New Features & Enhancements

• New Ordered Firewall:  
• The new unified firewall uses ordered rules including: access, applications, and URLs. It also lets you create custom global categories and generate events for allowed traffic.  
• Watch the video tutorial, and read about: the WAN Firewall, the Internet Firewall, and the migration process. 
• When you are ready to migrate to the new ordered firewalls, contact Cato Tech Support.  
• Enhanced Connection Resiliency: Infrastructure enhancement for Cato PoPs to better manage long connections (such as VoIP and backups) and provide resiliency for last-mile or Socket issues.
• New Redirect Block/Prompt Web Pages: We’ve updated to the block and prompt web pages to the new branding. 

Cato Client Releases

• Android VPN Client: In the next few days, the newest version of the Android VPN client (2.5.0.0) will be available in the Google Play store and includes support for Single Sign-on (SSO) authentication.

PoP Announcement

• Manila, Philippines: A new Cato PoP will shortly become available in Manila.

Security Updates

• IPS Signatures:  
• Malware – Smoke Loader (New)  
• Malware – Black Squid (New)  
• Malware – Ice Fog (New)  
• IOA – Jenkins (New)  
• PuP – Hoho Search (New) 
• Application Database:
• Psiphon (Enhancement)
• Microsoft Office (Enhancement) 

Support Tickets Resolved

• #22657, #2327, #23614, #23616, #23977, #24130, #24326, #24657