Cato Networks Becomes the First SASE Platform Vendor to Achieve PCI DSS v4.0 Compliance

Adherence to rigorous industry standards extends hardened networking and security capabilities to Cato customers worldwide.

TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cato Networks, the SASE leader, today announced it achieved compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) v4.0—becoming the first SASE platform vendor to do so. As part of this achievement, the Cato SASE Cloud Platform underwent rigorous inspection and met stringent requirements to obtain PCI DSS Service Provider Level 1 certification. This milestone underscores Cato's ability to meet customers' evolving security and compliance needs in the fight against modern cyber threats.

"Becoming the first SASE platform vendor to achieve PCI DSS v4.0 compliance highlights the power of the Cato SASE Cloud Platform," said Daniel Liber, Chief Information Security Officer and Data Protection Officer at Cato Networks. "One night, customers went to sleep and by morning, their infrastructure met PCI requirements. No fuss. No mess."

The PCI DSS is a global standard that establishes a baseline of technical and operational requirements for protecting payment data. PCI DSS v4.0 is the next evolution of the standard, furthering the protection of payment data with new controls to address sophisticated attacks. To achieve PCI DSS Service Provider Level 1 certification, service providers must build and maintain secure networks and systems, implement strong access controls, and regularly monitor and test networks.

What typically takes service providers a year to accomplish, Cato completed in just a few months with minimal technical changes thanks to its robust existing internal controls. "Our internal security measures were already strong enough for the auditors, making the transition to PCI DS v4.0 compliance seamless," said Liber.

While PCI DSS compliance is mandatory for organizations that store, process, or transmit cardholder data, enterprises across all industries benefit from its rigorous security controls and validation processes.

To learn more about Cato's compliance with PCI DSS v4.0 and other regulations, visit:
https://www.catonetworks.com/security-compliance-and-privacy/

Resources

• [Image] Daniel Liber
• [Blog] Every Enterprise Should Want Their SASE Platform to be PCI 4.0 Certified – Here's Why
• [Website] Cato Security, Compliance, and Privacy Center
• [Image] PCI 4.0.1 Certification

About Cato Networks

Cato Networks delivers enterprise security and networking in a single cloud platform. The SASE leader creates a seamless and elegant customer experience that effortlessly enables threat prevention, data protection, and timely incident detection and response. With Cato, organizations replace costly and rigid legacy infrastructure with an open and modular SASE architecture based on SD-WAN, a purpose-built global cloud network, and an embedded cloud-native security stack.

Want to learn why thousands of organizations secure their future with Cato? Visit us at www.catonetworks.com.

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