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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 our IT systems in less than 30 days ,” said Bretz . “ Cato defied the odds and performed admirably during a challenging time and under immense pressure . Cato did exactly what it said it would do . This is how you earn customer trust .”
“ The Häfele project gave us an opportunity to demonstrate the agility and strength of Cato ,” said Alon Alter , Chief Business Officer , Cato . “ We delivered our hardware everywhere Häfele needed without delay and leveraged our zero-touch provisioning to reconnect locations in hours not days . Häfele got back to work faster in part because of Cato , which is exactly what customers should expect from a true SASE platform and provider .”
Daniel Feinler , CISO , Häfele , tells us about the project in more detail , highlighting how the organisation managed to recover from a critical attack and how this shaped its security approach .
Why did you decide to work with Cato on this occasion – how did its solution stand out in a crowded market ?
Referring to the proof of concept , I have to say our network team was very enthusiastic about the Cato solution . Especially the easy administration and the fact that everything worked as promised at the proof of concept was convincing .
From the hardware , which was easily shipped to all the worldwide locations , to the connection of the box by a non-IT person . From a management point of view , I liked the fact that it really is a one-stop solution for different security areas that we previously had with different suppliers .
Can you shed some light on the ransomware attack you suffered back in February – what did this look like and how did it impact your operations ?
The attackers were able to gain access to our network and then encrypted all Windows-based server and client
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