Today, Cato Networks introduced Cato IoT/OT Security, the industry’s first SASE-native IoT/OT security solution. Cato IoT/OT Security extends SASE-based protection into IoT/OT environments, improving visibility and security while reducing complexity. Cato IoT/OT Security is a native feature in the Cato SASE Cloud Platform. It allows enterprises to instantly activate the new solution with a click of a button. No additional hardware or software needs to be installed or configured.

Wikipedia defines a ripple effect as “an initial disturbance to a system propagating outward to disturb an increasingly larger portion of the system.” This phenomenon is highly applicable to many IT transformations such as cloud migration and move to hybrid work, but even more so to SASE (Secure Access Service Edge).

In today’s fast-paced business environment, IT teams are under increasing pressure to keep networks running smoothly and securely. The burden of managing a growing number of endpoints, networks, and cloud services—combined with constant threats of cyberattacks—can lead to IT burnout. Burnout affects the well-being of IT professionals and increases the likelihood of human error, such as misconfigurations, missed patches, and slow response times to incidents.

On the morning of Oct 13th, SpaceX successfully performed a groundbreaking catch of its Starship booster. It was a monumental moment in space exploration, one that David Heinemeier Hansson, co-founder of Ruby on Rails and Basecamp, recently praised in his blog. As Heinemeier Hansson noted, pulling off such feats requires a rare combination of audacity, vision, and an ironclad refusal to accept failure.

Today, we published the Q3 2024 Cato CTRL SASE Threat Report, which summarizes findings from Cato CTRL’s analysis of 1.46 trillion network flows across more than 2,500 customers globally between July and September 2024.

In today’s digital environment, encrypted traffic has become the norm, with over 90% of web communications now utilizing encryption. While this secures data in transit, it has become a blind spot for enterprises, enabling attackers to hide malware within encrypted channels. According to the Q3 2024 Cato CTRL SASE Threat Report, organizations that enable TLS inspection block 52% more malicious traffic than organizations than don’t.