A new browser extension brings Cato Networks' zero-trust policies and enforcement capabilities to unmanaged and BYOD devices.
Cato Networks this week introduced the Cato Browser Extension that expands the company’s secure access service edge (SASE) platform and its universal zero-trust network access (ZTNA) capabilities to unmanaged devices and distributed bring-your-own-device (BYOD) endpoints.
The Cato Browser Extension, according to the company, is a lightweight onramp to its SASE platform, which brings zero-trust policies and enforcement to unmanaged and other devices, such as personal, partner, contractor, or other endpoints, without requiring clients to install new software.
“Unmanaged and BYOD devices aren’t going away. They remain the weakest links in enterprise security. Without the safeguards of managed devices, they expose organizations to additional risk,” said Ofir Agasi, chief product officer at Cato Networks, in a statement. “The Cato Browser Extension provides customers with the best of both worlds: simple access for users and complete policy control for IT without adding another tool to manage.”
The Cato Browser Extension is a native Google Chrome extension and provides secure access to unmanaged devices. It enforces ZTNA policies already applied across the enterprises to unmanaged devices so IT professionals do not have to create or manage new rules, according to Cato Networks. The extension works natively with standard browsers under one enterprise-wide ZTNA model. With Cato ZTNA, enterprise customers can unify access across managed devices via the Cato Client, unmanaged devices through Cato Browser Extension, and sites and branches with Cato Socket.
With the browser extension, enterprise customers gain security advantages including a consistent, identity-aware security posture across all devices; operational simplicity, by removing VPNs, enterprise browsers, and point solutions; and audit readiness, the company asserts.
Cato’s SASE Cloud Platform runs on a private global backbone of more than 90+ points of presence connected via multiple SLA-backed network providers. Cato applies optimization and acceleration to all traffic going through the backbone to enhance application performance and the user experience.
The Cato Browser Extension is generally available and included in Cato Networks’ user-based licensing for Cato ZTNA. No additional license is required.
