CASE STUDY
Cato Networks , provider of the world ’ s leading single-vendor SASE platform , has announced that it helped Häfele recover from a well-publicised ransomware attack in record time . By moving to Cato SASE Cloud , the international manufacturer and supplier of furniture fittings , architectural hardware and lighting products rebuilt its 50 + country , 180-site network in under 30 days .
“ When your network is down from a cyberattack , every minute counts and you can ’ t afford to bring back a partially secured network . You have one shot to do it right and fast ,” said Daniel Feinler , CISO , Häfele . “ The deployment speed with Cato SASE Cloud was a game-changer . By working with Cato Networks , we were able to bring up the entire network with full security in less than a month . It was so fast that a competing SASE vendor didn ’ t believe us . Cato made it possible .”
“ Agility and security are core requirements for every enterprise and especially in times of crisis ,” said Shlomo Kramer , CEO and Co-founder , Cato Networks . “ We were happy to support Häfele confront such a challenge and we appreciate its trust in Cato SASE Cloud as its new global network and security infrastructure . Our teams collaborated efficiently and professionally , setting a world record in a large-scale SASE deployment project .”
Häfele finds the right SASE partner
In February 2023 , Häfele , a German family enterprise based in Nagold , Germany , suffered a severe ransomware attack forcing the company to shut down its computer systems and disconnect them from the Internet . At the time , Häfele was in an RFP process to select a SASE vendor .
“ We had finished a proof of concept with Cato and were getting ready to move to the next SASE provider when the ransomware attack occurred ,” said Mike Bretz , Global Team Lead of Network , Häfele . Instead , the Häfele team turned back to Cato .
Over the next four weeks , Häfele worked with Cato and restored its IT systems . Häfele installed Cato Sockets , Cato ’ s Edge SD-WAN device , at 180 + sites across 50 + countries such as Argentina , Finland , Myanmar ( Burma ) and South Africa . A global , unified security policy was configured to help prevent another attack and 8,000 employees regained secured access to the Internet and enterprise resources , including 4,000 mobile users who now use Cato Client for ZTNA .
With Cato SASE Cloud , Häfele is now benefitting from a global , unified multilayer security stack that inspects all traffic in all directions from all edges and provides consistent and comprehensive enterprise-grade security . Häfele ’ s new security from Cato includes FWaaS , SWG , IPS , Next-gen Antimalware , CASB and MDR – all targeted towards preventing future breaches and maintaining an optimal security posture anytime and anywhere .
The rebuilding of the network with Cato SASE Cloud was so fast that it even surprised Häfele . “ I did not think that we could shut down , rebuild and transition
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