Welcome to Cato Networks

Cato Management Application (CMA) - A centralized, cloud-based console that lets you manage, monitor, and configure everything in your account. It provides IT administrators with a unified interface to define security policies, configure network rules, manage users and devices, and troubleshoot issues across all connected sites, Clients, and services.

The CMA offers real-time visibility into traffic flows, threat activity, system health, and policy enforcement. With role-based access control, audit logs, and automation features, the CMA ensures efficient and secure operations at scale.

Cato Socket - An edge device that connects a customer’s physical site, such as a branch office, data center, or headquarters, to the Cato Cloud. Acting as the on-premises component of the Cato platform, the Socket establishes encrypted tunnels to the nearest Cato PoP over a range of available Internet connections (broadband, fiber, LTE, etc.).

In addition to routing traffic to the Cato Cloud for advanced networking and security services, the Socket also provides full LAN firewall functionality at the site level. This includes enforcing inbound and outbound access policies, segmenting local traffic, and securing east-west communications within the local network. The Socket supports site-specific routing, application-aware traffic handling, and high availability configurations.

Sockets are centrally managed through the CMA and are available in both hardware and virtual form factors, supporting a wide range of deployment scenarios with minimal overhead.

Cato Client - A lightweight software agent that securely connects individual users, whether remote, mobile, or working from home, to the Cato Cloud. Available for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android (and Chromebook), the Client creates an encrypted tunnel to the nearest Cato PoP, enabling secure, optimized access to enterprise resources.

Once connected, user traffic is subject to the same security policies and traffic optimization as site-based users, including firewall rules, threat prevention, and application control. The Client supports seamless roaming, automatic reconnection, and single sign-on (SSO) integration, providing a consistent user experience.

Cato Cloud - A global, cloud-native platform that converges networking and security into a single architecture known as SASE (Secure Access Service Edge). Delivered through a private backbone of strategically located PoPs, the Cato Cloud provides secure, high-performance connectivity for all users, sites, and cloud resources - anywhere in the world.

Key capabilities include SD-WAN, next-generation firewall (NGFW), secure web gateway (SWG), advanced threat protection, ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access), and network optimization. The Cato Cloud is fully software-defined and centrally managed, enabling enterprises to reduce complexity, improve performance, and enhance security posture with minimal overhead.