Authorized Cato Networks MSSP Partner — India

Cato ZTNA Zero Trust Network Access India —
Replace VPN with Cloud-Native Security

Cato ZTNA gives every user the right access to the right resource — from anywhere, on any device — without the complexity, cost, and risk of legacy VPN.

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Why VPN is Holding You Back

Legacy VPN was designed for a world where users sat inside a perimeter. That world no longer exists.

VPN is Slow

Hairpinning all traffic through HQ kills cloud app performance. Every Teams call, every Salesforce page, every AWS workload suffers when routed through a bottleneck that wasn't designed for the cloud era.

VPN Gives Too Much Access

Once a user is on VPN, lateral movement is trivial for attackers. A single compromised credential gives access to the entire network — not just the one app the user needed.

VPN Doesn't Scale

Adding users means more licenses, more infra, more headaches. When half your workforce went remote overnight, your VPN infrastructure buckled — and the fix was just more of the same.

VPN is Invisible

No per-app visibility, no device posture enforcement. You don't know if the device connecting is managed or a personal laptop with no security software. VPN doesn't care — and that's the problem.

How Cato ZTNA Works

Four steps from user to application — secure, inspected, and identity-verified every single time.

1
Install Cato Client

User installs the lightweight Cato Client on their laptop or mobile device. One agent. Works everywhere.

2
Identity + Posture Verified

Who are you? What device are you on? Is it patched? Does it have AV running? All verified before access is granted.

3
Per-App Access Granted

Access is granted only to the specific app the user needs — not the entire network. Zero lateral movement. Minimum privilege enforced.

4
Traffic Logged & Inspected

All traffic flows through Cato SSE — logged, inspected, and protected by IPS, malware prevention, and DLP inline.

What Cato ZTNA Delivers

Enterprise-grade Zero Trust access built into a cloud-native SASE platform — not bolted on as an afterthought.

Universal ZTNA

Same policy enforced for office, remote, and cloud users — delivered from Cato's global PoPs with sub-25ms latency across India.

Device Posture

Enforce patch level, OS version, AV status, and disk encryption before granting access. Unmanaged devices get zero access — or a restricted guest policy.

Identity Integration

Native integration with Active Directory, Azure AD / Entra ID, and Okta via SAML/SCIM. Works with your existing IdP — no ripping and replacing.

Per-App Access

Users see only the apps they're authorized to use — nothing else. Zero lateral movement. A compromised credential cannot pivot to unrelated systems.

Agentless Access

Browser-based access for contractors, partners, and BYOD users — no client installation required. Secure, inspected, and policy-controlled.

Full Visibility

Every access request logged — who accessed what application, when, from which device, from which location. Complete audit trail for compliance and incident response.

Cato ZTNA vs Traditional VPN

The numbers don't lie. Here's how the two approaches compare across every dimension that matters to your business.

Feature Legacy VPN Cato ZTNA
Deployment Physical or virtual appliances per site; complex firewall rules Cloud-native; software agent + policy config; no hardware
Scalability Hardware refresh + license scaling; weeks of lead time Elastic cloud scaling; add users in minutes
User Experience Slow; backhauling adds latency; frequent disconnects Fast; routed via nearest PoP; near-native performance
Device Posture None — any device with credentials gets access Enforced per-session — OS, patch, AV, encryption checked
Per-App Access No — full network access once connected Yes — micro-segmented access to individual apps only
Visibility Tunnel-level logs only; no per-app or per-user insight Full session logs — user, device, app, time, action
Cloud App Performance Degraded — traffic hairpinned through HQ Optimized — routed directly to SaaS/cloud from nearest PoP
Cost Hardware CAPEX + ongoing maintenance + refresh cycles Per-user OPEX; predictable; no surprise hardware costs

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to the questions our prospects ask most often about Cato ZTNA deployments in India.

Yes — and that's one of Cato's most compelling value propositions. Cato SASE converges SD-WAN, ZTNA, and a full security stack (FWaaS, SWG, CASB, IPS, DLP) into a single cloud-native platform. Organizations replace their MPLS circuits with SD-WAN tunnels to Cato PoPs, replace VPN with ZTNA, and retire point-security appliances — all with one contract, one platform, and one management console.

Most organizations can run a 30-user pilot in 2–3 days. Full production rollout typically takes 2–4 weeks depending on user count, IdP integration complexity, and how many private applications you need to publish. There is no hardware procurement or racking involved — it's all software agent deployment and cloud-side policy configuration.

Yes — Cato has native SAML/SCIM integration with Azure AD (now Microsoft Entra ID), Okta, and on-premise Active Directory via LDAP connector. User and group attributes sync automatically, meaning your existing AD groups map directly to Cato access policies. No manual user management in a separate system.

Cato operates 75+ globally distributed PoPs with a carrier-grade 99.999% uptime SLA — equivalent to less than 5.3 minutes of downtime per year. There is no single point of failure. If a PoP experiences an issue, the Cato Client automatically reconnects to the next nearest PoP, typically within seconds. This is fundamentally more resilient than a VPN concentrator appliance sitting in your data center.

Start Your ZTNA Pilot — Zero Risk

Most organizations complete a 30-user ZTNA pilot in under 72 hours. No hardware, no long-term commitment — just proof that Zero Trust works in your environment.