Authorized Cato Networks MSSP Partner — India

Cato SWG Secure Web Gateway India —
Protect Every Byte of Internet Traffic

Cloud-native Secure Web Gateway that protects every user — in office, at home, or on the road — without proxy appliances or backhauling through headquarters.

See What It Covers

The Problem with Legacy Web Proxies

On-premise proxy appliances were built for a time when everyone worked in the office and web traffic was mostly unencrypted. Neither of those things is true anymore.

Remote Users Bypass Proxies

When employees work from home, the legacy proxy sitting in your data center is bypassed entirely. Remote users browse the open internet with zero filtering, zero inspection, and zero protection — and you have no idea what they're accessing.

TLS Blind Spots

More than 95% of web traffic is now encrypted over HTTPS. If your proxy can't perform TLS inspection at scale, you're flying completely blind. Malware, data exfiltration, and command-and-control traffic all hide in encrypted sessions.

Performance Hit

Backhauling remote traffic through an HQ proxy creates significant latency — especially for cloud apps. The very act of trying to secure traffic makes the user experience terrible, leading employees to disable the proxy entirely or use personal devices.

What Cato SWG Does

A complete secure web gateway built into the Cato SASE platform — protecting every user's internet traffic with no additional appliances, no backhauling, and no compromises.

TLS/SSL Inspection

Decrypt, inspect, and re-encrypt all HTTPS traffic inline — at cloud scale. No blind spots. Cato's purpose-built infrastructure handles TLS inspection without the performance degradation you'd see from an on-premise proxy.

URL Filtering

Block malicious, inappropriate, or non-business URLs across 100+ categories — gambling, adult content, phishing domains, newly registered domains, malware distribution sites, and more. Updated continuously from Cato's global threat intelligence.

Malware Prevention

Inline malware scanning powered by multiple anti-malware engines and Cato's cloud-based threat intelligence. Files are scanned in real time — before they reach the user's device. No sandbox delays, no signature gaps.

Application Control

Identify and control 5,000+ cloud applications — block Shadow IT, limit bandwidth consumed by streaming services, restrict personal social media during work hours. Granular control at the app and activity level.

User-Based Policy

Different policies for different users, groups, or departments — tied to Active Directory or Okta identities. HR sees different web rules than engineering. C-suite can be exempt from restrictions that apply to contractors. All without separate proxies.

Unified Reporting

Single dashboard for all users across all locations — no more aggregating per-site proxy logs from Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, and Chennai. Every URL, every user, every blocked threat in one place.

Always On. Always Enforced.

Cato's global private backbone means your SWG policies follow your users — whether they're in Delhi, Dubai, or Denver.

75+
PoPs globally — including India, SEA, Middle East
99.999%
Carrier-grade uptime SLA — <5.3 min downtime/year
<25ms
Latency to nearest PoP for users across India
5000+
App signatures for granular application control

Natively Integrated

SWG is One Piece of the Cato SASE Platform

Unlike standalone web proxies, Cato SWG shares context with ZTNA, CASB, DLP, IPS, and FWaaS on the same platform. When SWG detects a compromised device, ZTNA can dynamically restrict its app access. When CASB identifies a risky upload, SWG can block the destination domain instantly.

This convergence eliminates the integration overhead, policy gaps, and blind spots that come from managing five separate security products from five different vendors.

No separate proxy appliances to maintain
Retire your on-premise proxy hardware — Cato SWG runs entirely in the cloud
Works for every user, everywhere
Remote, office, and branch users all get the same protection automatically
Full TLS inspection without performance penalty
Purpose-built cloud infrastructure handles HTTPS inspection at wire speed
One policy engine, one console
Manage SWG, ZTNA, FWaaS, and CASB from a single management dashboard

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Cato SWG deployments and how they compare to existing solutions.

Yes — this is one of the most important distinctions. The Cato Client routes all user internet traffic through the nearest Cato PoP for full SWG inspection, regardless of where the user is physically located. There is no VPN required, no backhauling through HQ, and no policy gap for remote workers. The same URL filtering, TLS inspection, malware scanning, and app control policies apply whether the user is in your Mumbai office or working from a café in Pune.

Yes — Cato SWG policies are fully identity-aware. Policies are tied to Active Directory groups, Okta profiles, or individual user attributes. You can allow social media for the marketing team while blocking it for support staff. You can grant IT administrators access to security research sites that are blocked for general employees. Policies follow the user regardless of their device or location.

Yes — Cato SWG provides equivalent or superior SWG coverage compared to Zscaler Internet Access, Forcepoint Web Security, or legacy Websense deployments. The additional benefit is that Cato SWG is natively integrated with ZTNA, CASB, DLP, IPS, and FWaaS on a single platform. Rather than managing separate Zscaler ZIA and ZPA subscriptions with separate policies and consoles, everything lives in one place — which simplifies operations and eliminates the policy gaps that exist between disparate point products.

This is one of the most common concerns — and the most pleasant surprise for customers who deploy Cato. Cato's cloud infrastructure is purpose-built for high-throughput TLS inspection using modern hardware acceleration. Unlike an on-premise proxy appliance that sees CPU utilization spike when inspection load increases, Cato scales elastically. Most customers report no perceptible change in web browsing latency after enabling TLS inspection. In many cases, performance actually improves because Cato's optimized global backbone routes traffic more efficiently than the public internet.

See Cato SWG in Action

Request a live demo — we'll show you your internet traffic like you've never seen it before. Shadow IT discovery, TLS inspection, and real-time threat feeds, all in one dashboard.