For all their complexity, however, the firm’s firewalls couldn’t filter HTTPS traffic, so Diamond Braces was left without any content filtering capability, unless it added it separately, which would only increase complexity and cost. “We had people accessing malicious sites, often unintentionally via a typo or spam mail,” says Azikov. “We needed the capability to warn them or block those sites. I was also looking to add IPS capabilities and I needed an integrated solution that could do it all with a single-pane-of-glass.” Applications such as Office 365 and the firm’s patient management solution were mostly in the cloud, so fast, reliable cloud and office connectivity were vital. Large X-rays averaged 7MB each and the company made extensive use of cloud-based VoIP and videoconferencing, so hefty bandwidth and quality of service were also WAN requirements, as was backup connectivity in the event of service disruptions. With Diamond Braces adding an average of 10 locations a year, quick deployment and easy, centralized management were also key capabilities that IT was not getting from its VPN’s, fiber, and branch-based firewall appliances. “We really needed a scalable solution with unified security and management,” says Azikov. Diamond Braces Taps Cato for Simplicity and Security Azikov had heard how SASE merges WAN and security in a single cloud-native solution and was pretty sure it was what he was looking for. He considered several vendors, but the only one that filled all the SASE requirements was Cato. “One vendor had an excellent infrastructure, but very limited security, so we would have had to go to another vendor for content filtering, just like with our current solution,” says Azikov. “Another vendor relied to a large extent on its endpoint security appliances, so it wouldn’t relieve the complexity of our current appliance-based architecture.” Only Cato offered a completely integrated cloud-native SASE solution with a single management interface for WAN and security. It also had all of the required security functions–firewall, IPS, and content filtering. The only appliance to install was the Cato Socket, which was a cinch to configure and required no real management. Cato connects all global enterprise network resources — including branch locations, mobile users, and physical and cloud datacenters — into a single secure, global, cloud-native network service. With all WAN and Internet traffic consolidated in the cloud, Cato applies a suite of robust security services to protect all traffic, including anti-malware, next generation firewall, content filtering, and IPS. Cato. Ready for Whatever’s Next Case Studies - Healthcare 8