesale/distribution/logistics, consumer goods, and construction.
- In healthcare, the platform supports HIPAA-compliant connectivity across distributed clinical sites; in financial services it addresses PCI-DSS and GDPR compliance for distributed offices; and in manufacturing it accelerates M&A site integration and global supply chain connectivity.
Service Coverage
- Cato Networks operates a fully global platform built on a proprietary private backbone of 85+ Points of Presence (PoPs) that connects customers in 150+ countries across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
- Specific PoP cities include London, Frankfurt, Dublin, Dubai, Tokyo, Singapore, São Paulo, Lagos, Johannesburg, and dozens more, with multiple PoPs across the US, Europe, and APAC for redundancy.
Partnerships
- Cato operates as a channel-first company and in 2025 launched its revamped Channel First Partner Program with modular tracks for VARs, MSPs, service providers, distributors, and technology service distributors/agents.
- Major technology integrations include CrowdStrike Falcon (EDR, NG-SIEM, asset visibility — formally partnered in July 2026), Microsoft (Sentinel SIEM, Entra ID/Azure AD, Defender for Endpoint), Okta (SSO/SCIM), ServiceNow (ITSM ticketing), Splunk, and AWS S3/Azure Storage for event forwarding.
Company Size & Ownership
- Cato Networks was founded in 2015 in Tel Aviv, Israel by Shlomo Kramer (co-founder of Check Point and Imperva) and Gur Shatz.
- The company has grown to approximately 2,000 employees as of 2025–2026.
Compliance & Certifications
- Cato holds SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 certifications (independently audited annually), ISO/IEC 27001:2013 (ISMS), ISO/IEC 27017:2015 (cloud security controls), and PCI DSS Service Provider Level 1 certification — notably becoming the first SASE platform vendor to achieve PCI DSS v4.0 compliance in February 2025.
- Additional certifications and attestations include HIPAA, GDPR, TISAX AL3 (automotive industry), BSI C5 (German cloud security), NIST SP 800-53 Rev.
Compiled from public sources by VenSearch · Last researched October 13, 2026
Offerings
7 offeringsCato AI Security
AI security platform that governs and secures all AI interactions across the enterprise, from shadow AI usage to runtime protection of homegrown AI applications and AI agents. Built from the acquisition of Aim Security.
Cato Digital Experience Monitoring
Integrated DEM providing end-to-end visibility into application performance, network quality, and user experience across the entire Cato SASE Cloud. Monitors hop-by-hop path quality and application reachability.
Cato Managed Threat Detection and Response
Managed detection and response service backed by Cato's security research team. Provides continuous threat hunting, incident detection, and guided remediation across the Cato SASE Cloud network and security data lake.
Cato SASE Platform
Converged cloud-native SASE platform that unifies SD-WAN, security, and zero trust access into a single global cloud service. Built on a private backbone of 85+ PoPs with a single-pass cloud engine that applies networking and security policies without service chaining.
Cato SD-WAN
Cloud-native SD-WAN with zero-touch deployment delivered over Cato's global private backbone. Provides optimized routing, last-mile management, application-aware traffic steering, and VoIP session reassignment with 99.999% uptime SLA.
Cato SSE
Cloud-native Secure Service Edge providing secure access to internet, SaaS, and private applications. Includes SWG, FWaaS, CASB, DLP, IPS, anti-malware, DNS security, and remote browser isolation in a converged security stack.
Cato Universal ZTNA
Zero trust network access enforcing a single policy across every user type and location with continuous risk-based verification. Supports ZTNA client, Secure Browser, and Clientless Portal access methods with application-level segmentation.
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