First complete convergence of LAN and cloud firewalls taps SASE simplicity to close the 55-day patch gapLONDON, March 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cato Networks, the SASE leader, today announced the end of firewall patching and the security gaps left by disparate firewalls with the world's first SASE-native LAN NGFW. With the Cato LAN NGFW, Cato converges all firewall engines for seamless management and deep visibility from the cloud into the LAN. The Cato LAN NGFW is a native capability of the Cato SASE Cloud Platform, requiring no additional hardware, and is fully self-updating and self-maintaining, eliminating manual patching and emergency fixes."Patching is a costly, time-consuming nightmare - a ticking time bomb if delayed. Legacy firewall appliance vendors experience over 20 high and critical vulnerabilities in a single year, which means that IT has no choice but to drop everything and act quickly before it's too late," says Ofir Agasi, vice president of product management at Cato Networks. "The Cato LAN NGFW flips the script, delivering always-up-to-date protection without the patching chaos of firewall appliances."The 55-day Patch Gap Opens the Door to Threat ActorsFor years, IT teams have faced challenges with traditional local firewall appliances. Managing individual policy sets adds complexity, while the lack of shared data context between appliances creates security gaps and limits end-to-end visibility.Firewall appliances, meant to protect enterprise assets, have themselves become security risks, subject to their own critical vulnerabilities

Cato Networks, the SASE leader, announced that Etay Maor (chief security strategist at Cato Networks and member of Cato CTRL) will present at Tech Show London's Cloud & AI Infrastructure 2025.

Savex Technologies collaborates with Cato Networks to deliver SASE in India.