Case Study: AKRF achieves secure, scalable network growth with Cato Networks

How AKRF Orchestrated a Network Shift, Optimizing IT to Drive Expansion

AKRF, a consulting firm with 16 offices across the East Coast, needed a more secure, reliable, and scalable network to support employees working with shared tools, large datasets, and billable project schedules. Its homegrown setup of site-to-site VPNs across firewalls was difficult to support, lacked recovery options, and could not keep pace with the firm’s growth. AKRF turned to Cato Networks and its Cato SASE Platform to modernize its networking and security foundation.

With Cato Networks, AKRF deployed secure cloud-based SD-WAN, centralized management, and SASE capabilities that simplified connecting new offices and provided a single pane of glass across sites, cloud resources, and users. The team was able to onboard acquired locations quickly using zero-touch Cato Sockets, improve visibility and control, and strengthen security with ZTNA, CASB, and DLP. As a result, AKRF has a more resilient environment, consistently passes annual penetration tests, and can focus IT time on growth initiatives instead of network issues.

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Guy Pascarello

Vice President of Information Technology