New Features & Enhancements 

• Socket version 6.0 Features: We are gradually rolling out the Socket update over the next few weeks. Check the Socket version update in the Cato Management Application for details.
• New Cato Networks Knowledge Base: We are introducing a new knowledge portal that combines the Cato Management Online Help and Support articles.
  • The Knowledge Base lets you easily search across all Online Help and Support content. We are re-writing and enhancing the Online Help content and adding new Getting Started content.
  • Single-sign On from the Cato Management Application to the Knowledge Base.
    You can also use the Cato Management Application username and password to log in to the Knowledge Base.
  • Customers can continue to use their Support username and password with this URL: https://catonetworks.zendesk.com/access/normal
• Multihop BGP: Sockets can define a BGP neighbor behind a routed range (even though there are non-BGP routers in between them). Supported from Socket version 5.2 and higher.
• X1500 to X1700 Socket Migration: When you are migrating to the X1700 Socket, you can easily exchange the settings between two physical ports with one click.
• IPsec IKEv2 Enhancement: IPsec IKEv2, is now PCIDSS compliant and supports Diffie Hellman Group 16.

Cato Client Releases

• Windows and MacOS VPN Clients:
  
  • MacOS version 3.0.7 is now available in the App store. Windows version 3.2 is available to Beta users. This new client includes these features:
    
    • Configure Office Connectivity Detection: You can configure the behavior of a VPN client when it is behind a Cato Socket site.
      
      • Limitation: When you configure a VPN user in the Cato Management Application to Never off, then the Disable office connectivity detection feature is not available in the VPN client and the behavior is always to detect office connectivity.
    • VPN Resiliency Enhancement: When moving between networks, the VPN client always connects to the same PoP.

Security Updates

• IPS Signatures:
  
  • CVE-2019-3396 (New)
  • WAF - Malicious URLs (New)
  • IOA - C&C traffic to compromised sites (New)
  • Network Scanner (Enhancement)
  • Web Application scanners (Enhancement)
  • PUP - PCAcceleratePro (New)
  • PUP - JS.Bondat (New)
  • PUP - Raptr (New)
  • Malware - Snojan (New)
  • Malware - SafeGG (New)
• Application Database:
  
  • VMware VSphere Client (New)

Support Tickets Resolved

#18494, #19612, #20072, #20176, #20177, #20387, #20821, #21106, #21223, #21277, #21318, #21345, #21353, #21390, #21438, #21439, #21495, #21581, #21606, #21649, #21675, #21685, #21744, #21826, #21838, #21842, #21855, #21861, #21989, #22028