MARKHAM, ON, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Enghouse Interactive, a unit of Enghouse Systems Limited and a leading provider of customer experience (CX) solutions, announces the launch of its next-generation Artificial Intelligence (AI) products. These advanced offerings are designed to enhance contact center capabilities, improve agent productivity and provide unprecedented insights from customer interactions.

Since 2019, Enghouse has been at the forefront of AI development for the customer experience market. Our expertise in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML) empowers our AI products, enabling improved agent performance and delivering valuable operational and business insights for some of the world's largest global enterprise customers.

Key Benefits of EnghouseAI's New Generation Products:

• Real-Time Assistance and Translation: EnghouseAI provides agents with personalized answers and guidance, including real-time language translation.
   
• Coaching and Summarization: Agents benefit from real-time and post-interaction coaching, as well as automated summarization of customer conversations.
   
• Automated Agent Evaluation and Scorecards: EnghouseAI streamlines agent evaluation processes, ensuring consistent and efficient performance assessments.
   
• Voice of the Customer (VoC) Insights: Organizations can leverage EnghouseAI to transform every customer engagement, regardless of language, into actionable insights. These insights highlight customer sentiment, identify business product or service gaps, and reveal growth opportunities.

Ben Levy, Chief Technology Officer at Enghouse Interactive, expressed enthusiasm about the launch: "We are very excited to introduce EnghouseAI, a solution set that directly impacts the most critical stakeholder for most companies—their customers. Our deep AI expertise ensures that all products in EnghouseAI have robust guardrails, safeguarding communication and data integrity." For more information, visit Enghouse Interactive News.

Enghouse Interactive, a subsidiary of Enghouse Systems Limited, is a global leader in contact center software and video technology solutions offering its customers and partners the valuable advantage of choice. Enghouse Interactive empowers businesses to transform contact centers from cost centers into powerful growth engines by simplifying complex integrations through open standards and supporting various telephony technologies to ensure seamless customer accessibility across channels and locations.

CONTACT: Enghouse Interactive contact: Chandan Mehta, VP, Product Marketing, +12898495086, Chandan.Mehta@enghouse.com


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Citing International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ICS2) data, Fortinet notes that 75% of security practitioners say the current threat landscape is the most challenging it’s been in the last five years.

The challenge facing security analysts is keeping up with the increasing complexity and volume of threats.

On Feb. 20, during the webinar “GenAI: The Next ‘Must Have’ Tool for Every SecOps Team,” Kevin Faulkner, director of product marketing, Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR), at Fortinet, said using GenAI enables SecOps teams to make better decisions, rapidly respond to threats, and simplify daily tasks.

Embedding GenAI in SOAR, as well as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), can: inform and guide investigations, recommend remediation actions, execute natural language commands, and automate tasks such as playbook creation, according to Fortinet.

Taking viewers on a trip down memory lane, Faulkner pointed to the introduction of the search engine Ask Jeeves, in the 1990s, noting that it allowed users to make natural language queries and get answers to their questions.

But Ask Jeeves used “simple technology compared to today,” and had a limited database that could be tricked easily to provide “bizarre” answers, he said.

“Today, of course, we’re in a very, very different world, where ChatGPT, [Google’s] Bard and others allow us to do natural language queries again,” he said. “But by using large language models and massive data and training and deep learning AI, they’re able to give us some really astounding answers.”

GenAI can, among its other positives, provide analysts with immediate cybersecurity intel and best practices, he said.

But he conceded: “You might be looking at it and say, ‘well, I don’t trust it.’ Maybe it’s too risky. Maybe it’s not secure enough and I’ve got data privacy concerns.”

One goal of the webinar, he said, was to “alleviate those kind of concerns from you today as we go through what the real value can be and the different ways that it’s being delivered to you by security vendors.”

Vendors can take steps to “improve the accuracy, dependability, and the security of the outputs of ChatGPT, Bart and others,” he pointed out.

And “there’s a really good reason” to turn to GenAI for SecOps today, he said, noting the state of GenAI, with its “natural language abilities and the abilities that we would like to at least use today within GenAI are largely around working with humans, informing humans, and helping humans get something done. And that’s exactly what” is needed in SecOps today.

He explained: “There may be a lack of expert staffing. You’ve got overburdened analysts. You’ve got so many alerts coming in that you don’t have time to investigate all of these threats. Efficiency is really important. So is expertise. So is retaining the talent. But all these things are coming together to really mean that you’ve got an elevated risk of serious breach that you’d like to be able to do something about.”

GenAI, he said, is “going to be able to help that, in very significant ways, by giving analysts immediate cybersecurity intel [and] access to best practices.”

source:
https://www.mesaonline.org/2024/02/22/fortinet-why-genai-is-the-next-must-have-tool-for-secops-teams-2/

全方位整合與自動化網路資安領導廠商 Fortinet®（NASDAQ：FTNT）於Gartner今年1月最新發布的《混合網狀防火牆平台市場指南》，獲選為混合網狀防火牆解決方案代表性供應商。該市場指南提到，儘管防火牆市場中大多數供應商提供多種防火牆部署模式和基於雲的管理，但許多仍缺乏專用的混合網狀防火牆解決方案，再次彰顯了Fortinet在不斷變化的網路安全市場中的前瞻領導地位。

Fortinet台灣區總經理吳章銘表示：「現今企業組織面臨管理和保護跨本地、雲端和遠端環境的新型擴充網路架構的艱鉅挑戰。這些邊緣、具高度適應性的基礎設施，漸漸讓企業組織越來越難用一致性策略維持全面可視化的安全控制，而威脅者也往往迅速鑽進這樣擴大的攻擊面中，加以利用這些暫時性弱點，因此統一的安全策略是非常重要的。Fortinet掌握混合式平台趨勢，持續提供客戶混合網路防火牆解決方案，實現複雜混合網路中每個位置的有效防護。」

混合環境再啟資安新挑戰，新興防火牆需求著重一致性安全管理與控制

混合環境已經顛覆防火牆市場，網路安全供應商需支援超越當前網路防火牆所能提供的需求。儘管供應商持續創新以支援多個防火牆使用，但大多數的解決方案仍缺乏在相關防火牆要件間的整合和集中管理。同時，多種部署選項也導致複雜的服務計價，對企業組織的採購產生挑戰。

Gartner市場指南解釋，混合網狀防火牆的核心功能，包含由同一供應商提供的兩個以上的部署選項，例如硬體和虛擬設備、基於雲端、防火牆即服務（FWaaS）或容器化防火牆。其次是，具自動調整、政策建議功能以及可視化雲原生微分段控制，基於雲端的集中化管理。此外，持續整合和持續交付/部署（CI/CD）、應用端點探索和連接對應，以及使用狀態可視性，還有針對物聯網和基於DNS攻擊的進階威脅預防。混合網狀防火牆是網路安全網狀架構（CSMA，Cybersecurity Mesh Architecture）的重要組成部分，成為一個協作生態系統，用於保護當今企業組織的分散式網路架構，幫助企業組織維持統一的安全策略和自動化安全操作。

Gartner建議，企業組織應優先考慮所需防火牆和重疊控制的使用，無論是短期或是長期，避免自動更新現有防火牆而不重新評估。透過建立一個網路安全團隊以及不同的跨職能團隊，包括雲端安全架構師和網路團隊，進而能成功評估、選擇和採納可供應多種防火牆使用的網路安全供應商。此外，進一步根據供應商支援網路安全網狀架構的能力來區分，則可簡化與現有安全架構的整合。

Fortinet 混合網狀防火牆解決方案，無所不在的資安防護全面確保組織營運

據Gartner市場指南預估，2025年超過50%的網路防火牆部署將涉及來自同一供應商的兩個以上的部署要素，然而在2023年此比例還不到10%。反映了企業組織面對越趨複雜的網路安全挑戰的應對方式，以及對整合性和一致性解決方案的需求上升。Fortinet混合網狀防火牆解決方案透過在多環境中提供統一的防禦策略，簡化了複雜的網路安全工作。不僅能增強企業組織的營運效率、確保層層安全性，同時進一步提升可視化程度並加速工作流程自動化。

Fortinet獨特的單一FortiOS操作系統，提供專為協作建構的要件：

·          透過FortiManager進行集中統一管理和安全分析

·          基於ASIC的FortiGate NGFW設備

·          由FortiGate CNF提供的雲原生防火牆

·          FortiGate虛擬防火牆

·          透過FortiSASE提供的FWaaS

·          FortiGuard 人工智慧安全服務提供的領先業界的資安威脅情資

·          FortiFlex和FortiPoints簡化安全支出費用計價和彈性消費授權

多年來，Fortinet的客戶運用混合網狀防火牆解決方案，在提升營運效率方面持續獲益，如零售、製造和近期上雲法規鬆綁的金融業等。企業組織在其不斷革新的安全網路和多雲基礎設施中部署了Fortinet混合網狀防火牆解決方案，從本地部署到混合模式的過渡期間，公司需要能夠支援分散位置並滿足越來越多應用轉移到雲端的安全解決方案，小規模IT團隊亦得以高效營運並保護其40個營運網路位置。

秉持「提供無所不在的資安防護」的願景，Fortinet混合網狀防火牆解決方案結合了傳統網路防火牆的強大功能和雲端解決方案的靈活性與擴充性。這種策略能對應現代防火牆的動態需求，確保在最複雜與彈性的網路環境中實現一致的安全策略以及集中化的管理與控制，能有效應對當今不斷演變的威脅格局所帶來的挑戰。

參考資訊

●        了解更多Fortinet混合網狀防火牆解決方案和Fortinet的安全營運產品解決方案

●        深入了解FortiGuard Labs的威脅情報和研究，以及資安警報，為您提供能即時應對網路攻擊的安全措施

●        深入了解Fortinet的FortiGuard 安全服務解決方案

source:
https://n.yam.com/Article/20240220572129

Existing networks are expanding into new, remote locations that need to support and safeguard large amounts of sensitive traffic and data. Formerly, firms would have deployed multiple products to meet individual networking, security, and connectivity requirements at these locations. The FortiGate Rugged 70G with 5G Dual Modem aims to solve this problem, offering a single appliance that meets all networking, security, and connectivity needs in OT environments.

The new appliance brings 5G connectivity to the Fortinet portfolio for the first time and combines enterprise-grade threat protection with high-performing networking capabilities like software-defined wide area network and zero-trust network access. Additional key features of the FortiGate Rugged 70G include a 5G dual modem for seamless, fast communication, secure networking powered by the Fortinet SP5, compact form factor ideal for extreme environments, and AI-powered security services.

One of the primary use cases for the FortiGate Rugged 70G with 5G Dual Modem is deploying and managing remote ATMs, often placed in challenging environments such as stadiums, malls, or outdoors. It provides the networking functionality and top-notch security needed to deploy, secure, and manage remote ATMs, and its ruggedised form factor meets the durability requirements of ATMs in extreme heat or cold. Pete Finalle, a research manager with International Data Corporation, concluded that the Fortinet's expertise in integrating networking and feature-rich security into a single device built to endure extreme conditions is ideal for these applications. The addition of a 5G dual modem provides redundant connectivity for remote locations, ensuring availability and uninterrupted service.

source:
https://securitybrief.asia/story/fortinet-unveils-rugged-compact-device-for-harsh-locations-with-5g-support

“Fortinet is the only vendor converging networking technology and AI-powered security into a single, holistic solution to connect and protect the wired and wireless LAN,” said John Maddison, Chief Marketing Officer and EVP of product Strategy at Fortinet. “With today’s news, we’re putting the latest wireless technology breakthrough into the hands of customers, who can now take advantage of Wi-Fi 7’s increased throughput while keeping their wireless traffic secure and their business efficient.”

Helping customers harness the power of Wi-Fi 7
Enterprises are eager to embrace the increased speed and bandwidth of Wi-Fi 7, the latest
generation of wireless technology, to support data-heavy applications and wireless devices in their networks. However, new technologies like Wi-Fi 7 can expand an organisation’s attack surface, and legacy security solutions may struggle to inspect and secure the increase in data-rich traffic. In today’s sophisticated, constantly evolving threat landscape, organisations cannot leave gaps in their security posture unchecked. Fortinet’s comprehensive Secure Networking solution supports Wi-Fi 7 while delivering the enterprise-grade protection, AI-powered security, and AIOps automation capabilities customers need to keep their wireless traffic secure.

New AP and switch bring Wi-Fi 7 to the enterprise
The new FortiAP 441K and FortiSwitch T1024 are the latest innovations within the Fortinet Secure Networking solution, which converges networking technologies with AI-powered security across all edges. The FortiAP 441K leverages the Wi-Fi 7 Qualcomm ® Networking Pro 1220 Platform from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a leading wireless technology innovator at the forefront of the development of Wi-Fi 7, and delivers the following benefits:
 Up to 2x faster connection speeds: The FortiAP 441K delivers lightning-fast wireless connections that are up to 2x faster for the same configuration.

 Faster data transfer than ever before: Support for 4096 QAM enables faster data transfer, which is critical for bandwidth-heavy enterprise applications, such as video streaming and collaboration tools.
 Lower latency: By using 320MHz channels, a single FortiAP 441K can leverage a wider
spectrum to improve data speeds and reduce latency to ensure a positive end-user
experience.
 Better load balancing and reduced interference: Flexible channel utilisation through preamble puncturing and advanced multi-link operation ensures highly resilient and reliable connections to keep businesses online and productive.

To take full advantage of all the benefits of Wi-Fi 7, organisations must ensure their underlying network infrastructure can accommodate the increased speed and capacity demands. The new FortiSwitch T1024 10 GE access switch with 90W PoE was designed specifically to support new Wi- Fi 7–enabled APs. When customers use the new AP and switch together, they can harness the faster speed, power, and performance of Wi-Fi 7 and ensure an excellent experience for all users and devices.

The industry-leading Fortinet Secure Networking solution
The Fortinet Secure Networking solution is a part of Fortinet’s cybersecurity platform—the Fortinet Security Fabric—and because of this tight integration, organisations can seamlessly converge networking devices with cutting-edge security. This enables customers to use FortiGate Next- Generation Firewalls as wireless controllers to benefit from FortiGuard AI-Powered Security Services like advanced malware protection, sandboxing, and web filtering. Customers can also leverage FortiAIOps, Fortinet’s AI for IT operations tool, to generate real-time insights into potential network issues and automate manual tasks throughout the WAN and LAN. And with the introduction of Wi-Fi 7, the solution delivers all these capabilities with industry-leading wireless speed and capacity.

source:
https://www.expresscomputer.in/news/fortinet-announces-the-industrys-first-wi-fi-7-enabled-secure-networking-solution/108413/

OCTOBER 16, 2023, 10:59 AM EDT

‘We’ve gathered the best practices, and because of that simplicity will be right there with you. We’ll help you wrap up your first couple of customers. Those best practices have really been formalized now by Fortinet into a set of eight solution packages,’ says Michael O’Brien, Fortinet’s regional vice president of strategic routes to market.

MSSPs have become the fastest-growing group of Fortinet partners in terms of revenue, line card and participants, and the company is responding with a big focus on the MSP business.

That’s the word from Michael O’Brien, regional vice president of strategic routes to market for Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Fortinet, who told an audience of MSPs at this week’s XChange NexGen conference that MSPs and their customers are dealing with a wide range of issues that impact their infrastructures. These include the work-from-anywhere trend, digital acceleration, application journeys and operational technology connectivity.

“You folks every day are dealing with and offering services, solutions, and helping guide your customers through this,” O’Brien said.

source:
https://www.crn.com/events/fortinet-exec-new-offer-development-framework-brings-security-best-practices-policies-to-mssps

We believe it’s because of this industry-leading approach that Fortinet has been recognized as a Visionary in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN Infrastructure for three consecutive years and as a Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN Infrastructure for six years in a row.

Supporting Quotes
“Our campus environment supports thousands of students and faculty, and Fortinet switches helped us modernize our infrastructure to offer the consistent connectivity and Power-over-Ethernet they need. And by managing all of our switches through FortiGate NGFWs, we consolidated point products into a unified platform that offers more visibility into potential security risks than we’ve ever had before.”
– Jeff Howlett, Chief Information Officer, Meredith College

“Our customers need powerful solutions that can scale with their connectivity needs, especially within high-performance networking. By partnering with Fortinet, Mainline can offer next-generation switches with the access, uplink, and power organizations need, as well as a pathway to a simplified and secure platform for their entire LAN. The FortiSwitch can stand on its own but where it really shines is when paired with other solutions within the Fortinet Security Fabric.”
– Ryan Ryszka, Security Systems Engineer, Mainline Information Systems

source:
https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2023/10/09/2756727/0/en/Fortinet-Launches-New-High-Performance-Switches-to-Securely-Connect-the-Modern-Campus.html

當您在選購產品時，「已購買且已使用」該產品使用者的寶貴意見極具參考價值。因此，無論您正考慮購買 EDR 解決方案，還是僅想瞭解該類解決方案如何評定優劣，以下數則來自世界各地 FortiEDR 用戶（資安從業人員）的真實體驗定能為您提供極具價值的參考資訊。

▌功能何以為強大？

一家全球 IT 服務公司的使用者總結道：「FortiEDR 是一款強大的端點安全解決方案，可持續監控和分析各類端點活動。簡潔直觀的使用者介面儀表板，還可產生內容豐富的報告，管理員隨時瞭解端點安全事件、警告和事件響應。此外，FortiEDR 解決方案可提供各類文檔、知識庫和技術援助等全面的使用者支援服務。」

全球電信公司的工程師同樣這樣評價道：「FortiEDR 超越了傳統的 EDR 產品，因為它實現了 Playbook、EPP 和 XDR 功能全面整合。」

最後，一位 IT 服務公司管理員如此評論：「FortiEDR 是一款由業內領先的安全市場領導者提供的可靠 EDR 產品」。

▌令使用者安心的服務

一位 IT 服務公司使用者表示：「FortiEDR 是一款出色的 EDR 解決方案，外加一流的支援服務。這款產品的事件回應、惡意軟體檢測和高效修復能力表現非常出色。」

用戶還評論道：「坦白說，目前尚未發現這款產品存在任何缺點或售後服務存在任何瑕疵。鑒於我們當前的實際應用場景和要求，這款產品運行良好，且與其他供應商同類解決方案相比，FortiEDR 的確出類拔萃。」

▌提高業務敏捷性和營運效率

一家國際 IT 安全和風險管理公司的經理表示：「FortiEDR 的另一大優勢功能是能夠讓使用者及時瞭解任意電腦上的任何軟體漏洞，以便快速更新或刪除相關應用程式。」

該用戶還補充道：「FortiEDR 的端點代理功能無需佔用過多 CPU/記憶體資源。」

一家教育機構網路系統管理員表示：「我們當時正在尋求一款先進的端點防護平臺，既能夠高效檢測進階惡意軟體和零日威脅，還能在無需額外部署安全編排、自動化和回應（SOAR）解決方案的前提下提供事件回應功能。從部署  FortiEDR 之日起，我們便發現該產品內置了所有上述功能，不但降低了我們的投資成本，還幫助我們實現了最少的告警誤報數量，構建了強大的威脅搜尋能力，大幅提高了業務敏捷性。」

▌持續創新，全力為用戶創造更高價值

作為在全球範圍內擁有超過 70 萬使用者的網路安全領導者，Fortinet 始終將用戶需求和期望放在首位，致力於打造提升用戶體驗並貼合企業安全需求的最佳解決方案，賦予組織日常營運更加輕鬆便捷，營運環境更加安全！Gartner Peer Insights™「客戶首選」的認可，充分印證了廣大用戶給予 Fortinet 的信任和期望！在誠摯感謝廣大用戶一直以來給予 Fortinet 的熱切關注與大力支持的同時，Fortinet 將鍥而不捨地對產品和服務進行持續創新和優化，繼續兌現為全球不同規模組織提供更優質服務的不變承諾。

了解更多 FortinetEDR 端點解決方案

source:
https://www.ithome.com.tw/pr/160375

Bangalore, India, September 25, 2023: John Maddison, Chief Marketing Officer and EVP, Product Strategy at Fortinet: “Fortinet’s single-vendor SASE solution brings together all of the components needed for comprehensive security across the entire hybrid environment. With unified management and simple licencing, many customers are able to successfully consolidate point products and shift to an OpEx model. We believe that our inclusion in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Single-Vendor SASE is a testament to Fortinet’s ability to deliver integrated, enterprise-grade solutions to secure the hybrid workforce.”

News Summary

Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced its position as a challenger in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Single-Vendor SASE. This Magic Quadrant is the first of its kind, and Fortinet is one of only eight vendors included. Fortinet is recognised for its ability to execute and completeness of vision.

Fortinet believes that being recognised as a challenger in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Single-Vendor SASE is a result of its ability to deliver:

• Converged SD-WAN and cloud-delivered security: FortiSASE seamlessly converges cloud-delivered security, including secure web gateway (SWG), universal ZTNA, next-generation dual-mode CASB, and firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS), with Fortinet’s industry-leading Secure SD-WAN networking solution.
• Consistent security for the hybrid workforce: Powered by FortiOS, FortiSASE provides uniform security for users no matter the location, whether employees are working on premises, at a branch, or remotely.
• Superior user experience: Managed from a single console and leveraging a unified agent, natively available SD-WAN capabilities in FortiSASE offer a seamless user experience and empower organisations to consolidate security products and simplify policy management.
• Simple licencing: FortiSASE offers a compelling total cost of ownership and simple licensing. Additionally, many services are available at no extra cost, like Universal ZTNA, which enables robust secure access to and from the internet, privately hosted applications, and SaaS applications.
• AI-Powered Security: FortiSASE uses built-in FortiGuard AI-Powered Security Services, including Web filtering, DNS filtering, SSL inspection, intrusion protection (IPS), sandboxing, and data loss prevention (DLP), to protect against new and emerging threats.

Commenting on this release,John Maddison, Chief Marketing Officer and EVP, Product Strategy at Fortinet said,"At Fortinet, we empower IT teams to simplify operations and enhance user experience by addressing today’s most pressing SD-WAN pain points. Our new services make SD-WAN more accessible to organizations with limited resources, offloading the technical expertise of setting up, configuring, maintaining, and running an SD-WAN network to Fortinet experts."

What’s New?

Underlay Performance Monitoring Service for SD-WAN:

To support IT teams in achieving operational efficiency while simultaneously enhancing the user experience, Fortinet is introducing an Underlay Performance Monitoring Service for SD-WAN. Enabled by FortiManager and FortiGuard’s database of hundreds of popular SaaS and cloud designations, this service offers centralized visibility into the underlay performance of the entire network, facilitating the sorting and reporting of ISP link performance. This empowers IT teams to swiftly prioritize network traffic and efficiently address operational issues. This service features a full suite of underlay monitoring capabilities, including:

• Underlay Setup Wizard leverages Fortinet best practices to make SD-WAN setup easier and more efficient than ever before, even without trained IT staff.
• Underlay Monitoring Dashboard empowers customers to monitor underlay performance and application performance from a single intuitive dashboard.
• FortiGuard Performance SLA Database includes hundreds of preconfigured SaaS and cloud application workloads so customers can easily create service level agreements (SLAs) for ISP link performance. This reduces time spent on setup, curtails the chance of configuration errors, and ensures organizations are getting the most out of their applications.
• Application Performance Scoring uses advanced analytics to measure the complete end-to-end user experience for applications and pinpoint granular issues within the network, reducing time to remediation.

Overlay-as-a-Service for SD-WAN:

Every organization is unique, with varying sizes and objectives. While some may operate with only a few sites, others could have a vast network spanning thousands of locations. Because of this, it’s imperative for provisioning solutions to adapt to the specific requirements of each organization, including their goals, budget, and IT resources.

Fortinet’s new Overlay-as-a-Service offering for SD-WAN is purpose-built for lean organizations with limited technical expertise and constrained budgets. This solution facilitates rapid deployment and seamless interconnection of locations within minutes, eliminating the need for self-hosting or a dedicated hub. Instead, setup and management are efficiently handled through FortiCloud, a cloud-hosted service. This approach significantly reduces deployment time and associated costs while also alleviating the burden of hosting and management expenses. By embracing Overlay-as-a-Service, organizations with limited resources can enjoy the benefits of an effective secure networking solution without compromising performance or breaking their budget.

Additionally, Overlay-as-service further automates integration with FortiSASE, enabling SD-WAN hubs to quickly connect with Fortinet SASE points of presence (POPs) for Secure Private Access, allowing remote users to connect to corporate applications simply and securely.

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http://bizenglish.adaderana.lk/fortinet-announces-new-sd-wan-services-to-further-simplify-operations-and-enhance-digital-experience/

Dubai, UAE, August 31, 2023: John Maddison, Chief Marketing Officer and EVP, Product Strategy at Fortinet, says, “Fortinet is committed to consistently delivering SASE innovations, which is why more organisations are choosing Fortinet to secure and manage their complex hybrid environments and empower hybrid work. With today’s news, customers will be able to leverage cloud-delivered security at their microbranches, benefit from enhanced data loss prevention, and measure the digital experience end-to-end.”

 News Summary  

Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced new enhancements to its industry-leading single-vendor SASE offering. FortiSASE already protects the hybrid workforce via a unified agent and includes SD-WAN integration for the branch, and today’s news solidifies FortiSASE as the most comprehensive offering on the market.

What’s New?

SASE for microbranches and IoT/OT devices: FortiSASE now includes expanded integrations within the Fortinet WLAN portfolio to further support organisations securing microbranches and related devices. FortiAP wireless access points intelligently offload traffic from microbranches to a SASE point of presence (POP) for comprehensive security inspection at scale for all devices, including IoT and OT devices. This integration also means the Fortinet WLAN portfolio can be managed by the same simple, cloud-based management console customers already use for FortiSASE. All of these updates complement Fortinet’s existing support for users at the location and present organisations with a new approach to cloud-based security by extending enterprise-grade protections, such as sandboxing, intrusion prevention systems, and URL filtering, to microbranches without additional appliances or services.

Enhanced data loss prevention (DLP) service: As a part of its cloud-delivered security services, FortiSASE includes the FortiGuard-powered DLP service to protect sensitive data across the entire hybrid environment. This service now includes a wider range of data identifiers, file types, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications, as well as advanced data matching techniques to prevent inadvertent data leaks. By continuously enhancing DLP, Fortinet provides organisations with deep insights into their cloud applications and tools to effectively counter new threats.

End-to-end digital experience monitoring (DEM): Fortinet’s DEM offering integrates with FortiSASE to provide insights across users, Fortinet global SASE POPs, and the performance of SaaS applications, including WebEx, Office365, and Dropbox, for comprehensive network and SaaS application monitoring. Additionally, this integration offers endpoint monitoring to deliver end-to-end visibility that empowers IT teams with the information they need to reduce resolution times and ensure a positive user experience.

The industry’s most comprehensive SASE solution

Backed by FortiGuard AI-Powered Security Services, Fortinet’s SASE solution provides unified security, simplified management, and end-to-end DEM by seamlessly converging cloud-delivered security, including secure web gateways, cloud access security brokers, firewall-as-a-service, and networking capabilities via SD-WAN. It also includes Universal ZTNA for robust, secure access to and from the internet, privately hosted applications, and SaaS applications.

Fortinet was recently named a challenger in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Single-Vendor SASE. This was the first Magic Quandrant of its kind, and Fortinet was one of only eight vendors named. Additionally, Forrester named Fortinet a leader in the Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust Edge Solutions, Q3 2023 report, which evaluates the 10 most significant solutions.

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https://cionews.co.in/fortinet-expands-its-sase-solution/

因應數位轉型風潮帶動台灣企業上雲趨勢顯著，網路資安大廠Fortinet今（31）日也宣布全新升級單一供應商安全存取服務邊緣（SASE）解決方案FortiSASE，除了擴展安全防護至企業微型分支機構，並強化資料外洩防護服務，同時整合數位體驗與端點智慧監控功能，成為業界服務最為全面的SASE解決方案。Fortinet也以業界唯一在零信任網路存取（ZTNA）實現雲地整合的領先地位，獲Forrester 評選為零信任邊緣（ZTE）解決方案領導者殊榮。

Fortinet 推出單一供應商 SASE 解決方案 FortiSASE 全新升級，聚焦三大雲地整合關鍵技術。

Fortinet台灣區總經理吳章銘表示：「台灣企業上雲需求成長力道強勁，雖然為雲端轉型帶來新契機，卻也讓各產業面臨的攻擊面迅速擴大。因此，Fortinet 長期致力於產品革新，透過延伸資安防護至微型分支機構、完善資料外洩防護服務、融合數位體驗智慧監控3大升級，大幅強化FortiSASE的防禦能量。Fortinet未來也將持續運用單一供應商與 Universal SASE 解決方案的領導優勢，提升台灣企業資安韌性。」

尤其目前包括過往具高度監管需求的金融業、導入AI運算來管理大量數據的製造業，以及資源較有限的中小企業與零售業等，皆陸續將工作負載遷往雲端。但面對日益嚴峻的駭客攻擊，如何確保核心服務上雲後的安全存取，避免發生資料外洩事件，也成為台灣企業的最大考驗。

Fortinet近年來持續深化技術創新，不僅以AI強化單一供應商與 Universal SASE 解決方案 FortiSASE，本次升級更涵蓋以下3大關鍵面向，搭建橫跨雲地兩端的全方位資安防護網：

1. 擴展企業資安防護至微型分支機構與 IoT/OT 設備：透過FortiSASE 整合無線區域網路（WLAN）安全服務，透過 FortiAP 無線存取點的智慧技術，轉移企業微型分支機構的使用者流量至 SASE 的網路連接點（POP），以便對企業內部所有裝置，像是物聯網（IoT）及營運技術（OT）設備等，進行全面性的安全掃描。

此外，企業亦能以 FortiSASE 的單一雲端平台，同步管理無線區域網路（WLAN）安全服務，且無需額外安裝任何設備或服務，即可將多項企業級威脅防護功能輕鬆部署於微型分支機構，如沙箱（Sandbox）、入侵防禦系統（IPS）與 URL過濾服務等。

2. 多層次資料外洩防護服務再升級：為強化企業資料保護機制，FortiSASE除了內建由 FortiGuard 安全服務驅動的資料外洩防護（DLP）功能，全面守護存放於雲地混合環境的企業機敏資訊。更大幅升級資料識別服務，將防護範圍擴及類型更廣泛的文件檔案與軟體即服務（SaaS）應用，同時導入進階資料比對技術，以有效防範資料外洩事件發生。

3. 無縫融合端到端數位體驗監控平台：Fortinet整合數位體驗監控（DEM）服務至 FortiSASE，協助企業提升單一使用者、SASE 網路連接點，甚至是 Webex、Office 365 與 Dropbox 等 SaaS 應用的可視性，以實現完善的數位體驗和網路安全管理。

讓企業也可利用 FortiSASE 的端點監控服務，增加端點間的威脅可視性，進而獲取企業 IT 團隊所需要的關鍵情資，有效縮短資安風險的應對時間。

值得一提的是，近期Fortinet更以唯一在零信任網路存取領域，實現雲地整合的資安品牌之姿，於《2023 年第三季度 Forrester New Wave?：零信任邊緣（ZTE）》報告被評選為「領導者」，並在「策略（Strategy）」類別勇奪最高分殊榮。Forrester 表示：「Fortinet 研發路由器等多項網路安全服務，並整合於專為遠距辦公設計的防火牆內，不但在眾多資安品牌脫穎而出，亦讓 Fortinet在推出具備單一整合管理介面的ZTE 解決方案，取得市場優勢。」

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http://www.ctimes.com.tw/DispNews-tw.asp?O=HK78V6ZJNYSSAA00NH

COMPANY NEWS: Fortinet is the only recognised Leader to be positioned highest in Ability to Execute for three consecutive years.

John Maddison, Chief Marketing Officer and EVP, Product Strategy at Fortinet
“We’re pleased that our zero-trust approach to securing the expanding edges of today’s networks is being recognized by Forrester. We believe that the critical convergence of networking and security must be everywhere and are proud to be one of the only vendors to lead in firewall, SD-WAN, and Zero Trust Edge reports. For us, this recognition validates our continuing commitment to developing one of the leading single-vendor SASE solutions on the market.”

News Summary
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced that Fortinet has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust Edge Solutions, Q3 2023 report. The 32-criterion evaluation identifies the most significant vendors and evaluates their zero-trust edge (ZTE) solutions. Fortinet tied for the highest score in the strategy category.

Secure Networking with ZTE, Also Known as SASE
Also known as secure access service edge (SASE), a ZTE architecture merges and delivers networking and security functions as a service using a combination of zero-trust network access (ZTNA), secure web gateways, and cloud security gateways.

The Fortinet FortiSASE platform converges cloud-delivered security, including secure web gateway, Universal ZTNA, next-generation dual-mode CASB, Firewall-as-a-Service, and Secure SD-WAN networking. Powered by a single operating system, FortiOS, FortiGuard AI-Powered Intrusion Prevention Security Services, and a unified FortiClient agent, FortiSASE helps improve efficiency and delivers consistent security everywhere. By bringing together all of the components needed to converge networking and security, it protects the hybrid workforce with zero implicit trust and helps organizations reduce complexity and consolidate point products. In the report, Forrester points out that Fortinet “differentiated itself in the market by developing and integrating networking functions such as routing into its remote office firewalls, which eases the rollout of its ZTE solution with a unified management interface.”

The Forrester report also states, “Fortinet balances security and networking with eye-popping value.” The report goes on to state, “One of the most compelling aspects of the Fortinet value proposition is its cost. As with its firewalls, the Fortinet option is priced quite literally an order of magnitude lower than the vendor’s most expensive competitors.” FortiSASE can help organizations securely and seamlessly reduce complexity and maximize their return on investment.

How the Forrester Wave™ Results Are Calculated
The Forrester Wave evaluation is an assessment of the top vendors in the market. For the report, Forrester conducts primary research to develop a list of vendors and narrows the list based on the inclusion criteria. Details of product and strategy are gathered through a questionnaire, demos, briefings, and customer reference surveys and interviews.

The evaluation criteria is based on:

• The strength of the offering based on remote workforce security capabilities; zero-trust principles; network control, management, monitoring, visibility and observability; and integrations
• The strength of the vendors’ strategies, including vision, innovation, roadmap, partner ecosystem, pricing flexibility and transparency, and supporting services and offerings
• The vendors presence in the market based on revenue and installed base

Each of the vendors included in the assessment has:

• At least $75 million in annual revenue attributed exclusively to ZTE technologies
• A ZTNA product in addition to a secure web gateway or cloud security gateway as of May 30, 2023
• At least 30% of revenue must come from outside the vendor’s home region and they must have point of presence in every continent except Antarctica
• A remote site appliance that provides physical WAN connectivity, link load balancing, or routing capabilities
• Complete or partial cloud-based administration across the ZTE components

Fortinet FortiSASE
The Fortinet SASE platform provides secure access and high-performance connectivity to users no matter where they are located. By converging networking and security, FortiSASE delivers enterprise-grade security and provides secure remote access to the web, cloud, and applications anywhere. The cloud-delivered solution helps organizations overcome security gaps and integrates with Fortinet FortiManager for visibility and centralized management across on-premises and remote users.


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This new addition to Fortinet's secure networking portfolio expands the company's ability to deliver consistent security, unified management, analytics, and FortiGuard AI-powered security services across the entire hybrid network.

"Networking and security must converge to effectively secure and connect hybrid infrastructure and empower hybrid work. In fact, we predict that within this decade, secure networking will eclipse networking to dominate the marketplace," says John Maddison, chief marketing officer and executive vice president, product strategy.

"Fortinet will continue to expand and integrate its secure networking portfolio, combined with FortiGuard AI-powered security services, across next-gen firewall, secure SD-WAN, universal ZTNA and SASE, as well as LAN and wireless LAN."

Introducing the FortiGate 90G with SP5 ASIC

The new FortiGate 90G series of NGFWs delivers enterprise-grade secure networking capabilities, such as hybrid mesh firewall,SD-WAN, andSD-Branch, to distributed edges. FortiGate 90G is also the foundation for customers secure access service edge (SASE) and zero-trust journey to enable secure internet access, secure private access, and secure Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) access.

FortiGate 90G is fully integrated with FortiGuard AI-powered security services, providing advanced intrusion prevention for deep packet inspection of secure sockets layer (SSL)/transport layer security (TLS) traffic, web security services, such as domain name system (DNS) and URL filtering for blocking of access to malicious domains and URLs, and content security, such as inline sandboxing to stop zero-day and other file-based threats.

This new suite of firewalls is the first to ship with theSP5 ASIC, Fortinet's fifth-generation ASIC technology announced earlier this year with the ability to accelerate and concurrently run 2x more applications for example, NGFW, zero-trust network access (ZTNA), SD-WAN, and SSL inspection compared to the previous generation. 

The power of FortiGate 90G with Fortinet's SP5 ASIC and FortiGuard AI-powered security services is showcased in the below Security Compute Rating table, which compares the top firewalls on the market against the target performance numbers of the FortiGate 90G series:

FortiGate 90G threat protection performance is measured with firewall, IPS, application control and malware protection, and logging enabled. The numbers for competitive solutions are based on publicly available sources. Other vendors may have different testing methodologies. All power consumption values are taken from external data sheets and hardware system guides using maximum power consumption.
 
Empowering todays hybrid world by converging networking and security

Growing and scaling digital business while protecting a distributed infrastructure and supporting a hybrid workforce has never been more critical or complex. That's why Fortinet's secure networking portfolio converges networking technologies with FortiGuard AI-powered security services across all edges to close security gaps and help organisations achieve a better user experience. 

This news reinforces Fortinet's commitment to continue to expand and integrate key secure networking technologies across the following areas:

• hybrid mesh firewall for data centre and cloud secure 
• SD-WAN for branch offices 
• SASE for remote users and branch offices 
• universal ZTNA for remote users and campus locations 
• wireless local area network (WLAN)/Local area network (LAN) for branch offices and campus locations

MARKHAM, ON, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Enghouse Networks, a leading global telecommunications technology and streaming TV solutions provider, announced today that its SaaS  IPTV platform, EspialTV, has been chosen by GVTC Communications to bring video streaming services to its customer base. 

The Enghouse solution allows GVTC to provide more options to its subscribers, including the ability to record and view shows on any connected device, including Amazon's Fire TV, Roku, AppleTV, phones and tablets. Subscribers will also benefit from the ability to watch TV programs and movies in leading-edge quality and enjoy new features like voice-enabled remote control, plus easy access to popular OTT streaming services.

The new GVTC system also relies on Broadpeak's content delivery network (CDN) and cloud DPVR solutions. Broadpeak is a leading provider of CDN and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators worldwide. "Enghouse and Broadpeak have many successful joint deployments," said Mario Rainville, Vice President, North America, Broadpeak. "Our solutions work together to ensure a more personalized, state-of-the-art experience for subscribers."

GVTC has looked to Enghouse and Broadpeak to upgrade its current Cable TV offering to a fully managed streaming TV platform hosted in the cloud. With superior image and sound quality, plus enhanced network security, Enghouse Networks' EspialTV and Broadpeak will deliver video content (including live, catch-up, digitally recorded (NDVR), and Video-on-Demand) to all of GVTC's stream subscribers.

"We are committed to empowering the communities in our service area with leading-edge technology for today's interconnected world," said Ritchie Sorrells, President and CEO, GVTC. "Our continued partnership with Enghouse Networks and Broadpeak allows us to deliver on this promise. With IPTV, our customers will now be able to access all their favorite shows on their favorite devices."

"As the TV experience evolves, so does GVTC," said Josh Pettiette, Vice President, Product Business Development and Strategic Planning, GVTC. "In the 1980s, we built the infrastructure for cable TV, then high-speed internet in the '90s, and then Netflix's #1 ranked Fiber Internet in the 2000s. EspialTV allows us to provide the next step in this journey with its hosted IPTV platform."

"We are gratified that GVTC selected Enghouse's EspialTV for this project, based on our track record of delivering outstanding television experiences," said Mick McCluskey, Vice President, Product Management, Enghouse Networks. "Enghouse is renowned for being flexible in meeting operators' needs. Our operations and deployment team has a unique skill set and thorough understanding of the video streaming environment that will aid us in providing GVTC with a market-leading and highly flexible TV solution."

The Enghouse SaaS EspialTV platform offers GVTC a full set of content management capabilities, deep insight through analytics, and flexibility to easily segment and target various markets. It supports operators of all sizes -- and its flexible, cloud-based architecture will allow GVTC to control operational costs as their TV customer base grows.

Enghouse Networks is a reliable global telecommunications technology and solutions provider. Our commitment is to successfully deliver solutions that can enable digital transformation, ultimately building a connected global community. From edge to cloud, our applications reliably enable next-generation communications and media companies, defense, public safety agencies and utilities to plan, design, engineer, monitor, protect and simplify network complexity, in a vendor-agnostic 5G, IoT, Cloud, AI, NFV and SDN ecosystem. The Enghouse Networks technology portfolio spans Network Infrastructure, Business Support Systems (BSS), Operations Support Systems (OSS) and Digital Transformation solutions. For further information, visit www.enghousenetworks.com. Enghouse Networks is a unit of Enghouse Systems Ltd. of Markham, Ontario.

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This shift toward cloud technology offers benefits such as flexibility, scalability, agility, availability, and fast deployment. The International Data Corp. (IDC) predicts that the Southeast Asia Public Cloud Services market will generate $11 billion by 2025, with the Philippines experiencing a $2.8 billion growth in its cloud market.

To ensure the protection of applications residing in the digital space, organizations must understand the dynamics of application workflows. Previously, workflows were believed to move from physical on-site locations to the cloud. However, with the ability to house applications in various locations such as data centers, hybrid or multi-cloud environments, or edge computing, workflows have become more dynamic.

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While fluid environments and cloud adoption offer benefits like enhanced customer experience and cost optimization, they also pose challenges for chief information officers (CIOs) and chief information security officers (CISOs). The flexibility provided by these environments facilitates cloud adoption, generates value for customers, and accelerates return on investment. However, it also increases the attack surface for organizations, placing a strain on cybersecurity teams tasked with securing networks and locations.

Hybrid cloud and multi-cloud

Several factors affect the adoption of cloud technology, including the lack of qualified staff, legal and regulatory compliance, data security challenges, and integration with existing IT environments. Despite these barriers, organizations continue to migrate applications to the cloud to achieve desired outcomes. Some organizations prefer on-site or data center hosting for certain applications, while others leverage edge computing for improved performance and lower latency. Hybrid cloud and multi-cloud approaches are also adopted by some businesses.

Protecting applications presents challenges for organizations at different stages of deployment. These challenges include managing applications in various locations, accelerating cloud adoption, leveraging edge computing architectures, optimizing user experience, reducing costs, and improving performance. 

Misconfigurations, operational complexities, visibility gaps, and inconsistent strategies pose vulnerabilities to cyber threats and organizations face a shortage of cybersecurity personnel.

Cybersecurity mesh platform

To address these challenges, organizations should consider utilizing a cybersecurity mesh platform. This strategy involves flexible, well-integrated, and robust cybersecurity solutions supported by a comprehensive and automated platform. By implementing this approach, organizations can achieve consistent security for applications in the cloud and on-premises. A cybersecurity mesh platform offers centralized visibility, automation, and management, enabling security teams to respond quickly to cyber threats. This approach helps bridge the skills gap, enhance the effectiveness of the security team, and improve overall efficiency.

“Applying a cybersecurity mesh platform approach provides businesses centralized visibility, automation, and management to secure their application workflows across various locations,” said Alan Reyes, country manager of Fortinet Philippines. “Because of this, security teams can take advantage of intelligence sharing to quickly respond to cyber threats. With this, organizations can decrease the effect of the skills gap, improve the security team’s effectiveness, and enhance efficiencies.” 

As organizations in the Philippines accelerate their digitalization efforts and migrate applications to the cloud, ensuring the security of these applications becomes paramount. By understanding application workflows, considering the benefits and risks of cloud adoption, addressing factors affecting adoption, and utilizing a cybersecurity mesh platform, organizations can protect their applications and mitigate cyber threats in the digital space.

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https://backendnews.net/fortinet-cybersecurity-mesh-platform-provides-centralized-visibility/

Uncover the remarkable potential of 5G and AI as we delve into 10 transformative use cases that can propel innovation across industries and reshape business landscapes.

Enhanced Manufacturing Processes

The integration of 5G and AI technologies is revolutionizing the manufacturing sector, enabling businesses to optimize their operations and achieve unprecedented levels of efficiency. With AI and 5G technology, manufacturers can harness the power of real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance to ensure seamless production processes.

Real-time monitoring allows manufacturers to instantaneously collect and analyze data from various sources, providing valuable insights into machine performance, production rates, and resource utilization. For example, by leveraging 5G and AI, a car manufacturing company can monitor the production line in real-time, instantly detecting any anomalies or bottlenecks. This enables proactive decision-making, minimizing downtime and optimizing overall productivity.

Moreover, automated quality control systems powered by 5G and AI enable manufacturers to achieve consistent, high-quality output. AI algorithms can analyze data from sensors and cameras to identify defects or inconsistencies in production, ensuring that only the highest standard products reach the market. For instance, a semiconductor manufacturer can use 5G and AI to detect minute defects in microchips during production, reducing waste and improving customer satisfaction.

At the Robert Bosch Elektronik factory in Salzgitter, Germany, Qualcomm, and Bosch Rexroth are testing a new automation system based on 5G technology. The system uses coordinated multi-point 5G connectivity and time-synchronized networking (TSN) to control an autonomous mobile robot and a 5G precise location to find an automated guided vehicle (AGV). The robot captures the image of the component, sent over 5G to a local computer, and then processed using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify flaws.

Transforming Healthcare Services

The 5g and AI impact on business in the healthcare sector is huge. The key areas where 5G and AI are making a profound impact are remote patient monitoring, telemedicine, AI-powered diagnosis and personalized treatment.

Remote patient monitoring enables healthcare providers to monitor patients’ vital signs, symptoms, and overall health remotely without the need for in-person visits. With the high-speed connectivity of 5G networks, real-time data can be transmitted seamlessly, allowing healthcare professionals to monitor patients’ conditions and respond promptly.

For example, a patient with a chronic condition can use wearable devices that collect and transmit data to their healthcare provider in real time. This data can be analyzed using AI algorithms to detect any abnormalities, enabling timely interventions and proactive healthcare management.

Another potential use of 5G and AI in business is in personalized treatment. AI algorithms can analyze vast amounts of medical data, including patient records, medical images, and research papers, to aid in diagnosis and personalized treatment. For instance, AI can assist radiologists in analyzing medical images, helping detect abnormalities and improving accuracy. AI can also suggest personalized treatment plans based on a patient’s genetic profile, medical history, and response to previous treatments.

Smart Cities and Infrastructure

5G and AI are collectively playing a crucial role in shaping the future of smart cities and infrastructure, offering numerous benefits for businesses and communities alike.

Intelligent traffic management utilizes the high-speed and low-latency capabilities of 5G networks to enable real-time data collection and analysis. AI algorithms process this data to optimize traffic flow, reduce congestion, and enhance overall transportation efficiency.

For instance, sensors and cameras installed throughout the city can gather information on traffic volume, speed, and patterns. AI algorithms can then dynamically adjust traffic signals, reroute vehicles, and provide real-time traffic updates to drivers, resulting in smoother traffic flow and reduced travel times.

Efficient energy consumption is another area where 5G and AI are making a significant impact.

For example, AI can predict energy demands based on historical data and weather patterns, allowing utility companies to adjust energy production accordingly. This ensures efficient utilization of resources and reduces energy wastage, leading to cost savings and environmental benefits. The amalgamation of AI and 5G will thus usher in a new era of smart cities offering seamless connectivity and enhanced analysis powered by AI.

The benefits of 5G and AI in business extend beyond traffic management and energy conservation. Smart cities equipped with these technologies can improve public safety through AI-powered surveillance systems, enhance waste management through smart sensors, and enable remote monitoring and maintenance of critical infrastructure.

The advantages of 5G and AI in business are clear in the realm of smart cities and infrastructure. By harnessing the power of real-time data analytics, businesses and communities can experience improved efficiency, reduced costs, and enhanced quality of life.

Revolutionizing Transportation and Logistics

The confluence of 5G and AI is driving a remarkable transformation in the transportation and logistics industry, ushering in a new era of efficiency, safety, and sustainability.

One compelling example of 5G and AI in business can be seen in autonomous vehicles and drones. By harnessing the high-speed and low-latency capabilities of 5G networks, these vehicles can communicate with each other and with the surrounding infrastructure in real time, enabling seamless coordination and navigation. AI algorithms equipped with advanced perception and decision-making capabilities enable autonomous vehicles to analyze their surroundings, anticipate road conditions, and make split-second decisions, enhancing both safety and efficiency.

Furthermore, AI-powered predictive analytics is an emerging trend in using 5G and AI in business, revolutionizing supply chain management. AI algorithms can optimize route planning, inventory management, and demand forecasting by analyzing vast amounts of data, including weather patterns, market demands, and historical shipping data. This results in streamlined operations, reduced costs, and improved customer satisfaction.

Immersive Entertainment and Media Experiences

The combination of 5G and AI is ushering us in a new era of immersive entertainment and media experiences, transforming the way we consume and engage with content.

One example of the 5G and AI integration for businesses can be witnessed in virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) experiences. The high-speed capabilities of 5G networks enable seamless streaming and interaction with immersive content. AI algorithms enhance these experiences by personalizing content recommendations, analyzing user behavior, and providing real-time feedback.

For instance, a live concert in virtual reality can leverage AI to adapt the visuals and sound based on the audience’s preferences and reactions, creating a highly personalized and engaging experience.

Moreover, the 5G AI transformation for enterprises is extending to media production and content creation. AI algorithms can analyze vast amounts of data, such as audience preferences, social media trends, and historical performance, to inform content creators and marketers.

Integrating 5G and AI for business transformation also enhances content delivery and distribution. With the high-speed connectivity of 5G networks, media streaming platforms can deliver high-quality, low-latency content to users, regardless of their location.

Enabling Precision Agriculture

The intersection of 5G and AI technology is revolutionizing the field of agriculture, enabling precision farming practices that enhance business operations and drive sustainable agricultural practices. This powerful combination of technologies is transforming traditional farming methods into data-driven, efficient, and environmentally friendly processes.

With enhanced business operations with 5G and AI, farmers can leverage real-time data and analytics to make informed decisions and optimize crop production. Sensors deployed throughout the fields collect data on soil moisture, temperature, nutrient levels, and crop health. This data is transmitted seamlessly through 5G networks to AI-powered systems that analyze and interpret the information. Farmers can then receive actionable insights on irrigation scheduling, fertilizer application, pest management, and optimal harvesting times.

Furthermore, the 5G and AI trends in agriculture extend to livestock management. Wearable devices embedded with sensors and trackers can collect data on animal health, behavior, and feeding patterns. This information is processed by AI algorithms to provide early detection of diseases, monitor animal welfare, and optimize feed distribution.

The combination of AI and 5G technology in agriculture is transforming the way farmers operate. It maximizes yield, minimizes resource wastage, and promotes sustainable farming practices.

Revolutionizing Retail and Customer Experiences with AR and VR

The unification of 5G and AI is revolutionizing the retail industry, bringing about exciting transformations in customer experiences through augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies.

One of the key benefits of 5G and AI in business is the ability to deliver immersive AR and VR experiences to customers. With high-speed 5G connectivity, retailers can offer virtual try-on capabilities, allowing customers to visualize how products such as clothing or furniture would look in real-life settings. This enhances the shopping experience by providing a realistic and interactive preview, helping customers make informed purchase decisions.

The use of 5G and AI in business further enhances customer engagement in the retail sector through personalized recommendations and targeted advertisements. AI algorithms analyze customer data, such as browsing history and preferences, to provide tailored product suggestions and promotions. This level of personalization creates a more personalized and satisfying shopping experience for customers.

Moreover, AR and VR technologies enable retailers to create virtual showrooms or virtual tours of their physical stores. Customers can explore products and navigate through the store virtually, making it convenient for remote shoppers and expanding the reach of the business.

The impact of 5G and AI on business is substantial in the retail sector. By leveraging AR and VR technologies powered by 5G and AI, businesses can drive sales, improve brand loyalty, and stay ahead in a highly competitive market.

Advancing Financial Services and Fintech

The convergence of 5G and AI is revolutionizing how financial institutions operate, enabling them to deliver enhanced services, streamline operations, and provide a seamless customer experience.

One of the key advantages of 5G and AI in business is the ability to process and analyze vast amounts of financial data in real time. AI algorithms can quickly assess risk, detect fraud, and make accurate predictions. For example, AI-powered algorithms can analyze customer spending patterns and raise a red flag when something is inappropriate. The bank can then freeze the transaction and confirm with the customer.

Furthermore, high-speed connectivity of 5G networks enhances the efficiency of digital transactions, reducing latency and improving overall transaction speeds. For instance, mobile banking apps can leverage 5G connectivity to provide real-time transaction updates and seamless fund transfers.

The 5G and AI business trend in the financial sector is also seen in the rise of virtual assistants and chatbots, which provide customer support, answer queries, and assist with financial planning. These AI-powered solutions offer personalized recommendations, improving the customer experience and driving customer satisfaction. For example, a virtual assistant can help customers track their expenses, create budgets, and provide personalized financial advice.

As this trend continues to evolve, financial institutions that embrace AI and 5G will be well-positioned to thrive in the digital age.

Empowering Education and Remote Learning

5G and AI is transforming the landscape of education, empowering students and educators with new opportunities for learning and collaboration.

An example of 5G and AI in business is the use of AI-powered virtual assistants in educational settings. For instance, educational platforms can employ chatbots that use AI algorithms to provide instant answers to students’ questions, offer study recommendations, and assist with homework assignments. With the high-speed connectivity of 5G networks, students can access these virtual assistants from anywhere, allowing for continuous learning and support.

The 5G AI integration for businesses in the education sector enables them to provide immersive and interactive learning experiences to their students. Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies powered by 5G networks provide students with virtual field trips, simulations, and interactive educational content. For example, students can explore historical sites virtually, conduct science experiments virtually, or engage in virtual group discussions, thus fostering a deeper understanding of the subject matter.

Furthermore, the 5G AI transformation for enterprises facilitates seamless communication and collaboration in remote learning environments. With the low latency and high bandwidth of 5G networks, students and educators can participate in real-time video conferences, access cloud-based resources, and collaborate on projects effortlessly. This allows for effective remote teaching and learning, ensuring continuity even when physical classrooms are not accessible.

By leveraging the power of 5G and AI, education institutions can overcome geographical barriers, enhance learning outcomes, and provide personalized educational experiences to students.

Autonomous vehicles

5G and AI are together propelling innovation in the realm of autonomous vehicles, revolutionizing transportation and paving the way for safer and more efficient mobility solutions.

One of the key benefits of 5G and AI integration for business transformation in autonomous vehicles is the ability to gather and process vast amounts of data. AI algorithms powered by machine learning can analyze sensor data, traffic patterns, and road conditions to make informed decisions, improve navigation and optimize routes for increased efficiency. For example, autonomous vehicles equipped with 5G and AI can dynamically adjust their speed and route based on real-time traffic updates, minimizing congestion and reducing travel time. The combination of 5G and AI can help make our roads secure.

The enhanced business operations with 5G and AI in autonomous vehicles extend to fleet management and maintenance. AI algorithms can predict potential faults or failures, enabling proactive maintenance to prevent breakdowns and improve vehicle uptime. With the support of 5G connectivity, maintenance data can be transmitted in real-time, allowing for remote monitoring and efficient scheduling of repairs.

The 5G machine learning use cases in the automobile sector contribute to the development of more advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and self-driving capabilities. Autonomous vehicles can improve their decision-making and response to complex traffic situations through continuous data analysis and machine learning algorithms. For instance, AI-powered autonomous vehicles can detect pedestrians, cyclists, and other vehicles, ensuring a higher level of safety on the roads.

As these technologies continue to advance, we can expect further advancements in autonomous vehicle capabilities, leading to a future of safer, more efficient, and sustainable transportation.

source:
https://appinventiv.com/blog/5g-and-ai-for-business-innovation/
 

FortiGate 600F series earned near-perfect ‘AAA’ ranking across all four scoring categories, showcasing industry-leading performance at a lower price per Mbps than competitors

April 25, 2023 11:00 ET | Source: Fortinet, Inc. Follow

The majority of organizations are pursuing a consolidation strategy for their security

According to a recent survey from Gartner, 75 percent of organizations are pursuing security vendor consolidation, up from 29 percent in 2020. The same survey notes, “Security and risk management leaders are increasingly dissatisfied with the operational inefficiencies and the lack of integration of a heterogenous security stack. Buyers are now looking for more efficient and integrated solutions, rather than point security products.”

The Fortinet Security Fabric supports consolidation

Fortinet is adding new real-time response and automation capabilities across its Security Fabric to transform detection to real-time protection.

New products and enhancements, including the introduction of FortiOS 7.4, span the following five key areas:

Endpoint security & early response

• Simplify and expedite incident analysis: Built on a cloud-native foundation, FortiEDR and FortiXDR now provide additional interactive incident visualization with enriched contextual incident data using multiple threat intelligence feeds that enables customers to simplify and expedite investigations.
• Block anomalous and malicious network activity: Unveiled today is a new FortiNDR Cloud offering which combines robust artificial intelligence, complemented by pragmatic analysis and breach protection technology. The solution provides 365-day retention and visibility into network data, with built-in playbooks, and threat hunting capabilities to detect anomalous and malicious behavior on the network. Customers can also now choose from a self-contained, on-premises deployment powered by Fortinet’s Virtual Security Analyst or a new guided SaaS offering maintained by advanced threat experts from FortiGuard Labs.
• Mitigate supply chain risks: FortiRecon, supported by threat experts from FortiGuard Labs, now delivers enhanced proactive threat intelligence into critical risks associated with supply chain vendors and partners, including external exposed assets, leaked data, and ransomware attack intelligence.
• Deceive threat actors in real time and at scale: FortiDeceptor now offers vulnerability outbreak defense. When a vulnerability is reported by FortiGuard Labs, the vulnerability is automatically pushed as a feed to the outbreak decoy, to deceive attackers from real assets to fake assets and quarantine the attack early in the kill chain. Further, a SOAR playbook can automatically initiate the creation and strategically place deception assets to gather granular intel and stop suspicious activities.
• Access and share threat intelligence with a global community: FortiDeceptor also now offers a new attack exchange program which allows FortiDeceptor customers to anonymously exchange valuable intel on the most current attacks and take proactive steps to avoid a breach.

SOC automation & augmentation

• Further simplify security operations and accelerate the detection of threats: FortiAnalyzer enables more sophisticated event correlation across different types of log sources using a new intuitive rules editor that can be mapped to MITRE ATT&CK use cases. In addition, FortiSOAR now offers a turnkey SaaS subscription option, inline playbook recommendations driven by ML, extensive OT security features and playbooks, and no/low code playbook creation enhancements.
• Reduce alert triage and power more effective threat hunting: FortiSIEM now includes new link graph technology which allows for easy visualization of relationships between users, devices, and incidents. The solution is also now powered by an advanced machine learning framework, which enhances protection by detecting anomalies and outliers that may be missed by traditional methods.
• Remain one step ahead of adversaries: Fortinet now offers AI-assisted incident triage through its FortiGuard SOC-as-a-Service offering, as well as new SOC operations readiness and compromise assessment services from FortiGuard Labs.

AI-powered threat intelligence

• Effectively counter multi-step, cyber-physical attacks: Fortinet has enhanced its FortiGuard AI-powered Device Security Services to further support IT/OT convergence. Time to protection is reduced with enhanced automated virtual patching for both OT and IT devices based on global threat intelligence, zero-day research, and CVE query service. Granular OT security at the industry level is enhanced with Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) device convergence.
• Reduce time to remediation and increase threat hunting effectiveness with new mapping of industrial devices and communication paths to the Purdue Reference Model hierarchy, new OT-specific playbooks for threat remediation, and incorporated use of the ICS MITRE ATT&CK matrix for OT threat analysis.

Identity and access

• Secure access to critical assets: Providing secure remote access for IT and OT networks, FortiPAM, an integral component of Fortinet’s Identity and Access Management portfolio also comprised of FortiAuthenticator and FortiToken, now includes zero-trust network access (ZTNA) controls when users try to access critical assets. The ZTNA tags can be applied to check device posture continuously for vulnerabilities, updated AV signatures, location, and machine groups.

Application security

• Identify and fix vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in pre-production and runtime applications: FortiDevSec is a new application security testing solution incorporating SAST, DAST and SCA, for early vulnerability and misconfigurations detection, and protection including secret discovery. The tool scans application code in CI/CD pipelines and provides actionable remediation information to developers. The tool natively integrates with Jenkins, Bamboo, Azure DevOps, and more.

“The received wisdom in security has long been that one should choose best-of-breed products and stitch them all together. Across the industry, the prevailing wisdom has changed as people increasingly realize that it makes more sense to have an integrated stack where different components work seamlessly together to create a proactive and automated security posture, and it is great to see this approach reflected in Fortinet’s Security Fabric.” – JP DiCicco, IT Manager Infrastructure Operations, RES Americas

“Adding additional Fortinet products into our environment and having that single Security Fabric really allows us to respond quickly to incidents, whereas before with the different siloed systems, they did not communicate with each other, so their intelligence was limited. But when we started migrating to the Fortinet suite, it really provided a lot of intelligence and automation to allow us to respond more quickly and to be more proactive.” – Andy Craig, Chief Innovation Officer, Maple Knoll Communities

Source:
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/04/05/fortinet-security-fabric/

記者黃俊育 / 綜合報導

在智慧製造的持續推動下，台灣製造業的產值及附加價值不斷提升，針對工控場域的駭客攻擊卻也來勢洶洶。全方位整合與自動化網路資安領導廠商 Fortinet®（NASDAQ：FTNT）於7月6日舉辦的Fortinet 2023 Secure OT Summit，以深耕營運技術（OT）資安領域超過20年的實戰經驗，攜手鉅鋼機械、洛克威爾自動化、必維國際檢驗集團（Bureau Veritas）、台灣科技大學工業4.0中心等台灣生態系合作夥伴，揭露智慧工廠與中小企業的全新資安態勢與挑戰，共同擘劃工業4.0時代的資安戰略，全面守護AI浪潮下的工控營運安全。

▲Fortinet 台灣區總經理吳章銘揭露智慧工廠的全新資安態勢與洞察，全面剖析 AI 浪潮下的工控營運安全。(圖/業者提供)

製造業淪重點攻擊目標！AI驅動全方位OT資安防護網，思維轉型領航網路安全再升級

為實現智慧生產管理的營運架構，過去多為獨立運作的自動化機台，開始與各類廠房環境的雲端或實體設備逐漸整合，產線各環節運作更因為連網而互通，使得製造業等高度仰賴OT的產業，逐漸成為駭客攻擊的最大重點目標。根據Fortinet《2023 年 OT 與網路資安現況調查報告》顯示，全球 75% 的 OT 組織過去 12 個月曾遭駭客入侵至少一次，亦有逾三成的企業淪為勒索軟體的攻擊對象。

此外，Fortinet更發現，2023 年上半年亞太地區製造業受到惡意威脅的次數高達 46.9 億次，相當於每分鐘就有近1.8萬次攻擊發生。而多數駭客皆以主動偵查技術尋找已曝險的網域名稱系統（DNS）服務，最常被駭客用於威脅製造業的攻擊手法則包含Log4Shell與雙倍脈衝星（Double Pulsar）等漏洞。

生成式AI拉低攻擊門檻！中小企業數位化面臨四大資安挑戰，鉅鋼機械獨家揭露轉型成功心法

根據經濟部最新統計指出，台灣有超過96% 的製造業者為中小企業。然而，隨著智慧製造的轉型升級持續推進，中小企業在邁向數位化的過程中，卻也面臨資安人才缺乏、環境過於複雜、法規要求提升、無法適應數位轉型帶來的變化等痛點。在此同時，生成式AI或相關應用的快速發展，更大幅降低駭客技術的學習難度，讓過去能力不足以發動攻擊的人能夠輕易跨越門檻，導致中小企業遭逢的資安困境雪上加霜。

Fortinet合作夥伴、鉅鋼機械數位創新中心經理簡光正指出：「面對與日俱增的OT資安威脅，建議台灣中小企業可從完善資安治理、開設員工培訓、策略夥伴合作三大面向著手。首先，企業決策者必須建立正確的防禦思維，將資訊安全列為企業經營的重點項目之一，再透過深入淺出的網路安全基礎課程，有效提升員工的資安意識。此外，中小企業也應善用資安生態系進行協作聯防，透過融合策略夥伴的技術優勢，確保機台裝置受攻擊後得以快速復原，進而以『打團體戰』的核心概念，完整強化從廠房設備至供應鏈核心的資安防護能量。」

▲Fortinet 工控領域 OT 資安技術顧問曹仁賢解析 Fortinet 安全織網如何全面守護台灣製造業 OT 環境，打造工控營運多層式防禦堡壘。(圖/業者提供)

智慧製造啟動防駭大作戰！Fortinet串聯生態系夥伴實踐資安聯防，解密工控場域三大安全解方

當發展智慧製造成為企業競爭力的關鍵要素，如何在導入聯網技術的同時，打造健全且完善的安全防護機制，成為台灣製造業者守護工控資安防線的關鍵課題。有鑑於此，Fortinet攜手鉅鋼機械、洛克威爾自動化、必維國際檢驗集團（Bureau Veritas）、台灣科技大學工業4.0中心等資安生態系夥伴，共同針對台灣製造業在IT 與 OT 的融合挑戰，提出三大安全部署重點：

重點一、提升網路基礎架構安全性：近年來工控場域的駭客威脅愈發嚴重，OT組織必須持續強化關鍵基礎架構的網路安全策略，以降低企業營運中斷風險。因此，建議台灣的製造業者透過高度整合且自動化的安全平台，以集中式架構管理取代傳統分散式的單點控制架構，並結合資料採集與監視系統（SCADA）與安全資訊及事件管理（SIEM）系統，提升企業防駭能力。

重點三、選擇擁有OT資安生態系與高整合度解決方案的供應商：維持營運穩定是每個智慧工廠追求的目標，但如何建立符合自身工廠營運文化的安全防禦，也是台灣製造業者現今面臨的難題之一。若選擇與擁有OT資安生態系與高整合且全面資安解決方案的供應商攜手合作，不僅可同步提升防駭強度與營運靈活度，更能與供應商的多元合作夥伴共組資安聯防生態，攜手應對關鍵供應鏈複雜多變的資安威脅，建構韌性安全的工控場域與數位環境。

Fortinet台灣區總經理吳章銘表示：「Fortinet除了投資台灣硬體安全供應鏈的發展外，也積極配合數位發展部強化資安聯防的目標，攜手各產業的戰略合作夥伴共組全方位生態系。在OT及工控資安方面，Fortinet不但已與洛克威爾自動化、西門子、施耐德電機、ABB、Yokogawa台灣橫河等知名工控大廠建立長期合作，近年來更致力於攜手在地合作夥伴合縱連橫形成安全織網，為台灣打造完善且可信賴的供應鏈。」

Fortinet 安全織網全面守護台灣製造業OT環境，打造工控營運多層式防禦堡壘！

面對工控場域攻擊面擴大及缺乏可視性帶來的資安挑戰，Fortinet 安全織網以工控場域全面性資安防禦思維出發，從Fortinet 專為工控領域設計的防火牆為基礎強化邊界防禦、整合FortiDeceptor欺敵誘捕技術的邊界內威脅即時偵測與風險緩解、FortiGuard安全服務的攻擊情資匯集、由AI與機器學習驅動的大數據分析服務，以及獨步業界的FortiSIEM安全營運平台，透過單一平台完整涵蓋資安事件的處理流程，並讓台灣製造業者得以在攻擊鏈（Kill Chain）造成任何重大損害前，主動阻止威脅發生，同時大幅提升應變處置的效率，將資安事件對於營運的影響降至最低。

source:
https://www.thehubnews.net/archives/248199

多雲資安防禦的 3 大門檻

「技術、介面與跨域，是企業目前在多雲資安防禦上的三大門檻，」Fortinet 雲端領域資安技術顧問王仁德說，首先是技術門檻，雲端主要使用虛擬化、容器化等技術，這些是資安或網管人員比較少接觸到的領域，相對而言，也會比較不熟悉此類技術可能有的資安風險。

其次為介面門檻，目前三大主流公有雲 AWS、Azure 及 GCP，雖然都使用 K8S 來打造核心架構，但在介面和功能上，各自有獨特的設計，資安人員必須充分瞭解每一個雲平台的設計，才能做出最適當的安全設定。

第三則是跨域門檻，企業多將雲端多交由軟體團隊來負責、資安防護重任則落在網路團隊身上，在彼此不熟悉對方專業領域的情況下，無形間也會拉高資安風險。

4 大重點，完善多雲資安防禦網

針對多雲資安防禦的三大門檻，王仁德進一步提出四大建議，協助企業強化資安防禦網、降低多雲環境下的資安風險。

第一、以雲端資安 Best Practice（最佳實踐）取代自行試錯的過程。很多資安解決方案供應商都會針對雲端應用的場景跟情境設計 Best practice，資安人員只要開啟文件，找到最接近自家企業應用現狀的架構，並按照文件裡的指示一步步完成設定，就能成功的在雲端部署網路資安設備。

對企業來說，採用 Best Practice 最大好處在於，不必自行試錯，避免試錯過程中可能產生的資安風險。而 Fortinet 身為三大公有雲平台的資安夥伴，內部技術人員與顧問皆有與雲平台合作的經驗，因此，Fortinet 提出的 Best Practice 不只通過雲平台業者驗證，全球也已經累積許多企業用戶，更重要的是，Fortinet 一直與雲平台業者保持緊密的合作關係，日後，當雲平台調整架構或更新版本的時候，Fortinet 也能即時掌握，並做出相應的更動，為企業雲端安全提供最佳保障。

第二、以單一品牌確保資安政策一致性。王仁德認為，無論企業使用哪一個雲平台，都應該採取「地端和雲端使用相同廠牌資安設備」的策略，倘若地端使用A牌資安設備，雲端使用 B 牌產品，資安人員不只要適應不同雲平台的介面，還得學習不同廠牌資安設備的操作，在資安政策和管理上很容易產生看不見的盲點，不只增加資安風險，日常維運也是事倍功半。

第三、以雲端原生應用程式保護平台 CNP（Cloud Native Application Protection Platform）集中監控所有雲程式。CNP 就像是一個 7*24 小時工作的雲端管家，全年無休的監控企業雲端環境是否異常，企業若是透過 CNP 將各家雲平台整合在單一介面，就可以進行檔案掃描、設定、ISO 合規、CVE 漏洞等全面檢查，避免人為監控和管理的疏忽風險。

目前市場上有許多 CNP 解決方案，王仁德建議，企業可以從功能評估和 POC 驗證來做選擇。先就功能評估來看，由於 CNP 是透過 API 來監控雲平台，而每家雲平台的功能及開放的 API 皆不同，所以企業可以檢視 CNP 的功能列表來評估整合深度及是否符合管理需求。

再來則是進行 POC 驗證，資安人員可以透過 POC 瞭解 CNP 監控雲端運行的方式，及操作介面是否簡單易懂。舉例來說，Fortinet 將 IP 呈現方式由數字轉化成地理位置圖像，以可視化介面提升安全可視化管理。王仁德說明，光看 IP 很難立即分辨是否為異常連線，因此 Fortinet 將 IP 呈現在世界地圖上，管理者一眼就能判斷是否有不正常的國別或區域連線。

第四、善用 SIEM 訊息第一時間掌握資安威脅。SIEM 是企業及早發現潛在資安威脅的重要工具，而 Fortinet 在 FortiSIEM 人工智慧規則引擎設立了 1600 條規則，並結合 AI 技術進行自動化檢查，一旦發現有異常就會立即告警，讓資安人員可以在第一時間掌握狀況。

資安人員的最佳副手，AI 提高企業資安彈性框架

王仁德表示，雖然資安人員都清楚哪些是異常行為，但人不可能時時刻刻盯著螢幕，而且有些異常是人為難以發現，但透過 AI 就可以解決這些挑戰。以暴力破解密碼為例，資安人員可能只看到帳密輸入錯誤的訊息，但不會立即聯想到這是駭客正在嘗試暴力破解帳密，而 AI 可以結合帳密輸入的頻率從而判斷出可能是資安事件。

再者，FortiSIEM 根據 MITRE ATT&CK Matrix 的資安框架來呈現 SIEM 訊息，所以資安人員可以清楚知道自身處於攻擊鏈上的哪一個階段，以可視化資安介面提升資安應變管理效率。

多雲已是必然趨勢，企業運用雲端提高自身數位力的同時，也別忽略背後的資安風險，尤其近年來許多數據都指出，雲端的資安攻擊事件越來越多，顯見駭客正將攻擊目標逐步移轉至雲端，企業唯有把握上述四大重點完善多雲資安防禦網，才能有效運用雲端達成數位轉型與創新的目標。

source:
https://buzzorange.com/techorange/2023/07/07/fortinet-cloud-ai/

John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO, Fortinet
"In today's work-from-anywhere world where users are on and off the network accessing distributed applications, Fortinet empowers organizations to consistently apply enterprise-grade security across all edges. New updates to FortiSASE enhance our ability to extend FortiGuard Security Services across the SD-WAN edge and cloud edge. Our commitment to continuously improving what is already one of the leading single-vendor SASE solutions on the market is why we're seeing huge customer adoption and trust in Fortinet to support their SASE journey."

Fortinet, the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced several enhancements to FortiSASE, Fortinet's single-vendor SASE solution, to enable additional deployment flexibility and new secure access capabilities for digital resources across private applications, SaaS, and the internet. 

Single-Vendor SASE Secures Today's Hybrid Workforce
Today, the majority of organizations—55% of respondents to a recent Fortinet work-from-anywhere survey—support hybrid workforces, which means most CIOs are tasked with the challenge of securing users as they move from home to office and during travel. When using solutions that aren't integrated across on-premises and in the cloud, consistent security for all users is near impossible. And the larger and more distributed the network, the more pervasive these issues can be. Providing consistent security to a global hybrid workforce working both on-premises and off requires a single-vendor SASE approach.

What's new?
Furthering Fortinet's commitment to delivering a comprehensive SASE solution that extends the convergence of networking and security from the edge to remote users, Fortinet is announcing enhancements to FortiSASE, including:

FortiGate Secure Edge Integration Enhancements: With the existing FortiGate Secure Edge integration, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN customers benefit from the flexibility to perform security on-premises (via FortiGate) or in the cloud (via FortiSASE). New enhancements to this FortiGate Secure Edge integration give teams even more granular control and flexibility to choose when to perform security on-premises or in the cloud to optimize user experience. This enhancement will particularly benefit organizations with a hybrid workforce and better ensure consistent security no matter where users are located.

Secure Access Enhancements: Further enhancements have been made to all three key FortiSASE use cases to secure access for users to and from the internet, privately hosted applications, and SaaS applications.

• Secure Internet Access: FortiSASE has been further enhanced with improved performance and infrastructure scalability and dedicated public IP support. The enhanced geolocation-based experience enables access to custom services based on a user's location.
• Secure Private Access: FortiSASE now offers expanded Secure SD-WAN hub connectivity to support even larger global hybrid networks with seamless on-premises integration, providing remote users secure access to corporate applications.
• Secure SaaS Access: FortiSASE has been enhanced with cloud access security broker (CASB) innovations that expand application coverage and provide deeper control of SaaS application behavior and the ability to restrict tenants' access control.

FortiSASE Enables Enterprise-Grade Security, Everywhere
Designed to provide consistent security for users anywhere, FortiSASE converges cloud-delivered security—including secure web gateway (SWG), universal zero-trust network access (ZTNA), next-generation dual-mode CASB, and Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS)—and networking (Secure SD-WAN). Powered by a single operating system (FortiOS), FortiGuard AI-powered security services, and a unified FortiClient agent, FortiSASE helps improve efficiency and delivers consistent security everywhere.

source:
https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/23/03/g31237521/fortinet-enhances-its-single-vendor-sase-solution-with-new-capabilities-to-support-work-from-anywh

Fortinet states that this recognition is in part due to its ability to integrate behaviour-based endpoint protection, endpoint detection and response (EDR) and extended detection and response (XDR), which is backed by expert managed detection and response (MDR) and incident response (IR) professional services.

Moreover, Fortinet delivers a comprehensive work-from-anywhere solution by offering advanced secure connectivity through ZTNA, SASE, and CASB with our behaviour-based endpoint protection, detection, and response capabilities. This unique combination enables a secure path between the user, their devices, and the applications they are using.

By deploying Fortinet’s endpoint security solutions, customers are realising benefits, such as the ability to:

• Realise faster response time, as well as reduced mean time to detection and remediation of unknown threats by automating security operations with recently patented cloud AI, which is continually trained to validate incidents like a seasoned security pro, to ease the burden on in-house teams and augment in-house operations.
• Stop sophisticated attacks such as ransomware in real time, online or offline, before data encryption or theft can occur with the combination of onboard and cloud-delivered behaviour-based AI in addition to traditional endpoint protection features for workstations and servers.
• See the complete picture by correlating security data sets for holistic protection, with the ability to fetch data wherever it lives by supporting multi-data lake telemetry analytics across multiple security tools - wherever it resides via XDR.
• Coordinate incident response across security silos with an automated playbook framework that supports both native Fortinet and custom third-party connectors, as part of Fortinet’s Fabric-Ready partner ecosystem.
• Take advantage of fully managed options, ranging from senior security operations center (SOC) staff available from FortiGuard Labs or Fortinet partners. Fortinet’s MDR offering can be extended to include network management by adding Fortinet’s SOC-as-a-Service capability and advanced Incident Response Service as well as SOC training workshops and security assessments.

In addition to this recognition from Gartner, Fortinet’s endpoint security has recently been tested in the Round Four MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK evaluations, which assess the ability of cybersecurity products to detect known adversary behaviour, with the 2022 evaluations focusing on ransomware threat actor campaigns.

According to Fortinet, the results demonstrate the ability of FortiEDR to not only detect, but more importantly block, even previously unknown ransomware and other cyber threat campaigns based on behaviour, rather than requiring known threat intelligence.

For the second year in a row, FortiEDR blocked all attacks in the protection scenario without a dependence on signatures. FortiEDR also received a visibility rating of 97% for detecting nearly all of the sub-techniques in the Windows test scenarios.

John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet, says, “Many endpoints are bloated with security agents from a variety of different vendors, says, "Fortinet envisions that - just like networks - the endpoint agent will converge with a single agent for firewall, VPN, EPP, EDR, SASE, and ZTNA, all part of the Fortinet Security Fabric. We believe this continued innovation is a primary reason Gartner has recognised Fortinet as a Visionary in the Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms.”

source:
https://securitybrief.com.au/story/fortinet-named-visionary-for-endpoint-protection-in-gartner-magic-quadrant
 

Quoting its own report, Fortinet said 50% of global leaders cite security operations as one of the most challenging roles to fill, and 42% are still in need of security operations analysts. This is what the company wants to address especially when the report also found that 80% of organizations suffered one or more breaches due to a lack of cybersecurity skills and awareness.

Fortinet’s new and enhanced services help SOC teams reduce their organizations’ cyber risk while freeing up their time to focus on higher-priority projects. 

Email security with Fortinet’s FortiMail
Fortinet’s new offering ties in security findings and cloud footprint

SOC-as-a-Service

Fortinet has expanded its SOC-as-a-Service (SOCaaS) offering, which blends FortiGuard cybersecurity experts with Fortinet’s advanced SOC technology by adding more artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities to additional use cases. These updates enhance the offering’s ability to aggregate security alerts in one single cloud-based dashboard for customers to view actionable intelligence and accelerate resolution. 

Fortinet is also introducing a new outbreak detection service that alerts subscribers through email of any cybersecurity events.

The company recently added cybersecurity readiness services as part of its Incident Response offering and shifted the purchasing model to prioritize prevention. 

While the new and enhanced SOC augmentation services provide immediate relief to strained teams, long-term investment in continued learning and advancing cyber skills is just as critical to keep up with the ever-changing threat landscape. 

source:
https://backendnews.net/fortinets-new-augmentation-services-to-support-security-teams/

The Philippines is not exempted from these attacks. Last year, Fortinet observed increased sophistication and frequency of cyber attacks and data breaches in the country. In Q4 2022, 93 million exploits, viruses, and botnets were reported each day, much higher than 73 million per day in Q3 2022. Cybersecurity breaches in Asia has worsened due to the shortage of cybersecurity skills in the region, despite the increasing awareness among organizations.

Besides cyber attacks and data breaches, cybersecurity environments in organizations have become more complex because of the presence of multiple products and vendors, network segmentation, operational technology (OT) security concerns, limited visibility, and compliance issues amid increasing IT expenditures. This complexity goes beyond the offices of organizations because employees with multiple devices and applications can work from anywhere as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Simplifying cybersecurity complexities, organizations need a better approach by consolidating solutions and strategies. Organizations can do this by deploying secure access service edge (SASE) from one source or single-vendor SASE. The delivery of networking and security capabilities from one vendor in a unified solution can help organizations drive operational efficiency and cost reduction by reducing vendors and point products. Gartner predicts that by 2025, one-third of new SASE deployments will be based on a single-vendor SASE offering, up from 10% in 2022.

Fortinet FortiSASE

Helping organizations simplify the complexity, Fortinet has introduced FortiSASE, driven by Fortinet’s single-vendor SASE approach, delivers a comprehensive SASE solution that extends the convergence of networking and security from the edge to remote users. FortiSASE seamlessly converges cloud-delivered networking (SD-WAN) and cloud-delivered security (SSE comprised of secure web gateway, universal zero trust network access, cloud access security broker, and Firewall-as-a-Service). A single operating system (FortiOS) and single agent (FortiClient), with AI and ML layered across, drive operational efficiency.

FortiSASE’s cloud-delivered security and networking capabilities deliver enterprise-grade security and superior user experience to remote workers in a single, integrated solution to support organizations by enabling three use cases: secure internet access, secure private access, and secure SaaS access.

Secure Internet Access

Organizations of all sizes across all industries—from aluminum manufacturers to fast food chains—rely on FortiSASE to enable fast and secure internet access that ensures consistent security for all user traffic to and from the internet. Secure internet access is a critically important advantage as more users join a remote workforce, SaaS applications see rapid adoption, and data rapidly moves among data centers, branch offices, and hybrid- and multi-cloud environments.

Secure Private Access

Organizations currently leveraging Fortinet Secure SD-WAN and/or FortiGate Next-generation Firewalls now have instant access to cloud-delivered SD-WAN connectivity for their remote users. It means they can take advantage of our existing capabilities of granular application access with Fortinet Universal ZTNA and now deliver broader application access with cloud-delivered SD-WAN. This makes FortiSASE the most flexible secure private access solution, supporting the most comprehensive set of private applications running in the data center or public cloud.

Secure SaaS Access 

FortiSASE delivers comprehensive visibility and control for all SaaS applications running in an environment, now enhanced with next-generation dual-mode Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) capabilities. Using both inline and API-based CASB support, FortiSASE enables full visibility into sanctioned and unsanctioned applications. This enhancement will help security teams address shadow IT and data exfiltration challenges.

Learn more about FortiSASE and Fortinet’s ability to deliver single-vendor SASE that enables consistent security and user experience no matter where users and applications are distributed by visiting Fortinet.com.


source:
https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/16/fortinet-fortisase-helps-organizations-address-cybersecurity-complexities/

Securing the Wide-Area Network

For any company of this size, securing the enterprise network is a significant challenge. Over the years, the company had built a distributed wide-area network (WAN) that connected over 65 remote offices and used more than 40 internet service providers (ISPs) to link additional sales offices, manufacturing plants, and regional offices across its international operations.

The company protected its network through routers and a unified threat management (UTM) platform, which were coming to the end of their operational life and falling out of necessary vendor support agreements. Rather than update their legacy solutions, the company opted to explore options that would include a global software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN).

The business driver behind this change was clear: its existing WAN was static, and its levels of performance inhibited. By moving to an SD-WAN, the company realized it could reduce business risk by increasing network redundancy and resilience; better leverage innovations from multiple cloud providers including Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure; and simplify operations by better integrating network and security infrastructure.

The organization’s aim was to find a SD-WAN solution that converged Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and remote access capabilities. Crucially, all this would need to be delivered without sacrificing any of the functionality provided by its “2-tier” routing and security stack—particularly when it came to security. 

Deploying Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

During a competitive process against major networking and security brands, Fortinet worked hard to understand the company’s technical requirements and business objectives. The Fortinet team documented and discussed these requirements with the customer at each stage of a detailed proof of concept (POC) phase. In addition, Fortinet put in place clear success metrics, which enabled the client to move beyond the POC to a full-scale solution that met its requirements exactly.

Today, the company is in the process of deploying the Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solution across its global footprint. The solution comprises a large number of components from the Fortinet Security Fabric including FortiGate NGFWs, FortiSwitches, and the FortiClient Fabric Agent for endpoint security. Fortinet Secure SD-WAN extends a range of functions for the client including SD-Branch, NGFW, ZTNA, and secure remote access.

Enabling Greater Control, Visibility, and Efficiency

As a result of deploying the Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solution and the efficiencies that come with a solution that is tightly integrated on a single Security Fabric, the company expects to secure 40% in savings over five years. During the same period, it will decrease management operation cycles by over 30% while also benefitting from better visibility and control across its network.

As well as reducing network security risks, the Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solution is a strategic investment for the company as it enables the organization to operate a secure and transparent multi-cloud infrastructure. As a result, the company will be able to make full use of Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and Microsoft Azure, leveraging the high performance afforded by Fortinet’s solutions.

A Platform for Future Innovation

In addition to addressing the company’s immediate needs, through its Security Fabric, Fortinet enables the business with a foundation that can grow and change alongside its needs. As a representative from the company commented, the Security Fabric provides “a platform on which you build as business needs change.”

With many of the benefits of Fortinet’s solutions already being felt, the company is going deeper into the Security Fabric, with a commitment to expand with FortiNAC network access control, FortiEDR endpoint detection and response, and multi-factor authentication from Fortinet. The company is looking to go further still and is in active discussions with Fortinet around a full enterprise agreement for complete network security.

Take a security-driven networking approach to improve user experience and simplify operations at the WAN edge with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Source:
http://www.phitech.com.tw/news_sys/NewsAdd.php
 

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AWS re:Invent 2022

John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet
“Organizations that are accelerating their cloud adoption may not have the resources or time to build, scale or adapt their cloud security to meet the pace of their business. As a managed next-generation firewall service, FortiGate CNF removes the heavy lifting around network security operations and provides a frictionless experience to help customers easily deploy best-in-class security on the cloud.”

News Summary
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced the availability of FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) on Amazon Web Services (AWS), an enterprise-grade, managed next-generation firewall service specifically designed for AWS environments. FortiGate CNF incorporates FortiGuard artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Security Services for real-time detection of and protection against malicious external and internal threats, and is underpinned by FortiOS for a consistent network security experience across AWS and on-prem environments.

By shifting the management of network security infrastructure to Fortinet via FortiGate CNF, customers can focus more on their core competencies and deploying effective security policies to protect their business-critical applications and data. Natively supporting AWS and available now in AWS Marketplace, FortiGate CNF gives customers immediate access to FortiGuard AI-powered Security Services for enterprise-grade protection, including URL filtering, DNS filtering, IPS, application control and other FortiGuard security services, that organizations rely on.

FortiGate CNF enables customers to realize the following benefits:

• Region-wide network protection at optimized costs: FortiGate CNF is designed to easily aggregate security across cloud networks, availability zones and virtual private clouds (VPCs) in a cloud region. It also natively supports AWS to help optimize cloud security spend and uses AWS Graviton instances to deliver better price performance than other offerings.

• Simplified network security operations with cloud-native integrations: FortiGate CNF provides a simple, intuitive user interface (UI) that minimizes the need for security expertise and makes it easy to define and deploy robust security policies including dynamic meta-data based policies on AWS. This AWS support helps security teams move at the speed and scale of applications teams, while support of AWS Gateway Load Balancer eliminates do-it-yourself automation and helps secure Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) environments while improving high availability and scaling. Additionally, support of AWS Firewall Manager simplifies security management and automates security rollout.

• Increased compliance with consistent enterprise-grade security across on-prem and cloud deployments: In a recent survey of more than 800 cybersecurity professionals, 78% of respondents indicated that a cloud security platform with a single dashboard could help them better protect data across their cloud footprint and strengthen their security posture. FortiGate CNF provides an intuitive dashboard to easily manage security policies across a customer’s AWS deployments. As part of the Fortinet Security Fabric platform, it also offers a single pane of glass through FortiManager to centralize policy management, increase visibility and automate policy enforcement on AWS and beyond. This capability helps teams effectively apply security controls seamlessly across hybrid cloud and on-premises deployments.

• Enhanced with AI-powered global threat intelligence: FortiGate CNF includes a suite of trusted FortiGuard AI-powered security services, developed and continually improved by FortiGuard Labs. Using AI/machine learning (ML) models, FortiGate CNF with FortiGuard Security Services enables a proactive security posture and remediation of known and unknown threats based on real-time threat intelligence, behavior-based detection and automated prevention.

Fortinet and AWS – Better Together

FortiGate CNF is the latest example of Fortinet's commitment to delivering cloud-native services to support our customers. Fortinet’s work with AWS ensures that customers’ public cloud workloads are protected by best-in-class security solutions powered by comprehensive threat intelligence. Fortinet support of key AWS services simplifies security management, facilitating full visibility across environments and providing broad protection across your workloads and applications. Throughout any stage in a customer’s migration to the cloud, Fortinet Security Fabric, the industry’s highest performing cybersecurity mesh platform, delivers security-driven networking and adaptive cloud protection for the ultimate flexibility and control needed to build in the cloud.


Source:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fortinet-launches-managed-cloud-native-140000720.html

John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet

“Improving sustainability practices is a top-of-mind business concern for enterprises today, which is putting pressure on CIOs to reduce the carbon footprint of their IT infrastructure. Fortinet continues to meet our own sustainability goals and help our customers do the same through our dedication to improving the performance and energy efficiency of our products. The FortiGate 1000F series of next-generation firewalls, which delivers higher performance and lower power consumption compared to competitive solutions, is the latest example from Fortinet.”

News Summary

Fortinet, a leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, announced FortiGate 1000F, the latest series of next-generation firewalls (NGFW) from Fortinet to deliver higher performance—more than seven times faster firewall throughput—and lower power consumption—83 percent fewer watts per Gbps of firewall throughput—than competitive solutions.

Performance is No Longer the Only Consideration as CIOs Focus on Sustainability

In addition to being chartered to maintain a resilient and secure hybrid IT environment, most enterprises also have sustainability goals that they have to meet. This has added more pressure for CIOs and IT leaders as sustainability and cost control have become an important board-level line item. In fact, the Gartner® Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2023 Sustainable Technology report reveals that, “By 2025, 50% of CIOs will have performance metrics tied to the sustainability of the IT organization.”

Marketing Technology News:  MarTech Interview with Mary Gilbert (Kerford), CMO at Folloze

Delivering High-Performance, Environmentally Sustainable, and Consistent Security for the Data Center

As the vendor that received the highest score for the Enterprise Data Center use case in the 2022 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for Network Firewalls report2, and a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Firewalls, Q4 2022 report, Fortinet is pleased to announce the FortiGate 1000F series, the latest NGFW for enterprise data centers.

Supported by over 20 years of developing purpose-built security processing units (SPUs), FortiGate 1000F continues Fortinet’s legacy of delivering NGFWs that provide the scale, performance, and power savings to meet the security requirements of today’s enterprise data centers.

High-Performance Security

Fortinet’s purpose-built SPUs enable FortiGate 1000F to deliver an average of 7.4x more firewall throughput to help enterprise security keep pace with the speed of today’s networks. FortiGate 1000F also offers nearly 7x higher IPsec VPN performance and 7x higher SSL inspection throughput than the industry average to ensure network blind spots are eliminated and enterprises have full visibility of clear-text and encrypted network flows without introducing bottlenecks. This is critical for high-performance data centers in order to defend mission-critical data and rapidly identify and stop threats before they infiltrate the network. Additionally, with threat protection performance that is 2x higher than the industry average, FortiGate 1000F processes critical AI/ML-powered security services such as IPS, Application Control, and Malware Protection faster than other offerings. As is true with Fortinet’s entire line of FortiGate NGFWs, FortiGate 1000F enables secure digital transformation by delivering advanced visibility and control over network traffic to support enterprises in building contextual, evolving network and security policies.

Environmentally Sustainable Security

FortiGate 1000F helps customers achieve their sustainability goals by requiring 83 percent fewer watts per Gbps of firewall throughput and requiring 86 percent fewer watts per Gbps of IPsec VPN throughput. FortiGate 1000F also requires less cooling than other solutions, generating only 15 percent of the BTU/h per Gbps of firewall throughput compared to competitive firewalls. Fortinet’s high-performance, low-power network firewalls mean that enterprises require fewer firewalls to accomplish their business needs, helping further reduce costs for space and cooling in the data center.

Consistent Security

FortiGate 1000F is powered by a single operating system, FortiOS, which provides unified security and management frameworks across all form factors and edges, supporting hybrid environments in a consistent and coordinated way. With FortiOS everywhere, customers benefit from broad visibility, seamless integration and interoperability between critical security elements, and granular control and automation. This includes Universal Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) with a built-in ZTNA application gateway, allowing explicit access to applications and enforcing customers’ Zero Trust policies.

Like all FortiGate next-generation firewalls, FortiGate 1000F includes a suite of FortiGuard AI-powered Security Services that are developed and continually enhanced by FortiGuard Labs. For advanced, real-time protection against known and unknown threats in the data center, customers can leverage AI-powered IPS and anti-virus, as well as the industry’s first in-line sandbox protection to stop malware and ransomware from ever entering the network. Enterprise data centers depend on these services to monitor and protect against file-based attack tactics, malware, lateral movement, ransomware, and credential-based attacks.

source:
https://martechseries.com/analytics/data-management-platforms/privacy-and-regulations/fortinets-latest-next-gen-firewall-helps-customers-achieve-sustainability-goals-by-consuming-80-less-power-than-rivals/
 

The pandemic gave many workers a sense of what it’s like to work from home and most want to continue to do so, just not all the time. My research shows that 86% of users want to work from home but only 9% want to be 100% remote. Also, 51% of employees will work from home 2-4 days a week and 14% one day a week. These numbers point to a world where most businesses must think hybrid.

The shift to hybrid work has had a profound impact on corporate enterprise network and security strategies. Long gone is the nice, well-defined perimeter where everything on one side is considered secure and everything on the other is deemed bad. Hybrid organizations are both dynamic and distributed and the “border” is constantly changing and evolving. This happens as workers move on and off premise and access company and cloud resources from different locations.

Network and security teams have adjusted by adopting some combination of SD-WAN, security services edge (SSE) and secure access service edge (SASE). But this has its own challenges as the mix of cloud-based security, on-prem threat protection and hybrid networks increases complexity, creates bottlenecks, and degrades network performance. A converged approach to security and network is needed to address the above issues.

Also see: Secure Access Service Edge: Big Benefits, Big Challenges

Enhancements Simplify Security 

In this release of FortiSASE, the company has added Secure Private Access and Secure SaaS Access features.

Secure Private Access enables businesses that are using Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN and/or FortiGate next generation firewall to connect remote users to the company network via the closest Fortinet cloud point of presence (PoP).

This lets customers take advantage of Fortinet’s SD-WAN capabilities, such as ZTNA and firewall-as-a-service, directly in the PoP instead of having to backhaul the user to a branch office. Remote workers will have the same level of security at home as they do in the office without having to make any changes to their own environment, creating consistency of experience. This is key as users typically defer to the path of least resistance, which can cause them to turn off security capabilities if they get in the way of working.

With Secure SaaS Access, Fortinet has added dual-mode Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) capabilities where in-line and API-based CASB provides visibility into unsanctioned and sanctioned applications, respectively.

This helps companies better address shadow IT and data exfiltration challenges. In security, there’s an expression that “you can’t secure what you can’t see” and this new capability gives network and security teams full visibility to all applications. Line of businesses and end users purchasing their own applications have created a huge blind spot and Secure SaaS Access will alleviate that issue.

These new capabilities add to Fortinet’s value proposition of being a “single vendor SASE” provider. Last month, research firm Gartner issued a Market Guide for single vendor SASE that highlighted the benefits of getting all the security and network components from one company. Cost reduction is on obvious one, but the bigger payoff is the reduction of complexity. The use of more than one vendor leads to having to maintain multiple sets of policies, change management complexity and inconsistencies in security.

Also see: The Successful CISO: How to Build Stakeholder Trust

Security and Networking Aligned with Current Trends

This shift to consolidate security and network functions creates a great opportunity for Fortinet to gain share. The company has long been regarded as one of the premier security vendors but, despite having a strong network portfolio, has historically been on the outside looking in with regards to WAN connectivity.

SASE has been merging those technologies and has enabled Fortinet’s strength to come through to the point where it’s now an SD-WAN Magic Quadrant leader; the company is ranked highest on the ability to execute scale. Most SD-WAN vendors have strength in security or network while Fortinet has been proficient in both for years.

While there are many vendors that fall into the “single vendor SASE” camp, Fortinet’s strength is that it has a single operating system (FortiOS) that spans all its products, and it makes its own silicon. Its security processing unit, or SPU, is optimized for security capabilities similar to how a graphics processing unit (GPU) is designed for the needs of creating better video experiences. General purpose CPUs typically have problems with these specialty use cases, and Fortinet uses the combination of hardware and software to deliver consistent services everywhere.

Source:
https://www.eweek.com/networking/fortinet-sase-enhancements-simplify-security-and-networking/

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO
“Fortinet delivers the most integrated single-vendor SASE solution available, uniquely converging best-of-breed networking and best-of-breed security that are unified by a single operating system. The latest cloud-delivered enhancements to FortiSASE further strengthen our ability to enable consistent security and user experience no matter where users and applications are distributed.”

News Summary
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the driving force in the evolution of cybersecurity and the convergence of networking and security, today announced significant cloud-delivered enhancements to FortiSASE, the most integrated single-vendor SASE solution on the market.

According to Gartner®, “Single-vendor SASE delivers converged network and security capabilities to connect and secure distributed users, devices, and locations to resources in the cloud, edge, and on-premises.”1 It has emerged as a key architecture to secure remote users, ensure consistent user experience, and shift from a CAPEX to an OPEX business model. In fact, Gartner predicts that “by 2025, one-third of new SASE deployments will be based on a single-vendor SASE offering, up from 10% in 2022.” 1

Fortinet was recognized by Gartner as a Representative Vendor in the inaugural “Market Guide for Single-Vendor SASE.” FortiSASE consolidates point products by seamlessly converging cloud-delivered networking (SD-WAN) and cloud-delivered security (SSE composed of secure web gateway, Universal ZTNA [zero trust network access], cloud access security broker [CASB], and Firewall-as-a-Service) via a single operating system (FortiOS) and single agent (FortiClient), with AI and ML layered across to drive additional operational efficiency.

What’s new?

In addition to enabling Secure Internet Access that is not only fast but ensures consistent security for all user traffic to and from the internet, FortiSASE now includes new updates that add enhanced support for Secure Private Access and Secure SaaS Access use cases:

Secure Private Access
Leveraging its success of delivering networking and security convergence at the edge to over 20,000 customers via Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, Fortinet is now extending this convergence to remote users via cloud-delivered SD-WAN connectivity in FortiSASE. This extends Fortinet’s existing ability to deliver granular application access with Fortinet Universal ZTNA by adding broader application access with SD-WAN to support the most comprehensive set of private applications running at the data center or public cloud, while also ensuring superior user experience. This enhancement makes FortiSASE the industry’s most flexible architecture for secure and reliable access to privately hosted applications by leveraging both ZTNA and SD-WAN.

With today’s news, organizations that have already deployed Fortinet Secure SD-WAN and/or FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls in the branch or data center can seamlessly connect their remote users to FortiSASE for private access without needing an additional license.

Secure SaaS Access
FortiSASE delivers comprehensive visibility and control for SaaS applications, now enhanced with next-generation dual-mode CASB. By leveraging both inline and API-based support, FortiSASE enables full visibility into sanctioned and unsanctioned applications to address shadow IT and data exfiltration challenges.

Analyst Validation:
“Modern IT and employee environments are highly distributed and require secure connectivity and access, regardless of where users or applications are located. To provide these services, organizations must have comprehensive, tightly integrated, network and security solutions. Fortinet understands this and has implemented a single OS and agent across its entire Cloud-based SASE portfolio, plus it has layered in AI/ML technologies to drive greater operational efficiencies and deliver enhanced user experiences.”
-- Bob Laliberte, Principal Analyst, ESG

Source:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fortinet-further-extends-convergence-networking-123000584.html

“This year’s global State of OT and Cybersecurity Report demonstrates that while OT security has the attention of organizational leaders, critical security gaps remain. PLCs designed without security, continued intrusions, a lack of centralized visibility across OT activities, and growing connectivity to OT are some of the critical challenges these organizations need to address. Security converged into the OT networking infrastructure, including switches and access points and firewalls, is essential to segment the environment. This combined with a platform that spans OT, converged OT/IT and IT provides end-to-end visibility and control,” said John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet.

Key findings of the global 2022 State of Operational Technology and Cybersecurity Report include:

 OT activities lack centralized visibility, increasing security risks. The Fortinet report found that only 13% of respondents have achieved centralized visibility of all OT activities. Additionally, only 52% of organizations are able to track all OT activities from the security operations center (SOC). At the same time, 97% of global organizations consider OT a moderate or significant factor in their overall security risk. The report findings indicate that the lack of centralized visibility contributes to organizations’ OT security risks and weakened security posture.
• OT security intrusions significantly impact organizations’ productivity and their bottom line. The Fortinet report found that 93% (Philippines: 94%) of OT organizations experienced at least one intrusion in the past 12 months. The top 3 types of intrusion Philippine organizations experienced were malware, phishing email, and hacker. As a result of these intrusions, nearly 50% (Philippines: 66%) of organizations suffered an operation outage that affected productivity with 90% of intrusions requiring hours or longer to restore service. In the Philippines, 85% of OT organizations took hours and more to return to service while 4% took weeks. Additionally, one-third of global respondents saw revenue, data loss, compliance and brand-value impacted because of security intrusions.
• Ownership of OT security is not consistent across organizations. According to the Fortinet report, “OT security management falls within a range of primarily director or manager roles, ranging from the Director of Plant Operations to Manager of Manufacturing Operations. Only 15% of global survey respondents say that the CISO holds the responsibility for OT security at their organization.“

In the Philippines, CEOs are getting more involved in influencing cyber security because it is becoming a bigger issue in management teams.

“In the Philippines, operational technology (OT) is a significant component of the country’s economy, with sectors that utilize OT, such as agriculture and industrial activities, contributing about 40% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). Many OT equipment and devices are also going online, with OT organizations embracing digital transformation and so cybersecurity is now crucial to business,” said Louie Castañeda, Country Manager at Fortinet Philippines.

They have identified the issues such as:

1. Organizations do not have full visibility into OT activities. OT security gaps persist, with many organizations not having full visibility. The proportion of activities is centrally visible within the organization’s cybersecurity operations. In the Philippines, 88% of OT organizations that do not have complete central visibility.
2. OT security is gradually improving, but security gaps still exist in many organizations. When asked about the maturity of their organization’s OT security posture, only 21% of global surveyed organizations have reached level 4, which includes leveraging orchestration and management. Notably, a larger proportion of Latin America and APAC respondents have reached level 4 compared to other regions. The report found that a vast majority of organizations use between two and eight different vendors for their industrial devices and have between 100 and 10,000 devices in operation, adding complexity.

“Alongside this development, Fortinet’s study on the Philippines’ OT sector shows that cyber risk increases even though organizations are enjoying business performance improvements. At least 53% of surveyed Philippine OT organizations suffered an impact to operations in the industrial environment due to cyber intrusions. Sixty-six percent of Philippine OT organizations also suffered operational outage that put physical safety at risk, more so than productivity loss and revenue loss. The Philippines recognizes cybersecurity as a serious boardroom issue, with the CEO as the top influencer of cybersecurity decisions. However, it would be helpful to include OT cybersecurity as part of the responsibility of C-level executives as this might encourage IT and OT teams to work together to plan and provide holistic cybersecurity,” added Castañeda.

OT Security is a Corporate-Level Concern

As OT systems increasingly become targets for cyber criminals, C-level leaders recognize the importance of securing these environments to mitigate risks to their organizations. Industrial systems have become a significant risk factor since these environments were traditionally air-gapped from IT and corporate networks, but now these two infrastructures are becoming universally integrated. With industrial systems now being connected to the internet and more accessible from anywhere, organizations’ attack surface is increasing significantly.

With the IT threat landscape becoming more sophisticated, connected OT systems has also become vulnerable to these growing threats. This combination of factors is moving industrial security upward in many organizations’ risk portfolio. OT security is a growing concern for executive leaders, increasing the need for organizations to move toward full protection of their industrial control system (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems.

Best Practices to Overcome OT Security Challenges

Fortinet’s global 2022 State of Operational Technology and Cybersecurity
Report indicated ways organizations can address OT systems’ vulnerabilities and strengthen their overall security posture.

Organizations can address their OT security challenges by:

• Establish Zero Trust Access to prevent breaches. With more industrial systems being connected to the network, Zero Trust Access solutions ensure that any user, device or applications without proper credentials and permissions are denied access to critical assets. To advance OT security efforts, Zero Trust Access solutions can further defend against both internal and external threats.
• Implementing solutions that provide centralized visibility of OT activities. Centralized, end-to-end visibility of all OT activities is key to ensuring organizations strengthen their security posture. According to Fortinet’s report, top-tier organizations – which make up the 6% of respondents who reported no intrusions in the past year – were more than three times as likely to have achieved centralized visibility than their counterparts who suffered intrusions.
• Consolidating security tools and vendors to integrate across environments. To remove complexity and help achieve centralized visibility of all devices, organizations should look to integrate their OT and IT technology across a smaller number of vendors. By implementing integrated security solutions, organizations can reduce their attack surface and improve their security posture.
• Deploying network access control (NAC) technology. Organizations that avoided intrusions in the past year were more likely to have a NAC in place, ensuring that only authorized individuals can access specific systems critical for securing digital assets.

Securing OT Environments with the Fortinet Security Fabric

For more than a decade, Fortinet has protected OT environments in critical infrastructure sectors such as energy, defense, manufacturing, food, and transportation. By designing security into complex infrastructure via the Fortinet Security Fabric, organizations have an efficient, non-disruptive way to ensure that their OT environment is protected and compliant. With full integration and shared threat intelligence, industrial organizations gain fast, automated responses to attacks in any vector. Fortinet’s Security Fabric covers the entire converged IT-OT network to close OT security gaps, deliver full visibility and provide simplified management.

source:
https://mb.com.ph/2022/10/06/fortinet-global-survey-uncovers-critical-ot-security-challenges/

Rudy Copley: Through the Fabric of Security, Fortinet has created a unified cyber and network security platform that perfectly combines Fortinet’s solutions and is also open to third-party manufacturers. Individual products are usually implemented in the form of virtual machines and devices and are integrated into the network. BOLL has now developed a complete portable environment that can be used as a standalone solution – ie without connection to an existing network and thus without affecting it: the security fabric as a carrier.

What components does the safety fabric include as a carrier?

It is equipped with a Fortinet switch, a firewall, a WLAN access point, as well as a powerful mini-PC on which various Fortinet solutions are installed as virtual machines. The rack is available to our fully or partially equipped partners in addition to the empty housing.

And what is the appropriate shelf?

First of all: Safety Fabric as a carrier is not intended for productive use. It is designed to provide an easy way to show how you work with Fortinet solutions, what the possibilities are, and how the security fabric compares to other cybersecurity solutions. In short: The rack is primarily designed for training and demonstration purposes.

Where is the safety fabric used as a carrier?

In our partners and in BOLL itself. Internally, for example, our sales engineers can work with the rack to learn about Fortinet solutions, try out features and configurations, and prepare for Fortinet certifications. The same, of course, applies to partner security experts. However, the safety fabric as a carrier will also play an important role in our training center. First, an introductory course is planned in a Fortinet environment, where two participants with a holder can immerse themselves and learn “hands-on”.

What else can partners do with the shelf?

With its compact portable shell, the Fortinet power cube is ideal for customer demonstrations – without the need to access the customer’s network or grant special permissions. This shows what the web interface for Fortinet solutions looks like, what functions are available, and how to configure the solutions.

Can you be more specific?

You can run different scenarios. For example, if a customer asks how to set up a VPN or two-factor authentication, how to manage a switch or how to manage a WLAN, this can be easily explained. We are developing ready-made templates for such scenarios in order to simplify the preparation for the demonstration as much as possible. Hacking scenarios can also be viewed with the carrier: How do you identify cyber incidents, what log data does Fortinet provide, how do you analyze it and what actions can you take?

Can you give another example of how it is used by partners?

The carrier partner provides learners so that they can explore the world of Fortinet and learn about solutions. On the one hand, learners can freely try everything without risking something undesirable happening in the internal network, and on the other hand, learners can see beyond the network and cybersecurity, from patch cable to hardware firewall.

BOLL Engineering AG

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Business owners need to be sure their employee devices and company data get the same level of security working from a remote location as they would in the office. That’s where Zero Trust Network Access from Fortinet comes in.

Zero Trust Network Access, or ZTNA, is a combination of Fortigate Next-Generation Firewall and Forticlient ZTNA Agent. Together, these solutions ensure only authorized users have access to applications located in the cloud, on-prem or in datacenters. “We like to call it universal ZTNA, because it doesn’t matter where the application is hosted or where the user is working. If they’re working in the office or working remotely, we can provide those and enforce those ZTNA policies for all those applications, for all those locations,” says Peter Newton, senior director of product marketing, ZTNA, Fortinet.

 

Unlike VPN, which allows any user to move freely throughout a network once accessed, Fortinet ZTNA restricts access to individual applications each time they’re interacted with. “With ZTNA, you’re going to have to go through that same verification process to make sure that you should have access to that application and you’re in an appropriate time, location, your device is in an appropriate posture, so that you should have access to that application,” says Newton.

Transitioning an organization from a traditional VPN to Fortinet ZTNA is easy. With Fortinet, you’re using the same architecture as you would for a VPN, making the deployment of ZTNA a seamless experience for the end-user employee. “The IT organization can move a group of users one at a time, application at a time, so that they can gradually transition from VPN to ZTNA in a very controlled process,” Newton says.

Reduce your clients’ risk while working from anywhere, drive new product and service revenue and build trust when you enable them to roll out Fortinet ZTNA solutions.

Source:
https://www.crn.com/video/see-the-who-what-where-when-and-how-with-fortinet-ztna
 

• FortiCNP Resource Risk Insights 利用取得專利的風險評分演算法，整合 Fortinet  雲端安全解決方案和 AWS 產品與服務的資安報告，並為團隊提供有關具有最高風險並需要立即關注的資源之優先順序，以及具豐富脈絡、且可直接操作的建議。
   
• 客戶可以透過 FortiCNP 分析、串聯來自 AWS 雲安全服務的安全發現，充分發揮簡單部署 Amazon GuardDuty Malware Protection、Amazon Inspector、AWS Security Hub、AWS CloudTrail 和 AWS Organizations 等功能所帶來的最大價值和效益。
   
• 與 Amazon GuardDuty Malware Protection 整合，以零權限、無代理的方式利用掃描雲端資料儲存、磁碟區和工作負載映像，檢測整個資料供應鏈中的惡意軟體。
   
• 與數位工作流程解決方案的整合，將 FortiCNP RRI 技術轉變為雲基礎設施生命週期中，直觀且可操作的工作流程任務。
   
• 對於使用 FortiGate-VM 和 FortiWeb 等 Fortinet 雲端安全解決方案的客戶，RRI 將能夠觸發臨時的補救措施，以阻止高影響威脅。
   
• FortiCNP 使用由 FortiGuard Labs 提供的業界領先威脅情報和內容掃描，持續掃描和監控雲端資料的變化。 

John Maddison, EVP of products and CMO, Fortinet, said, “No other firewall is better suited to support hyperscale and 5G. Not only is FortiGate 4800F the industry’s fastest compact hyperscale firewall, with 2.4 Tbps of capacity, but it is also the only 4RU firewall on the market that includes 400GE, 200GE, and 50GE ports, which allows hyperscale customers and mobile network operators to seamlessly scale their business without disrupting operations. The combination of performance and scalability packed into our latest firewall will help future-proof organisations’ investments in hyperscale data centres, especially with the rise of 5G and as the volume and velocity of data continues to accelerate at an unprecedented pace.”

News summary

Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, has announced the FortiGate 4800F series of hyperscale firewalls, which sets new standards for security, scale, performance, and innovation to meet the requirements of hyperscale customers and 5G mobile network operators (MNOs). Powered by 16 of Fortinet’s seventh generation network processors (NP7), FortiGate 4800F  offers the highest performance figures of any compact firewall, with Security Compute Ratings that deliver up to 34x better performance than competitor solutions, including the ability to support an average of 19x more connections per second.

Large enterprises and MNOs are in the continual pursuit of doing more with less. When it comes to firewalls, higher performance in a smaller footprint means security becomes an enabler for 5G adoption, allowing mobile providers to deliver new use cases for enterprises and critical industries and infrastructure. It also ensures enterprise customers such as high-velocity e-retail, cutting-edge research facilities, financial institutions, and cloud providers have access to the performance, scalability, and security they need to meet escalating business needs. Reduced costs for space, cooling, and power are additional benefits to achieving higher performance in a smaller form factor.

With these outcomes in mind, Fortinet’s dedication to pushing the boundaries of what is possible in security performance has yielded the most powerful compact firewall yet: the FortiGate 4800F. With a 4RU firewall and 400GE, 200GE, and 50GE interfaces, this latest model of Fortinet’s flagship line of firewalls enables MNOs to secure 5G networks with the following capabilities:

• Accelerates 5G adoption with secure IP connectivity and support for 19x more connections per second: 5G enables massive machine-to-machine communications that require secure IP connectivity to untrusted environments such as the internet, edge sites, and the cloud. The FortiGate 4800F enables MNOs to secure massive scale and performance for IP connectivity to external networks and domains with massive carrier-grade NAT (CGNAT) performance and hardware logging. To build capacity that meets the needs of today and the future, FortiGate 4800F supports 25 million connections per second to give MNOs the capacity they need to handle surges in traffic and large sustained loads of subscriber connections. Enterprises with ultra-performance needs can converge multiple firewalls into a single unified system, host on-premises applications, and deliver the required user experience.
• Secures 5G radio access network (RAN) traffic and core connectivity with 19x faster IPsec VPN performance: With the increased scale of 5G radio and the sharing of RAN between operators to reduce costs, the FortiGate 4800F provides a cost-effective security gateway (SecGW or SEG) to handle 5G’s RAN scalability and security requirements for both user and control planes.

FortiGate 4800F also delivers hyperscale security for hyperscale data centres with the following capabilities:

• Enables 400G ultra-fast data centre interconnect: With 400GE ports in a compact 4RU form factor, FortiGate 4800F enables organisations to connect and replicate data securely with ultra-fast elephant flows, while ensuring privacy and confidentiality to guarantee that all data and services are delivered close to the customers and partners. Enterprises with ultra-performance needs can converge multiple firewalls into a single unified system, host on-premises applications, and deliver the required user experience. In  April 2021 Fortinet became the first vendor to deliver 400GE ports on a hyperscale firewall via FortiGate 7121F, followed by the FortiGate 3700F in May 2022.  FortiGate 4800F continues Fortinet’s legacy as the only vendor delivering 400GE interfaces on a hyperscale firewall to support the most intensive hyperscale use cases.

• Removes blind spots with 6x faster SSL inspection: With as much as 95 per cent of today’s traffic being encrypted, SSL-inspection has become critical to properly secure the network. While encrypted paths are meant to make traffic more secure, they also let bad actors hide malicious activity. To allow all encrypted traffic to be inspected while keeping up with the speed of today’s networks, FortiGate 4800F offers the industry’s highest SSL-inspection performance as well as support for the industry’s latest TLS 1.3 standard. This also ensures network blind spots are eliminated by enabling full visibility of clear-text and encrypted network flows.
• Secures hybrid IT architectures with VXLAN segmentation: Digital acceleration is only possible with hybrid IT architectures that seamlessly connect and secure on-prem and cloud assets. The FortiGate 4800F enables massively scalable hardware-accelerated virtual extensible LAN (VXLAN) segmentation and allows super-fast communication between enormously scaled services, such as compute, storage, and applications that are co-hosted on physical and virtual platforms.

The entire FortiGate suite of next-generation and hyperscale firewalls supports organisations of all sizes with the following features:

• High-performance security at scale:  FortiGuard AI-powered security services deliver innovative real-time protection for known, zero-day and unknown threats, including IPS, DNS, AV, and inline sandbox, for data centre edge and core deployments leveraging segmentation and more granular device (OT/IoT) as well as web and application security capabilities for comprehensive perimeter protection.
• Supports zero trust architectures with integrated universal ZTNA: FortiGate natively integrates universal zero trust network access (ZTNA) enforcement to support zero trust architectures. Setting up universal ZTNA with an on-prem or virtual FortiGate ensures that consistent policies and controls span across all operating environments, including across multiple clouds.

Vidyo is expanding through a number of new innovations and an extension of its partnership with ViTel Net, the pioneer in telehealth innovation and enterprise virtual care.

Ideal for health systems that have been using videoconferencing tools for telehealth service lines, the new VidyoHealth offering is designed to make Direct to Patient virtual visits simpler and more efficient for patients and providers. The solution delivers fully structured workflows and core services like EHR integration, scheduling, automated notifications and reminders, patient check-in and triage, technology self-test, virtual waiting room and fully embedded Vidyo conferencing.

"As long-standing partners Vidyo and ViTelNet continue to break barriers while defining the future of scalable virtual care, the new VidyoHealth offering brings patient engagement to the forefront with intuitive functionality that allows care teams to engage their patients in a scalable manner," said Mark Noble, ViTelNet COO.

"Enghouse Vidyo is committed to delivering solutions that enable our customers to optimize their business processes and our partnership with ViTelNet enables us to help our health system customers operate highly efficient virtual care programs," said Aaron Soroka, Vice President of Operations, Enghouse Vidyo.

Enghouse Vidyo enriches people's lives by embedding real-time video into digital communications in the moments that matter most. People all around the world are connecting visually through Vidyo's secure, scalable technology and cloud-based services. Its patented platform integrates with virtually any application environment, network, and device to deliver the highest quality experiences that strengthen teams, build trust, solidify relationships, and improve quality of life for everyone. Further information about Enghouse Vidyo may be obtained from the company's website at www.vidyohealth.com. Enghouse Vidyo is a division of Enghouse Interactive, held by Enghouse Systems Limited.

ViTelNet has been leading telehealth innovation for over 30 years with industry leading technology. Its robust cloud platform streamlines clinical and operational workflows while providing clinicians access to all patient data with a single sign-on. ViTelNet's "no code" configurable user experience enables the flexibility needed to provide care, quickly and cost effectively. The results – informed decisions that power greater efficiency, for better patient experiences and outcomes across the care continuum. For more information, visit www.vitelnet.com. 

SOURCE Enghouse Systems Limited

For further information: Nosh Malik, Director, Demand Generation and Marketing, Enghouse Interactive Group, nosh.malik@enghouse.com

Source:
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/enghouse-vidyo-launches-next-generation-virtual-health-care-platform-852836830.html

The results of the survey are found in Fortinet’s 2022 State of Operational Technology and Cybersecurity report. More than 500 OT professionals across 28 countries in the Americas, Western Europe, the APAC region, and a handful of African and Middle Eastern countries took part in the survey.

The report shows that 93% of OT organizations had experienced at least one cybersecurity incident in the past 12 months, and more than three-quarters admitted suffering at least three intrusions.

The most common types of attacks involved malware and phishing, but Fortinet pointed out that these types of incidents have significantly declined in North America — along with insider breaches — compared to the previous year.

Globally, 61% of respondents said incidents impacted only OT systems or both OT and IT systems. In addition, nearly half of respondents said their organization suffered an operational outage that affected productivity. Forty-two percent of incidents resulted in an operational outage that put physical safety at risk, and the percentage exceeds 50% in Latin America.

Operational outages impacting revenue, loss of business-critical data, failure to meet compliance requirements, and a negative impact on the brand were reported by roughly 30% of respondents, for each category.

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Half of respondents said it took them hours to restore impacted systems and 31% said it took them days. In some cases, it took organizations weeks and even months to restore services, but it took some of the more mature organizations only minutes to get systems back online.

Of the respondents in North America, roughly a quarter reported being hit by ransomware in the past year, but three-quarters said they were concerned about ransomware more than other types of threats.

When it comes to security posture, Fortinet’s survey saw an improvement compared to the previous year, but more still needs to be done.

Globally, only 13% have centralized visibility of all OT activities and only 52% of organizations have security operations center (SOC) teams that can monitor and track all OT activities.

Source:
https://www.securityweek.com/many-ot-security-incidents-result-outages-posing-physical-safety-risk-fortinet
 

The service — dubbed FortiRecon — integrates artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities with FortiGuard Labs cybersecurity experts to offer an interface and reports to help security teams and executives to understand how the attackers view their organizations from the outside, while providing guidance on risk and compliance management, prioritization of remediation efforts, and targeted threat research and intelligence.

In the phase of early reconnaissance, adversaries will gather as much intelligence about their target as possible to determine if and how they would exploit an organization, Fortinet warns.

“The sooner in the attack cycle you identify and stop an adversary, the less costly and damaging their actions,” Fortinet CMO John Maddison said in a statement. “Employing a powerful combination of human and artificial intelligence, FortiRecon provides organizations with a view of what adversaries are seeing, doing and planning.”

To help organizations understand their risk profile early, Fortinet offers external attack surface management designed to provide an “outside-in view” of users and their subsidiaries to identify servers, credentials, public cloud service misconfigurations, and even third-party partner software code vulnerabilities, the vendor claims.

In the early stage, attacks commonly use techniques such as web-based typo-squatting, phishing impersonations, rogue mobile apps, credential leaks, and brand impersonation on social media. FortiRecon aims to help detect those activities early to allow security teams to take down websites or applications to stop damage and protect their organization’s brand.

In addition, FortiGuard Labs experts will curate custom threat intelligence for each FortiRecon user and provide recommendations specific to their company, industry, and geography.

FortiRecon is a “vendor-agnostic SaaS delivery model,” Maddison added. It can be used as a standalone service or added on top of the Fortinet Security Fabric.

The product is Fortinet’s newest member of its early detection and advanced response services, which also include FortiNDR, FortiXDR, FortiDeceptor, in-line sandboxing, along with automation capabilities from FortiAnalyzer, FortiSIEM, and FortiSOAR. 

The FortiNDR also was one of the security vendor’s latest introductions, which uses AI capabilities and advanced analytics to establish baselines of normal network activity and identifies deviations that may indicate cyberattacks. 

Source:
https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/fortinet-targets-risks-at-reconnaissance-phase-with-outside-in-view/2022/06/
 

These services include:

• SOC-as-a-Service (SOCaaS). Fortinet has added artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities to its SOCaaS offering that allow end-users to aggregate security alerts into a single dashboard.
• Outbreak Detection Service. Fortinet’s new outbreak detection service alerts users via email and within user interfaces about security events and provides threat hunting to run against logs and assess a cyberattack’s potential impact.
• Incident Response and Readiness Services. These services provide users with risk assessments, playbook development and tabletop exercises that they can use to prepare for cyberattacks and find ways to minimize cyber risk.

Fortinet’s Training Investment

Along with these services, Fortinet continues to invest in cybersecurity training and skills development, the company indicated. It has unveiled the following updates across its cybersecurity training and skills development programs:

• Increased Access to Advanced Technical Training. Fortinet provides IT and security professionals with access to the written and practical portions of the Network Security Expert (NSE) level 8 exam.
• Support for the Advancement of Women Professionals in Cybersecurity. The first women cohort of the Fortinet and Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) bootcamp completed the program, and Fortinet has awarded five program participants with scholarships to attend the annual WiCyS Conference in March 2023.
• Cyber Workforce Skills Development.  Fortinet is sponsoring various cybersecurity-based competitions for students ranging from middle school to college.

Previously, Fortinet in September 2021 pledged to train one million people in cybersecurity by 2026. The company also continues to explore ways to help SOC professionals “better protect their organizations from detection to incident recovery,” Fortinet EVP of Products John Maddison said.

Fortinet Updates Its Channel Partner Program

The SOC augmentation services announcements come after Fortinet in May 2022 made several enhancements to its Engage Partner Program, including:

• Providing qualified Engage Preferred Services Partners (EPSPs) with access to specialized training and direct assistance from Fortinet experts
• Allowing qualified EPSPs to collaborate with Fortinet Professional Support experts during implementations
• Creating more entry points to help technology providers join Engage and adopt an MSSP business model
• Offering a Cloud Starter Kit and Cloud Enterprise Kit that Engage partners can use to acquire and implement technology to create online environments to show how Fortinet solutions can help customers secure data, applications and users in the cloud

Fortinet offers zero trust access, threat intelligence and other security solutions to global organizations. The company’s security appliances are used by over 615,000 customers.

source:
https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-services-and-products/soc/fortinet-unveils-security-operations-center-soc-augmentation-services/
 

網絡保安服務方案供應商Fortinet 近日發表上半年 FortiGuard Labs 全球威脅型態報告，發現在香港，Mirai、Gh0st Rat 和 Bladabindi 乃三大主要殭屍網絡。其中，Mirai 更利用 Log4Shell 漏洞來進一步傳播。Log4Shell 漏洞自 2021 年被發現後便一直被不法分子廣為利用，以進行遙距代碼執行。

 而在第二季，FortiGuard Labs 亦檢測到 Apache 的 Spring 框架漏洞被廣泛利用。雖然該漏洞在特別環境下才會被觸發，但由於該框架獲眾多 Java 開發者使用，加上不法分子可能有其他方式利用漏洞，所以情況值得憂慮。

勒索軟件變種增長反映犯罪生態演變

勒索軟件依然是頭號威脅，同時網絡不法分子持續投放大量資源於全新的攻擊技術。在過去六個月，FortiGuard Labs 已發現一共 10,666 種勒索軟件變種，相比去年下半年僅有 5,400 種，增長幅度幾乎達 100%。而在暗網流行的「勒索軟件即服務」，則繼續助長犯罪行業威脅組織支付贖金。 

要防範勒索軟件，各行各業大小規模的組織均需積極應對。即時的可視性、防禦性，以及結合零信任網絡存取（ZTNA）和進階終端偵測及回應（EDR）的修正都是關鍵。

OT 和終端仍然是難以抗拒的目標

由於不斷增長的攻擊面持續成為攻擊者的目標，IT 和 OT 的數碼融合以及支援隨處工作的終端，仍然是重要的攻擊媒介。許多利用終端漏洞發動的入侵，往往涉及未經授權用戶獲取系統存取權限，以進行橫向移動以更深入接觸企業網絡，例子包括錄得大量數目的欺詐攻擊漏洞 CVE 2022-26925，以及遠程代碼執行漏洞 CVE 2022-26937。此外，從終端漏洞的偵測以及數量分析可見，網絡不法分子嘗試全面利用新舊漏洞獲得存取權限。

 在剖析 OT 漏洞趨勢時亦發現，相關行業不能倖免。隨著 IT 和 OT 進一步融合，加上不法分子以破壞為攻擊目標，林林種種的裝置和平台都經歷了猛烈的攻擊。 進階的終端技術可在攻擊的早期階段緩解風險，並有效修復受感染裝置，而透過數碼風險保護服務（DPRS）等服務，亦可進行外部層面的威脅評估、尋找和修復安全問題，以及獲取當前及將發生威脅的詳細洞見。

網絡不法分子正採用更多偵測和防禦規避技術，以提升網絡攻擊鏈的精準度及武器化的破壞力。此外，惡意清除軟件成為攻擊套件的一部分傳播，反映破壞性威脅正持續增長。

由於威脅型態時刻演變，專家認為網絡安全意識與培訓同樣重要，以確保員工和安全團隊緊貼最新情況。企業須能以機械速度運作的安全操作，以確保有能力應付當今網絡威脅的數量、精密度及速度。以網絡安全織網為本，並由AI和機器學習驅動的防禦、偵測及回應策略，不但使整合更緊密，亦可提升自動化程度，以及在更廣闊的網絡環境中更快速、協調和有效地應對威脅。

Source
https://unwire.pro/2022/09/30/fortinet-6/security/

FortiGate 下一代防火墙是集安全和网络功能于一身的新一代网络安全融合平台。Fortinet致力于不断优化 NGFW 解决方案，以满足日益升级的多样化用户需求。这种锐意创新的理念正是 Fortinet 得以在 Forrester 报告 11 项评估中斩获最高得分的关键因素：

●  Fortinet在SD－WAN，OT ／ IoT和性能特征三项评估中均斩获最高分，充分表明FortiGate可作为任意环境和任意规模网络实践安全和网络融合的首选平台。

●  数字时代，企业亟需利用互联网来构建混合IT架构。然而对于许多组织而言，实现这一构想困难重重。正如2022年Google透明度报告中所体现，当下超95％ 的互联网流量均为加密流量。在TLS流量解密评估中斩获高分，充分表明Fortinet下一代防火墙解决方案有能力保护此类不断扩展的新网络边缘。

●  此外，Fortinet 还在自动化恶意软件分析和事件响应评估中荣登榜首。FortiGate 以卓越性能远超传统防火墙，搭载机器学习等先进创新技术，保护企业免受各类已知和未知威胁侵害，并通过高效的自动化技术简化 IT 团队的网络运营和管理。

●  在执行路线图和产品和服务支持评估中也同样斩获最高分，充分体现了Fortinet对广大用户持续不变的承诺，给予用户全心全意的售后服务支持。

●  最后，Fortinet 还在收入增长和合作伙伴生态系统（包括 Fortinet Fabric－Ready技术联盟合作伙伴）评估中斩获最高分，充分验证，Fortinet产品持续受到广大用户和合作伙伴的青睐和推崇。

据 Forrester 报告显示，“Fortinet提供广泛的网络安全服务。长期以来 Fortinet 一直以‘物超所值’的网络安全解决方案备受用户欢迎，凭借其旗舰产品 FortiGate 防火墙构建了一套灵活且功能强大的生态系统平台。Fortinet持续展现极具吸引力的优势，不仅携手用户共同克服全球疫情大流行的严峻考验，而且收益和用户群均呈现强势增长趋势。FortiGate 平台致力于成为 API 优先策略主流实践平台，助力用户跨供应商构建卓越的合作伙伴生态系统，在支持服务的响应能力方面，Fortinet也同样备受赞赏。”

“FortiGate致力于成为 API 优先策略主流实践平台，跨供应商构建一套卓越的合作伙伴生态系统，用户对 Fortinet 支持服务的响应能力大为赞赏。”

该报告还指出，“Fortinet 精心打造的SOCaaS、FortiSOAR、事件响应服务、数字取证和 MDR等一系列先进服务，为安全团队提供鼎力支持。其SD－WAN解决方案得以广泛应用于合作伙伴计划，除了搭载SD－WAN基础功能外，还支持内置LTE、链路负载均衡和基于策略的智能路由等功能。

众所周知，各行业企业组织均面临保护日益增长的数据和不断扩大的攻击面的严峻压力，同时还要持续削减成本，应对安全人才短缺挑战。企业要想谋求持续发展，唯有整合资源，才能实现利益最大化。Fortinet致力于将旗下防火墙解决方案打造成为集安全和网络功能于一身的新一代网络安全融合平台，该平台的防护覆盖面远超企业边界，支持企业组织按自身预算部署IT基础设施，“物尽其用”地满足当前业务需求。

source:
http://news.ctocio.com.cn/qydt/2022/1102/93953.html
 

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet

“No other NGFW comes close to delivering the same price/performance, consistent AI/ML-powered security for both on-prem users and remote users using SASE, as well as natively converged networking features such as SD-WAN and ZTNA. The key to FortiGate’s success is over two decades of organic innovation of our purpose-built ASIC technology and the FortiOS operating system. We believe it is this dedication to innovation that has led to Fortinet’s recognition as a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Network Firewalls with the highest Ability to Execute.”

News Summary

Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced that it has been named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Network Firewalls, marking the thirteenth time Fortinet has been recognized in this Magic Quadrant. Fortinet placed highest in Ability to Execute and is recognized for its Completeness of Vision in the Magic Quadrant.

Fortinet believes that its placement as a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Network Firewalls is a result of its ability to deliver:

• Protection against advanced threats with AI/ML-powered security and accelerated performance with purpose-built ASICS: FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) deliver multiple AI/ML-powered security services, empowering IT to combat advanced cybersecurity threats and avoid business disruptions. Thanks to a unique, purpose-built ASIC architecture, FortiGate NGFWs are engineered to deliver the industry’s best ROI and price-to-performance across essential security services, such as IPS, antivirus, DNS and URL filtering, application control, and more. This advantage extends beyond the network to FortiClient endpoint agents offering unified in-line CASB and in-line sandboxing.

• Powerful Networking and Security Convergence: FortiGate is more than just an NGFW. Via the power of the FortiOS operating system, FortiGate delivers one of the top Secure SD-WAN solutions, includes a powerful LAN edge controller, enables the industry’s only universal ZTNA application gateway, and facilitates the convergence of NOC and SOC.

• Integration with enhanced Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution: Organizations that have already deployed FortiGate NGFWs and/or Fortinet Secure SD-WAN in the branch or data center can seamlessly connect their remote users to FortiSASE for private access without needing an additional license. This integration extends Fortinet’s existing ability to deliver granular application access with Fortinet Universal ZTNA by adding broader application access with SD-WAN to support the most comprehensive set of private applications running at the data center or public cloud, while also ensuring superior user experience.

• Unified IT operations with centralized management via FortiManager, aligning siloed IT teams through a single-pane-of-glass: FortiGate NGFWs are one of several products that enjoy single-pane management, automation, and visibility across the entire Fortinet Security Fabric, the industry’s highest performing cybersecurity mesh platform. This centralized management is enabled by FortiManager, and includes over 400 ecosystem partner integrations, simplified enterprise-wide workflows, and the maintenance of operational efficiency, while also delivering meaningful information to the NOC.

• Higher performance, environmentally sustainable: FortiGate NGFWs not only deliver higher performance, they also require significantly less power, helping our customers achieve their sustainability goals and reduce the carbon footprint of their IT infrastructure. With sustainability being a top-of-mind business concern for customers, Fortinet is committed to offering high-performance, low-power NGFWs that enable enterprises to use fewer firewalls to accomplish their business needs and reduce costs for space and cooling in the data center. As an example, our latest NGFW, the FortiGate 1000F, showcases a 2 to 7.4x performance advantage and up to 7x lower power consumption.

• Source:
  https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fortinet-named-leader-2022-gartner-161100599.html

The FortiNDR uses AI capabilities and advanced analytics to establish baselines of normal network activity and identifies deviations that may indicate cyberattacks. 

It also offers a Virtual Security Analyst to offload human analyst functions by analyzing code generated by malicious traffic. The virtual security analyst is built on deep neural networks capabilities and Fortinet pre-trained it with more than 6 million malicious and safe features for IT- and OT-based malware identification and classification. 

Similar to the security vendor’s other detection and response services, FortiNDR natively integrates with Fortinet Security Fabric, combined with API integrations with third-party services for a coordinated response to discovered threats. Rolled out in 2016, the Security Fabric enables visibility in real time across all applications, interoperability among security technologies, control, and automation via a single console.

“With the introduction of FortiNDR, we’re adding robust network detection and response to the Fortinet Security Fabric,” Fortinet CMO John Maddison said in a statement. “Powered by purpose-built machine learning, deep learning, pragmatic analytics, and advanced AI capabilities, FortiNDR automatically detects and responds to abnormal network activity to thwart security incidents.” 

source:
https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/fortinet-amplifies-threat-detection-and-response-with-fortindr/2022/05/
 

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —

Hohn Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet
“FortiGate is more than just the most deployed network firewall in the world. It’s one of the top SD-WAN solutions on the market, a powerful LAN Edge controller and 5G controller, and delivers the industry’s only universal ZTNA enforcement. Most importantly, it’s the foundation of the only true converged networking and security platform available today. This convergence is over 20 years in the making and made possible by custom ASICs, integrated security services, and FortiOS, a single organically developed operating system shared across the Fortinet Security Fabric that is consistent whether on-premises or in the cloud.” 

News Summary
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced a suite of new FortiGate appliances that features ASIC-based performance acceleration and integrated AI-powered FortiGuard Security Services to support campus, branch, and hybrid data center environments. The new FortiGate 600F, FortiGate 3700F, and FortiGate 70F each feature Security Compute Ratings that offer better performance than competitive offerings. This means organizations that choose FortiGate realize better ROI, more scale to protect against advanced threats, and realize better user experience with a converged networking and security platform.

Consistent Networking and Security Convergence is Key
In today’s era of hybrid IT, the network is more important than ever to connect users, applications, physical locations, and multi-cloud environments. And as digital acceleration further drives the distribution of workers, devices, and data, the digital attack surface continues to expand. The ability of an organization to converge networking and security consistently across its physical and cloud locations will determine its success in securing the rapid expansion of these new edges.

FortiGate Network Firewalls serve as the foundation of the industry’s most comprehensive converged networking and security platform powered by FortiOS everywhere to deliver advanced security that is seamlessly integrated with modern networking capabilities such as SD-WAN, universal ZTNA, LAN edge controllers, and support for 5G. And because FortiOS has been organically developed with both networking and security in mind, this convergence is available and consistent across all form factors, including appliances, virtual machines for multi-cloud deployments, containers, and SaaS. This makes FortiGate powered by FortiOS everywhere a powerful enabler of network modernization with security integrated across all parts of the network.

New FortiGate Network Firewalls Deliver Converged Networking and Security to Branch, Campus, and Hybrid Data Center Environments

FortiGate 600F Supports Today’s Dynamic Campus

FortiGate 3700F Delivers High-Speed Connections Between the Data Center and Multi-cloud 

FortiGate 70F Supports WAN Edge Transformation for Branch Offices  

FortiGate and AI-Powered FortiGuard Security Services
These new appliances integrate with all of the recently announced AI-powered FortiGuard Security Services introduced in FortiOS 7.2, including industry-first in-line Sandboxing, Advanced Device Protection for OT and IoT environments, outbreak detection delivering immediate alerts and threat hunting scripts for outbreaks, SOC-as-a-Service providing Tier 1 hunting and automation with options for Tier 2 and Tier 3 support, dedicated IPS, and in-line CASB. All FortiGuard Security Services are powered by trusted machine learning, artificial intelligence, and independent research from FortiGuard Labs, and integrate across the Fortinet Security Fabric to better protect against known and unknown modern attacks across today’s expanded attack surface.

FortiGate 600F vs. Competitors
Below is a comparison of the datasheet performance numbers of the top firewalls on the market against the target performance numbers of the FortiGate 600F series. Security Compute Rating is a benchmark (performance multiplier) that compares FortiGate performance versus the industry average of competing products across various categories that fall within the same price/performance band.

Additional Resources

Rudy Copley: Through the Fabric of Security, Fortinet has created a unified cyber and network security platform that perfectly combines Fortinet’s solutions and is also open to third-party manufacturers. Individual products are usually implemented in the form of virtual machines and devices and are integrated into the network. BOLL has now developed a complete portable environment that can be used as a standalone solution – ie without connection to an existing network and thus without affecting it: the security fabric as a carrier.

What components does the safety fabric include as a carrier?

It is equipped with a Fortinet switch, a firewall, a WLAN access point, as well as a powerful mini-PC on which various Fortinet solutions are installed as virtual machines. The rack is available to our fully or partially equipped partners in addition to the empty housing.

And what is the appropriate shelf?

First of all: Safety Fabric as a carrier is not intended for productive use. It is designed to provide an easy way to show how you work with Fortinet solutions, what the possibilities are, and how the security fabric compares to other cybersecurity solutions. In short: The rack is primarily designed for training and demonstration purposes.

Where is the safety fabric used as a carrier?

In our partners and in BOLL itself. Internally, for example, our sales engineers can work with the rack to learn about Fortinet solutions, try out features and configurations, and prepare for Fortinet certifications. The same, of course, applies to partner security experts. However, the safety fabric as a carrier will also play an important role in our training center. First, an introductory course is planned in a Fortinet environment, where two participants with a holder can immerse themselves and learn “hands-on”.

What else can partners do with the shelf?

With its compact portable shell, the Fortinet power cube is ideal for customer demonstrations – without the need to access the customer’s network or grant special permissions. This shows what the web interface for Fortinet solutions looks like, what functions are available, and how to configure the solutions.

Can you be more specific?

You can run different scenarios. For example, if a customer asks how to set up a VPN or two-factor authentication, how to manage a switch or how to manage a WLAN, this can be easily explained. We are developing ready-made templates for such scenarios in order to simplify the preparation for the demonstration as much as possible. Hacking scenarios can also be viewed with the carrier: How do you identify cyber incidents, what log data does Fortinet provide, how do you analyze it and what actions can you take?

Can you give another example of how it is used by partners?

The carrier partner provides learners so that they can explore the world of Fortinet and learn about solutions. On the one hand, learners can freely try everything without risking something undesirable happening in the internal network, and on the other hand, learners can see beyond the network and cybersecurity, from patch cable to hardware firewall.

BOLL Engineering AG

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info@boll.ch
www.boll.ch

source:
https://broadway.me/fortinets-versatile-environment-for-testing-and-demos/

Fortinet 創立二十年，持續扮演網路安全網狀平台（Cybersecurity Mesh Platform）創新發展先驅者，致力於打造整合網路和安全性的單一解決方案。Fortinet 備受頂尖產業分析師和客戶的廣泛認可，如創新的 Fortinet 安全織網 （Fortinet Security Fabric） 架構是資安界性能最高的解決方案，也被 Gartner 評選為 2022 年首要的網路安全趨勢（註 1）。而 Fortinet 支援零信任邊緣 （Zero Trust Edge）的能力亦於《Forrester Now Tech：一體化零信任邊緣解決方案，2021 年第四季報告》中獲認可 ，Fortinet 擁有超過 1,500 項專利，不僅是業界最多，數量更是遠超其它網路安全公司近 3 倍。

Fortinet 安全 SD-WAN 獲產業分析師多重認可

Fortinet 在 2021 年 Gartner® 網路防火牆以及廣域網路邊緣基礎架構魔力象限中均獲得領導者殊榮，並於 2021 Gartner® 廣域網路邊緣基礎架構的關鍵能力報告中，以三項關鍵能力排名第一，包括高安全敏感性的 WAN （ Security-Sensitive WAN ）、小型分支 WAN（Small Branch WAN）以及遠距工作者使用案例。

同樣，Fortinet 也在 《IDC MarketScape：2021年全球 SD-WAN 基礎架構供應商評估報告》（doc # US47279821，2021年11月）中被評為領導者，並憑藉安全 SD-WAN 解決方案的成長和創新兩大指數優勢榮登《Frost Radar™：2021年全球SD-WAN供應商市場》頂尖 SD-WAN 供應商榜單。

Fortinet 延續創新承諾，安全 SD-WAN 解決方案備受全球客戶好評

客戶可以在 Gartner Peer Insights 網站，針對網路部署的解決方案進行排名、提供回饋， 因此該網站提供的資訊成為衡量客戶喜好程度的最佳管道。 Fortinet 至今已從世界各地及各產業獲得許多正面回饋，在 SD-WAN 方面，更連續三年被公認為廣域網路邊緣基礎架構的客戶最佳選擇。

 Gartner Peer Insights 中針對 Fortinet 安全 SD-WAN 解決方案的全球客戶證言如下：

負責企業架構和技術創新，為營收 10-30 億美元的美商部署 Fortinet 安全SD-WAN 解決方案的 網路工程師表示： 「Fortinet SD-WAN 操作容易，支援強大的 FortiGate 安全功能，且所有的 SD-WAN 功能都內建於標準授權中，不僅能幫助我們提升網路安全態勢，更強化了廣域網路性能。此外，FortiGate 會自動升級至所需的軟體版本，然後自行加載『黃金配置』。此時，只需將電路和網路交換器從傳統解決方案切換至 FortiGate，確保所有 IP 的正確性，VPN通道便可自動創建，僅需短短幾分鐘，整個網路便可正常運轉。

任職於營收 10-30 億美元的大型工業組織的資安長分享於奧地利、德國、法國、智利、越南和波蘭等分公司部署 Fortinet SD-WAN 解決方案的經驗：「我們在部署 FortiGate 安全 SD-WAN 的體驗正面，透過減少MPLS（Multi-Protocol Label Switching）連結，FortiGate 安全 SD-WAN幫助我們降低成本，且能更快地存取應用程式並減少停機時間，協助改善使用者體驗。我們更能透過採用一致的 IT 政策來提升整體公司的業務靈敏度。」

任職於營收 30-100 億美元的英國大型銀行的網路安全專家表示：「我們請第三方機構協助部署 Fortinet SD-WAN 解決方案，整個部署流程快速便捷，並且全面支援整合 SD-WAN 功能，以及部署在底層網路中的新世代防火牆（NGFW），Fortinet 產品性能極高，且安全效能、通報功能、可視性皆首屈一指，令人印象深刻！」

任職於營收 30-100 億美元的美國保險供應商的網路工程師表示：「整個體驗流程順利且完美，起初以為從競爭對手專用的路由協議解決方案，遷移至全新 Fortinet 解決方案將面臨許多困難，但我們的遷移實現了無縫整合。」

任職於營收 10-30 億美元的法國大型零售商的系統網路經理，分享部署 Fortinet SD-WAN 解決方案的過程：「部署簡單快速且易於操作，管理員可以快速自主營運，並支援頂尖的監控功能。」

Gartner Peer Insights 是潛在客戶尋找網路和安全合作廠商時的絕佳參考管道，Fortinet 很榮幸獲得 2022 年廣域邊緣基礎架構的最佳客戶選擇，欲了解更多關於 Gartner Peer Insights 客戶選擇，或更多 IT 專業人員對於 Fortinet 產品的評論，請參閱 Gartner Peer Insights 的廣域網路邊緣基礎架構頁面。

Fortinet 持續獲得國際認可，包含根據客戶真實回饋而來的殊榮，未來我們將再接再厲，協助全球企業抵禦資安威脅。如果您想分享任何有關於 Fortinet 的產品使用經驗，歡迎您至 Gartner Peer Insights 參與評論。

註 1：資料來源：Gartner, “Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2022: Cybersecurity Mesh” Felix Gaehtgens, James Hoover, Henrique Teixeira, Claudio Neiva, Michael Kelley, Mary Ruddy, Patrick Hevesi, 18 October 2021

Source:
http://n.yam.com/Article/20220504186758
 

"Fortinet's continued leadership demonstrates strong adoption of our innovative technology solutions and overall fast growth. FortiOS is the foundation for our appliances, delivering built-in network and security convergence, dynamic network segmentation, automation, and natively integrated Zero Trust Network Access and SD-WAN capabilities. Our purpose-built Security Processing Units, or ASICs radically increase the performance, scale, and efficiency of Fortinet appliances while improving the user experience for applications across today's hybrid networks."

News Summary

Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced the results from International Data Corporation's (IDC) latest Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker. The 4Q21 Tracker and historical report data demonstrate Fortinet's continued global leadership by consistently shipping the most security appliances than any other vendor for nine consecutive years and accelerating revenue growth faster than competitors.

* During the complete year of 2021, Fortinet saw appliance shipments increase by 31.4% year-over-year, earning 36.8% unit market share for the combined firewall, UTM and VPN markets only.

* Fortinet accounts for over one-third of all firewall/UTM shipments.

* The 4Q21 IDC Tracker demonstrates that Fortinet accelerated its revenue growth for the total security appliance market year-over-year in the fourth quarter at 20.9%, outpacing the overall market growth for all vendors of 9.7%.

Fortinet is Leading Cybersecurity Innovation and Growth

Driven by increased edge computing, hyperscale cloud deployments, and the shift to remote work, the perimeter is now everywhere, dramatically increasing the attack surface. More than ever, organizations need a security platform that can meet the demands of today's digital businesses and dynamic network environments. As part of the Fortinet Security Fabric, FortiGate firewalls enable and accelerate digital innovation initiatives.

Source:
https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/FORTINET-INC-60103137/news/Fortinet-has-achieved-9-consecutive-years-of-leading-shipments-of-security-appliances-per-IDC-39920157/
 

NetFortris provides UCaaS and cloud-based, fully managed MSP (managed service provider) solutions for businesses of all sizes and across all industries. They have approximately 250 employees and four primary offices in Dallas, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Manila. In addition to NetFortris’ UCaaS offering, their MSP product line delivers all the mission critical communications services that customers need to complement their ‘as a Service’ applications, such as managed network security, managed SD-WAN, managed network access, monitoring, etc. These MSP services are built upon a highly integrated, end-to-end managed network, backed up by an expert 24/7 network engineering team. NetFortris has over 6,000 customers in North America, over 60,000 seats, with very low customer concentration, and generates expected annualized revenue of just over USD $50 million.

Pursuant to the definitive stock purchase agreement dated March 28, 2022, Sangoma has acquired NetFortris for USD $68 million in upfront, fixed consideration (the “Upfront Consideration”) and up to USD $12 million in an ‘Earn-out’ (the “Contingent Consideration”), for total consideration of up to USD $80 million if the Contingent Consideration is fully earned. The transaction is now closed.

“A critical part of our existing strategy, and of our competitive differentiation, involves providing customers with the widest set of cloud communications services in our industry, avoiding the need for them to buy five different services from five different vendors,” said Bill Wignall, President and CEO of Sangoma. “The acquisition of NetFortris further extends that strategy in such a perfectly natural manner. Not only can customers already get from Sangoma all the ‘aaS’ products they use today, but now they will also be able to obtain all the other cloud-based MSP services they know they need, such as managed network security, managed access, and managed SD-WAN. This truly is ‘one stop shopping’ for our customers, and it taps into that very important new trend that so many of us in the industry see starting to emerge. I am most excited about this acquisition, our eleventh in eleven years, because it demonstrates our innovative, unique, forward-looking vision and it continues to push Sangoma ahead in the market, further differentiating us from the competition.”

Strategic and Financial Rationale

• There is growing awareness that customers will prefer to get more and more of their communications services from one vendor. Not only over-the-top “aaS” cloud communication apps (UCaaS, CCaaS, TaaS, VMaaS, CPaaS, Collaboration, etc.), but also the network security/connectivity/redundancy/monitoring/etc. they know they need: not only does this transaction satisfy that growing trend, but it does so in a way which is a perfectly natural fit with our existing strategy of offering ‘one stop shopping’, by simply extending our industry leading suite of ‘aaS’ products, with this new set of complementary MSP services.

  See what a leading industry analyst has to say about this trend:

  “Our research continues to show that customers want one vendor to go to for their cloud communications and collaboration requirements, and many organizations also prefer to purchase additional services – e.g., cybersecurity, broadband, etc. – from their UCaaS providers. With the addition of NetFortris, Sangoma’s approach will resonate extremely well with customers of all sizes,” said Elka Popova, VP of Connected Work Research, at Frost & Sullivan.

  In addition to our end customers, some of Sangoma’s existing channel partners are also in the MSP business already, and this will give us the opportunity to meet more of their need for such products and services as well.

• Very Strong Recurring Revenue: NetFortris generates over 90% of its revenue in MRR, which will bring Sangoma closer to 75% (pro-forma) of our revenue in Services.
• Increases Scale and Position in Cloud Communications: an additional 60,000 seats and over USD $50 million in expected annualized revenue will help maintain Sangoma’s position in the top-tier of a consolidating market.
• Compelling Valuation: acquiring an ‘at-scale’ cloud communications company at approximately 1.3x revenue.
• Diversified Customer Base with a Familiar Channel Model: a customer base of over 6,000 clients with minimal concentration, an average customer life approaching seven years, and a channel structure that is very similar to what Sangoma uses today, make for sticky clients.
• Opens Up New Potential M&A Opportunities: new possible acquisition targets in this category of MSPs, to complement those in the UCaaS space.
• Meaningful OPEX Synergies: opportunities have been identified for expected annual cost savings starting in the first six months.
• Strong Management and Operating Talent: deep skills and experience are very valuable during these times of intense competition for talent.

• Keeping different configurations in sync
• Gaining visibility across the network
• Managing differing levels of access
• Dealing with high total cost of ownership (TCO)

Although users want fast Ethernet and Wi-Fi connections, IT staff needs secure solutions that reduce complexity and overhead so they can focus their time on strategic initiatives rather than spending time managing common network issues.

Attacks are increasing with threats like ransomware on the rise (more than 1100% from June 2020 to July 2021). Lack of qualified personnel and network complexity are leading to security gaps and increased risk. A recent IBM survey suggests organizations have an average of 45 security tools deployed and each incident requires coordination across 19 different tools. The dwell time for security breaches is now measured in months with costs exceeding $8.6 million per breach.

To address these challenges and to better manage a secure network, more organizations are considering integrated platform approaches or a meshed cybersecurity architecture. Solutions that combine management for wired, wireless, and security functions are becoming more common as organizations attempt to streamline their operations.

The convergence of networking and security breaks down silos and centralizes data from users and the network that can be used to improve security and performance. By putting a next-generation firewall (NGFW) at the heart of the network, the network is secure by design from the ground up. This type of integrated platform approach that converges networking and security offers three key advantages.

In large sprawling networks, making even one small change can have a ripple effect and disrupt other areas of the network. IT staff need to be able to be sure that any additions, changes, or updates can be tracked and managed, so that all areas of the network remain in sync and operational. Network deployment at remote sites can have the potential for configuration problems as well. The work required to install and oversee a common standard across many remote locations and disparate branch topologies can quickly drain IT resources. Integrated security-driven networking solutions are easier to scale and extend without sacrificing security.

Today's networks are constantly changing with devices from employees, contractors, and guests joining and leaving the network all the time. Typical LAN edge visibility can provide details about device connections, but may be missing upper-layer device context such as the level of user authentication and associated resource access limits. The ever-increasing number of Internet of things (IoT) devices are a particular challenge in terms of visibility because as they appear on the network, the applications they represent must be enabled without putting the overall security of the network at risk. In locations without on-site IT staff, dealing with IoT devices can be even more challenging because the information in the access layer interface is the only information provided. Good LAN edge solutions are able to deal with all types of devices and users as they connect without constant involvement from IT staff.

Even if solutions can provide the visibility and management an organization needs, the cumulative costs for licensing, enabling, and subscribing to capabilities on a piecemeal basis can add up. Organizations must carefully track how many systems and solutions need to be purchased to get everything to work across the entire organization. They need to determine how many licenses they need and if various features require recurring subscriptions. Calculating the cost of ownership also needs to take staff time into account. The time required for deployment and maintenance of operations can also vary quite a bit among solutions, so it's important to understand how complicated a given solution is to manage and if it needs additional products to function properly. Consolidating solutions with a high-performance mesh platform approach can dramatically simplify licensing and reduce costs.

Wired and wireless LAN networks are the backbone of an organization and require a significant investment of both time and money. But building, securing and managing local area networks doesn't have to be challenging, time consuming and expensive. For the best possible protection, these networks should be built and maintained with security top of mind, not as an afterthought.

Integrated solutions make it possible to streamline the architecture and can alleviate configuration and management burdens for IT staff. This applies not only to the LAN, but to SD-WAN and ZTNA as well. By implementing an adaptive and integrated platform, organizations can eliminate appliance, configuration, and licensing sprawl. This type of platform approach saves both time and money so organizations can deliver on their business objectives while keeping day- to-day network management simple.

source:
https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/FORTINET-INC-60103137/news/Fortinet-Three-Advantages-of-Integrated-Security-at-the-LAN-Edge-37426627/

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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —

John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet
“Partnering with Microsoft Azure gives our joint customers the best of both worlds combining Azure’s secure infrastructure with Fortinet’s industry-leading next-generation firewall capabilities and best-in-class Secure SD-WAN solution. The integration of FortiGate-VM extends the Fortinet Security Fabric into Azure Virtual WAN and enhances our ability to secure any application on any cloud and to secure the cloud on-ramp into, between, and within the cloud.”

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News Summary
Fortinet ® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced the expansion of its collaboration with Microsoft to deliver the industry’s first next-generation firewall (NGFW) and Secure SD-WAN integration with Microsoft Azure Virtual WAN. Customers can now – for the first time ever from any vendor – apply advanced security policies to virtual WAN traffic and extend Secure SD-WAN into the Azure virtual WAN hub. The result is the convergence of advanced security and networking capabilities in the cloud for an even more simplified, automated, and secure cloud on-ramp and SD-WAN experience. The integration also allows enterprises to more effectively interconnect with applications and workloads running Azure with the rest of their hybrid and multi-cloud deployments.  

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Secure Traffic Into, Out of and Through Azure Virtual WAN with Fortinet
Companies are increasingly looking to utilize Azure Virtual WAN as a global transit network architecture, providing seamless connectivity between endpoints. While Microsoft has long provided secure access to the Virtual WAN Hub, until now, it has been difficult to provide the same security policies with the same security tools within Azure Virtual WAN and across clouds and data centers. The integration of FortiGate-VM and Fortinet Secure SD-WAN into Azure Virtual WAN empowers organizations to achieve their desired digital innovation outcomes in the cloud while reducing complexity. Specifically, this integration enables IT and security professionals to easily configure networking and security in Microsoft Azure and delivers the following benefits:

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Earlier this month, Fortinet and Microsoft also announced the availability of FortiGate-VM integration with Azure gateway load-balancer, which enables customers to deliver superior experiences for applications and workloads running in Azure.

Secure Any Application on Any Cloud
FortiGate-VM is one piece of the Fortinet Adaptive Cloud Security portfolio of products, services, and industry-leading threat intelligence built to empower customers to secure any application on any cloud. With flexible deployment options, broad integration, and centralized management and visibility, Security and DevOps teams are able to close cloud security gaps while alleviating security management burdens and supporting the rapid release of innovation. Leveraging the broad, integrated, and automated nature of the Fortinet Security Fabric, the industry’s highest-performing cybersecurity mesh platform, organizations gain consistent security posture, visibility, and enforcement through uniform security management across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

source:
https://financialpost.com/globe-newswire/fortinet-announces-the-first-next-generation-firewall-and-secure-sd-wan-integration-in-microsoft-azure-virtual-wan
 

“Fortinet’s Security-driven Networking innovations continue to set us apart from the competition," says John Maddison, EVP of products and CMO, Fortinet.

"FortiGate Next-generation Firewalls are designed to deliver advanced security and threat protection, while also enabling the network to scale and change without compromising security operations," he says.

"We believe that our recognition again as a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls is a testament to our ability to deliver industry-first innovations, such as built-in Secure SD-WAN and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) capabilities, that enable customers to adapt to changing business requirements such as supporting remote and hybrid work.”

Powered by Fortinet’s custom-built SPUs, FortiGate Next-generation Firewalls deliver enterprise security to protect any edge at scale for customers around the globe. As part of Fortinet’s security-driven networking approach, which deeply integrates an organisation’s network infrastructure and security architecture, the FortiGate NGFW is the only cybersecurity solution on the market that provides natively integrated Secure SD-WAN and ZTNA capabilities without requiring additional licensing to improve security, reduce costs and complexity, and simplify network operations.

Fortinet says it believes that its placement as a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls is a result of FortiGate’s ability to deliver: 

Broad protection 
The digital attack surface has continued to expand and organisations are facing growing cyberthreats. 

The latest FortiGuard Labs Global Threat Landscape Report reported a tenfold year-over-year increase in ransomware attacks. With artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML)-enhanced FortiGuard Security Services, the FortiGate NGFW enables large enterprises to manage internal and external threats, prevent ransomware attacks, and avoid business disruptions to protect hybrid and hyperscale architectures with coordinated, automatically shared threat intelligence of AI/ML-powered FortiGuard services. 

Consolidation
IT teams struggle to keep pace with the volume and sophistication of cyberthreats as the threat landscape expands and organisations continue to introduce new digital innovations. To reduce product sprawl and simplify operations, FortiGate consolidates essential services like intrusion prevention system (IPS), anti-malware, and web and video filtering capabilities with networking functionality such as SD-WAN to achieve the industry’s best total cost of ownership. 

Automation
Network and security leaders continue to face challenges as a result of the growing cybersecurity skills gap. The FortiGate NGFW, managed through the Fabric Management Centre, helps address these challenges by providing a centralised single pane of glass management capabilities and integration with 400+ ecosystem partners to simplify operations, coordinate workflows, and deliver consistent policy enforcement across the hybrid network managed via on-premise or from the cloud. 

Work from anywhere
As businesses rapidly transition to the work from anywhere model, security must be top-of-mind. FortiGate natively enables both Zero Trust Network Access Proxy and SD-WAN without additional licences, allowing users to access applications and resources from anywhere, at any time with constant authentication, while building effective compliance and security controls.

In addition to being a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls, Fortinet was also named a 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Network Firewalls for the second year in a row. Fortinet believes that this customer validation further emphasises Fortinet’s ability to deliver advanced security to customers across any edge, at scale.

Fortinet was also recognised as a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure, placing highest in the Leaders quadrant for its ability to execute for Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, which is delivered on the same product – the FortiGate Next-generation Firewall.

Source
https://securitybrief.com.au/story/fortinet-named-leader-for-network-firewalls-and-wan-edge-infrastructure
 

Fortinet is the Only Vendor Able to Deliver Contextual Security, Access, and Networking Based on Location

November 04, 2021 09:00 ET | Source: Fortinet, Inc.

According to Verizon Business’ 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report, which analyzed 29,207 quality incidents, of which 5,258 were confirmed security breaches, phishing attacks increased 11 percent while ransomware attacks increased 6 percent. In addition, 85 percent of the violations involved a human element, while over 80 percent of the violations were discovered by outside parties.

“The rapid transition to hybrid and / or remote work models has opened up new avenues for cyber threat actors,” said Sampath Sowmyanarayan, Verizon Business chief revenue officer. “Solutions like Verizon’s Software Defined Secure Branch with Fortinet add those layers of security that protect your employees, your company and ultimately your customers from cyberattacks.”

Delivered using Fortinet Secure SD WAN, which integrates SD WAN, firewall and advanced routing, this security-driven network solution offers a quality of experience at any scale and enables consistent network and security policies. The solution also works with many types of network transmissions, including MPLS, Internet, broadband, and wireless to enable hybrid WAN and LAN transformation. It builds on the capabilities of traditional network routing with additional SD-WAN and built-in security to protect communication between network endpoints, either on premise or in the cloud, and to ensure that companies are better protected from the extended attack surface that is being introduced through remote and hybrid work. This simple all-in-one solution gives customers added agility and flexibility as they adjust their digital transformation agenda to meet ever-changing business needs.

“Fortinet is committed to supporting our partners and customers with innovative Secure SD WAN technology based on a security-centric network approach that tightly integrates a company’s network infrastructure and security architecture,” said John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO, Fortinet. “By leveraging Fortinet Secure SD WAN, Verizon enables companies to take a ‘work from anywhere’ approach to their network and security to support remote and hybrid workers.”

“IDC predicts that companies will commit to providing a hybrid workforce with technical parity, which is to ensure secure access to the technical resources necessary to perform their tasks, regardless of the method of access.” Says Ghassan Abdo, Research VP at IDC. “The Fortinet-based Verizon Software Defined Secure Branch is aligned with that vision.”

Source:
https://fiorreports.com/verizon-business-expands-global-managed-services-with-fortinet-secure-sd-wan/

MARKHAM, ON, Oct. 21, 2021 /CNW/ - Enghouse Vidyo announced today that it has been named Best Telemedicine Solution at the Wellbeing and Quality of Life Awards presented by the Spanish newspaper La Razón. The award ceremony took place on October 14 in Madrid.

Alexandre Miguel Franco Carinhas, Vidyo's Regional Sales Manager, received the award from Francisco Marhuenda, Director of La Razón, and Ana Pastor, former Minister of Health and current second Vice-President of Congress. 

Enghouse Vidyo offers an immersive, easy-to-use telehealth platform to support collaborative interdisciplinary care, improved patient outcomes and lasting cost savings. The healthcare version of the platform is flexible and simple, delivering the reliability, interoperability and scalability needed for today's healthcare environment. Offering back-end integrations like patient portals, medical devices, EMR, remote patient monitoring and scheduling, the solution offers an open API to build custom enterprise solutions, tailor made for Enghouse Vidyo customers.

During his acceptance speech, Mr. Carinhas thanked the Enghouse Vidyo team for its hard work in recent years and, in particular, during the complicated period of the pandemic. "The critical telemedicine solutions from Enghouse Vidyo have been fundamental to providing virtual medical services to patients in Spain and many other countries around the world," he added.

"We are honored to have the VidyoHealth solution named as a leader by such a prestigious global media organization," said Reuben Tozman, Vice President of Product, Enghouse Interactive. "At a time when U.S. and global health systems are rapidly adopting telehealth functionality as part of an ongoing post-Covid strategy, it's essential that healthcare executives appreciate the differences between platforms above and beyond HIPAA compliance."

About Enghouse Vidyo 
Enghouse Vidyo is a subsidiary of Enghouse Systems Limited, a software and services company traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:ENGH). Enghouse Vidyo enriches people's lives by embedding real-time video into digital communications in the moments that matter most. Millions of people around the world connect visually every day through Enghouse Vidyo's secure, scalable and cloud-based technology and services. Its patented platform integrates with virtually any application environment, network, and device to deliver the highest quality experiences that strengthen teams, build trust, solidify relationships, and improve quality of life. Learn more at www.vidyo.com, read our blog, or follow us on Twitter at @vidyo, on LinkedIn, and on Facebook.


Source:
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/enghouse-vidyo-receives-award-for-best-telemedicine-solution-839969630.html

MARKHAM, ON, Oct. 21, 2021 /CNW/ - Enghouse Vidyo announced today that it has been named Best Telemedicine Solution at the Wellbeing and Quality of Life Awards presented by the Spanish newspaper La Razón. The award ceremony took place on October 14 in Madrid.

Alexandre Miguel Franco Carinhas, Vidyo's Regional Sales Manager, received the award from Francisco Marhuenda, Director of La Razón, and Ana Pastor, former Minister of Health and current second Vice-President of Congress. 

Enghouse Vidyo offers an immersive, easy-to-use telehealth platform to support collaborative interdisciplinary care, improved patient outcomes and lasting cost savings. The healthcare version of the platform is flexible and simple, delivering the reliability, interoperability and scalability needed for today's healthcare environment. Offering back-end integrations like patient portals, medical devices, EMR, remote patient monitoring and scheduling, the solution offers an open API to build custom enterprise solutions, tailor made for Enghouse Vidyo customers.

During his acceptance speech, Mr. Carinhas thanked the Enghouse Vidyo team for its hard work in recent years and, in particular, during the complicated period of the pandemic. "The critical telemedicine solutions from Enghouse Vidyo have been fundamental to providing virtual medical services to patients in Spain and many other countries around the world," he added.

"We are honored to have the VidyoHealth solution named as a leader by such a prestigious global media organization," said Reuben Tozman, Vice President of Product, Enghouse Interactive. "At a time when U.S. and global health systems are rapidly adopting telehealth functionality as part of an ongoing post-Covid strategy, it's essential that healthcare executives appreciate the differences between platforms above and beyond HIPAA compliance."

About Enghouse Vidyo 
Enghouse Vidyo is a subsidiary of Enghouse Systems Limited, a software and services company traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:ENGH). Enghouse Vidyo enriches people's lives by embedding real-time video into digital communications in the moments that matter most. Millions of people around the world connect visually every day through Enghouse Vidyo's secure, scalable and cloud-based technology and services. Its patented platform integrates with virtually any application environment, network, and device to deliver the highest quality experiences that strengthen teams, build trust, solidify relationships, and improve quality of life. Learn more at www.vidyo.com, read our blog, or follow us on Twitter at @vidyo, on LinkedIn, and on Facebook.


Source:
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/enghouse-vidyo-receives-award-for-best-telemedicine-solution-839969630.html

Combining the global capabilities of Fortinet Secure SD-WAN with the managed security and cloud services of Telefónica Tech ensures quality of experience and security no matter where users are located by providing agile connectivity and next-generation managed security ready for multi-cloud environments.The hybrid and cloud- centric work model adopted to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic is the new normal, and even as offices begin to reopen, organizations have been accelerating the migration of their services to the cloud to allow employees to work from anywhere.

This new managed service, flexWAN by Fortinet, is an evolution of the flexWAN service as it now natively integrates cybersecurity. It will be first launched in Spain and soon extended globally throughout Telefónica's worldwide footprint across Europe and the Americas. Backed by strong technical expertise, the new service will allow Telefónica Tech clients to leverage state-of-the-art managed security and advanced connectivity. Built on the principles of security-driven networking, the converged networking and security managed service will also enable the extension to SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) to allow Telefónica customers to accelerate the digitalization of the workplace securely and with the best performance possible with state-of-the-art connectivity.

Hugo de los Santos, Director of Cybersecurity and Cloud Products and Services at Telefónica Tech, says: "This new converged network and security offering is essential for our clients so that their digital transformation and migration to the cloud is fast and secure. Our long experience with Fortinet has shown us that it is a great ally in evolving our Managed Security Services (MSS) to a converged and secure SD-WAN network. This alliance undoubtedly reinforces our positioning as a benchmark technological partner for those companies that need to advance in digitization in the safest way possible and reinforce their resilience."

John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet, adds: "We are proud to expand our collaboration with Telefónica Tech to combine its managed security services and intelligence operations carried out from SOCs with our secure SD-WAN and SASE products. We are dedicated to working with our partners to develop solutions based on security-driven networking principles to solve customer challenges and protect people, devices and data everywhere."

One more step with Fortinet

The joint launch of this new service expands Telefónica and Fortinet's long-standing strategic alliance. In June 2016, both companies formally announced a strategic alliance agreement to include Fortinet's Security Fabric architecture into Telefónica's portfolio of managed security services, now provided by Telefónica Tech.

In addition, in June 2020, Telefónica Tech continued to strengthen the collaboration channels with Fortinet and integrated its IT, OT and IoT security solutions, consolidating itself as a Fortinet Regional Partner in Europe, to continue helping customers to strengthen their security.

The joint work of recent years allows Telefónica Tech to combine SD-WAN services with the capacity and experience of its SOCs - complementing its SD-WAN and SD-Branch Specializations from the Fortinet Engage Partner Program - to offer advanced global managed services with the power of Telefónica's 5G networks, enabling next-generation and differentiated SD-WAN and SASE solutions.

Telefónica Tech is also a Fabric-Ready technology alliance partner in the Fortinet Open Ecosystem, which boasts more than 400 technology integrations. The partnership extends the benefits of the Fortinet Security Fabric to customers and allows them to achieve advanced and comprehensive security across their entire infrastructure.


Source:
https://www.lightreading.com/sd-wan/telefonica-tech-and-fortinet-launch-global-secure-sd-wan-service/d/d-id/772864?_mc=RSS_LR_EDT

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN Addresses Key Use Cases

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN is designed to address a variety of customer use cases—including:

Empowering Work-from-Anywhere: The work-from-anywhere model that was adopted during the COVID pandemic is predicted to become the norm for many organizations, even as offices reopen. Remote workers’ quality of experience as well as security are top of mind for organizations. With built-in Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) Access Proxy function at no additional cost, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN ensures superior user experience, advanced security, and complete visibility across all users, applications, and devices on or off the network. With Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, organizations are also able to eliminate device sprawl and enforce one policy consistently across all edges to protect the entire attack surface.

Securing the WAN Edge: Taking a Security-driven Networking approach, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN consolidates SD-WAN, next-generation firewall (NGFW), and advanced routing capabilities to simplify WAN architecture, improve operational efficiencies and deliver consistent security on- and off-network—all powered by one operating system, FortiOS. And with the industry’s only SD-WAN ASIC, organizations can achieve this all while ensuring high performance.

Also Read: Fortinet & HashiCorp announce FortiManager Integration with Terraform to Automate & Simplify Cloud Security

Consolidating and Securing the Branch Network: Fortinet Secure SD-Branch extends the features of Fortinet Secure SD-WAN across the entire branch network to deliver the most secure and manageable remote branch. Secure SD-WAN is a foundational element of Secure SD-Branch and enables customers to converge security, WAN, LAN, and WLAN at distributed locations.

Enabling the Cloud On-Ramp: For enterprises that are adopting a hybrid or multi-cloud strategy, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN for multi-cloud addresses multi-cloud connectivity challenges and simplifies cloud on-ramp by establishing secure, fast connectivity and high performance into the cloud, in the cloud, and across clouds.

Delivering SD-WAN at Any Scale: As the nature of work changes, digital transformation continues, and organizations adopt hybrid and multi-cloud strategies, the ability to deliver SD-WAN anywhere at any scale is critical—from headquarters to branch locations, to the cloud, home offices and more. With the ability to scale to over 10,000 sites and single-pane-of-glass management, global organizations that require ease of management at any scale can depend on Fortinet Secure SD-WAN to drive operational efficiencies. Fortinet delivers a scalable, flexible Secure SD-WAN solution that can meet the requirements of any organization regardless of size, across any vertical—now and into the future.

Fortinet Remains Committed to Meeting Customer Needs

During the rapid shift to remote work last year, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN enabled new and existing customers worldwide to quickly adapt to new work requirements and ensure secure, consistent, and high-performance connectivity for all users and devices on and off-network—regardless of where they were located. Fortinet remains committed to delivering a Secure SD-WAN solution that not only meets current customer requirements but is built to address new and emerging use cases in the future.

Earlier this year, Fortinet has also named a 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for WAN Edge Infrastructure for the second year in a row. The Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice is a recognition of vendors in this market by verified end-user professionals, taking into account both the number of reviews and the overall user ratings.

Source:
https://egov.eletsonline.com/2021/10/fortinet-named-leader-in-2021-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-wan-edge-infrastructure/

Whether you’re expanding your AWS footprint, securing hybrid-cloud assets, or currently migrating to AWS, security should remain top of mind rather than an afterthought. Business and technology leaders know their most valuable assets—applications and data— are vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Fortinet’s Adaptive Cloud Security solutions delivers advanced security to protect these business-critical assets.

More Threats, More Damage - Prevent Cybersecurity Threats with AWS

The threat landscape is growing with the proliferation of network devices, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, mobile devices, eCommerce, web applications, and vendor portals. Meanwhile, cybersecurity threats involving malware, cryptocurrency, and botnet activity are extremely sophisticated and continue to evolve. Cybercriminals are smarter and more dangerous using scripted attacks that improve their speed and scale.  

The damage ranges from lost productivity, breach of confidential data, and data loss to reputation damages. And, ransom demands continue to increase, with one recent high-profile victim paying $5 million to recover their data. 

Why is Cybersecurity Still a Challenge?

Securing highly distributed networks – particularly those filled with remote workers, dynamically changing environments, and IoT devices – require continuous security updates against known, unknown, and zero-day attacks to safeguard dynamic attack surfaces. Cloud-based applications are prevalent in every enterprise and are vulnerable to threats as well as compliance issues. 

Plus, maintaining network visibility, orchestrating security policies, and consistently enforcing controls have become particularly challenging due to near-constant digital innovation over the last few years. 

Migrate to the Cloud on AWS with Confidence

Together, Fortinet and AWS partner to deliver Adaptive Cloud Security solutions for the flexibility and confidence you need to run business-critical applications in the cloud. The Fortinet Security Fabric natively integrates into AWS to provide single-pane-of-glass management, full visibility, and broad protection across the attack surface through security automation to reduce risk and complexity.

The Fortinet Security Fabric that protects your AWS infrastructure and workloads integrates the latest threat intelligence from our in-house threat research group, FortiGuard Labs, which ingests millions of security events every day. Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs leverages machine learning to produce actionable threat intelligence to track and stop threats that evade conventional firewalls.  

Fortinet has teamed up with AWS to help you embrace the cloud with confidence. Your AWS infrastructure and workloads experience real-time protection with continuous security updates against known, unknown, and zero-day attacks.

Security for Every AWS Use Case

Fortinet provides a broad set of natively integrated security solutions for full visibility, advanced threat defense, and centralized management in the cloud for every use case:

• Building net-new on AWS: Build new cloud-based projects or access AWS infrastructure with the highest level of security. Fortinet provides a broad set of natively integrated security solutions for full visibility, advanced threat defense, and centralized management for new cloud projects. 
  • Fortinet Managed IPS rules enable you to enhance AWS Network Firewall protection of your Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) with simple-to-deploy, predefined intrusion protection policies for common attack scenarios. Leveraging threat intelligence from FortiGuard Labs, Fortinet Managed IPS Rules bring advanced threat protection. 
  • Fortinet Managed WAF rulesets for AWS WAF allow you to quickly and easily establish more robust security controls with AWS WAF without adding management or architectural complexity. These rulesets are based on FortiWeb WAF security service signatures and are updated on a regular basis to include the latest threat information from FortiGuard Labs. 
  • FortiGate-VM Next Generation Firewall integration with AWS Gateway Load Balancer removes the need for do-it-yourself automation and helps secure your Amazon VPC environments while improving high availability and scaling. FortiGate-VM also provides robust connectivity features, including high performance IPSec VPN, SSL VPN, and SD-WAN, plus rich security features such as intrusion prevention, deep packet inspection, web filtering, anti-malware protection, and VDOM enabled segmentation. 
  • Fortinet consulting services provide a blueprint for designing and implementing advanced security across your AWS. environments, network, and applications. This service also offers security assessments of your AWS deployments to enhance your overall security posture and remediate any existing misconfigurations. 
• Application security: Deploy web applications in AWS using Fortinet’s web application security, FortiWeb WAF, to improve your cloud security posture. Fortinet uses machine learning to protect public cloud-hosted web applications from the OWASP Top Ten, zero-day threats, and other application-layer attacks.
  • Fortinet Managed WAF rulesets for AWS WAF enable you to quickly and easily establish more robust security controls based on FortiWeb WAF security service signatures that are updated on a regular basis to include the latest threat information from FortiGuard Labs. 
  • For organizations that need additional security controls for web applications and APIs, FortiWeb Cloud WAF-as-a-Service—Fortinet’s cloud-based SaaS web application firewall—uses machine learning to protect public cloud-hosted web applications from the OWASP Top Ten, zero-day threats, and other application-layer attacks. Requiring no hardware or software, colonies of FortiWeb WAF gateways run in most AWS regions and enable organizations to scrub application traffic within the same region their applications reside, addressing performance and regulation concerns, as well as keeping traffic cost to a minimum. FortiWeb is also available as a VM for IaaS deployments.
• Building or connecting hybrid solutions on AWS: Move to the cloud at your own pace and keep your hybrid environments secure. Fortinet delivers comprehensive visibility and control from on-premises to the AWS cloud.
  • Fortinet Security Fabric and Adaptive Cloud Security solutions deliver comprehensive visibility and protection through the Shared Responsibility Model from on premises to the AWS Cloud. Natively integrated security functionality across AWS services such as Amazon GuardDuty, AWS Security Hub, and AWS Outposts helps strengthen your security posture across your hybrid use cases. 
  • FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) provide secure connectivity, network segmentation, and application security for hybrid-cloud-based deployments. Ensure centralized, consistent security policy enforcement and application-centric, resilient connectivity through a high-performance VPN or SD-WAN architectures. 
  • Simplify security management across hybrid environments with FortiManager, which provides single-pane-of-glass management across the entire extended enterprise—including Fortinet NGFWs, switches, wireless infrastructure, and endpoints. 
  • And finally, FortiAnalyzer allows you to analyze, report, and archive security events, network traffic, web content, and messaging data to help simplify compliance tasks. 

Whether you’re expanding your AWS footprint, securing hybrid-cloud assets, or currently migrating to AWS, security should remain top of mind rather than an afterthought. Business and technology leaders know their most valuable assets—applications and data— are vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Fortinet’s Adaptive Cloud Security solutions delivers advanced security to protect these business-critical assets.

More Threats, More Damage - Prevent Cybersecurity Threats with AWS

The threat landscape is growing with the proliferation of network devices, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, mobile devices, eCommerce, web applications, and vendor portals. Meanwhile, cybersecurity threats involving malware, cryptocurrency, and botnet activity are extremely sophisticated and continue to evolve. Cybercriminals are smarter and more dangerous using scripted attacks that improve their speed and scale.  

The damage ranges from lost productivity, breach of confidential data, and data loss to reputation damages. And, ransom demands continue to increase, with one recent high-profile victim paying $5 million to recover their data. 

Why is Cybersecurity Still a Challenge?

Securing highly distributed networks – particularly those filled with remote workers, dynamically changing environments, and IoT devices – require continuous security updates against known, unknown, and zero-day attacks to safeguard dynamic attack surfaces. Cloud-based applications are prevalent in every enterprise and are vulnerable to threats as well as compliance issues. 

Plus, maintaining network visibility, orchestrating security policies, and consistently enforcing controls have become particularly challenging due to near-constant digital innovation over the last few years. 

Migrate to the Cloud on AWS with Confidence

Together, Fortinet and AWS partner to deliver Adaptive Cloud Security solutions for the flexibility and confidence you need to run business-critical applications in the cloud. The Fortinet Security Fabric natively integrates into AWS to provide single-pane-of-glass management, full visibility, and broad protection across the attack surface through security automation to reduce risk and complexity.

The Fortinet Security Fabric that protects your AWS infrastructure and workloads integrates the latest threat intelligence from our in-house threat research group, FortiGuard Labs, which ingests millions of security events every day. Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs leverages machine learning to produce actionable threat intelligence to track and stop threats that evade conventional firewalls.  

Fortinet has teamed up with AWS to help you embrace the cloud with confidence. Your AWS infrastructure and workloads experience real-time protection with continuous security updates against known, unknown, and zero-day attacks.

Security for Every AWS Use Case

Fortinet provides a broad set of natively integrated security solutions for full visibility, advanced threat defense, and centralized management in the cloud for every use case:

• Building net-new on AWS: Build new cloud-based projects or access AWS infrastructure with the highest level of security. Fortinet provides a broad set of natively integrated security solutions for full visibility, advanced threat defense, and centralized management for new cloud projects. 
  • Fortinet Managed IPS rules enable you to enhance AWS Network Firewall protection of your Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) with simple-to-deploy, predefined intrusion protection policies for common attack scenarios. Leveraging threat intelligence from FortiGuard Labs, Fortinet Managed IPS Rules bring advanced threat protection. 
  • Fortinet Managed WAF rulesets for AWS WAF allow you to quickly and easily establish more robust security controls with AWS WAF without adding management or architectural complexity. These rulesets are based on FortiWeb WAF security service signatures and are updated on a regular basis to include the latest threat information from FortiGuard Labs. 
  • FortiGate-VM Next Generation Firewall integration with AWS Gateway Load Balancer removes the need for do-it-yourself automation and helps secure your Amazon VPC environments while improving high availability and scaling. FortiGate-VM also provides robust connectivity features, including high performance IPSec VPN, SSL VPN, and SD-WAN, plus rich security features such as intrusion prevention, deep packet inspection, web filtering, anti-malware protection, and VDOM enabled segmentation. 
  • Fortinet consulting services provide a blueprint for designing and implementing advanced security across your AWS. environments, network, and applications. This service also offers security assessments of your AWS deployments to enhance your overall security posture and remediate any existing misconfigurations. 
• Application security: Deploy web applications in AWS using Fortinet’s web application security, FortiWeb WAF, to improve your cloud security posture. Fortinet uses machine learning to protect public cloud-hosted web applications from the OWASP Top Ten, zero-day threats, and other application-layer attacks.
  • Fortinet Managed WAF rulesets for AWS WAF enable you to quickly and easily establish more robust security controls based on FortiWeb WAF security service signatures that are updated on a regular basis to include the latest threat information from FortiGuard Labs. 
  • For organizations that need additional security controls for web applications and APIs, FortiWeb Cloud WAF-as-a-Service—Fortinet’s cloud-based SaaS web application firewall—uses machine learning to protect public cloud-hosted web applications from the OWASP Top Ten, zero-day threats, and other application-layer attacks. Requiring no hardware or software, colonies of FortiWeb WAF gateways run in most AWS regions and enable organizations to scrub application traffic within the same region their applications reside, addressing performance and regulation concerns, as well as keeping traffic cost to a minimum. FortiWeb is also available as a VM for IaaS deployments.
• Building or connecting hybrid solutions on AWS: Move to the cloud at your own pace and keep your hybrid environments secure. Fortinet delivers comprehensive visibility and control from on-premises to the AWS cloud.
  • Fortinet Security Fabric and Adaptive Cloud Security solutions deliver comprehensive visibility and protection through the Shared Responsibility Model from on premises to the AWS Cloud. Natively integrated security functionality across AWS services such as Amazon GuardDuty, AWS Security Hub, and AWS Outposts helps strengthen your security posture across your hybrid use cases. 
  • FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) provide secure connectivity, network segmentation, and application security for hybrid-cloud-based deployments. Ensure centralized, consistent security policy enforcement and application-centric, resilient connectivity through a high-performance VPN or SD-WAN architectures. 
  • Simplify security management across hybrid environments with FortiManager, which provides single-pane-of-glass management across the entire extended enterprise—including Fortinet NGFWs, switches, wireless infrastructure, and endpoints. 
  • And finally, FortiAnalyzer allows you to analyze, report, and archive security events, network traffic, web content, and messaging data to help simplify compliance tasks. 

These six organizations, are Tata Teleservices, Comcast Business, Granite Telecommunications, C&W Business Panama, Acuative and 1&1 Versatel and they are expanding their customer offerings powered by Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, continuing Fortinet’s momentum with an existing and expanding list of service providers (SPs).

According to the company’s official communique, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN helps SPs differentiate their managed services with superior quality of experience, accelerated convergence and efficient operation.

“There is an emerging need to transform networks at scale without compromising security. SD-WAN iFLX powered by Fortinet offers unmatched flexibility, scalability, next-gen security with business intelligence, enhancing customer experience. All of this is offered at an affordable cost with zero capex and complete managed services option. With the launch of this product category at an affordable cost which is otherwise considered as a premium product in the industry, it is Tata Teleservices’ endeavor to democratize cutting-edge technology solutions for all customers,” said Vishal Rally, Senior Vice-President, Product and Commercial at Tata Teleservices

“Comcast Business’s enterprise solutions have always offered our customers the best choices to address the evolving digital transformation needs of our customers. We believe the industry evolution towards the integration of security with networking is the right direction for the market and provides tremendous value to our customers. The ability to address these needs via Fortinet’s security and SD-WAN capabilities helps customers further reduce their operating costs and gain greater control of their network operations,” said Amit Verma, Vice President, Solution Engineering & Technology, Comcast Business.

“Granite has earned new business with Fortinet’s security-first approach to SD-WAN and our ability to easily build a secure stack with Fortinet’s switching, Wi-Fi and extender options. In addition to deploying Fortinet’s FortiGate edge devices, Granite uses Fortinet software on our innovative Granite Guardian FlexEdge service to provide powerful and flexible solutions to multilocation enterprise and government organizations. FlexEdge includes the functionality of a firewall, SD-WAN router, SBC, or cellular data endpoint. This allows Granite to easily enable new services for our customers without having to deploy multiple devices at the customer premises, boosting serving levels and reducing total cost of ownership” said Chris Chapin, Senior Vice President of Product, Granite Telecommunications.

“Our renewed Managed Secure SD-WAN service with Fortinet increases our customers’ options with a secure and reliable connectivity solution to support their digital transformation. Combining Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN approach with our network and security capabilities, we offer the ability to reduce risk and create exceptional end-user experiences. We remain committed to innovation by enabling secure connectivity for today’s organizations that have distributed collaborators and hybrid digital work styles,” said Danilo Fernandes, Senior Commercial Director of Corporate Business at C&W Business Panama.

“Acuative is a global Managed Services Provider supporting networks of enterprise clients all over the world. Our agile business approach allows us to deliver unique solutions that are reliable, scalable and cost effective. Fortinet’s security-driven networking approach allows us to offer cost effective managed solutions to our clients. By implementing a fully managed SD-WAN solution powered by Fortinet and managed by Acuative, our customers have been able to reduce operating costs by an average of 25%. Other product vendors require layering multiple devices to achieve what Fortinet can accomplish with one solution. By providing a less complex solution that is easier to manage and fewer failure points, Acuative can provide a secure and fully managed service at lower total cost of ownership,” said Vince Sciarra, CEO at Acuative.

“When it comes to data and network, security is the most important thing – especially in light of the increasing popularity of cloud computing and remote working. By adding Fortinet Secure SD-WAN to our portfolio of gigabit fibre connections, voice and other network solutions and IT services, we answer our customer’s increasing need for broad, integrated and automated security solutions. The partnership with Fortinet enables us to further enhance the digitalization of the German economy,” said Joachim Sinzig, Vice President Products, 1&1 Versatel.

Source:
https://bfsi.eletsonline.com/fortinet-secures-six-global-service-providers-with-secure-sd-wan-momentum/

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet
“Fortinet was the first vendor to converge SD-WAN and security in one offering, which has become a foundational element of our SASE solution powered by a single operating system – FortiOS – to empower work-from-anywhere. Integrations with Universal ZTNA for secure application connectivity and AIOps to ensure superior user experience further set Fortinet Secure SD-WAN apart from the competition. We believe that our placement as a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SD-WAN is a testament to Fortinet’s ability to pioneer industry-leading innovations that converge networking and security and deliver solutions that stand as the foundation of network transformation.”

News Summary
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced its position as a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SD-WAN. This marks the third year in a row that Fortinet has been recognized as a Leader for Fortinet Secure SD-WAN and the second year in a row that Fortinet has placed highest in ability to execute in the quadrant with consistent recognition for completeness of vision.

With a rapidly growing SD-WAN customer base, organizations around the world depend on Fortinet Secure SD-WAN as an essential resource to transform and secure the WAN. Fortinet continues to adapt the solution to enable organizations to deliver superior quality of experience to users, simplify architecture with accelerated security and networking convergence for both on-premises and cloud-delivered environments, and achieve operational efficiencies across all WAN and cloud edges.

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN was designed to address modern complexity and threat exposure to support customers’ critical business needs. It is designed to evolve to future-proof and protect investments as customers embrace a digital-first journey and support work-from-anywhere. The solution delivers the following benefits:

• Supports the seamless convergence of SD-WAN and AI-powered security using a single, consistent operating system – FortiOS. Fortinet uniquely delivers a unified security and management framework for users and networks based on ASIC accelerated SD-WAN, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and SASE to support high-performance automated prevention. SD-WAN network transformation initiatives require an evaluation of all internet-facing security as well as local segmentation and are best secured with Fortinet's powerful combination of deep SSL packet inspection and DNS/URL/Video filtering, AV, in-line sandbox, IPS, and IoT/OT security services.

• Supports work-from-anywhere with ZTNA integrated with SD-WAN. With Fortinet, SD-WAN for connectivity, ZTNA for secure access, and enterprise-grade security for traffic inspection and protection can all be configured, orchestrated, and managed using the same centralized console.

• Accelerates an organization’s digital-first journey and seamless transition to SASE by enabling secure, high performance hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity.

• Enables the transition to secure SD-Branch with integrated network (LAN, WLAN, WWAN) and security (NGFW) components in a flexible small platform with unified management, which accelerates deployment and simplifies network architecture.

• Facilitates the shift to 5G by ensuring reliable and secure wireless WAN. As LTE/4G/5G connectivity becomes a primary branch WAN link in branches of all kinds, there is a need to ensure the connections are reliable and secure. To do this, Fortinet provides tight integration with NGFW security services and SD-WAN in a single management console. As a result, wireless WAN links are secure and automated with unified policies and QoE.

• Enhances both IT and user experience by adding advanced capabilities through AIOps and Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM).

Fortinet Remains Committed to Addressing Customer Needs
Earlier this year, Fortinet was named a 2022 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice for WAN Edge Infrastructure for the third year in a row. The Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice is a recognition of vendors in this market by verified end-user professionals, taking into account both the number of reviews and the overall user ratings.

Source:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fortinet-named-leader-2022-gartner-161900569.html
 

根據Fortinet《2022 OT資安與網路安全現況調查報告》顯示，93%的 OT 企業組織在過去12個月中至少被入侵一次，更有近八成（78%）的受訪者表示，過去一年內曾經歷三次甚至更高頻率的資安事件，較2021年增加15%。

Fortinet提出四大解決OT系統漏洞並加強其整體安全狀態的方法：

第一為建立零信任安全存取，防止資料外洩：越來越多的工業系統具備連網的能力，零信任的應用解決方案可確保沒有適當憑證和存取權的使用者、設備或應用程式，接觸到公司內重要的數位資產。

第二、落實OT 活動的集中可視化，集中且端到端的OT可視化組織強化安全的關鍵。

第三、整合資安工具和不同供應商的工業設備，完整OT安全防護網。組織們應力求在與最少的供應商合作的情況下整合OT和IT技術，以減少攻擊面、改善安全性。

第四，佈署網路存取控制功能。過去一年中，較少受到資安入侵的組織多數都擁有「以角色為基礎之存取控制功能」，確保只有經過授權的「個人」才能存取富有重要數位資產的特定系統。

Source:
https://tw.news.yahoo.com/fortinet%E5%85%A8%E6%96%B9%E4%BD%8D-ot-%E8%B3%87%E5%AE%89%E8%A7%A3%E6%B1%BA%E6%96%B9%E6%A1%88%E4%BA%AE%E7%9B%B8-170542100.html
 

It’s hard enough deploying new network services. You need to understand stakeholder requirements and prepare a strategic plan. You need to specify and configure the necessary infrastructure, virtual and/or physical,  to run the services. And you need to integrate the new services into your overall network operations centre (NOC) so that you can monitor activity to ensure that the new services perform as per user needs.

But what about securing the new service? Before you deploy any network service you should ensure that your network access controls are in place and that you can detect and respond to any anomalous activity within that service. And, as above,  you need to integrate the new service into your overall security operations centre (SOC) processes so that you can extend your security policy, control and enforcement to the new services.

A big ask, especially as your network expands to remote users, cloud-based workloads and 5G-enabled IoT devices. The age of hyperscaling networks is well and truly here.

DevOps, OT and 5G

DevOps (software development), OT (operational technology) and 5G are three key ‘digital transformation’ processes that are empowering enterprises to do more with their network. All three enable enterprises to roll out new digital services inside the network (DevOps), outside the network (OT) and into the cloud (5G). Yet each broadens the attack surface and represents a new vector for adversaries to exploit for financial gain or to score political points.

It all starts with a comprehensive security fabric that enables you to embed security – visibility, control and response - at every step of the development process. You can protect your OT sensors by controlling access to the sensor, tracking activity and encrypting communications. And you can lock down your 5G-enabled devices by securing every node connected to the wireless network. Ideally all of these security features are interconnected and can respond en masse if and when any threats are detected.

Next generation firewalls, APIs, connectors and security as a service

Your security policy starts with your next generation firewall (NGFW). It provides visibility, control and response for the core, edges and into the cloud. Inherent within the NGFW are a series of APIs (application programming interfaces) that allow you to add security to new software development initiatives at every step. This allows you to test detection and response in a controlled environment before deployment.

NGFWs also support a wide range of fabric connectors to cloud-based service providers, such as AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, to extend your security controls into multi-cloud environments. 

Security services, including NGFWs, APIs and fabric connectors, can also be accessed on a subscription basis to reduce time-to-market whilst employing a OPEX billing cycle to reduce upfront costs.

NOC/SOC integration for coordinated response

Integrated security enables coordinated responses. Once you have the basics in place you can fine tune your policies and deploy additional security services, as appropriate, to keep your network humming. Additional services can include Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Extended Detection and Response (XDR), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR). These solutions merge the functions of your NOC/SOC, simplify the operations of both and create a framework for automation, artificial intelligence and advanced analytics.

Today’s networks move fast. So do adversaries and ransomware. With an automated, comprehensive security fabric that covers all nodes you can stay one step ahead. Anything else is simply too risky.

About the author

Cornelius Mare is Fortinet Australia’s Chief Information Security Officer. As such, it is his business to know what’s happening in the cybersecurity world and how to help enterprises secure their transitional networks without sacrificing speed, functionality or control. In particular, Corne is an expert with hybrid cloud environments and artificial intelligence. These tools, along with other Fortinet security services, help organisations manage their digital transformations with confidence.

About Fortinet

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider and government organisations around the world. Fortinet empowers customers with complete visibility and control across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric platform can address the most critical security challenges and protect data across the entire digital infrastructure, whether in networked, application, multi-cloud or edge environments. 

Fortinet ranks #1 in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 500,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. Both a technology company and a learning organisation, the Fortinet Network Security Expert (NSE) Training Institute has one of the largest and broadest cybersecurity training programs in the industry. Learn more at the Fortinet website, the Fortinet Blog, or FortiGuard Labs.

Source:
https://channellife.co.nz/story/fortinet-protect-your-devops-ot-and-5g-initiatives-with-integrated-security

MTTD and MTTR. Two acronyms that quantify how well your security services work. MTTD – mean time to detection – signifies the time gap between when a potential threat enters your network and when you know about it. The shorter, the better. 

MTTR – mean time to response – represents how long it takes you to analyse the anomalous behaviour, decide if it is indeed a threat and then respond appropriately. Every nanosecond counts. Especially with fast-moving ransomware attacks.

Typically MTTD is addressed by your integrated security services. Firewalls, endpoint protection, anti-virus, network access controls, intrusion prevention systems and more all work together to detect any anomalous behaviour. MTTR, on the other hand, takes highly-trained pros to determine if the threat is real, what actions to take and then act. 

But people are slow (even the smartest), false positives tie up valuable resources and the sheer volume of anomalies can overwhelm even the most agile security operations teams. The solution is to automate as many of the SOC (security operations centre) tasks as possible without compromising your overall security process. And to do that, more and more enterprises are turning to XDR (extended detection and response) to minimise MTTD and optimise MTTR.

XDR to the rescue

XDR solutions capture and structure disparate security metrics from all of your security services, including multiple vendors, and classify them according to their attack surface in a ‘data lake’. This data lake, essentially a data repository, stores the data in their raw format whilst retaining all of their relationships to facilitate processing. XDR then creates new associations to facilitate automated analysis. 

Since all of the data are normalised (ie comparing apples to apples), XDR can automatically identify not just an anomaly but where and how it might affect other components of the network. False positives are reduced, genuine threats are isolated and neutralised and the XDR solution ‘learns’ from the exercise to refine the process moving forward.  As a result, many of the initial manual tasks that fell onto your SOC operators can be handled at speed by a machine and your smart humans can focus on being proactive instead of reactive.

Moving beyond EDR, SIEM and SOAR

XDR leverages your current security service framework to consolidate the detection capabilities of your firewalls, EDR (endpoint detection and response) and SIEM (security information and event management) solutions. It then extends the automated response functions of SOAR (security orchestration, automation and response) to all nodes on your network.

XDR is most effective when your security services are interconnected, comprehensive across the entire network and support common security policies for all services. An integrated security fabric reduces the machine resources required to normalise disparate data sets and takes advantage of already existing data relationships. This facilitates detection and reduces overall MTTD. 

Similarly, interconnected services and common security policies provide a pre-defined (and self-learning) set of actions and remediation routines that can be fully automated without having to transform data characteristics and responses set up by non-standard point solutions.

XDR: What is required

Automation powers XDR. But building an XDR isn’t automatic. You need to ensure that every network component is secured and that the activity metrics can be captured and structured. Gaps are just as dangerous with XDR, if not more so. Your security policies have to account for every one of those components and contain clear pathways to isolate and mitigate any threats that enter (or try to enter) your network. 

Once you have done that, you and your network can start to take advantage of the many benefits of XDR and decrease your MTTD whilst optimising MTTR.

About the author

Jon McGettigan is Fortinet’s Regional Director Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands. As such, he is responsible for driving Fortinet’s continued expansion in the region through building and maintaining relationships with businesses, Partners and staff. As a senior executive, he understands the risks, motivations and opportunities that face enterprises as they transform their networks into 21st century revenue centres.

About Fortinet

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider and government organisations around the world. Fortinet empowers customers with complete visibility and control across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric platform can address the most critical security challenges and protect data across the entire digital infrastructure, whether in networked, application, multi-cloud or edge environments. 

Fortinet ranks #1 in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 500,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. Both a technology company and a learning organisation, the Fortinet Network Security Expert (NSE) Training Institute has one of the largest and broadest cybersecurity training programs in the industry. Learn more at the Fortinet website, the Fortinet Blog, or FortiGuard Labs.

Source:
https://channellife.co.nz/story/fortinet-extended-detection-and-response-xdr-critical-for-security-automation

You can’t defend against what you can’t see. And if you do detect something amiss, you need the right controls to isolate, analyse and mitigate the event. Further, since today’s networks operate at breakneck speed, these controls need to respond in nanoseconds and that requires automation. Visibility, control and automation. The three keys to network protection. 

More and more network activity is taking place outside the core. Edge computing lets any number of users and devices access and process data and applications. And these data and applications can be hosted anywhere in the cloud. Your network is truly a global enterprise.

But this dispersed network topology broadens the attack surface. Adversaries have more opportunities, more tools and more targets, you included. Visibility, control and automated responses are more critical than ever.

Your challenge is to maintain granular-level visibility, implement comprehensive controls and create a security fabric for automated responses across your entire distributed network - inside the core, at all edges and into the cloud.

Visibility across workloads and clouds

Comprehensive protection is predicated by total visibility amongst all network components. All log-ons, users, traffic, applications and data processing. But it’s not enough just to observe. Your security fabric has to react, in near real time, to any anomalous activity. 

But before you can identify ‘anomalous activity you need to define what is normal and expected. That is the role of your security policy. For maximum protection, your policy has to extend across the network to ensure consistent visibility, comprehensive controls and orchestrated responses.

The only feasible strategy to achieve this is to employ a network-wide security fabric that supports your policies across all devices and workloads, captures transactions and displays critical metrics via a centralised console. Further, it must be able to react, automatically, to anomalous events in near-real-time. This is the Fortinet advantage.

Security fabric solutions

Security fabric solutions can include Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) for strong authentication capabilities for users and devices and ‘least privilege’ access, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) to protect cloud-based apps and data, Secure SD-WAN for branch office protection, real-time threat intelligence and many more specialised services. 

All of these solutions work together to provide SIEM (security information and event management) and SOAR (security orchestration, automation and response) and, ultimately, extended detection and response (XDR).

Security fabric delivery

Delivering integrated, comprehensive and flexible security services to your network edges and into the cloud can take many forms. Security as a service (SaaS) is an effective way to add advanced tools, like sandboxing, to your repertoire. Fabric APIs allow you to add specific security services, such as application firewalls, to your DevOps initiatives. Fabric connectors allow you to extend your security policies to cloud-based platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and more. 

Regardless of the service mechanism, a comprehensive security fabric, employing a multi-layer ‘defence-in-depth’ approach, is your best line of defence against malicious activity including ransomware. One that covers the core, edge and cloud. One that provides visibility, control and automation. And one that can scale to speed to secure all of your digital initiatives.


Source:
https://channellife.co.nz/story/fortinet-enhance-and-extend-your-soc-with-visibility-control-and-automation

Enghouse Systems Limited announced it has acquired Momindum SAS, a SaaS enterprise video software company.

Momindum is an all-in-one SaaS enterprise video platform that manages virtual live events and on-demand videos for knowledge management and demand generation purposes. Users deploy the platform to transform videos into rich, interactive media with embedded outlines, quizzes and calls to action.

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Momindum’s next-gen Enterprise platform allows users to manage, broadcast and augment videos with any type of media. These include in-video hyperlinks, documents, subtitles, chapters and interactive elements such as quizzes and calls to action. The company’s patented indexing technology allows keyword search, and videos can be synchronized with documents such as outlines and shared, user-created notes.

“Momindum’s solution complements our Vidyo offering, while also broadening our video collaboration solutions,” said Steve Sadler, Chairman & CEO of Enghouse. “We are very pleased to welcome Momindum’s customers, partners and employees to Enghouse.”

“We are excited to join Enghouse and look forward to combining our products with the Enghouse Vidyo platform to offer a differentiated solution to the market,” said Xavier de Passemar, Founder and CEO of Momindum.

Source:
https://martechseries.com/video/video-platforms/enghouse-systems-acquires-momindum-sas/
 

Managing your network has never been easy. Traffic levels fluctuate and users and applications come and go. But now, with the rise of remote workforces and cloud-based services, maintaining visibility and control over the full spectrum of network services is more challenging than ever.

This is especially true if your network relies on a heterogenous mix of point solutions and hybrid clouds. Indeed, the more complex the network infrastructure, the more difficult it becomes to control network operations and respond to events in a timely manner.

Further, as your network reaches beyond the core, embraces edge computing and expands into the cloud, adversaries have a much broader attack surface to target. Your challenge is to consolidate the visibility and control functions of your NOC (network operations centre) and merge the detect and response functions of your SOC (security operations centre) into a single, integrated fabric that can react in real time to all events, both internal and external.

NOC functions: visibility and control

The role of your NOC is to ensure that all network components orchestrate to provide the service levels that users expect. Each time you roll out a new service, such as a web app or IoT feed, you need to integrate it into your NOC processes to maintain visibility and control. 

Part and parcel of NOC functionality are the three As: authentication, authorisation and accounting. You need to control who or what can access the network (authentication), which services they can utilise (authorisation) and what they do during their session (accounting). 

The trick is to be able to monitor and control the three As for your entire network, physical or virtual, inside the core, at every edge and into the cloud from a single console or dashboard. Further, you need to be able to detect and respond to any security event anywhere on the extended network before it affects QoS.

Adding SOC capabilities - detection and response  - to your NOC processes

Visibility and control are at the heart of your NOC. Detecting and responding to security events is the role of your SOC. Merging their functions reduces risk. The more commonality between the two, the better your chances of avoiding service interruptions. 

Maintaining visibility, control, detection and response across heterogeneous point solutions can be problematic. Before you can successfully merge NOC/SOC functions, it is essential to standardise your security services and extend them into every node on the network. 

Once you have a standardised security fabric (ie an integrated security solution that covers all network components inside your network, at each edge and into the cloud) in place, you’ll be able to automate many NOC/SOC functions and provide a framework for coordinated responses to security incidents via SIEM (security information and event management) and SOAR (security orchestration, automation and response). 

Further, consistent security services can take advantage of advanced analytics based on Artificial Intelligence to predict where, when and how threats might endanger network operations and pre-empt malicious activity before it causes any damage.

Adding SOC capabilities to your NOC can be achieved in incremental steps, building on your legacy policies and infrastructure. By building a common security framework that extends and enhances your NOC capabilities you can maintain the visibility and control you want whilst adding the detection and mitigation capabilities you need.

About the author

Jon McGettigan is Fortinet’s Regional Director Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands. As such, he is responsible for driving Fortinet’s continued expansion in the region through building and maintaining relationships with businesses, Partners and staff. As a senior executive, he understands the risks, motivations and opportunities that face enterprises as they transform their networks into 21st century revenue centres.

About Fortinet

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider and government organisations around the world. Fortinet empowers customers with complete visibility and control across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric platform can address the most critical security challenges and protect data across the entire digital infrastructure, whether in networked, application, multi-cloud or edge environments. 

Fortinet ranks #1 in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 500,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. Both a technology company and a learning organisation, the Fortinet Network Security Expert (NSE) Training Institute has one of the largest and broadest cybersecurity training programs in the industry. Learn more at the Fortinet website, the Fortinet Blog, or FortiGuard Labs.

Source:
https://channellife.co.nz/story/fortinet-secure-your-noc-with-ai-driven-detection-and-response

• AI ML 框架成熟
• 自動化回應風險

除了監察數據中心內，虛擬架構之間「東向西」流量（East-west traffic）外，Fortinet 目前針對終端系統，以至邊緣運算架設保安網。吳維穎表示，該公司早已有運作超過 10 年的人工智能（AI）與機器學習（Machine Learning、ML）框架，雖然用戶的設備不在數據中心與企業網絡之內，但只要在產品內嵌入代理（Agent）工具，即可做到回應零日攻擊（Zero-Day）風險。

他提醒在 5G 與物聯網連線無處不在的時代，用戶更多機會直接與互聯網連線，未來通過衛星平台存取的網絡的情況更多，令用戶失去 ISP 的保護，其實是進一步增加風險。而今年 Fortinet 亦會加強包括 FortiEDR 解決方案，以 ML 提升演算法協助用戶自動化回應網絡風險問題，減少人為失誤的次數。吳維穎指出本地香港市場內 SMS 相關的網絡釣魚（Fishing）詐騙問題日益嚴重，因此未來組建 SOAR（Security Operation Automation）自動化平台極為重要。

而針對本土的保安人才短缺的問題，該公司除了與本地包括理工大學在內的高級教育機構，合作推動相關知識外，也有定時舉行俗稱為「搶軍旗」的網絡安全奪旗比賽（Capture The Flag），讓非技術背景的學員應對勒索軟件與惡意軟件等問題。Fortinet 亦針對 7 至 12 歲的兒童教育，舉辦活動甚至印刷書本，提及包括密碼的正確設定方式。


Source:
https://ezone.ulifestyle.com.hk/article/2984050/%E7%B6%B2%E7%B5%A1%E6%94%BB%E6%93%8A%E8%B6%A8%E5%A4%9A%E5%85%83%E5%8C%96%20%20Fortinet%20%E6%96%B0%E6%80%9D%E7%B6%AD%E6%87%89%E5%B0%8D

This demand for both immediacy and reliability is the reason why a financial institution with thousands of locations found itself in need of a new approach to network connectivity. The large European bank serves millions of customers across more than a dozen countries. Its headquarters campus, two data centers, and myriad bank branches and ATMs demand high-performance and dependable network connectivity to support employees’ and customers’ needs. 

Several years ago, the institution decided to accelerate network traffic by implementing a software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) solution from a well-known vendor. The bank’s global communications service provider began deployment, which went fine at first. However, scaling became a significant challenge for this organization as the network was unstable, undermining the bank’s network reliability goals. Only a year after the implementation began, the bank and its service provider began looking for an alternative SD-WAN solution.

Seeking Proof of SD-WAN Leadership

This time around, the bank and service provider were determined to make a better choice. Their primary requirement was stability at scale. In addition, they were looking for a solution that would optimize its use of available WAN links, including Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) and LTE connections. The organizations also required visibility into traffic patterns so that the service provider could tweak SD-WAN settings to optimize performance of business-critical applications and ensure that key banking solutions always meet their service-level agreements (SLAs).

The institution and its service provider considered the leading SD-WAN vendors, including Fortinet. Each vendor that made the bank’s shortlist performed a proof of concept (POC). 

The local Fortinet team rapidly rolled out a large-scale POC of Fortinet Secure SD-WAN to 500 sites. The service provider tested the solution’s performance, features, and stability at this scale. The results spoke for themselves: 

• Fortinet Secure SD-WAN effectively load-balanced traffic between the two MPLS links and failed over to LTE.
• The Fortinet solution enabled the service provider and bank to monitor performance of each link to track whether all connections were meeting SLA requirements.
• The POC demonstrated that Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, in a high-availability (HA) architecture, provides the stability that the bank requires of its WAN.

All in all, the service provider felt the proof of concept demonstrated that Fortinet Secure SD-WAN is the most mature solution on the market. 

Easily Managed and Reliable Secure SD-WAN at Scale

The bank’s service provider designed a Fortinet Secure SD-WAN network and began rolling out connections to the financial institution’s first 200 locations. Zero-touch provisioning within the FortiManager centralized management console enabled the service provider to establish connectivity and configure SD-WAN settings at all the bank’s many locations from a central site, dramatically reducing the length of time to deployment.

Now, every bank office or branch connects to the data centers via SD-WAN over dual MPLS links, with traffic load-balanced between the two connections. Fortinet Secure SD-WAN prioritizes business-critical applications between these active/active MPLS links. This application-aware routing of network traffic improves performance for those workloads, which translates into better visibility for, and responsiveness to, customers. 

In the event of an MPLS failure, traffic to and from every bank office and branch fails over to an LTE link in sub-second. Each ATM connects to the data centers in the same way as the branches and offices, but with a single MPLS connection with LTE backup. 

The service provider manages the WAN, including monitoring load-balancing optimization, using FortiManager and the FortiAnalyzer security analytics solution (together known as the Fortinet Fabric Management Center). Automation in the Fortinet Security Fabric and the single-pane-of-glass approach of the Fabric Management Center enable remote ongoing monitoring and management of the SD-WAN infrastructure. This greatly simplifies WAN management across the bank’s 3,000 locations and enhances the service provider’s understanding of network-wide security incidents. 

Deployment is ongoing, and the bank and its service provider are highly pleased with the results so far. The solution’s ease of deployment and management mean that all the bank’s 3,000 sites across over dozen countries and millions of customers will have real-time visibility into the account and transaction details they require, courtesy of the bank’s truly leading-edge WAN.

Source:
https://www.fortinet.com/blog/customer-stories/fortinet-provides-major-european-bank-highly-scalable-reliable-sdwan-solution-across-sites?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fortinet%2Fblogs+%28Fortinet+All+Blogs%29

This demand for both immediacy and reliability is the reason why a financial institution with thousands of locations found itself in need of a new approach to network connectivity. The large European bank serves millions of customers across more than a dozen countries. Its headquarters campus, two data centers, and myriad bank branches and ATMs demand high-performance and dependable network connectivity to support employees’ and customers’ needs. 

Several years ago, the institution decided to accelerate network traffic by implementing a software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) solution from a well-known vendor. The bank’s global communications service provider began deployment, which went fine at first. However, scaling became a significant challenge for this organization as the network was unstable, undermining the bank’s network reliability goals. Only a year after the implementation began, the bank and its service provider began looking for an alternative SD-WAN solution.

Seeking Proof of SD-WAN Leadership

This time around, the bank and service provider were determined to make a better choice. Their primary requirement was stability at scale. In addition, they were looking for a solution that would optimize its use of available WAN links, including Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) and LTE connections. The organizations also required visibility into traffic patterns so that the service provider could tweak SD-WAN settings to optimize performance of business-critical applications and ensure that key banking solutions always meet their service-level agreements (SLAs).

The institution and its service provider considered the leading SD-WAN vendors, including Fortinet. Each vendor that made the bank’s shortlist performed a proof of concept (POC). 

The local Fortinet team rapidly rolled out a large-scale POC of Fortinet Secure SD-WAN to 500 sites. The service provider tested the solution’s performance, features, and stability at this scale. The results spoke for themselves: 

• Fortinet Secure SD-WAN effectively load-balanced traffic between the two MPLS links and failed over to LTE.
• The Fortinet solution enabled the service provider and bank to monitor performance of each link to track whether all connections were meeting SLA requirements.
• The POC demonstrated that Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, in a high-availability (HA) architecture, provides the stability that the bank requires of its WAN.

All in all, the service provider felt the proof of concept demonstrated that Fortinet Secure SD-WAN is the most mature solution on the market. 

Easily Managed and Reliable Secure SD-WAN at Scale

The bank’s service provider designed a Fortinet Secure SD-WAN network and began rolling out connections to the financial institution’s first 200 locations. Zero-touch provisioning within the FortiManager centralized management console enabled the service provider to establish connectivity and configure SD-WAN settings at all the bank’s many locations from a central site, dramatically reducing the length of time to deployment.

Now, every bank office or branch connects to the data centers via SD-WAN over dual MPLS links, with traffic load-balanced between the two connections. Fortinet Secure SD-WAN prioritizes business-critical applications between these active/active MPLS links. This application-aware routing of network traffic improves performance for those workloads, which translates into better visibility for, and responsiveness to, customers. 

In the event of an MPLS failure, traffic to and from every bank office and branch fails over to an LTE link in sub-second. Each ATM connects to the data centers in the same way as the branches and offices, but with a single MPLS connection with LTE backup. 

The service provider manages the WAN, including monitoring load-balancing optimization, using FortiManager and the FortiAnalyzer security analytics solution (together known as the Fortinet Fabric Management Center). Automation in the Fortinet Security Fabric and the single-pane-of-glass approach of the Fabric Management Center enable remote ongoing monitoring and management of the SD-WAN infrastructure. This greatly simplifies WAN management across the bank’s 3,000 locations and enhances the service provider’s understanding of network-wide security incidents. 

Deployment is ongoing, and the bank and its service provider are highly pleased with the results so far. The solution’s ease of deployment and management mean that all the bank’s 3,000 sites across over dozen countries and millions of customers will have real-time visibility into the account and transaction details they require, courtesy of the bank’s truly leading-edge WAN.

Source:
https://www.fortinet.com/blog/customer-stories/fortinet-provides-major-european-bank-highly-scalable-reliable-sdwan-solution-across-sites?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fortinet%2Fblogs+%28Fortinet+All+Blogs%29

Fortinet’s List of Global SPs and MSSPs Expands with CommandLink, DNA, Syringa Networks and TIM to Deliver Enhanced SD-WAN Offerings

June 09, 2021 09:00 ET | Source: Fortinet, Inc.

“For that kind of approach, you cannot have point products provide the visibility, control and management,” said Nirav Shah (pictured, left), vice president of products at Fortinet Inc. “You need to have a comprehensive cybersecurity platform which gives you security from that endpoint to the edge to the user so that you can have simple, but effective management and have solid security in place to get working from anywhere in a better user experience. That’s what Fortinet has described as a security management platform.”

Shah spoke with John Furrier, host of SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming video studio theCUBE. He was joined by Peter Newton (pictured, right), senior director of product marketing at Fortinet, and they discussed how the company employs edge and wide-area network technologies to protect customers, concepts behind zero trust security, the importance of cross-platform communication in a hybrid world, and ways that interested users can be trained for free to become cybersecurity professionals. (* Disclosure below.)

Technology for the modern edge

Two important services that power Fortinet’s platform are Secure Access Service Edge, or SASAE, and SD-WAN, a software-defined wide-area network. SASE is cloud delivered and combines network and security functions with WAN capabilities to cover the field, from edge to cloud to an on-premises datacenter and back.

“SD-WAN is one of the core foundation elements of SASE,” Shah explained. “The intelligent edge modern technology that SD-WAN provides is absolutely necessary for a successful SASE deployment. Having the right SD-WAN foundation in the edge, working in tandem with cloud delivered security makes for a win-win situation for both networking and the security team.”

Providing the tools for a secure platform is only part of the battle for IT departments. Setting the right policies for network and application access is critical as well. In recent years, this has entailed implementation of zero trust and zero trust network access policies.

“Everything has to be zero trust; you no longer can afford to have a trusted internal zone and an untrusted external zone,” Newton said. “Zero trust network access is how you bring in users and connect them to applications, whether those applications are on-premises or in the cloud.”

Security as a team sport

Fortinet’s focus on WAN technology that enables extensive application identification, including encrypted traffic and multi-path steering across hybrid connected systems, is grounded in its philosophy that communication is essential.

“We really believe that security is a team sport; you need those products to be talking together,” Newton said. “Today’s cybersecurity moves so fast. You need that team approach to be able to protect and stop breaches.”

In order to combat rising global security threats, the team also needs to be fully staffed. Fortinet has been confronted with a shortage in cybersecurity talent, a problem that has impacted the entire industry.

To address this concern, Fortinet offers a program – the NSE Training Institute – to train those interested in becoming cybersecurity experts … for free. The company had over 800,000 registrations for the free training in 2020.

“There are not enough trained professionals who know about cybersecurity,” Newton said. “We offer free training so you can start from knowing nothing to becoming certified up to a security architect level. The industry needs you.”

Watch the complete video interview below, and be sure to check out more of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s CUBE Conversations. (* Disclosure: Fortinet Inc. sponsored this segment of theCUBE. Neither Fortinet nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

source:
https://siliconangle.com/2021/03/31/fortinets-sase-and-sd-wan-security-approach-covers-the-enterprise-beyond-the-conventional-network-edge-cubeconversations/

Rajesh Maurya, Regional Vice President, India & SAARC at Fortinet says, “With the release of FortiMonitor and FortiAIOps, we’re continuing to build out the Fabric Management Center – NOC to deliver comprehensive monitoring and automation.This enables organizations to improve digital experience and business outcomes. To succeed in the digital transformation, network operations teams need to ensure quality of user experience on any application from anywhere. Having the right tools that are integrated into a unified platform for the NOC is key for successfully operating complex and diverse networks.”

Also Read: Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN integrates with Google Cloud’s Network Connectivity Center

Fortinet is now extending network monitoring beyond the Fortinet Security Fabric to third party network infrastructures, applications and clouds, providing comprehensive Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) with FortiMonitor.

FortiAIOps leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models to eliminate manual analysis and correlates data from every network edge, automating anomaly detection.

“IT operations teams are constantly looking for ways to simplify the way they collect, analyze and respond to increasing amounts of data. Fortinet’s new offerings enable these overburdened teams to have better visibility and insights into highly distributed data to make better decisions on what actions need to be automated. Ultimately, this drives operational efficiencies by eliminating manual operations and optimizes users’ digital experiences,” says Bob Laliberte, Sr. Analyst and Practice Director, ESG.


Source:
https://bfsi.eletsonline.com/fortinet-introduces-fortimonitor-and-fortiaiops-into-fortinet-fabric-management-center/

Fortinet is the only vendor able to deliver contextual security, access and networking based on location.

Issued by Fortinet
Johannesburg, 22 11月 2021

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全方位整合與自動化網路資安領導廠商 Fortinet®（NASDAQ：FTNT）今（26）分享由 IDC（國際數據資訊有限公司）發布的最新全球季度資安設備追蹤報告（註1）結果，數據指出，Fortinet 持續保持資安領域的全球領先地位，其資安設備出貨量連續九年居冠，營收成長速度更是遠高於業界其它資安公司。

Fortinet 台灣區總經理吳章銘表示：「隨著邊緣增加、大規模雲端部署以及逐漸普及的遠端辦公，讓攻擊面不斷擴大。現今，組織比以往更需要單一安全平台，來滿足現今的數位業務和動態網路環境需求。很榮幸看到各界對 Fortinet 的肯定，這樣的領導地位證明了我們的快速成長及對於不斷採用創新技術解決方案的持續導入，以及公司的快速成長。

“FortiGate is more than just the most deployed network firewall in the world. It’s one of the top SD-WAN solutions on the market, a powerful LAN edge controller and 5G controller, and delivers the industry’s only universal ZTNA enforcement. Most importantly, it’s the foundation of the only true converged networking and security platform available today. This convergence is over 20 years in the making and made possible by custom Asics, integrated security services and FortiOS, a single organically developed operating system shared across the Fortinet Security Fabric that is consistent whether on-premises or in the cloud.”  — John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet

Consistent networking and security convergence is key

In today’s era of hybrid IT, the network is more important than ever to connect users, applications, physical locations and multi-cloud environments. And as digital acceleration further drives the distribution of workers, devices and data, the digital attack surface continues to expand. The ability of an organisation to converge networking and security consistently across its physical and cloud locations will determine its success in securing the rapid expansion of these new edges.

FortiGate Network Firewalls serve as the foundation of the industry’s most comprehensive converged networking and security platform powered by FortiOS everywhere to deliver advanced security that is seamlessly integrated with modern networking capabilities such as SD-WAN, universal ZTNA, LAN edge controllers and support for 5G. And because FortiOS has been organically developed with both networking and security in mind, this convergence is available and consistent across all form factors, including appliances, virtual machines for multi-cloud deployments, containers and SaaS. This makes FortiGate powered by FortiOS everywhere a powerful enabler of network modernisation with security integrated across all parts of the network.

Converged networking and security

The FortiGate 600F supports today’s dynamic campus:

• The new FortiGate 600F series delivers a converged networking and security solution for campus edge deployments to support a Zero Trust edge As enterprises balance their return to the office and support a hybrid workforce, rich media services such as video and application access must be included to support new growth initiatives in a hybrid IT model. To power today’s new, highly dynamic campus, Fortinet is bringing data-centre-class capabilities to its mid-range line, including support for an average of seven times more connections per second than comparable industry offerings. These innovations are powered by Fortinet’s purpose-built Network Processor 7 (NP7) Asic and include built-in 25GbE interfaces to stop the lateral movement of threats. FortiGate 600F also offers 7Gbit/s of SSL inspection with AI-powered security services enabled to eliminate network blind spots.

The FortiGate 3700F delivers high-speed connections between the data centre and multi-cloud:

• The new FortiGate 3700F secures data centres that are part of hybrid IT networks and are critical to an organisation’s digital acceleration journey. As the industry’s only compact network firewall appliance with multiple 400GbE interfaces, FortiGate 3700F supports high-speed connections between the data centre and multi-clouds to deliver an optimal digital experience for customers no matter where applications are hosted. With low latency at nearly two microseconds, it also supports high-frequency trading. Natively integrated ZTNA enforcement in FortiGate 3700F allows organisations to enact explicit application access to ensure that data and applications remain protected. When combined with our newly introduced in-line sandboxing service, FortiGate 3700F delivers real-time prevention of never-before-seen attacks with minimal impact on operations.

The FortiGate 70F supports WAN edge transformation for branch offices:

• With FortiGate 70F, Fortinet continues to empower IT leaders to transform their WAN edge with SD-WAN, advanced security, advanced routing and ZTNA enforcement capabilities in a single appliance that is right-sized for branch offices. FortiGate 70F has been re-engineered to enable alternative part sourcing as part of Fortinet’s strategy to remain resilient in the face of supply-chain constraints.

FortiGate and AI-powered FortiGuard Security Services

These new appliances integrate with all of the recently announced AI-powered FortiGuard Security Services introduced in FortiOS 7.2, including industry-first in-line sandboxing, advanced device protection for OT and IoT environments, outbreak detection delivering immediate alerts and threat hunting scripts for outbreaks, SOC-as-a-service providing tier-1 hunting and automation with options for tier-2 and tier-3 support, dedicated IPS, and in-line CASB. All FortiGuard Security Services are powered by trusted machine learning, artificial intelligence and independent research from FortiGuard Labs, and integrate across the Fortinet Security Fabric to better protect against known and unknown modern attacks across today’s expanded attack surface.

FortiGate 600F vs competitors

Below is a comparison of the datasheet performance numbers of the top firewalls on the market against the target performance numbers of the FortiGate 600F series. Security Compute Rating is a benchmark (performance multiplier) that compares FortiGate performance versus the industry average of competing products across various categories that fall within the same price/performance band.

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With this integration, joint customers reap the benefit of end-to-end security and superior user experience throughout enterprises’ cloud on-ramp and cloud journey.

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Sunnyvale, Calif., 28 5月 2021

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John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet

“Global enterprises around the world are each at a different inflection point on the cloud migration journey. With the integration of Fortinet Secure SD-WAN and Google Cloud’s Network Connectivity Center (NCC), we are offering customers the unique opportunity to secure the cloud on-ramp into the cloud, between clouds and within the cloud. At the same time, Fortinet offers the best quality of experience of applications, regardless of where the application is deployed.”

News summary

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cyber security solutions, today announced an integration of the company’s industry-leading Fortinet Secure SD-WAN to the Google Cloud Network Connectivity Center (NCC). Fortinet is extending the benefits of its industry-leading Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solution to Google Cloud NCC users to simplify and improve their connection across distributed sites, Google Cloud workloads and applications. Fortinet is delivering the most complete and simplified cloud on-ramp experience through its Secure SD-WAN solution.

Securing multi- and hybrid clouds that enterprises rely on

Over 90% of enterprises employ multi- and hybrid clouds, allowing their applications to reside anywhere – from on-campus to branch to data centre to cloud. Where these applications reside should be transparent to the end-user. This challenges organisations to interconnect applications and data across clouds, data centres and branches to achieve this – sometimes at the expense of security and operational efficiency.

Fortinet helps address these challenges by providing the industry’s broadest coverage of use cases, enabling seamless, secure and superior quality of experience (QOE) of applications, no matter where the application is deployed. By integrating with Google Cloud’s NCC, Fortinet is expanding its existing Secure SD-WAN and cloud on-ramp capabilities to joint customers. Fortinet’s industry-leading Secure SD-WAN with Network Connectivity Center allows customers to more effectively interconnect applications and workloads running on GCP for hybrid cloud and multicloud deployments. This delivers the best of both worlds, bridging a first-party native cloud underlay from GCP with best-in-class Secure SD-WAN and cloud on-ramp service from Fortinet. This results in a more simplified, automated and operationally efficient cloud migration experience – all with the industry-best security intelligence and protection from FortiGuard Labs.

By supporting the following use cases, Fortinet provides end-to-end security for organisations at various stages of their cloud journey and operational simplicity:

• Site-to-cloud and site-to-site connectivity for improved user experience: Fortinet Secure SD-WAN delivers seamless cloud on-ramp orchestration to provide customers fast and reliable network connectivity for organisations to keep productivity across globally distributed sites and across cloud environments.
• Protection of the cloud on-ramp: Fortinet supports organisations’ cloud on-ramp journey, providing faster access to cloud resources and the best possible user experience. As a result, organisations are able to ensure their critical data, applications and workflows are consistently available while receiving consistent protection.
• Security across multicloud environments: Fortinet provides centralised visibility and control and consistent security policies across multicloud environments, enabling secure applications and connectivity from data centre to cloud.
• Security within the cloud: Fortinet delivers leading cloud network security, segmentation, visibility and best-in-class security protection powered by FortiGuard Labs to protect applications, workloads and their underlying data within the cloud from inbound and lateral threats.

Fortinet Adaptive Cloud Security for Google Cloud platform

With the integration to Google Cloud’s NCC, Fortinet expands on its Adaptive Cloud Security portfolio’s existing broad list of integrations with Google Cloud to deliver even more integrated and simplified cloud operations. Fortinet provides users with consistent, best-in-class enterprise security to Google Cloud-based environments through the following existing integrations: 

• FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall on Google Cloud: The FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall on Google Cloud delivers networking and SD-WAN capabilities for organisations of all sizes, with the flexibility to be deployed as next-generation firewall and/or VPN gateway. 
• FortiWeb Cloud WAF as a service: The FortiWeb WAF gateways are able to run in several Google Cloud regions. This allows organisations to scrub application traffic within the same region that their applications reside, addressing performance and regulation concerns, as well as keeping traffic cost to a minimum.
• Cloud workload protection with FortiCWP: FortiCWP uses API level integration into Google Cloud management and security services to monitor and track cloud resources, including their configurations, activity and traffic flows. FortiCWP also integrates with Google Security Command Center (SCC).

Industry-leading Secure SD-WAN with Adaptive Cloud Security

FortiGate Secure SD-WAN together with Adaptive Cloud Security enables better, more secure application experiences for users and branch offices by providing encrypted data transports, granular segmentation and application-layer protection against advanced threats. Fortinet also provides a seamless overlay network with uniform policies across multiclouds.

As a recognised leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls and WAN Edge Infrastructure, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN is the only solution in the market providing converged networking and security capabilities through one single solution. Additionally, Fortinet’s Adaptive Cloud Security is supported by a large number of Fortinet Fabric-Ready ecosystem partners and integrations, enabling customers to freely integrate cloud security from Fortinet in any cloud environment.

In addition, Fortinet offers the broadest native cloud security with tight integrations on major cloud platforms including GCP, further enabling customers to automate and orchestrate securely between all major public cloud platforms, network edges and data centres.

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“As customers continue their digital transformation journeys, they need optimised connectivity, reduce operational burden and lower costs without compromising security. By further expanding our partnership with Fortinet through their integration with the Network Connectivity Center, we’re empowering our customers’ cloud journeys by simplifying and securing their applications.” – Shailesh Shukla, Vice-President, Product Management and General Manager for Networking at Google Cloud


Source:
https://www.itweb.co.za/content/kYbe9MXDmrLMAWpG

Powered by Fortinet’s proprietary SPU ASICs, the FortiGate 7121F delivers the security necessary for 5G networks and enterprise Zero Trust Access, while FortiExtender 511F-5G provides wireless WAN connectivity for SD-WAN and SASE solutions.

The new FortiGate 7121F consolidates networking and security through a security-driven networking approach to deliver full visibility, the scalability and advanced security required to protect business-critical applications in the distributed and hybrid 5G ecosystem.

Through the breadth of the Security Fabric, Fortinet provides end-to-end security for 5G private and public network ecosystems, while also providing flexible connectivity and threat intelligence capabilities.

FortiExtender can be setup and plugged into Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN solution to provide flexible WAN connectivity for hybrid WAN to deliver better user experience.

FortiExtender also enables thin edges with 5G connectivity to FortiSASE for cloud-delivered security and inspection, providing ultra-fast and safe wireless WAN connectivity for a diverse set of industries including retail, OT and healthcare.

Fortinet Security Fabric is designed to create value for both industrial enterprises and mobile network operators, delivering security across 5G private and public networks, OT, the multiaccess edge compute and public private cloud environments.

It does this through:

Comprehensive security and optimised operations: Fortinet’s Security Fabric provides scalable security from the RAN to the core to the multiaccess edge compute (MEC).

This allows industrial enterprises to achieve digital innovations, agility, improved safety and compliance while optimising performance and eliminating latency.

Creation of differentiated value-added services: Mobile network operators leverage the Fortinet Security Fabric to build differentiated, revenue-generated, value-added services for their enterprise customers adopting private and public 5G networks.

Additionally, MNOs rely on Fortinet to secure their own 5G private and public networks, enabling them to deliver RAN security gateway, roaming security, reducing 5G core API exposure and achieving overall security visibility and automation.

Efficient operations: Through Fortinet’s Fabric Management Center, Fortinet streamlines network and security operations and simplifies workflows.

This is possible in part to the Security Fabric’s integrations with more than 400 Open Fabric Ecosystem partners spanning technology areas, including cloud, OT, IoT, SD-WAN, networking and more.

Fortinet EVP of products and CMO John Maddison says, “Fortinet has heavily invested in the development of its 5G security portfolio.

"Delivering the world’s fastest NGFW, we help service providers secure radio and internet interfaces at price performance numbers 10 times today’s benchmarks.

"Additionally, the new 5G FortiExtender provides more WAN connectivity options and is fully integrated into the FortiGate SD-WAN policy engine.”

Source:
https://securitybrief.com.au/story/fortinet-releases-5g-optimised-solutions-for-networking-and-security

New features converge networking and security to further unify SD-WAN, ZTNA, SWG, NGFW, and more, enabling consistent, coordinated security across any network edge at-scale

April 04, 2022 09:00 ET | Source: Fortinet, Inc.

John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet
“Unlike traditional Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) products that bolt on Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), or first generation EDR solutions that add EPP later, FortiEDR is the only solution that was built as a unified solution from the start. As a result, it seamlessly provides behavior-based protection, detection and response at both pre-infection and post-comprise stages as demonstrated in the recent MITRE ATT&CK Evaluation results. In the past year, FortiEDR customer adoption grew more than 300 percent. This advancement in endpoint security is critical to defend against the sophistication and maliciousness of recent high profile cyberattacks and evolution of ransomware.”

News Summary
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced enhancements to the company’s FortiEDR solution, whose customer adoption has been growing exponentially. These include new MITRE ATT&CK tags for system activity, new managed detection and response (MDR) service options and the recently announced extended detection and response (XDR) capability.  

With the latest additions, organizations of all sizes can now benefit from advanced endpoint protection with automated endpoint detection and response (EDR), including:

• Cloud-native Endpoint Security: Helps secure workers’ computers on and off the network, providing visibility into and reduces the endpoint attack surface with a lightweight agent whose operation is transparent to users.
• Integrated Endpoint Protection (EPP) with EDR: Not only does this approach prevent attacks pre- and post-execution, but can also detect threats that bypass the prevention layer and quickly respond to minimize business impact.
• Managed detection and response (MDR) service: Delivers 24x7 threat monitoring, alert triage, remote response and environment tuning for additional expertise and insight.no mis

Increased Demand for Real-Time Protection to Thwart Threats like Ransomware

Ransomware attack trends continue to evolve and impact more and more organizations. From the middle to end of last year, FortiGuard Labs saw a sevenfold increase in volume of attacks. As modern ransomware attacks place data and lives at risk, organizations need to secure their environments and to protect critical infrastructure. To address these challenges, FortiEDR, as part of the Fortinet Security Fabric, delivers patented ransomware protection without any dependency on shadow copies that the more sophisticated cyberattacks disable. Additional patented detect and defuse capabilities thwart other classes of advanced threat while maintaining high availability even in the midst of a security incident. This also buys valuable time needed for full incident response.  

Protecting Against a Sophisticated Threat Landscape with FortiEDR
Unlike other endpoint protection solutions that rely on known threat intelligence to block attacks or blunt tools for detection and response, FortiEDR provides durable behavior-based protection and ongoing analysis and automatable response that can roll back malicious changes without taking machines offline to re-image. Additionally, FortiEDR’s incident response playbooks enable organizations to easily pre-define common response actions based on endpoint groups, asset value and threats categorization. This allows companies to take a risk-based approach to endpoint security, and speed the incident response process.

As proven by the latest MITRE test, FortiEDR leverages patented code tracing technology to track all system activities, identify at-risk behavior and step in to block before damage is done. FortiEDR can then also unwind the damage and restore the system. This approach is more accurate, decreasing false positives, more durable as its harder to evade, and able to detect novel and zero day threats, including supply chain attacks.  

Customers Flock to FortiEDR for Customizable and Automatable Response and Remediation Actions

Here’s what customers have to say about selecting FortiEDR to identify and stop breaches in real-time automatically and efficiently.
    
“As our infrastructure team was looking to protect our 330 servers housed in two data centers, the FortiEDR endpoint detection and response capabilities stood out. The solution’s advanced protection capabilities to detect potential threats in real time and automate threat response procedures with customizable playbooks was something we were looking for. We have peace of mind knowing that we have the Fortinet endpoint solutions in place, and the managed service is an additional safety net.”
- Joe Kuehl, District Technology Manager, Millard Public Schools

“With FortiEDR and the Fortinet Security Fabric, our security infrastructure will automatically block and tackle. In our legacy environment, if our endpoint solution detected something, internal staff had to enter it on the MSP’s help desk portal. It would take at least half a day for remediation efforts to begin, with a day or more until resolution. In contrast, if FortiEDR detects an issue, it will cut it off right away. The time to response is almost immediate. Also, because FortiEDR ties into the rest of the Fortinet Security Fabric, we will gain a better line of sight to our endpoints. Fortinet offers great technology at a great price, with great visibility across the whole stack.”
- Shaun Guthrie, Senior Director, IT, Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA)

Additional Resources

• Watch how Fortinet makes possible a digital world you can always trust.
• View how the Fortinet Security Fabric platform delivers broad, integrated, and automated protection across an organization’s entire digital infrastructure.
• Learn more about FortiGuard Labs global threat intelligence and research and the FortiGuard Security Subscriptions and Services portfolio.
• Read more about how Fortinet customers are securing their organizations.
• Learn more about Fortinet’s free cybersecurity training, an initiative of Fortinet’s Training Advancement Agenda (TAA), or about the Fortinet Network Security Expert program, Security Academy program, and Veterans program.
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BT Combines Global Connectivity and Cyber Expertise with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, which Converges Security and Networking to Reduce Complexity and Cost

April 29, 2021 09:00 ET | Source: Fortinet, Inc.

With more than 400 technology integrations, Fortinet’s Open Fabric Ecosystem provides end-to-end visibility and protection across entire digital infrastructure.

Issued by Fortinet
Johannesburg, 06 4月 2021

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John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet.

John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet:

“Fortinet features one of the largest ecosystems in the industry that extends the breadth of the Security Fabric beyond our own products, achieving a more holistic view of the IT infrastructure. As a result of more than 400 integrations, customers benefit from improved security effectiveness, reduced complexity and simplified operations, resulting in an overall greater ROI and comprehensive protection across their entire digital attack surface.”

News summary

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cyber security solutions, today announced the Fortinet Security Fabric has reached more than 400 technology integrations in its Open Fabric Ecosystem, to further deliver end-to-end security with broad visibility and seamless management through integrated, pre-validated solutions. These integrations are made possible through Fortinet’s Fabric-Ready Partner Program, made up of strategic partnerships with industry-leading organisations to offer pre-validated solutions that provide advanced security and enhanced visibility across the entire digital infrastructure. 

Removing security complexities and gaps with an integrated platform approach

The evolving threat landscape, coupled with a highly distributed workforce, is rapidly expanding the digital attack surface. Many organisations using multiple vendors grapple with IT solutions working in isolation, leading to critical gaps that increase security risks. In fact, nearly two-thirds of enterprises in EMA's Network Management Megatrends 2020 report indicated they use between four and 10 network management tools.

Fortinet helps organisations consolidate their solutions through the Security Fabric – an open architecture and integrated platform for complete visibility and comprehensive security across every network segment and device, whether it is hardware, virtual or cloud-based. Through Fortinet’s Fabric Ecosystem, the Security Fabric has more than 400 integrations, unifying an array of solutions that communicate and work together to detect, monitor, block and remediate attacks across the entire attack surface.

Fortinet’s Open Fabric Ecosystem

Fortinet’s Fabric-Ready Partner Program was launched in 2016, and provides programme infrastructure, resources and tools for alliance partners to integrate with the Security Fabric, develop joint solutions and become part of the ecosystem. Fabric-Ready technology alliance partnerships now span a wide array of technology areas, including cloud, OT, IOT, SD-WAN, networking and more. Key new partners who joined the Fortinet Fabric-Ready Partner Program in 2020 include:

• OT/IOT: Dragos, Medigate, Ordr, Radiflow, Network Perception, Industrial Defender and Asavie.
• Virtualisation/cloud: Arm, NVIDIA, NXP, Advantech, Guardicore and cPacket Networks.
• Networking: Equinix, AudioCodes, Megaport, PacketFabric and RingCentral.
• Threat intelligence: Anomali, EclecticIQ, Sixgill and Bambenek Labs.
• Security operations: Braintrace, Darktrace, Empow, HYAS, LinkShadow, PowerDMARC, RangeForce, SumoLogic and Vectra.

The Fabric Ecosystem extends the Fortinet Security Fabric, and customers benefit from the following types of integrated ecosystem solutions:

• Fabric Connectors: Fortinet-developed deep integrations into technology partner platforms that automate operations, policies and processes.
• Fabric APIs: Partner-developed Fabric API integrations for a broad range of ecosystem solutions to secure the entire digital attack surface.
• Fabric DevOps: Community-driven set of security automation and orchestration tools and scripts developed by Fortinet, partners and customers.
• Extended Fabric Ecosystem: Threat intelligence sharing partnerships and other vendor technology integrations.

Customers can select from and leverage a broad array of integrated solutions to secure their infrastructure that fits best with whatever phase they’re in on their digital journey. The Open Fabric Ecosystem solutions extend the benefits of the Security Fabric, and are a testament to the openness of the Security Fabric and inclusive philosophy of the Fabric-Ready Partner Program.

For more information on how to become part of the Fabric-Ready Partner Program, visit here.

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"The Fabric-Ready partnership enables Advantech to integrate our edge computing servers and universal edge appliances with FortiGate-VM firewalls. Through this integration, we’re able to address customer needs for security and Secure SD-WAN in a variety of IOT edge, data centre and virtualisation environments." James Yang, VP, Cloud IoT Group at Advantech

“Aptilo has realised the full potential of being a member of Fortinet’s Open Fabric Ecosystem including access to open APIs, joint marketing engagements and strong collaboration from global field teams as a valued ecosystem partner. The Aptilo IoT CCS, which includes the integration into Fortinet’s FortiGate NGFW, is groundbreaking because it adds connectivity control and a security layer for IOT services on top of the existing mobile core. A leader in cyber security, Fortinet Security Fabric is the perfect fit for Aptilo IoT CCS.” Jonas Björklund, CTO, Aptilo Networks

“As part of the Open Fabric Ecosystem, Arm is working with Fortinet to offer joint solutions that address customer security and networking needs in cloud, virtualisation and data centre environments. Through the Fabric-Ready Technology Alliance Program and our collaboration with Fortinet, we can ensure our customers are enabled with a broad range of secure, high-performance solutions based on Arm Neoverse technology.” Chris Bergey, senior vice-president and general manager, Infrastructure Line of Business Arm

“Digital Defense is excited to be part of Fortinet’s Open Fabric Ecosystem as it enables us to work together to provide customers pre-validated joint solutions that integrate seamlessly. Together, we look forward to helping security teams stay ahead of threats and vulnerabilities with fast detection and threat assessment solutions.” Gordon MacKay, chief technology officer at Digital Defense.

“The Open Fabric Ecosystem and integration with Fortinet technology is a valuable step toward dramatically improving visibility and response across industrial networks. Through combining Fortinet and Dragos technology, we can offer customers increased visibility and response into IT and OT threats to the enterprise, eliminating potential cyber security blind spots.” Chris Carlson, VP of Product at Dragos

“As organisations implement dynamic cloud and hybrid environments, micro-segmentation provides the fastest and easiest way to gain visibility and rapidly apply and enforce policy on all traffic moving across cloud and data centre environments. Guardicore’s integration with Fortinet through the Open Fabric Ecosystem enables customers to quickly reduce their attack surface and prevent lateral movement of ransomware and adversaries by applying micro-segmentation across critical assets.” Sharon Besser, VP Business Development, Guardicore

"We have partnered closely with Fortinet as part of Fortinet's Open Fabric Ecosystem, and our solutions offer users greater automation and help to eliminate misconfiguration errors and accelerate deployment times, making operations more agile." Burzin Patel, Vice-President of Global Alliances, HashiCorp

“As IT and operational networks become more interconnected, the attack surface for cyber threats has expanded. As part of Fortinet’s Open Fabric Ecosystem, Nozomi Networks’ integrations with the Security Fabric eliminates network blind spots and answer growing demands for holistic security solutions that effectively span IT and OT. Industrial organisations using Fortinet now have new, differentiated capabilities to improve security for their operational networks.” Andrea Carcano, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Nozomi Networks

“Security is at the top of most customers’ minds, especially as companies continue to grapple with the long-term challenges of supporting a distributed workforce. Strengthened network security and visibility through programs like Fortinet Fabric-Ready Partner Program provides interoperability with Nutanix AHV and Flow and enables joint customers to increase visibility, data protection, and security across their hybrid and multicloud environments.” Prasad Athawale, VP, Business Development at Nutanix

“Fortinet’s integrated solutions combine the Fortinet FortiGate next-generation firewall virtual appliance with the NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPU to provide customers the benefits of security protection, performance and scale.” Ami Badani, VP of Marketing at NVIDIA

“Being part of Fortinet’s Open Fabric Ecosystem has enabled Ordr to develop deep integrations into Fortinet’s Security Fabric. Ordr and Fortinet’s combined solution delivers broad visibility, and automated security operations that dramatically simplifies our customers’ ability to tackle their most complex issue. Customers find it more efficient and scalable to manage firewall and NAC policies using business-relevant context such as device type, manufacturer, location, and function, rather than working with IP or MAC addresses.” Bryan Gillson, VP of Business Development at Ordr

“Our partnership with Fortinet is key to our overall strategy to secure our customers’ critical infrastructure using the defence-in-depth concept. We already provide software to ensure NERC CIP-compliant secure access with Ruggedcom Crossbow hosted on our rugged Multi-Service Platforms. Joining Fortinet’s Open Fabric Ecosystem allowed us to further enhance our cyber security offering using our versatile hardware. Leveraging Fortinet’s Open APIs, we integrated the FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls with the Ruggedcom RX1500 Multi-Service Platforms – deploying powerful cyber security protection right at the OT edge.” Jeremy Bryant, General Manager Ruggedcom Siemens Canada

“As organisations transition to modern, cloud-native applications and workloads, a key need emerges for supporting enterprise-grade Kubernetes infrastructure and security. Tigera closes a big gap that has frustrated security teams and delayed application deployments and is pleased to work and collaborate with Fortinet to bring its comprehensive security and observability solution that can extend firewalls to secure dynamic Kubernetes workloads without disrupting any of the processes or retraining the teams.” Amit Gupta, VP Business Development and Product Management at Tigera

“Together, Fortinet and Tufin help customers maximise their security ROI and provide cohesive network security through integrations developed using Fortinet’s Open Fabric Ecosystem. Being a part of the programme makes partnering with Fortinet easy and enables us to leverage our joint capabilities and expertise to deliver powerful security policy management solutions to our mutual customers.” Pamela Cyr, Senior Vice-President of Business and Corporate Development at Tufin

Source:
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By Chris Ehrlich

DALLAS — AT&T is partnering with Fortinet on a new secured access service edge (SASE) cybersecurity offering for enterprises.

AT&T’s SASE with Fortinet expands AT&T’s managed security services provider (MSSP) portfolio and is being described as a mix of technology, processes and people.

The offering is one of the first globally managed SASE solutions that unifies a software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) with the network security functions of a SASE framework and 24/7 management, according to AT&T last month. 

AT&T designed the cybersecurity solution to help enterprises enhance security, increase network performance and reduce complexity and costs.

AT&T SASE with Fortinet is available, and the solution will be updated in 2021.

SASE

SASE is an IT architecture model that combines SD-WAN with comprehensive security functions to support “the dynamic nature of today’s modern workforce,” according to AT&T.

AT&T says there’s no "off-the-shelf" SASE solution. 

The company defines a SASE solution as any combination of technologies that enable businesses to efficiently connect locations and users to the cloud, implement zero trust, offer worldwide points of presence and consolidate vendors.

SASE demand

AT&T SASE with Fortinet was developed in response to the increased convergence of networking and security due to the digital transformation at enterprises, the company said.

IT departments are facing challenges in managing and protecting increasingly complex networks and the connections that support them. 

As more hyper-distributed employees access an enterprise’s network from unique locations and a variety of devices, IT’s networking and security needs are changing.

AT&T said enterprises are looking for a SASE solution to support their new hybrid workforce: with point product consolidation, identity-based access and worldwide points of presence. 

IT departments can also reduce operational costs through consolidation and moving to a single cloud solution.

“With the convergence of networking and security, organizations are struggling with managing and protecting applications and data accessing the network,” said Rupesh Chokshi, AT&T’s VP of cybersecurity.

“AT&T’s heritage in providing integrated business solutions with managed services and our best-in-class fiber and 5G connectivity solutions uniquely position us to deliver on the promise of SASE. The solution will provide visibility and management for a more resilient network, making it safer for businesses to adapt and innovate.”

AT&T SASE with Fortinet

Features

In terms of the SASE solution, AT&T is one of the largest SD-WAN managed service providers (MSPs) and MSSPs in the marketplace.

AT&T SASE with Fortinet includes around-the-clock management of deployment and day-to-day support. Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts act as an extension of an IT department’s network and security teams.

The cybersecurity solution integrates with the AT&T Alien Labs Threat Intelligence platform to enable and unlock multiple response actions. SOC analysts then use those response actions to gain visibility into network security and respond to alarms.

AT&T’s partner — Sunnyvale, California-based Fortinet — specializes in creating integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions for enterprises. 

“Bringing Fortinet’s SD-WAN and SASE products and capabilities together with AT&T cybersecurity’s trusted advisors managing SOC operations will provide the multi-layered, scalable network security solution organizations need to embrace SASE,” said John Maddison, Fortinet’s CMO and EVP of products. 

“We’re enabling the dynamic needs of today’s distributed workforce to deliver security-driven networking at every edge.”

Benefits

AT&T SASE with Fortinet is designed to deliver a set of benefits to enterprise IT departments:

Trim network connectivity expenses

Augment multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) circuits with broadband, fiber and LTE.

Improve network resiliency

Automatic failover capabilities reroute traffic as a WAN channel degrades.

Boost network performance

Tunnel bandwidth aggregation combined with packet-level load balancing maximizes network circuit capacity.

Lower security risks

Comprehensive threat protection, including sandboxing, anti-malware and intrusion prevention.

Enhance user experience

WAN path remediation allows businesses to prioritize bandwidth to mission-critical applications, such as voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and video conferencing.

Minimize burden on IT teams

The managed solution includes deployment, security and SD-WAN policy design as well as 24/7 monitoring, maintenance and troubleshooting.

Use cases

There are several key cybersecurity applications for the AT&T SASE with Fortinet solution:

Secure the WAN edge

Protect direct access from branches to the internet with an integrated SD-WAN/security solution and advanced threat protection driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and a robust threat intel database.

Optimize the cloud edge

Provide comprehensive support for easy, automated and flexible cloud access. Cloud on-ramp provides better experiences for cloud workloads and multi-cloud SD-WAN unifies visibility and control across the edge.

Maximize cloud application performance

Improve application-driven network management with self-healing SD-WAN architecture. The solution automatically recognizes over 5,000 applications and continuously optimizes performance with real-time WAN remediation.

Simplify and automate operations

Experts assist with deployment, policy design, 24/7 monitoring and troubleshooting. Businesses can source their digital transformation from one provider, simplifying procurement and troubleshooting.

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https://www.channelinsider.com/security/att-cybersecurity-sase-fortinet.html

透過內建網路與安全監控、動態網路分段、自動化及零信任網路存取（ZTNA）整合等功能，FortiGate 3000F 支援超高擴展性的安全驅動型網路，也能在不影響安全性能的情況下，實現網路連線及資訊安全的無縫整合。FortiGate 3000F 每秒連線數可以達到比競爭對手產品高出6倍的安全運算評級（Security Compute Ratings）。 

Fortinet 台灣區總經理吳章銘表示：「在可預見的未來，混合運算將成主流，FortiGate 3000F 除了擁有極佳的威脅防護和性能，也為傳統網路防火牆增添了更多服務的整合及安全應用程式。我們相信正是這些創新，讓 Fortinet 得以連續三年在《Gartner 網路防火牆關鍵能力報告》獲得企業數據中心使用案例第一名，等同於業界最高安全運算等級的殊榮。」

FortiGate 3000F 將透過以下方式保護數據中心和混合 IT 基礎架構的安全： 

可擴展性：透過包含 NP7 和 CP9 在內的 Fortinet 自製安全處理器，FortiGate 3000F 提供業界最佳的可擴展性。上述設計旨在提高 Fortinet 解決方案的速度、規模、性能、效率和價值，同時改善用戶體驗、減少空間佔用並降低功耗要求。與其他競爭產品相比，FortiGate 3000F 在防火牆的安全運算評級裡，提供了相較競爭對手多達 22 倍的安全性。

進階的網路功能和應用服務感知存取控制：FortiGate 新世代防火牆原生整合零信任網路存取（ZTNA），允許用戶隨時隨地存取應用服務和資源之餘，透過持續的身份驗證，建構和維護合規性和安全性。其亦無縫整合並加速網路及安全性，提供領先產業的路由功能，以便與多個不同供應商在 WAN（廣域網路）端協作、在 LAN（局域網路）端相互連結。許

自動化和簡化：Fortinet 安全織網管理中心提供跨安全織網的單一虛擬管理平台（single-pane-of-glass）、自動化和編排，包含支援 470 多個生態系統合作夥伴，以簡化企業的工作流程。其開放 API 途徑和跨環境連接器亦有助於簡化和確保多雲環境的安全性。

提供企業級的保護：Fortinet 解決方案將網路、安全以由 AI 和機器學習（ML）驅動的 FortiGuard 服務無縫整合至單一平台，使 IT 團隊能夠有效地管理內外部威脅，防止勒索軟體橫向傳播，造成營運中斷或損害品牌聲譽。同時，FortiGate 更是業界唯一提供進階內容安全策略的新世代防火牆，能為主流影音串流平台如 YouTube、Vimeo 及 Dailymotion 等提供如影音過濾等功能。

企業可以構建允許一個或多個類別的靈活策略，也包含嚴格網路安全控制，能在通道級別中允許通過或直接阻擋在外。憑藉前所未有的 SSL 檢測（包括 TLS 1.3）性能，FortiGate 新世代防火牆是唯一能夠檢測隱藏在加密路徑中的威脅，並提供自動化威脅防護、且性能消耗最小的平台。 

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https://www.techbang.com/posts/94587-fortinet-announces-next-gen-firewall-fortigate-3000f
 

Cybersecurity solutions firm Fortinet has made its Extended Detection and Response (XDR) solution (FortiXDR) available to enable organizations quickly respond to cyberattacks by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI).

FortiXDR is designed to reduce complexity, speed detection, and coordinate response to cyberattacks across the organization. Put simply, it can fully automate security operations processes typically handled by experienced security analysts to mitigate threats faster across the broad attack surface.

Fortinet said FortiXDR can “dramatically” reduce the number of alerts across products by 77% or more on average.

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“Cybercriminals are using sophisticated and increasingly intelligent tools to target vulnerable network edges resulting from digital innovation,” said John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet. “As a result, organizations need smarter, faster security operations to combat sophisticated, organized cybercrime. FortiXDR replicates the hands-on investigation that otherwise leaves organizations playing catch up. Applied across the Security Fabric platform, it helps enterprises keep pace with today’s accelerating threat landscape, even for organizations limited by small teams and few tools.”

Gartner defines XDR as “a security incident detection and response platform that automatically collects and correlates data from multiple security products.” XDR provides an intelligent and automated way to tie traditionally isolated solutions into a single system.

FortiGuard Labs

Unlike other solutions, FortiXDR is AI-powered by a patent-pending Dynamic Control Flow Engine and continually trained by the threat data and research of FortiGuard Labs as well as the frontline expertise of its incident responders. The solution starts by leveraging the diverse security information shared across the Fortinet Security Fabric for correlation and analysis, converting them into high fidelity security incidents. These are then investigated by the AI engine, just as a seasoned security analyst would, to come to a final threat classification and scope. Finally, the best possible contextual responses are defined and can be automatically implemented to quickly remediate confirmed incidents.

FortiXDR can also handle complex tasks in seconds that would take experts with specialized tools 30 minutes or more to accomplish, according to Fortinet. “And without human error.”

FortiXDR can ingest telemetry from more aspects of an organization than any other solution, increasing the chance of detecting and properly classifying attacks. It also covers more of the cyber kill chain stages and supports more points of response to mitigate the impact of an attack more effectively than competitive solutions. All of this enables organizations to reduce mean time to detection (MTTD) and mean time to response (MTTR) while improving security operations efficiency and security posture. As a result, FortiXDR enables organizations to reduce the risk of missing potentially crippling cyberattacks like ransomware, phishing, and more, all while easing the burden on small security teams.

FortiXDR joins Fortinet’s industry-leading portfolio of AI-driven Security Operations offerings, including incident response components suitable for organizations of any size or sophistication. FortiXDR’s “out of the box” operation makes it perfect for most midmarket and average enterprise organizations with limited teams, tools, and processes. For organizations with more staff, solutions, and systemic processes, FortiSIEM adds multi-vendor visibility while FortiSOAR orchestrates response. This family of products delivers the right-fit solution to organizations of any size to help teams reduce the risk potential of security incidents by blocking more, detecting sooner, and responding faster.


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https://backendnews.net/fortinets-ai-powered-fortixdr-fully-automates-threat-detection-investigation-response/

SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet
“Fortinet features one of the largest ecosystems in the industry that extends the breadth of the Security Fabric beyond our own products, achieving a more holistic view of the IT infrastructure. As a result of more than 400 integrations, customers benefit from improved security effectiveness, reduced complexity and simplified operations, resulting in an overall greater ROI and comprehensive protection across their entire digital attack surface.”

News Summary
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced the Fortinet Security Fabric has reached more than 400 technology integrations in its Open Fabric Ecosystem, to further deliver end-to-end security with broad visibility and seamless management through integrated, pre-validated solutions. These integrations are made possible through Fortinet’s Fabric-Ready Partner Program, made up of strategic partnerships with industry-leading organizations to offer pre-validated solutions that provide advanced security and enhanced visibility across the entire digital infrastructure.

Removing Security Complexities and Gaps with an Integrated Platform Approach
The evolving threat landscape coupled with a highly distributed workforce is rapidly expanding the digital attack surface. Many organizations using multiple vendors grapple with IT solutions working in isolation, leading to critical gaps that increase security risks. In fact, nearly two-thirds of enterprises in EMA's Network Management Megatrends 2020 report indicated they use between four and 10 network management tools.

Fortinet helps organizations consolidate their solutions through the Security Fabric - an open architecture and integrated platform for complete visibility and comprehensive security across every network segment and device, whether it is hardware, virtual or cloud-based. Through Fortinet’s Fabric Ecosystem, the Security Fabric has more than 400 integrations, unifying an array of solutions that communicate and work together to detect, monitor, block, and remediate attacks across the entire attack surface.

Fortinet’s Open Fabric Ecosystem

Fortinet’s Fabric-Ready Partner Program was launched in 2016, and provides program infrastructure, resources and tools for alliance partners to integrate with the Security Fabric, develop joint solutions and become part of the ecosystem. Fabric-Ready technology alliance partnerships now span a wide array of technology areas, including cloud, OT, IoT, SD-WAN, networking and more. Key new partners who joined the Fortinet Fabric-Ready Partner Program in 2020 include:

• OT/IoT: Dragos, Medigate, Ordr, Radiflow, Network Perception, Industrial Defender and Asavie.
• Virtualization/Cloud: Arm, NVIDIA, NXP, Advantech, Guardicore and cPacket Networks.
• Networking: Equinix, AudioCodes, Megaport, PacketFabric and RingCentral.
• Threat Intelligence: Anomali, EclecticIQ, Sixgill and Bambenek Labs.
• Security Operations: Braintrace, Darktrace, Empow, HYAS, LinkShadow, PowerDMARC, RangeForce, SumoLogic and Vectra.

The Fabric Ecosystem extends the Fortinet Security Fabric, and customers benefit from the following types of integrated ecosystem solutions:

• Fabric Connectors: Fortinet-developed deep integrations into technology partner platforms that automate operations, policies, and processes.
• Fabric APIs: Partner-developed Fabric API integrations for a broad range of ecosystem solutions to secure the entire digital attack surface.
• Fabric DevOps: Community-driven set of security automation and orchestration tools and scripts developed by Fortinet, partners, and customers.
• Extended Fabric Ecosystem: Threat intelligence sharing partnerships and other vendor technology integrations.

Customers can select from and leverage a broad array of integrated solutions to secure their infrastructure that fits best with whatever phase they’re in on their digital journey. The Open Fabric Ecosystem solutions extend the benefits of the Security Fabric, and are a testament to the openness of the Security Fabric and inclusive philosophy of the Fabric-Ready Partner Program.

For more information on how to become part of the Fabric-Ready Partner Program, visit here.


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Why is this important?

Digital transformation is driving the convergence of networking and security as technology teams realize the challenges of managing and protecting increasingly complex networks as well

as the connections that support them. In addition, networking and security needs are changing for customers with today's hyper distributed workforce as more employees are accessing the

network from unique locations and a variety of devices. Organizations are looking to a solution based on SASE principles to solve these challenges through point product consolidation, identity-based access, and worldwide points of presence to support the new and highly distributed workforce. With this consolidated approach, enterprises can also help reduce operational costs by moving to a single cloud-delivered solution.

What makes this new cybersecurity solution different?

As the largest SD-WAN Managed Service Provider in North America, and one of the world's largest Managed Security Services Providers (MSSPs), AT&T has a unique understanding of what businesses need as they modernize and transform their networks, including the importance of security being a critical component of any business initiative. The inclusion of around-the-clock management helps relieve the burden of deployment and day-to-day support, with Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts acting as an extension to a business' network and security teams.

AT&T SASE with Fortinet integrates with AT&T Alien Labs™ Threat Intelligence platform, enabling and unlocking multiple response actions, which provide SOC analysts visibility into network security, allowing them to respond to alarms effectively and efficiently.

When will this new cybersecurity solution be available?

AT&T SASE with Fortinet is immediately available. Updates to the offering will continue to be made in 2021.

Ghassan Abdo, Research Vice President for Worldwide Telecom, Virtualization, and CDN at IDC

"AT&T is a global leader in managed SD-WAN solutions and has tenured experience delivering managed security solutions to customers around the globe. Bringing these two capabilities together creates a strong value proposition for customers looking to take advantage of the convergence of network and security controls."

Rupesh Chokshi, VP, AT&T Cybersecurity

"With the convergence of networking and security, organizations are struggling with managing and protecting applications and data accessing the network. AT&T's heritage in providing integrated business solutions with managed services, and our best-in-class fiber and 5G connectivity solutions, uniquely position us to deliver on the promise of SASE. The solution will provide visibility and management for a more resilient network, making it safer for businesses to adapt and innovate."

John Maddison, CMO and EVP of Products, Fortinet

"Bringing Fortinet's SD-WAN and SASE products and capabilities together with AT&T Cybersecurity's trusted advisors managing SOC operations will provide the multi-layered, scalable network security solution organizations need to embrace SASE. With AT&T SASE with

Fortinet, we're enabling the dynamic needs of today's distributed workforce to deliver security-driven networking at every edge."

AT&T

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Fortinet’s security-driven networking innovations continue to set us apart from the competition. FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls are designed to deliver advanced security and threat protection, while also enabling the network to scale and change without compromising security operations. We believe that our recognition again as a leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls is a testament to our ability to deliver industry-first innovations, such as built-in secure SD-WAN and ZTNA capabilities, which allow customers to adapt to changing business requirements such as supporting remote and hybrid work.  — John Maddison, executive vice president of products and chief marketing officer at Fortinet

Powered by Fortinet’s custom-built SPUs, FortiGate Next-generation Firewalls (NGFWs) deliver industry-leading enterprise security to protect any edge at scale for customers around the globe. As part of Fortinet’s unique security-driven networking approach, which deeply integrates an organisation’s network infrastructure and security architecture, the FortiGate NGFW is the only cybersecurity solution on the market that provides natively integrated Secure SD-WAN and ZTNA capabilities without requiring additional licensing to improve security, reduce costs and complexity, and simplify network operations.

Fortinet believes that its placement as a leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls is a result of FortiGate’s ability to deliver:

• Broad protection: The digital attack surface has continued to expand and organisations are facing growing cyberthreats. The latest FortiGuard Labs Global Threat Landscape Report reported a 10-fold year-over-year increase in ransomware attacks. With artificial intelligence and machine learning-enhanced FortiGuard Security Services, the FortiGate NGFW enables large enterprises to manage internal and external threats, prevent ransomware attacks, and avoid business disruptions to protect hybrid and hyperscale architectures with coordinated, automatically shared threat intelligence of AI/ML-powered FortiGuard services.
• Consolidation: IT teams struggle to keep pace with the volume and sophistication of cyberthreats as the threat landscape expands and organisations continue to introduce new digital innovations. To reduce product sprawl and simplify operations, FortiGate consolidates essential services like IPS, anti-malware, and Web and video filtering capabilities with networking functionality such as SD-WAN to achieve the industry’s best total cost of ownership.
• Automation: Network and security leaders continue to face challenges as a result of the growing cybersecurity skills gap. The FortiGate NGFW, managed through Fortinet’s Fabric Management Center, helps address these challenges by providing a centralised single pane of glass management capabilities and integration with over 400 ecosystem partners to simplify operations, coordinate workflows, and deliver consistent policy enforcement across the hybrid network managed via on-premise or from the cloud.
• Work from anywhere: As businesses rapidly transition to the work from anywhere model, security must be top of mind. FortiGate natively enables both zero-trust network access proxy and SD-WAN without additional licences, allowing users to access applications and resources from anywhere, at any time with constant authentication, while building effective compliance and security controls.

Enterprise customers continue to rely on FortiGate NGFWs

In addition to being a leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls, Fortinet was also named a 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Network Firewalls for the second year in a row. Fortinet believes that this customer validation further emphasises Fortinet’s ability to deliver advanced security to customers across any edge, at scale.

Fortinet was also recognised as a leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure, placing highest in the leaders quadrant for its ability to execute for Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, which is delivered on the same product – the FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall.


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https://techcentral.co.za/fortinet-again-named-a-leader-in-2021-gartner-magic-quadrant-forprom/204579/

FortiXDR leverages security information shared across the Fortinet Security Fabric for cyber threat correlation and analysis, the company said. It automates security operations processes typically handled by security analysts to help organizations mitigate threats faster than ever before.

How Does FortiXDR Work?

FortiXDR lets organizations leverage AI during security investigations to classify cyber threats and understand their scope, Fortinet stated. It provides context into threats to help organizations automatically implement incident response measures.

In addition, FortiXDR can reduce the number of alerts across an organization’s security products, Fortinet noted. FortiXDR can handle complex tasks quickly and without human error and ensures an organization can use various security products simultaneously to automate and coordinate incident response.

FortiXDR also can ingest telemetry from multiple departments across an organization, Fortinet indicated. It covers the cyberattack chain to help an organization reduce its mean time to detection (MTTD) and mean time to response (MTTR).

What Does FortiXDR Mean for Fortinet?

The FortiXDR announcement is one of several recent moves that could help Fortinet bolster its global cybersecurity market reach.

Along with its FortiXDR release, Fortinet last month acquired Panopta, a SaaS platform and network monitoring specialist that supports MSPs and MSSPs. The acquisition is expected to help Fortinet enhance its real-time security monitoring and the effectiveness of the infrastructure that powers its security services, the company said.

Furthermore, Fortinet integrated its network security training platform with IBM‘s digital skills-building program in August. Fortinet and IBM together are helping create new cybersecurity career pathways, the companies indicated.

Fortinet reported total revenue of $651.1 million in the third quarter of 2020, up 18.9 percent from 3Q19. Also, Fortinet’s net income was $123.4 million in 3Q20, an increase from $80.2 million in 3Q19.

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https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-services-and-products/fortinet-fortixdr-launch/

For retailers, high-speed “always-on” network connectivity is key to the customer experience. Likewise, performance delays and an unreliable network infrastructure can also have significant impact on an organization’s revenue stream. Bottom line, many retailers are looking to address these challenges by deploying a SD-WAN solution, with the parallel goals of preventing network bottlenecks and accelerating application performance. Those were also key drivers of the transition to SD-WAN for a large North American retailer.

This retailer’s technology infrastructure is spread across two data centers and the cloud to support customer demand and the needs of more than 1,000 stores. With such a vast geographic footprint and disparate technologies, this organization struggled to ensure complete visibility and control over the network. 

Until recently, this retailer utilized MPLS to connect each store to the WAN, backhauling all internet traffic through one of its two data centers. This approach had several drawbacks, not the least of which being frequent outages of their dedicated MPLS connections, causing intermittent access loss and impact to business-critical operations. Another issue; backhauling internet traffic through the data center introduced latency to the company’s cloud applications which threatened to undermine their ability to meet customer SLAs.

To make matters worse, the IT team lacked adequate visibility and control of network and security configurations while many years of accumulating an array of legacy point products made centralized management impossible. Efficiency suffered and the company risked taking longer to identify and remedy potential threats. It was time for an infrastructure overhaul.

SD-WAN: Secure Connectivity Without the High Cost

The company began shopping for a WAN solution that would simultaneously allow for dedicated internet access (DIA) without the data-center backhauling, and effectively secure its new POS system. The security-driven networking of Fortinet Secure SD-WAN fit the bill. 

Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN solution includes advanced routing capabilities, offering complete fully-meshed connectivity for branches, data centers, and cloud environments. By making the switch, this retailer significantly reduced network costs by completely replacing its expensive MPLS connections with SD-WAN connectivity – without sacrificing performance or security.

As the retailer transitioned to this ISP-dependent WAN, they made sure to build redundancy into the network by deploying cellular connectivity, via FortiExtender, for high-availability in each branch. This approach provides consistent and dependable business-continuity in the event that a store loses primary ISP connectivity. And since Fortinet Secure SD-WAN is dynamically managing the network, failover is quick and seamless.

It wouldn’t be Fortinet Secure SD-WAN without, you guessed it, enterprise-class integrated security which helps protects the retailer’s 1,000-plus sites from cyberthreats. The organization benefits from integrated, industry-leading, security features including web filtering, intrusion prevention system (IPS), and SSL inspection (including deep-packet inspection). The company also leverages the granular segmentation capabilities in Fortinet Secure SD-WAN to separate its payment systems from network segments serving guest users, in-store Wi-Fi, and other applications. Fortinet Secure SD-WAN provides this retailer the highest levels of security and performance for each solution, helping ensure POS and payment traffic is secure and PCI compliance requirements are met.

Streamlined Management, Better User Experience With Secure SD-WAN

This company was further able to improve IT efficiency by deploying the Fortinet Fabric Management Center, which consists of FortiManager for network and security management and FortiAnalyzer for robust reporting and analysis. FortiManager enables centralized orchestration, configuration & policy management and streamlined zero-touch deployment capabilities, while FortiAnalyzer dramatically increases visibility and reporting capabilities while reducing time to identify and remedy network and security events. These robust and comprehensive capabilities provided by the Fortinet Fabric Management Center make it possible for the corporate infrastructure team to centralized visibility and control over the entire network.

To put it simply, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN provides superior performance and cost-effectiveness compared with the legacy MPLS infrastructure. Additionally, the Fortinet solution allows the retailer to take advantage of dynamic routing protocols such as BGP to provide faster route convergence and better network performance within the data center. The performance gained by Fortinet’s SOC4 architecture also accelerates cloud connectivity, improves payment transactions, and creates a better overall experience for customers and employees.

In the future, the retailer expects to further converge network and security by consolidating switching and wireless access across its many locations and deploying Fortinet’s secure wired and wireless access solutions; FortiSwitch and FortiAP. This transition to a full SD-Branch solution will allow for single-pane management across the business’s WAN edge, LAN edge, and cloud instances. 

With Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, this retailer was able to lower costs, decrease complexity, and provide a better customer experience without sacrificing performance or security.

Take a security-driven approach to networking to improve user experience and simplify operations at the WAN edge with Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN solution.

Find out more about how Fortinet offers retailers a broad set of network and security technologies that are seamlessly integrated and automated to help retailers secure digital transformation initiatives.

Source:
https://www.fortinet.com/blog/customer-stories/fortinet-secure-sdwan-provides-compliance-for-retail-locations?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fortinet%2Fblogs+%28Fortinet+All+Blogs%29

Enghouse Interactive has announced that its flagship contact centre solution, Communications Center (CC), has become one of the first to have passed certification testing under Microsoft Teams’ new certification programme, Connected Contact Center.

This certification for independent software vendors (ISVs) is a mark of quality aimed at providing customers with the assurance that each participating partner's solution has been tested and shown to provide the quality, compatibility and reliability expected from Microsoft solutions. The certification of CC was performed by Microsoft's partner, TekVizion, in accordance with the Connect model.

Alex Black, Chief Technical Officer, Enghouse Interactive, said: “For our customers, the certification means Communications Center has received the quality stamp of approval, assuring them that our solutions meet Microsoft’s stringent standards. Using native APIs to integrate Communications Center with Microsoft Teams means that agents can determine people’s presence status within middle and back-office functions to provide a connected experience for their customers. Our success in passing the certification to test level demonstrates the value of working closely with Microsoft in terms of market and technology through the Technology Alliance Program (TAP).”

Enghouse Interactive Communications Center is a fully featured omni-channel contact centre solution that includes customer self-service and IVR, queuing and routing, and delivery of calls to Microsoft Teams clients on agent desktops. The portfolio also includes an operator console for Microsoft Teams, enabling reception staff to route calls through to the best available person to handle the enquiry. The offering furthermore provides a suite of management tools for the contact centre, including recording, quality management, and comprehensive reporting and analytics. It uses Teams Direct Routing to enable organisations to choose their own telephony options for voice connectivity, while leveraging call delivery, supervisor monitoring and control of calls handled by agents using Teams across any number of physical locations.

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https://www.itweb.co.za/content/WnpNgM2KJZjqVrGd

• Fortinet Managed IPS Rules Powered by FortiGuard Labs: Fortinet provides managed IPS rulesets powered by threat intelligence from FortiGuard Labs for the recently introduced AWS Network Firewall. This is a new managed service that makes it easy to deploy essential network protections for all of a customer’s Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (Amazon VPCs). Through this integration, organizations can use Fortinet managed IPS rules to centrally set policies across all of their Amazon VPCs and accounts. These new Fortinet managed rulesets make it easy for customers to import rules and integrate FortiGuard Labs’ threat intelligence with AWS Network Firewall as an additional layer of protection.

FortiGuard Labs, Fortinet’s threat intelligence and research organization, provides proven threat intelligence to protect organizations from malicious cyberattacks. Using millions of global network sensors, FortiGuard Labs monitors the worldwide attack surface and employs artificial intelligence (AI) to mine that data for new threats.

• FortiGate VM Next-Generation Firewall integration with AWS Gateway Load Balancer: Fortinet’s FortiGate VM integrates with AWS Gateway Load Balancer (GWLB) to help organizations simplify and secure their Amazon VPC environments while improving high availability and scaling. For advanced protection of Internet bound traffic and inter-VPC network traffic, FortiGate VM provides robust connectivity features, including high performance IPSec VPN, SSL VPN and rich security features including Intrusion Prevention (IDPS), Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), URL Filtering, Anti-malware protection and Granular Segmentation. Together, FortiGate VM and AWS Gateway Load Balancer (GWLB) offer an enhanced cloud security service and cloud management solution that provides enterprise customers fast, flexible access to the cloud.
   
• Fortinet consulting services for AWS customers: Fortinet’s new consulting services available in AWS Marketplace provide customers with a blueprint for designing and implementing advanced security across their cloud platform, network and applications on AWS. The new consulting service also offers security assessments of AWS deployments to enhance organizations’ security posture and remediate existing misconfigurations.

Fortinet Security Fabric for AWS
Today’s announcement builds on Fortinet’s existing collaboration with AWS. Fortinet delivers natively integrated and enhanced security for available AWS services, including Amazon GuardDuty, AWS CloudFormation and AWS Outposts. Supporting the broadest set of use cases, Fortinet’s Security Fabric offers customers with comprehensive security for AWS workloads including firewall, security gateway, intrusion prevention and web application security.  AWS is also part of Fortinet Open Fabric Ecosystem, one of the industry’s largest cybersecurity ecosystems. The Fortinet Security Fabric protects customer environments across physical, virtual, cloud or hybrid infrastructures with the following unique capabilities:

• Single-pane-of-glass control and management. The Security Fabric enables organizations to centrally manage both cloud and on-premises security functionality, which helps eliminate human errors while reducing the time burden on limited IT resources. The Security Fabric delivers centralized security management using a consistent operational model.
   
• Cloud native visibility and control. With Fortinet’s Security Fabric, organizations gain in-depth visibility into AWS application deployments and the ability to apply intent-based policies. By using dynamic address groups and logical naming of cloud-based resources, the Security Fabric allows organizations to scale out security policies across the cloud infrastructure.
   
• Broad protection across the attack surface. Fortinet offers AWS customers a broad set of network security products, allowing organizations the ability to add an additional layer of protection and securely run any application anywhere, whether on-premises or in the cloud.

Fortinet Self-Service in AWS Marketplace
Fortinet offers a broad range of security products in VM, container, and SaaS form factors with flexible bring-your-own-license (BYOL) and pay-as-you-go (PAYG) billing options through AWS Marketplace. Products that can be purchased through AWS Marketplace include FortiGate VM Next-Generation Firewalls, FortiWeb WAF, FortiMail, FortiSandbox, Fortinet Managed Rules for AWS WAF and more.

Supporting Quotes

“For our customers deploying data and applications in AWS, S2 Global has been able to automate operations through the FortiGate VM Next-Generation Firewalls to protect their VPC environments. With the FortiGate VM seamlessly integrating with AWS CloudFormation, we’ve been able to create an automated setup for rolling out Fortinet solutions on AWS. Now it takes just a couple of minutes to spin up a new firewall and 40 minutes for an entire stack deployment when previously it would have taken hours. In doing so, we’ve reduced the risk of human error while freeing up time for our IT teams to focus on other business-critical operations.”
– Nikolay Chigrin, Senior System Engineer, AWS at S2 Global

“Fortinet’s new Consulting Services available in AWS Marketplace was very valuable in optimizing the security of our AWS implementation. AdvisorEngine leveraged Fortinet's services to design, architect and implement the FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall to enhance our security posture. The service was easy to procure and to arrange through via the new placement in AWS Marketplace."
-Vladimir Baranov CTO @ AdvisorEngine Inc

“With the introduction of AWS Network Firewall, customers can leverage global threat intelligence from Fortinet to protect their VPCs and securely accelerate their cloud journey. We are pleased to expand our relationship with Fortinet to provide our customers with managed, advanced protection for their AWS deployments.”
- Andrew Thomas, General Manager of Perimeter Protection, Amazon Web Services, Inc.

source:
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/12/03/2139452/0/en/Fortinet-Collaborates-with-AWS-to-Deliver-an-Integrated-Next-Generation-Firewall-Solution-to-Protect-Customer-Workloads-on-AWS.html

Fortinet北亞區總經理陳鴻翔表示，Fortinet提供業界最廣泛且完整的安全平台，成為開創安全性驅動網路的先驅，我們很高興今年獲得Gartner魔力象限領導者雙冠王，證明我們創新獨特且靈活的安全平台受到認可，Fortinet未來也將持續確保針對攻擊威脅的安全保護承諾。

Fortinet被Gartner評選為魔力象限領導者的解決方案包括FortiGate新世代防火牆（NGFW）與Fortinet Secure SD-WAN。FortiGate新世代防火牆（NGFW）是 Fortinet安全織網的一部分，為攻擊威脅提供即時且廣泛的可見性與保護。

FortiGate新世代防火牆（NGFW）能於魔力象限中獲得「領導者」地位，歸功於提供由安全驅動的網路方案，將安全性整合到網路的每個元素中，協助客戶擁有各項優勢，包含有管理營運與安全風險，優化業務連續性，可在任何規模上提供最佳的用戶體驗。

另降低成本和複雜性，FortiGate新世代防火牆（NGFW）以AI（人工智慧）和 ML（機器學習）驅動的FortiGuard服務來保護業務應用程式，消除單點式產品的需求，以達成最佳的總體擁有成本（TCO）。

另外是改善營運效率，安全織網（Security Fabric）管理中心提供單一整合的管理介面，提供自動化編排，同時延伸整合400多個生態系統產品解決方案，簡化FortiGate新世代防火牆（NGFW）、FortiManager、FortiAnalyzer與生態系統合作夥伴間的企業級工作流程。

藉由安全驅動網路和業界領先的FortiGate新世代防火牆（NGFW）功能，Fortinet還提供業界最靈活、大規模的安全解決方案，以滿足不斷升級且難以預期的額外容量需求，效能較客戶目前正在使用的其他安全解決方案優異。

除被評為2020 Gartner網路防火牆魔力象限的領導者外，Fortinet還被2020年 Gartner Peer Insights客戶評選列為網路防火牆的「客戶最佳選擇」。Fortinet認為這些客戶回饋顯示了Fortinet簡易、安全和可擴展的平台方案在產業中受到認可。


source:
https://money.udn.com/money/story/10860/5065174

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet
“The convergence of OT and IT is changing the way many organizations do business and is also opening up new security risks. It is essential that OT organizations implement security-driven networking solutions that deliver secure, reliable connectivity even in remote and harsh environments. The FortiGate Rugged 60F platform delivers Secure SD-WAN to enable OT system owners to confidently embrace digital innovation while sustaining safe and continuous operations. This news continues Fortinet’s commitment to making Secure SD-WAN available for all network edges and verticals.”

News Summary
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced the FortiGate Rugged 60F and FortiGate Rugged 60F with built-in LTE next-generation firewalls, the industry’s first secure SD-WAN appliances certified to perform in operational technology (OT) environments. Built for non-environmentally controlled sites, these new ruggedized versions of the FortiGate platform enable the easy deployment of Fortinet’s industry leading Secure SD-WAN solution in locations never before possible for OT organizations in industries such as utilities and energy, manufacturing, and transportation.

OT Networks Require Specialized Solutions
Fundamental shifts are occurring in the way operational environments generate and collect data. In industries like manufacturing, power and utilities, oil and gas and other critical infrastructure, their distributed locations have traditionally relied on expensive leased lines or MPLS circuits to provide secure, reliable communications. SD-WAN has emerged as a modern solution for OT organizations to realize better user experience, simplified management and lower total cost of ownership, but adopting this technology requires a solution that meets the specific needs of OT environments, including space, power, security, and environmental requirements.

Fortinet Takes SD-WAN Where It’s Never Gone Before
To address the unique concerns of OT organizations, Fortinet is releasing the FortiGate Rugged 60F and FortiGate Rugged 60F with built-in LTE, ruggedized versions of the FortiGate 60 series – the fastest, most powerful desktop Secure SD-WAN appliance and best-selling next-generation firewall with over 1.65 million units sold worldwide. The FortiGate Rugged 60F platform is a first-of-its-kind appliance that delivers the following features to support OT environments in safely and securely deploying SD-WAN:

• Small Footprint: The FortiGate Rugged 60F combines industry-leading SD-WAN, advanced routing and next-generation firewall security in a single, compact form factor, enabling it to be deployed in space-sensitive environments. This has the additional benefit of reducing costs and simplifying operations for network analysts.
• Flexible Mounting and Power: The FortiGate Rugged 60F is designed specifically for deployment in smaller OT sites that require different mounting and power options than found in traditional IT wiring closets.
• Built Tough: The FortiGate Rugged 60F is specifically designed to function in harsh environmental conditions, such as extreme temperatures, electromagnetic interference, high moisture, and extreme or constant vibration.
• Built-in LTE connectivity: For remote locations, the FortiGate Rugged 60F comes with an option for built-in LTE to provide an additional WAN connectivity option as well as easier deployment and operation.

Fortinet Delivers Industry Leading Performance for OT
In addition to being the only Secure SD-WAN appliance certified for operational technology environments, the FortiGate Rugged 60F platform delivers the industry’s highest security and networking performance. Powered by Fortinet’s patented SOC4 SD-WAN ASIC, the FortiGate Rugged 60F platform delivers low-latency protection, including SSL decryption, and higher IPsec VPN scale on top of integrated SD-WAN capabilities that are all managed by Fortinet’s intuitive SD-WAN orchestrator. Fortinet’s solution is also backed by industry validation. Fortinet has been named a Leader in both the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls1 and the Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure2. Fortinet’s newest ruggedized appliances are also backed by 20 years of industry experience delivering solutions that fit the unique needs, requirements, and constraints of operational technology environments.

Security-driven Networking for Operational Technology
Fortinet delivers a Security-driven Networking approach to SD-WAN, converging networking and security into a unified Secure SD-WAN solution with centralized orchestration. Combined with the Fortinet Security Fabric, this gives customers one solution that covers the entire converged IT-OT network to close OT security gaps, deliver full visibility, and provide simplified management. The entire FortiGate product line delivers cybersecurity control and visibility into OT networks, with today’s announcement of a ruggedized version extending these capabilities to allow deployments on oil rigs, electrical substations, assembly lines, maritime cargos, and other harsh environmental conditions.

Supporting Quote
“We cannot allow an operational error or an external attack, because we have people working all the time, 24×7. The implementation of a security solution in our critical infrastructure, such as Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, has become essential.”
– Andrés Koper, Plant Maintenance Manager, Sullair Argentina

“Operational Technology customers require secure solutions for their digital innovation initiatives. Schneider Electric’s Cybersecurity Services group delivers solutions with technology that best fits our customers’ needs. Partnering with Fortinet enables us to help our OT customers safely deploy SD-WAN with all-in-one secure solutions that reduce operating costs and simplify management.”
-Jay Abdallah, VP Cybersecurity Services, Schneider Electric 


Source:
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/12/02/2138386/0/en/Fortinet-Announces-Industry-s-First-Secure-SD-WAN-Appliances-for-Operational-Technology-Environments.html

A Visionary will have innovated in one or more of the key areas of access layer technologies within the enterprise. For example, security, management, or operational efficiency. The ability to apply differentiating functionality across the entire access layer will affect its position.

Fortinet believes this placement, coupled with the cybersecurity provider’s legacy as an innovator, is further reinforcement that Fortinet and its Security-driven Networking strategy delivers a unique and differentiated approach to the infrastructure market.

“LAN Edge connectivity is foundational to digital innovation, but complexity often makes it difficult to support and secure,” said John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet. “Fortinet technology simplifies management while increasing the security of the network by tightly integrating an organization’s network infrastructure and security architecture. We believe that our ability to execute our Security-driven Networking approach enables us to offer customers a simplified, secure, accelerated network, and user experience.”

Fortinet’s Security-driven Networking approach to wired and wireless networking provides customers with a feature-rich offering that is secure by design and not by an add-on, integrates into a larger platform to reduce complexity, and increases features without additional licensing to best address IT’s long-term TCO goals

Source:
https://backendnews.net/gartner-names-fortinet-as-visionary-in-wired-wireless-lan-access-infra/

Fortinet EVP of products and CMO John Maddison says that the company credits its success to innovation, an approach to securing attack surfaces on-premise and in the cloud, and a unique security platform.

Fortinet’s FortiGate Next-generation Firewalls (NGFWs) are a mainstay of the company’s Fortinet Security Fabric platform.

This platform, explains Fortinet, provides broad visibility and protection across the entire attack surface. Fortinet FortiGate NGFWs protect the edge and at any scale because they are powered by purpose-built Security Processing Units (SPUs).

Fortinet also delivers a Secure SD-WAN offering as well, with advanced routing and security options via an integrated NGFW or SASE-based cloud-delivered security.  

Fortinet takes a security-driven networking approach to business. The company states this approach offers benefits to customers to:

Manage operational and security risks for better business continuity: Digital transformation offers tremendous opportunities for businesses to create value and realise efficiencies. However, it also creates new security risks, such as expanding the attack surface for would-be cyber adversaries. With Fortinet NGFWs, customers can achieve full visibility into their networks, applications, and potential threats.
 
Reduce cost and complexity: As the digital attack surface expands, security teams must also expand their defence capabilities. Fortinet NGFWs allow customers to build defence in depth through segmentation, dynamic trust, and advanced security inspection to keep operations running.

Improve operational efficiencies: A single-pane-of-glass management enabled by Fabric Management Center provides a complete and consolidated view across a variety of network edges, on-prem or in the cloud. Fabric Management Center provides automation, and orchestration for the Security Fabric that extends to 400+ ecosystem integrations.

Fortinet was named a 2020 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Network Firewalls. 

Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organisation and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice constitutes the subjective opinions of individual end-user reviews, ratings, and data applied against a documented methodology; they neither represent the views of, nor constitute an endorsement by, Gartner or its affiliates.


Source:
https://channellife.co.nz/story/fortinet-named-leader-in-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-network-firewalls

TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Black Book Market Research LLC's annual poll of healthcare cybersecurity products, services, outsourcing and consulting clients spanned 17 functional areas of cybersecurity including Authorization and Authentication Solutions; Blockchain Solutions; Compliance and Risk Management Solutions; Cybersecurity Advisors and Consultants; Cybersecurity Training and Education; DDoS Attack Prevention; End Point Security Solutions; Access Management; Firewall Networks; Data Encryption; Intrusion Protection Solutions; Threat Detection and Prevention; Network Security; Email Protection; and Cybersecurity Data Analytics.

The full listing of cybersecurity rankings in each category can be found at Black Book's website https://blackbookmarketresearch.com/health-data-security-and-privacy.

"It is imperative that cybersecurity leaders continue to focus on and execute the fundamentals of patient privacy and data protection as many hospital C-Suites are still diverted by COVID and other IT initiatives in 2020 like interoperability issues, EHR optimization, analytics and revenue cycle management transformations," said Brian Locastro, lead researcher on the Black Book Q2-Q4 2020 study.

Black Book Market Research LLC measures customer satisfaction across 18 copyrighted key performance indicators: Strategic Alignment of Vendor Offerings to the Client's Mission and Goals; Innovation and Optimization; Training and Education; Client Relationships and Cultural Fit; Trust, Accountability, Ethics and Transparency; Breadth of Offerings; Deployment and Implementation; Customization; Integration and Interfaces, Interoperability and Connectivity; Scalability and Client Adaptability, Vendor Staff Expertise and Performance; Reliability; Brand Image and Marketing Communications; Marginal Value Adds; Vendor Financial Viability and Managerial Stability; Data Storage Services; Support and Customer Care; and Best of Breed Technology and Process Improvement.

"As investments in comprehensive, enterprise-wide solutions increase, it is critical that IT leaders validate to the entire management team that cybersecurity expenditures transcend basic data protection to truly shielding patient safety and ensuring financial strength," said Locastro.

In total, 2,424 cybersecurity system users and senior-level managers participated over the nine-month crowdsourced survey of the fragmented marketplace.

Top-rated Fortinet earned highest overall client satisfaction, usability and experience scores. The top-ranked end-to-end and enterprise-wide cybersecurity software, services and solutions firms this year also receiving accolades for outstanding customer outcomes are in alphabetical order: AT&T, Blackberry (Cylance), Check Point, Cisco, Dell, ESET, FireEye, IBM, Imprivata, Juniper Networks, Microsoft, Oracle, Palo Alto Networks, Saviynt, Sophos, Symantec, Trend Micro and Verizon.

About Black Book Market Research LLC

Black Book Market Research LLC, its founders, management and staff do not own or hold any financial interest in any of the vendors or public relations firms covered and encompassed in the surveys it conducts. Additionally, Black Book does not contract for, barter, exchange or accept direct services from any public relations firm mentioned in the rankings. For more information, contact our Media Center at research@blackbookmarketresearch.com or 800.863.7590.

Source:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fortinet-rated-top-end-to-end-healthcare-cybersecurity-solution-in-client-experience-2020-book-market-research-user-survey-301171643.html

Fortinet正式推出網路欺敵系統，整合該公司多種資安產品之餘，還能以相當簡單的方式部署VM型態的陷阱系統

 

 

 

文/李宗翰 | 2021-10-24發表

 

因應網路安全威脅，企業不只是需要懂得運用UTM/NGFW、各種內容安全閘道，以及XDR等產品，進行阻斷、偵測與反制，在事前預防與事中自我察覺異狀的部分，仍可透過其他方式來輔助，以便更早找出駭客與惡意軟體活動的跡象，甚至能讓這些攻擊身陷泥淖卻渾然不知，而這樣的防禦戰術，可以透過所謂的網路資安欺敵系統（Cyber Deception）來達成。

臺灣市場上已經有多家可提供資安欺敵系統的廠商，現在我們來介紹以UTM聞名的Fortinet，他們本身也提供這類產品，稱為FortiDeceptor。根據該公司網站上的技術文件登載，1.0版是在2018年10月推出，隔年4月、7月發布2.0版、2.1版，12月釋出3.0版，2020年分別於5月、10月推出3.1版、3.2版，而3.3版在今年3月登場，至於4.0版則是今年7月出爐，最新版4.0.1則是今年9月發布，發展時間至少超過3年。

可布置與管理IT、OT、IoT等三種環境的陷阱，也整合Fortinet旗下多款網路安全與管理產品，能進行協同防禦

相較於過去我們所認知的蜜罐誘捕系統（Honeypot）、沙箱檢測（Sandbox），FortiDeceptor融合了欺敵、揭露、消除等三種防禦戰術，希望能夠在資安威脅發動的初期階段，就能及早察覺與阻擋攻擊鏈的進展。在部署形式上，Fortinet提供兩種選擇：整合式硬體設備系列FDC-1000F與FDC-1000G，以及虛擬機器FDC-VM。

同時，FortiDeceptor所能運用的陷阱類型相當廣泛，涵蓋資訊科技（IT）系統、操作科技（OT）設備，以及物聯網（IoT）裝置，都是以虛擬機器的型態執行在FortiDeceptor硬體設備，或是虛擬應用設備（巢狀虛擬），而其部署與集中管理的方式也相當簡單、直覺。而就系統負載能力而言，無論是硬體或虛擬設備，每臺FortiDeceptor最多可同時部署16臺陷阱電腦／伺服器／OT設備，但FDC-1000G與FDC-VM最多只能部署至128個VLAN網路環境，可搭配的陷阱環境也僅限於Windows。

以IT系統而言，企業可在此部署Windows陷阱、Linux陷阱、VPN伺服器陷阱、POS陷阱、ERP陷阱，而在OT設備的部份，可部署SCADA陷阱，物聯網裝置的陷阱則是包含路由器、印表機、網路攝影機等類型，醫療設備陷阱應可列於這類。

這些陷阱大多對應企業實際使用的產品，包括：用於個人電腦的Windows 7與Windows 10，以及用於伺服器的Windows Server 2016、Windows Server 2019；VPN伺服器主要是Fortinet本身的FortiGate SSL VPN；在OT領域當中，則是Rockwell PLC，以及施耐德電機EcoStruxure Building Management、PM5560、SCADAPack 333E。而物聯網裝置，目前可支援Cisco路由器、HP印表機。

關於陷阱的部份，除了擺出多種虛擬機器的陣仗，希望能夠涵蓋到各種類型的攻勢，FortiDeceptor也提供陷阱服務，在這些虛擬機器上，啟用經常遭鎖定攻擊的網路通訊協定服務，藉此收集與分析到網路威脅活動的跡象。舉凡IT網路與OT網路常見的SSH、HTTP/S、Telnet、FTP、TFTP、SNMP，以及IT網路特有的SMB、RDP，以及OT網路常見的Modbus、S7comm、BACnet、EtherNet/IP、DNP3等。

另外，這裡也提供多種誘餌，例如，上述的網路連線、內含大量假個資或機密資訊的文件，以及系統暫存的使用者帳號密碼、數位憑證。

而在事件的交互關聯分析上，這套解決方案也能以時間軸的方式呈現攻擊者的各種活動，舉凡存取行為、使用工具、橫向移動，而且還能與Fortinet本身專精資安威脅研究的FortiGuard實驗室互通消息，取得具有前後文脈絡的威脅情報，獲得多層次偵測防護能力。

當然，FortiDeceptor另一個賣點，就是背後能夠整合Fortinet龐大的資安產品陣容，透過Security Fabric的支援，可協同防禦的產品，包含網路防火牆FortiGate、網路交換器FortiSwitch、網路存取控制系統FortiNAC，以及安全調度指揮與自動化反應系統FortiSOAR，也能從安全資訊與事件管理系統FortiSIEM、網路事件記錄分析系統FortiAnalyzer，掌握內部網路威脅態勢。

歷經3年的開發與持續改良，今年以4.0版正式跨入主動式防禦市場

回顧FortiDeceptor這幾年來的發展，我們可以看到Fortinet如何在此擴增對於IT、OT、IoT環境的陷阱系統支援，以及對於進階持續性威脅（APT）的偵測、分析、協防的能力。

1.x版
以最初發布，也就是1.0版來看，FortiDeceptor當時的核心功能，主要包含6大項目：儀表板摘要檢視、欺敵（虛擬機器的部署與監控）、事故分析（偵測結果分析）、網路（網路介面、DNS、路由管理）、系統設定（管理者新增、SNMP，以及LDAP、RADIUS、郵件等伺服器）、事件記錄檢視。

2.x版
到了2.0版，FortiDeceptor增加了Fabric功能，也就是能整合FortiGate網路防火牆，以便針對攻擊者進行自動隔離或阻擋，並且也內建了Fortinet Distribution Network（FDN），能夠透過FortiGuard服務來升級套件，管理者可手動上傳防毒、網路入侵偵測系統、反偵察與反漏洞濫用套件，以及調整FDN伺服器與網頁過濾伺服器設定；儀表板也增加10大網路入侵防禦系統攻擊活動排行榜，同時，攻擊網路拓樸圖的呈現也增加時間軸搜尋、多種過濾條件，以及針對節點位置與條件設定的快照。

至於2.1版，則提供匯出入侵指標（IoC）、唯讀型系統管理者（只能看、不能寫入設定）等功能，陷阱作業系統的搭配上，也提供win10v1與scadav1等兩種映像，前者可支援RDP與SMB等兩種協定的偵察，後者可支援OT設備常用的網路通訊協定，像是：HTTP、FTP、TFTP、SNMP、Modbus、S7comm、BACnet、IPMI、Triconex、Guardian-AST、 IEC 60870-5-104。

3.x版
在FortiDeceptor 3.0版當中，Fortinet增加了命令列主控臺，也允許用戶上傳Windows 10作業系統的ISO映像檔，再自行調整內容，以便作為後續部署誘餌之用的基礎作業系統映像，並支援該公司近期主打的Security Fabric安全平臺（前身是Cooperative Security Fabric，CSF），強化FortiGate整合。

到了2020年5月推出的3.1版，Fortinet提供更多類型陷阱虛擬機器，像是：基於FortiGate SSL VPN而成的VPN伺服器，以及內建微軟SQL Server資料庫系統的Windows Server 2016，以及Windows 2019伺服器。間隔近半年發表的3.2版，新增Webhook整合、用於離線／實體隔離（air-gapped）環境部署支援，也針對SMB與RDP誘餌增添帳號、密碼、IP位址等身分組態。

今年3月登場的3.3版，大幅擴增陷阱虛擬機器類型。以IT環境而言，Fortinet開始提供ERP陷阱（但裡面是客戶關係管理系統）、POS陷阱（能讓用戶接收線上支付與追蹤貨品銷售狀況）、GIT陷阱（內藏開放原始碼分散式版本控管系統Git，可協助追蹤軟體供應鏈攻擊）。

以OT設備而言，Fortinet加入新一代的SCADA陷阱scadav2，用戶可部署Rockwell PLC、BACnet管理伺服器等兩種OT陷阱，也能自定這類型陷阱的組態，調整IT與OT網路通訊協定的參數，同時，能針對既存的OT陷阱進行軟體升級，以及程式碼修改。

在IoT裝置的部份，FortiDeceptor 3.3增加了醫療設備陷阱，包含：影像儲存及通信系統（PACS）網站伺服器、醫療數位影像傳輸系統（DICOM）、無線注射泵浦裝置（Medfusion 4000）模擬。

4.x版
至於7月推出的4.0版，Fortinet在陷阱（Decoy）類型上，除了常見的Windows與Linux之外，大舉擴增了物聯網與操作科技（OT）類型，以因應當前的網路威脅攻擊，以及進階持續威脅鎖定這兩種裝置的趨勢，同時，該公司正式發表這款網路欺敵系統（Cyber Deception），進軍主動式防禦（Active Defense）領域。

以物聯網設備而言，Fortinet增加了3種欺敵虛擬機器，包含思科路由器、網路印表機（模擬HP印表機）、IP網路攝影機（模擬IP camera）。

而針對OT應用的通訊協定與陷阱，則是增添在scada虛擬機器，以協定來看，可涵蓋常見的DNP3、施耐德電機所負責的Triconex（模擬SIS控制器）。同時，Fortinet還新增了3種OT誘餌，分別是施耐德電機的建築物管理（BMS）伺服器EcoStruxure Building Management、電表PM5560、遠方終端單元SCADAPack 333E（5210）。

在誘餌（Lure）方面，FortiDeceptor 4.0新增能讓駭客「垂涎三尺」的Office與PDF文件檔案，Fortinet稱為HoneyDoc，這些文件內含假造的密碼與財務資料，吸引攻擊者開啟。這些檔案運用可追蹤圖片（基於畫素技術設計的圖像），能讓系統掌握檢視文件者的IP位址，企業若要查看這些資訊，可到FortiDeceptor網路陷阱項目下的網站伺服器記錄調閱。

對於網路攻擊活動的偵測上，FortiDeceptor 4.0也提升兩種行為的識別，分別是：Responder攻擊工具與勒索軟體。前者是包含在Windows陷阱之中的功能模組，可偵測這種快速獲取帳號密碼的工具；後者則是改善FortiDeceptor既有的勒索軟體加密偵測功能，可望縮短系統判斷時間。

在事故分析的功能上，新版FortiDeceptor也強化惡意軟體的深層分析，當中可以整合該公司本身的沙箱檢測解決方案FortiSandbox，以及眾所皆知的VirtusTotal線上惡意檔案與網址檢測服務。前者可針對網路陷阱擷取到的惡意程式碼，提供完整的靜態與動態分析，相關的檢測報告可整合到FortiDeceptor的系統管理主控臺。至於VirtusTotal的整合，能將偵測率資訊併入FortiDeceptor的事故分析警示，以促成相關事件的工作流程處理。

關於與Fortinet其他產品的整合，FortiDeceptor本次改版也涵蓋了Fortinet Security Fabric（CSF），以及FortiNAC的支援。透過CSF整合FortiGate，FortiDeceptor可從網路端自動隔離遭感染的端點設備，預防橫向移動類型的攻擊活動，而且可進行協同防禦的設備包含了FortiSwitch、FortiGate。此外，FortiDeceptor也支援SAML語言，可允許FortiGate與FortiDeceptor之間進行單一登入整合（SSO）。

與FortiNAC的整合也是與協同防禦有關，在先前版本的整合上，Fortinet提供Webhook方式的連接器，但4.0則是提供立即可用的連接器。

而在系統本身的延展性方面，FortiDeceptor 4.0也再進一步提升，例如，以單臺陷阱虛擬機器而言，可支援24個IP位址（先前是16個IP位址），就整臺FortiDeceptor硬體整合應用設備而言，最大可支援128個VLAN。

在陷阱系統的運用上，Fortinet也改善網路層面的部署設定，例如，若要運用固定IP位址，可做到每個IP位址均配置單張網路卡；若是使用動態IP位址來進行部署，每個陷阱裝置可設置多個IP位址。

最後要釐清的是產品使用授權模式，這涉及用戶是否能以更低成本的方式進行大量部署。在4.0版發表之際，Fortinet宣布，FortiDeceptor將採用訂閱制，並根據VLAN數量來計價。具體而言，企業不論採用虛擬機器或硬體設備的部署形式，均根據部署的VLAN數量來計價（最少需購買2個VLAN），當中將涵蓋所有模組與功能，舉凡網路陷阱、欺敵誘餌、技術支援服務Forticare，以及防偵察與防漏洞漏用服務（Anti-Reconnaissance & Anti-Exploit，ARAE）都包含在內。

在陷阱設備的管理上，需額外購買集中管理授權，每個管理員最多可控管50臺設備。值得注意的是，在陷阱設備的應用上，預設不包含在FortiDeceptor本身的授權，需額外購買個別授權。

Fortinet提供多種陷阱授權服務項目，每一種均可擴充2臺陷阱設備、，供企業擴充時選用，像是：混合Windows授權（Windows 7與Windows 10各1）、Windows 7授權、Windows 10授權、Linux授權、SCADA授權、多設備型授權（SSL VPN、ERP系統、POS系統、醫用設備、物聯網設備）、用戶自定Windows10或Server 2016/2019授權。

值得注意的是，FortiDeceptor-1000F內建1套混合Windows授權（也就是2臺Windows陷阱），以及8臺Linux陷阱授權，而且，上述7種授權項目大多只能與這款設備搭配。企業若是採用虛擬機器FDC-VM或FDC-1000G，只能搭配混合Windows授權。

Source:
https://www.ithome.com.tw/review/147407

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

Derek Manky, Chief, Security Insights & Global Threat Alliances, FortiGuard Labs
“2020 demonstrated the ability of cyber adversaries to leverage dramatic changes happening in our daily lives as new opportunities for attacks at an unprecedented scale. Going into 2021 and beyond, we face another significant shift with the rise of new intelligent edges, which is about more than just end-users and devices remotely connecting to the network. Targeting these emerging edges will not only create new attack vectors, but groups of compromised devices could work in concert to target victims at 5G speeds. To get out ahead of this coming reality, all edges must be part of a larger, integrated, and automated security fabric platform that operates across the core network, multi-cloud environments, branch offices, and remote workers.”

News Summary
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, today unveiled predictions from the FortiGuard Labs global threat intelligence and research team about the threat landscape for 2021 and beyond.

• These predictions reveal strategies the team anticipates cybercriminals will employ in the near future, along with recommendations that will help defenders prepare to protect against these oncoming attacks.
• Cyber adversaries leveraging intelligent edges, 5G-enabled devices, and advances in computing power will create a wave of new and advanced threats at unprecedented speed and scale. In addition, threat actors will continue to shift significant resources to target and exploit emerging edge environments, such as remote workers, or even new OT edge environments, rather than just targeting the core network.
• For defenders, it is critical to plan ahead now by leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to speed threat prevention, detection, and response. Actionable and integrated threat intelligence will also be important to improve an organization’s ability to defend in real time as the speed of attacks continues to increase.
• Highlights of the predictions follow, but for a more detailed view of the predictions and key takeaways, visit the blog.

The Intelligent Edge Is an Opportunity and a Target
Over the past few years, the traditional network perimeter has been replaced with multiple edge environments, WAN, multi-cloud, data center, remote worker, IoT, and more, each with its unique risks. One of the most significant advantages to cybercriminals in all of this is that while all of these edges are interconnected many organizations have sacrificed centralized visibility and unified control in favor of performance and digital transformation. As a result, cyber adversaries are looking to evolve their attacks by targeting these environments and will look to harness the speed and scale possibilities 5G will enable.

• Trojans Evolve To Target the Edge: While end-users and their home resources are already targets for cybercriminals, sophisticated attackers will use these as a springboard into other things going forward. Corporate network attacks launched from a remote worker's home network, especially when usage trends are clearly understood, can be carefully coordinated so they do not raise suspicions. Eventually, advanced malware could also discover even more valuable data and trends using new EATs (Edge Access Trojans) and perform invasive activities such as intercept requests off the local network to compromise additional systems or inject additional attack commands.
• Edge-enabled Swarm Attacks: Compromising and leveraging new 5G-enabled devices will open up opportunities for more advanced threats. There is progress being made by cybercriminals toward developing and deploying swarm-based attacks. These attacks leverage hijacked devices divided into subgroups, each with specialized skills. They target networks or devices as an integrated system and share intelligence in real time to refine their attack as it is happening. Swarm technologies require large amounts of processing power to enable individual swarmbots and to efficiently share information in a bot swarm. This enables them to rapidly discover, share, and correlate vulnerabilities, and then shift their attack methods to better exploit what they discover.
• Social Engineering Could Get Smarter: Smart devices or other home-based systems that interact with users, will no longer simply be targets for attacks, but will also be conduits for deeper attacks. Leveraging important contextual information about users including daily routines, habits, or financial information could make social engineering-based attacks more successful. Smarter attacks could lead to much more than turning off security systems, disabling cameras, or hijacking smart appliances, it could enable the ransoming and extortion of additional data or stealth credential attacks.
• Ransoming OT Edges Could Be a New Reality: Ransomware continues to evolve, and as IT systems increasingly converge with operational technology (OT) systems, particularly critical infrastructure, there will be even more data, devices, and unfortunately, lives at risk. Extortion, defamation, and defacement are all tools of the ransomware trade already. Going forward, human lives will be at risk when field devices and sensors at the OT edge, which include critical infrastructures, increasingly become targets of cybercriminals in the field.

Innovations in Computing Performance Will Also Be Targeted
Other types of attacks that target developments in computing performance and innovation in connectivity specifically for cybercriminal gain are also on the horizon. These attacks will enable adversaries to cover new territory and will challenge defenders to get ahead of the cybercriminal curve.

• Advanced Cryptomining: Processing power is important if cybercriminals want to scale future attacks with ML and AI capabilities. Eventually, by compromising edge devices for their processing power, cybercriminals would be able to process massive amounts of data and learn more about how and when edge devices are used. It could also enable cryptomining to be more effective. Infected PCs being hijacked for their compute resources are often identified since CPU usage directly impacts the end-user’s workstation experience. Compromising secondary devices could be much less noticeable.
• Spreading Attacks from Space: The connectivity of satellite systems and overall telecommunications could be an attractive target for cybercriminals. As new communication systems scale and begin to rely more on a network of satellite-based systems, cybercriminals could target this convergence and follow in pursuit. As a result, compromising satellite base stations and then spreading that malware through satellite-based networks could give attackers the ability to potentially target millions of connected users at scale or inflict DDoS attacks that could impede vital communications.
• The Quantum Computing Threat: From a cybersecurity perspective, quantum computing could create a new risk when it eventually is capable of challenging the effectiveness of encryption in the future. The enormous compute power of quantum computers could render some asymmetric encryption algorithms solvable. As a result, organizations will need to prepare to shift to quantum-resistant crypto algorithms by using the principle of crypto agility, to ensure the protection of current and future information. Although the average cybercriminal does not have access to quantum computers, some nation-states will, therefore the eventual threat will be realized if preparations are not made now to counter it by adopting crypto agility.
   

AI Will Be Critical To Defending Against Future Attacks
As these forward-looking attack trends gradually become reality, it will only be a matter of time before enabling resources are commoditized and available as a darknet service or as part of open-source toolkits. Therefore, it will take a careful combination of technology, people, training, and partnerships to secure against these types of attacks coming from cyber adversaries in the future.

• AI Will Need To Evolve: The evolution of AI is critical for future defense against evolving attacks. AI will need to evolve to the next generation. This will include leveraging local learning nodes powered by ML as part of an integrated system similar to the human nervous system. AI-enhanced technologies that can see, anticipate, and counter attacks will need to become reality in the future because cyberattacks of the future will occur in microseconds. The primary role of humans will be to ensure that security systems have been fed enough intelligence to not only actively counter attacks but actually anticipate attacks so that they can be avoided.
• Partnerships Are Vital for the Future: Organizations cannot be expected to defend against cyber adversaries on their own. They will need to know who to inform in the case of an attack so that the “fingerprints” can be properly shared and law enforcement can do its work. Cybersecurity vendors, threat research organizations, and other industry groups need to partner with each other for information sharing, but also with law enforcement to help dismantle adversarial infrastructures to prevent future attacks. Cybercriminals face no borders online, so the fight against cybercrime needs to go beyond borders as well. Only by working together will we turn the tide against cybercriminals.
• Enabling Blue Teams: Threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), researched by threat intelligence teams, such as threat actor playbooks, can be fed to AI systems to enable the detection of attack patterns. Similarly, as organizations light up heatmaps of currently active threats, intelligent systems will be able to proactively obfuscate network targets and place attractive decoys along attack paths. Eventually, organizations could respond to any counterintelligence efforts before they happen, enabling blue teams to maintain a position of superior control. This sort of training gives security team members the ability to improve their skills while locking down the network.

“If you’re wondering if the FortiGate 200F meets the high-performance needs for your large, global WAN deployment, the answer is most likely yes,” Satish Madiraju, director of products and solutions at Fortinet, wrote in a blog post Tuesday.

The one-rack unit appliance supports 10 Gb/s interfaces and, like the rest of the F-Series, uses Fortinet’s proprietary SD-WAN ASIC, which enables the appliance to serve both next-generation firewall and routing functions.

This allows the 200F to support 3 million concurrent sessions, 27 Gb/s of firewall throughput, and 13 Gb/s of IPsec tunnels, according to Fortinet.

The launch of the 200F closely follows the company’s branch-focused 80F appliance announced in August. Fortinet’s F-Series now spans from the diminutive 40F and 60F — designed for use in home offices and small branch locations — to mid-sized and large branches with the 80F, 100F and now 200F.

Source:
https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/fortinet-revamps-large-enterprise-sd-wan-cpe/2020/10/

相比去年同期，Fortinet表示勒索軟體攻擊數量成長超過10倍，光是在6月的每周平均攻擊次數就高達近15萬次，此外還包含惡意廣告、殭屍網路等攻擊模式。

在《2021上半年全球資安威脅報告》中，更發現勒索軟體攻擊針對電信產業的攻擊最為猛烈，其次為政府部門、資安監控委外服務者 (Managed Security Service Provider，MSSP)、汽車產業與製造業等，同時攻擊策略更從取得使用者電子郵件內容，開始轉移至獲取及販售進入企業網路的存取權限，形成「勒索軟體即服務」 (Ransomware-as-a-Service，RaaS)的犯罪模式。

而詐騙性質的社交工程惡意廣告與恐嚇軟體 (Scareware)，在今年也有明顯增加趨勢，超過四分之一的企業曾經偵測到惡意廣告與恐嚇軟體試圖展開攻擊，其中又以木馬程式Cryxos最多。此外，在混合辦公模式逐漸盛行之下，網路犯罪分子更對此情況集中火力攻擊，至於殭屍網路的活躍程度，從今年年初超過35%比例，到今年6月增加至51%，攻擊對象一樣瞄準遠距工作及居家學習的網路使用型態，甚至對物聯網設備進行更多攻擊。

FortiGuard Labs更藉由觸發樣本吸引實際攻擊，藉此觀察網路犯罪意圖，並且分析其偵勒索軟體特定功能，確認駭客組織如何設法提高權限、閃避防禦系統，並且能在系統內橫向移動、獲取所需資料。

透過FortiDeceptor (Deception-based Breach Protection Deceive)以誘捕、威脅分析、緩解流程，在攻擊初期階段即可開始進行吸引內外部威脅攻擊，並且達成主動阻斷攻擊目的。在核心技術部分，FortiDeceptor以FortiGuard IPS技術為基礎，透過引誘攻擊者針對互動性高的「目標誘餌」進行攻擊，並且透過反偵測反漏洞引擎分析攻擊行為，同時即時產生精準警報，更可在單一管理平台中顯示威脅狀態。

系統會依據攻擊事件的嚴重程度，在真實系統遭受攻擊前，採取手動或是自動阻擋威脅，同時可透過與FortiGate整合，自動阻擋來自內部與外部惡意行為來源的IP位址。

《原文刊登於合作媒體mashdigi，聯合新聞網獲授權轉載。》

Source:
https://udn.com/news/story/7086/5767017

The earliest adopters of SD-WAN (software-defined networking in a wide area network) were retailers. SD-WAN simplifies the management and operation of a WAN by decoupling the networking hardware from its control mechanism.

Retail chains have a critical need to maintain cohesive connectivity across all locations to manage inventory, monitor on-site devices such as refrigeration units or POS units, and collect and correlate sales data in real-time. Because margins can be thin in the retail sector, this all needs to be done as efficiently and as cost-effectively as possible. SD-WAN is the perfect solution.

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But retailers are not the only organizations who benefit from the advantages of an SD-WAN strategy. Large enterprises with numerous branch and satellite offices are realizing significant savings by replacing their existing WAN solution branch with an integrated Secure SD-WAN device.

SD-WAN enables organizations to add more bandwidth to inexpensively while providing users with direct and high-quality access to internet-based resources.

SD-WAN solution with integrated security helps accelerate access to critical business applications wherein a full stack of security onsite can be applied to protect all branch connections, whether out to the cloud, back to the core data center, or directly to the internet.

Cybersecurity firm Fortinet believes the following industries will be able to maximize the benefits of using a secure SD-WAN to ensure business efficiency.

Manufacturing

In the manufacturing sector, SD-WAN can help reduce overall networking costs and manage traffic flows. However, the security implications of direct access to cloud and internet resources can potentially have an even greater impact in an OT environment than they would in a typical SD-WAN deployment. As IT (information technology) and OT (operational technology) networks converge, for example, the OT environment is no longer protected by the air gap of the past, leaving critical Industrial Control Systems vulnerable to malicious actors trying to access them from the IT side of the house.

Secure SD-WAN is an ideal solution for a manufacturing environment or OT network because advanced traffic control is integrated with security features like next-generation firewall (NGFW), advanced threat protection, application inspection, IPS, URL filtering, and botnet protection.

For those industries that rely on OT, Secure SD-WAN not only provides an extra level of security beyond what may already exist in an IT/OT gateway but weaves them together into a single, integrated solution. A truly secure SD-WAN solution will not only provide WAN savings, it will also furnish a single cybersecurity approach that reduces complexity, extends needed visibility and control deep into the OT network, and prevents the exploitation of OT system vulnerabilities that can lead to costly production downtime.

Financial Services

By applying a Security-Driven Networking approach to SD-WAN, which combines networking and security in a single appliance, Secure SD-WAN provides financial services organizations with the high-speed application performance they need to compete effectively in today’s digital marketplace, combined with built-in next-generation firewall functionality to maintain the integrity of transactions and back-end intellectual property.

This scalable, easy-to-manage approach provides financial services organizations with high-speed access to cloud and internet-based resources and applications while securing those transactions that need to travel across multiple connections between branches and headquarters.

A Secure SD-WAN solution provides numerous advantages to financial institutions.

Single pane of glass management provides centralized control and reporting to ensure regulatory compliance, while zero-touch deployment allows FS organizations to easily deploy Secure SD-WAN at their branch locations. This reduces the need for additional IT staff while improving visibility and control across the entire network infrastructure.

Accelerated application performance is essential in micro-second transaction environments. Application steering intelligently identifies applications, determines the optimal path for an enhanced application experience, and continuously monitors those connections to make adjustments when performance degrades.

Integrated NGFW functionality, including deep SSL inspection capabilities, ensures transactional integrity without compromising on performance.

Healthcare

Secure SD-WAN stands to play a critical role in this industry as it can ensure high-bandwidth connections to support real-time video and diagnostics information to pass between patients and healthcare providers. This will not only enable quality healthcare to be extended to remote locations, but also ensure that patients receive the care they need without exposing them to undue health risks. And at the same time, data and transactions can be reliably secured, ensuring compliance with regulations governing the privacy of medical records and patient PII. And the efficiencies provided by SD-WAN also help ensure that these new services can be provided without the usual skyrocketing costs associated with healthcare services.

SD-WAN is far more than simply an effective solution for today’s retailers. Given the rapid rate of change impacting industries from manufacturing to healthcare, it stands to play an increasingly critical role for any organization looking to provide advanced connectivity to remote users and locations. And with the addition of integrated security, Secure SD-WAN can ensure that all transactions, in even the most dynamic environments, remain safe from growing cyber risks.

Source:
https://backendnews.net/fortinets-secure-sd-wan-designed-to-meet-the-needs-of-different-industries/

在全球都遭受武漢肺炎（COVID-19，新冠肺炎）疫情影響下，遠距工作成為許多企業工作的新型態，然而駭客攻擊事件也因此大量發生，甚至可能因此影響國安影響層面甚至達到「國家級」。

事實上，這些攻擊現象不僅依附於疫情相關議題，研究也發現，針對物聯網（IoT）設備、營運技術（OT）的勒索軟體和攻擊更是不減反增，演化得更加複雜且更具針對性。

根據 Fortinet 針對全球網路攻擊概況分析，今年上半年全球偵測到的病毒活動數量相較過往增加 131%，而不論是病毒、殭屍網路（Botnet），台灣都較亞太區和全球面臨更嚴重的威脅。

除此之外，台灣企業所部署的入侵防禦系統（IPS）也有較高的觸發率，相較起亞太區 20-35%、全球 25-38% 觸發率的情況，今年上半年台灣企業部屬的 IPS 觸發率落在 57-63% 之間，顯示台灣更容易成為駭客發動攻擊的跳板。

Fortinet 北亞區總經理陳鴻翔表示，談到網路，過去思考的是該如何順暢連結至各個地點，但在 5G、IoT 等先進科技帶動下，網路早已無遠弗屆，這也讓資安和生活變得息息相關，可以說現在網路最重要的就是安全，也是安全驅動網路世界發展。

陳鴻翔指出，台灣有很多隱形冠軍，但過去資安並沒有受到太大重視，隨著近年攻擊事件頻傳，企業更加注重維護資訊安全，今年政府也將資安與 5G 一同列入下一階段要發展的 6 大戰略產業中，期盼 Fortinet 未來能與政府和其他合作夥伴一起，為企業建構更完整的自動化資安生態圈。

Source:
http://technews.tw/2020/08/27/fortinet-2020-cyber-security-report/
 

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet
“The COVID-19 pandemic will have lasting effects on how organizations invest in cybersecurity. In fact, over 90% of enterprises plan to invest more to secure telework over the next two years. Given a dramatically expanded digital attack surface, the waves of cyber threats targeting remote workers, and the ongoing cyber skills gap, organizations need to carefully consider what technologies and approaches are needed to secure their telework strategies long-term. They have an opportunity to maximize their investments with cybersecurity platforms designed to provide comprehensive visibility and protection across the entire digital infrastructure, including networked, application, multi-cloud, and mobile environments. This ongoing shift to remote work will also require more than just technology; cybersecurity training and awareness should also remain key priorities.”

News Summary
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, today unveiled the 2020 Remote Workforce Cybersecurity Report.

• The report investigates the cybersecurity challenges that organizations faced as a result of the dramatic shift to telework early this year and the planned investments to secure remote work in 2020 and beyond.
• This report is based on a survey conducted in June 2020. Participants are employed in 17 different countries, representing nearly all industries and the public sector.
• For a detailed view of the report, as well as some important takeaways, read the blog. Highlights of the report follow.

The Sudden Shift to Telework Was Challenging for Most Organizations

• As the COVID-19 pandemic spread rapidly in the first half of 2020, many organizations were required to shift to telework practically overnight as teams around the globe were asked to stay home. Nearly two-thirds of the firms surveyed had to rapidly transition over half of their workforce to telework. In addition, most respondents said the rapid change presented a challenge to their organization, with 83% citing it as moderately, very, or extremely challenging. Only 3% were not at all challenged.
• In addition, the evolving remote work environment, increased reliance on personal device usage, and overall influx of workers outside the corporate network opened an opportunity for unprecedented cyber threat activity. From opportunistic phishers to scheming nation-state actors, cyber adversaries found multiple ways to exploit the global pandemic for their benefit at enormous scale as evidenced by a recent FortiGuard Labs Global Threat Landscape Report. Threats included phishing and business email compromise schemes, nation-state backed campaigns, and ransomware attacks. In fact, 60% of organizations revealed an increase in cybersecurity breach attempts during the transition to remote work, while 34% reported actual breaches in their networks.
• With a spike in employees remotely connecting to the corporate network, an increase in breach attempts and overall cyber attacks, organizations cited the most challenging aspects of this transition as ensuring secure connections, business continuity, and access to business-critical applications.
• At the time of the survey enterprises had already invested in key technologies as a result of the pandemic. Nearly half of organizations invested further in VPN and cloud security, while nearly 40% invested further in skilled IT professionals or network access control (NAC).

There is Still Room for Improvement: Almost All Enterprises Will Invest More in Secure Telework

Given the number of attempted breaches and overall waves of cyber threats targeting remote workers, organizations need to carefully consider what technologies and approaches are needed to secure telework moving forward. Defense strategies need to be adjusted to fully account for the extension of the network perimeter into the home.

• As of June this year, a long-term shift to telework is anticipated, with nearly 30% of organizations expecting more than half of their employees to continue working remotely full time after the pandemic.
• Almost all organizations expect to invest more to secure telework long-term, with nearly 60% of enterprises spending more than $250,000 in secure telework investments in the next 24 months.
• Moving forward, the majority of enterprises surveyed intend to make unplanned upgrades to their existing systems to secure telework. Many also plan to add new technologies not previously in place.
• Only 40% of organizations had a business continuity plan in place prior to the pandemic. Yet, as a result of the pandemic and the rapid shift to remote work, 32% invested further in this area.

While organizations have made improvements in securing their remote workforces since the beginning of the pandemic, survey data reveals several areas that could be considered opportunities for improving secure remote connectivity. These areas include:

• Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) – The survey revealed that 65% of organizations had VPN solutions in place pre-pandemic, but only 37% of organizations had multi-factor authentication (MFA). While VPNs play an important role in ensuring secure connectivity, they are simply one part of securing access. Therefore, if not already in place, it is recommended that organizations consider integrating MFA into their remote security plans.
   
• Endpoint Security and Network Access Control (NAC) – 76% and 72% of organizations plan to either upgrade or adopt NAC or endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions respectively. As employees work remotely, organizations face challenges to control the influx of non-trusted devices on their networks to enable remote work, creating new security challenges overnight. By adopting NAC solutions, IT teams get increased visibility and control over the users and devices on their network. EDR solutions deliver advanced, real-time threat protection for endpoints both pre- and post-infection.
   
• Software-defined Wide-area Networking (SD-WAN) for the Home: 64% of organizations plan to either upgrade or adopt SD-WAN, but specifically for the home office. The critical advantage of extending secure SD-WAN functionality to individual teleworkers, especially super users, is that they can enjoy on-demand remote access as well as dynamically scalable performance regardless of their local network availability.
   
• Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) – 17% of organizations made investments in SASE prior to the pandemic, and 16% invested in SASE as a result of the pandemic. Still, 58% plan to invest in SASE to some degree going forward. Although SASE is an emerging enterprise strategy, it is increasingly seen as an opportunity to combine network and security functions with WAN capabilities to support the dynamic, secure access needs of today’s organizations.
   
• Skilled Security Professionals - At the start of the pandemic, only 55% of organizations had enough skilled IT workers in place to support the shift to remote work. And while 73% of organizations stated their intention to invest further in skilled IT workers in the next 24 months, the historical lack of skilled IT security professionals could present a challenge.

Additional Resources

• Read our blog for valuable takeaways from this research or access the full report.
• Read more about how Fortinet customers are maintaining business continuity at scale with integrated and secure Fortinet Teleworker solutions.
• Find out how the Fortinet Security Fabric platform delivers broad, integrated, and automated protection across an organization’s entire digital infrastructure.
• Learn more about FortiGuard Labs threat intelligence and research and the FortiGuard Security Subscriptions and Services portfolio.
• Learn more about Fortinet’s Network Security Expert (NSE) Training Institute, including its free cybersecurity training initiative, the NSE Certification Program, Security Academy Program and Veterans Program.
• Read more about how Fortinet customers are securing their organizations with Fortinet.
• Follow Fortinet on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram. 

About Fortinet
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers our customers with complete visibility and control across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric platform can address the most critical security challenges and protect data across the entire digital infrastructure, whether in networked, application, multi-cloud or edge environments. Fortinet ranks #1 in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 465,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. Both a technology company and a learning company, the Fortinet Network Security Expert (NSE) Training Institute has one of the largest and broadest cybersecurity training programs in the industry. Learn more at http://www.fortinet.com, the Fortinet Blog, or FortiGuard Labs.    

Source:
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/08/19/2080699/0/en/Fortinet-Research-Demonstrates-Enterprises-Must-Adapt-to-Address-Telework-Security-Challenges-Long-term.html

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

John Maddison, EVP of products and CMO at Fortinet
“For enterprises deploying applications and workloads across multiple clouds, the need to seamlessly manage connectivity and maintain security across the diverse infrastructure is higher than ever. Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solutions provide connectivity and security across diverse cloud infrastructures while optimizing application user experience. Fortinet enables enterprises to realize the true potential of SD-WAN by enabling it to be implemented anywhere. From home, campus to cloud, data center to cloud, and now cloud to cloud, Fortinet delivers the industry’s most scalable, cost effective and secure SD-WAN solution on the market.”

News Summary
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced Fortinet Secure SD-WAN for Multi-Cloud, a networking and security solution that solves common application performance, visibility, cost, and control challenges associated with multi-cloud deployments by enabling SD-WAN across multiple clouds and regions.

Most enterprises today – 93% by recent estimates – have a multi-cloud strategy in place and work with multiple cloud providers to meet a number of business needs, including disaster recovery, data backup, application resiliency, and global coverage. However, managing and securing an assortment of different private and public cloud workloads and environments remains a challenge, with many organizations choosing to connect their clouds via their on-premises data center WAN edge. The use of this type of traditional WAN infrastructure approach, though secure, inhibits multi-cloud capabilities and results in deployment complexity, inconsistent network performance, and expensive connectivity.

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN for Multi-Cloud is a new approach to establishing secure and high-performance connectivity between public cloud workloads running on multiple clouds without increasing cost and complexity. Available in all major cloud providers, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN for Multi-cloud enables a consistent network architecture leveraging SD-WAN capabilities between clouds and empowers application developers and enterprise IT to build a high speed and seamless cloud-to-cloud network and security architecture. Fortinet Secure SD-WAN for Multi-Cloud uniquely offers a secure and effective infrastructure for maximizing the benefits of enterprise multi-cloud deployments by:

• Automating the deployment of a consistent overlay network across different cloud networks, reducing complexity and increasing agility to save teams time and resources.
• Offers end-to-end visibility, control, and centralized management that unifies functionality across multiple cloud environments through cloud native integrations.
• Securely transports application traffic between clouds without needing to backhaul through the data center, enabling better scaling of deployments and reducing latency.
• Intelligently selects connections based on application characteristics employing dynamic path selection, improving performance and optimizing cost by selecting the best internet or leased line link.
• Provides an application developer-friendly API to enable programmers the ability to consistently represent their network and security requirements.

Fortinet Performance Advantage On-Premises and in the Cloud
Fortinet delivers Secure SD-WAN as an integrated feature of its industry-leading FortiGate Next-generation Firewall, powered by the industry’s first SD-WAN ASIC to enable better application experience, higher performance, and better cost efficiency – with Security Compute Ratings up to 17 times better than competitor solutions. Fortinet Secure SD-WAN for Multi-Cloud, delivered via FortiGate-VM, a virtual appliance, is powered by Fortinet’s patented vSPU technology and maintains a performance advantage in the cloud, including over 20Gbps of IPsec performance – 10 times the industry average – for fast encrypted connections over internet and leased line links to reduce operational costs. By leveraging the broad FortiGate-VM footprint across all major cloud platforms, as well as market leading FortiGate appliances on-premises, enterprise organizations can benefit from cloud-agnostic consistent multi-cloud networks without compromising on security and performance.

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN for Multi-Cloud, which securely connects applications and workloads across multiple clouds, complements Fortinet’s existing Secure SD-WAN Cloud On-Ramp capabilities to securely connect users and offices to applications and cloud workloads.

SD-WAN for the Entire End-to-End Enterprise
Fortinet delivers a Secure SD-WAN product portfolio designed for the entire end-to-end enterprise with physical appliances for large data centers, branch offices, remote sites, and home offices, as well as virtual appliances for multi-cloud deployments. Fortinet Secure SD-WAN’s ability to scale from home office to branch to cloud all tied to a single operating system via the Fortinet Security Fabric ensures networking and security policies seamlessly work across multiple environments and cloud platforms, enabled by the latest threat intelligence from FortiGuard Labs.

Supporting Quotes
“Node4 uses Fortinet technology to solve our customers’ biggest challenges and requirements, and also in our own network to improve performance for our cloud and SaaS services. Fortinet’s dynamic approach to cloud security and connectivity ensures our data is protected no matter where it goes. Fortinet Secure SD-WAN for Multi-Cloud will allow us to maximize the full potential of our multi-cloud strategy.” 
- Paul Bryce, CCO at Node4

“Our customers are rapidly embracing multi-cloud and need solutions that can secure and connect their complex ecosystems. We always lead with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solutions as Fortinet provides a consistent feature-rich platform that is both stable and secure. Fortinet has done an excellent job combining the needs of security and the needs of real-time performance into one multi-cloud platform. “
- E. Burke Anderson, President, CEO at North Atlantic Networks

Source:
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/07/14/2061963/0/en/Fortinet-Unveils-Cloud-to-Cloud-SD-WAN-Solution-to-Simplify-and-Enhance-Multi-Cloud-Applications.html

As organizations are strained with limited cloud security resources and expertise, there’s growing preference to consume certain security functionalities as Security-as-a-Service and through pay-as-you-go models. Recognizing this, Fortinet offers the broadest set of security solutions that are natively integrated with Azure and available on Azure Marketplace. Products available through Azure Marketplace include Fortinet’s award-winning FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) and FortiWeb Cloud as a Service.

“This award reflects the proven growth and success of Fortinet’s offerings on Azure Marketplace as we continue to see significant customer demand,” said John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet. “We look forward to building on our shared commitment to ensuring customers can use the cloud with confidence by enabling fast and simple deployment of new security services.”

Microsoft’s 2020 Commercial Marketplace Partner of the Year award recognizes Fortinet for excelling in the marketplace journey. The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards recognize Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions during the past year. Awards were classified in several categories, with honorees chosen from a set of more than 3,300 submitted nominations from more than 100 countries worldwide. 

“It is an honor to recognize the winners and finalists of the 2020 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards,” said Gavriella Schuster, corporate vice president, One Commercial Partner, Microsoft. “These partners go above and beyond, delivering timely solutions that solve the complex challenges that businesses around the world face – from communicating and collaborating virtually to helping customers realize their full potential with Azure cloud services, and beyond. I am proud to honor and congratulate each winner and finalist.”

Source:
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/08/13/fortinet-recognized-as-winner-of-microsofts-2020-commercial-marketplace-partner-of-the-year/

Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced that its FortiProxy secure web gateway solution has achieved Department of Defence Information Network (DoDIN) Approved Products List (APL) certification.

The certification qualifies designated Fortinet products for sale to Department of Defence (DoD) agencies based on stringent Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) testing, a standardised methodology for the secure installation and maintenance of computer software and hardware.

As attacks become more sophisticated, organisations need an integrated approach to secure themselves from malicious web traffic, websites, and viruses. FortiProxy addresses these issues with one, unified product. FortiProxy is a secure web proxy that protects employees against internet-borne attacks by incorporating multiple detection techniques such as web filtering, DNS filtering, data loss prevention, antivirus, intrusion prevention, and advanced threat protection. More, the solution enables organisations to enforce policy compliance. The secure web gateway solution also helps to reduce bandwidth demands and optimise the network with content and video caching. FortiProxy provides flexible deployment modes from Explicit mode, Transparent mode and Inline deployment enabling organisations to customise their solutions based on their network environment.

The addition of FortiProxy to the APL means that the DoD can choose the proven protection of his product to protect against internet-borne threats and advanced web content caching when seeking new technology to address its unique and demanding cybersecurity needs.

Fortinet’s certified security solutions are ideally suited to protect agencies within the intelligence community and the Department of Defence, as well as civilian agencies. The Fortinet Security Fabric protects classified and unclassified Federal systems used by all of the 15 cabinet-level agencies and by numerous independent executive agencies. These platforms make use of our USG products that are specially configured for the Federal market. They comply with Federal certification requirements, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology FIPS 140-2 certification, National Information Assurance Partnership Common Criteria certification, and the Commercial Solutions for Classified certification.

To achieve DoDIN APL certification, FortiProxy was tested against applicable Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and Security Requirements Guides (SRGs). This includes the following: Application Layer Gateway (ALG) SRG v1r2, Network Device Management SRG v2r14, Network Infrastructure Policy STIG v9r7, Web Server SRG v2r2.

Bob Fortna, President at Fortinet Federal Inc.

“Achieving DoDIN Approved Products List certification for additional solutions, such as our FortiProxy secure web gateway, is another important milestone in our efforts to address the evolving threat landscape and protect the data and networks within the US Federal government. Fortinet Federal’s investment to achieve these certifications demonstrates our continued commitment to the mission critical and unique needs of the Department of Defence.”

Source:
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/pr/1948612/fortinet-fortiproxy-secure-web-gateway-earns-the-us-department-of-defences-endorsement-for-its-approved-product-list-certification

SD-WAN combines WAN routing and optimisation capabilities into a single solution and can be deployed as an appliance, virtual machine, as a service or managed service or in the public cloud. 

Secure SD-WAN goes one step further and incorporates comprehensive security services to deliver both networking and security functionality, all managed from a single-pane-of-glass dashboard. 

Protecting the remote workforce

Secure SD-WAN, by specifying common security policies across the extended network, provides significant advantages for remote workers. Branch office staff enjoy the same level of security as the main office as well as optimised WAN performance. And mobile workers are fully-protected as well when they employ an end-point security client integrated with the Secure SD-WAN.

Home-based staff also benefit from Secure SD-WAN architecture. Cost-effective integrated SD-WAN appliances or secure wireless access points, which can be configured remotely via ‘zero-touch’ management, give home-based staff full protection and WAN access. The only limit is the speed of their home internet connection.

Secure SD-WAN: What to look for

When selecting a secure SD-WAN solution for your enterprise, you need to ensure that it will fully protect all of your workforce, regardless of location, device or connection.

The defining characteristic of Secure SD-WAN is security. Branch offices, mobile users and home-based staff represent just a few of the ever-expanding array of network edges. Edges, such as web apps, virtual domains, IoT devices and public clouds, add functionality to your network services but they also expand the attack surface. Your challenge is to protect each and every network edge – and the core - with consistent security.

Streamlined management

Another factor to consider is deployment and management. Ideally your secure SD-WAN would provide a unified management console for real-time monitoring, granular level-visibility and a framework for automating tasks such as bandwidth utilisation, application definition and path selection. 

A tightly-integrated Secure SD-WAN supports network-wide SOAR (security orchestration, automation and response) protection for the remote workforce against known and unknown threats.  Further, with a unified security profile, deploying new instances at branch offices or client devices is much faster.

Secure SD-WAN: The new normal?

Gartner predicts that 60% of enterprises will deploy SD-WAN by 2024. Secure SD-WAN will follow. And why not? Integrated Secure SD-WAN provides security for your staff, remote or otherwise. It automatically takes care of many network management tasks. And you can deploy Secure SD-WAN in a wide variety of consumption models. 

Fortinet has the Secure SD-WAN solution you need to support your remote workforce with the same protection as your network core. Why wait? If your workforce is away from the office, you owe it to them to keep them safe. And the best way to do that is with Fortinet’s Security Fabric featuring Secure SD-WAN.

About the author

Cornelius Mare is Director, Security Solutions at Fortinet A/NZ. As such, it is his business to know what’s happening in the cybersecurity world and how to help enterprises secure their transitional networks without sacrificing speed, functionality or control. In particular, Corne is an expert with hybrid cloud environments and artificial intelligence. These tools, along with other Fortinet security services, help organisations manage their digital transformations with confidence.

About Fortinet

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprises, service providers and government organisations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network - today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver security without compromise to address the most critical security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud or mobile environments. Fortinet ranks #1 in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 375,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. Learn more at the Fortinet website, the Fortinet Blog, or FortiGuard Labs.

Source:
https://channellife.co.nz/story/fortinet-s-secure-sd-wan-empowering-remote-workforces

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO, Fortinet
“When a device is targeted with malware, every second counts, and this is more important than ever with the increase in remote work today. To be effective, endpoint security solutions need to incorporate real-time post-execution protection rather than just detection, and then integrate closely with the network and other security components to share telemetry, correlate intelligence, and quickly address increasingly sophisticated threats as part of an automated and coordinated response. Fortinet is pleased to have received this recognition for its advanced endpoint protection capabilities and remains committed to third-party testing validations for other products within our Security Fabric platform.”

News Summary
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced the results from AV-Comparatives’ Business Malware Protection Test and the Business Real-World Protection Test.

• In this year’s Real-World Protection Test of 19 endpoint vendors, Fortinet’s advanced endpoint security, which included FortiEDR paired with FortiClient, demonstrated a 100% block rate of exploits, unknown threats and HTTP malware, and with zero false positives on the Malware Protection Test.
• The Fortinet solution also demonstrated high effectiveness in detecting malicious malware across multiple vectors, including email, web, and USB (for offline threats), and was proven resistant to all evasion techniques.
• AV-Comparatives’ reports provide the industry’s most comprehensive test results for security effectiveness and total cost of ownership for endpoint security solutions protecting today’s increasingly intelligent and hyperconnected endpoint devices.

Automated Protection, Detection, and Response
Fortinet’s approach to endpoint security converges protection, detection, and response for powerful security pre- and post-infection. It proactively reduces the attack surface, prevents malware infection, detects and defuses advanced threats in real time, and can automate response and remediation procedures with customizable playbooks. Fortinet endpoint security helps organizations stop breaches in real-time, automatically and efficiently, without overwhelming security teams with a slew of false alarms or disrupting business operations. 

With FortiEDR, Fortinet offers the only endpoint protection solution that provides both comprehensive machine learning antimalware pre-execution and behavior-based post-infection protection. This allows organizations to automatically detect and defuse potential threats in real time, even on already infected hosts. The defusing post-infection protection layer controls outbound communications and file systems modifications to prevent data exfiltration, lateral movement and C2 communications, as well as file tampering and ransomware.

With automated Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) functions for threat hunting and incident response, Fortinet endpoint security eliminates the breach response time gap, dwell time, and helps alleviate alert fatigue for stretched security staff. Its broad OS coverage protects workstations, servers, and virtual machines, including legacy and embedded operating systems. 

Further, FortiClient can also be deployed as an essential and integral component of the Fortinet Security Fabric, delivering endpoint visibility, network access control and automated threat response.

Additional Resources

• Learn more about Fortinet’s advanced endpoint security capabilities and protection offerings.
• Read AV-Comparatives’ Business Security Test results.
• Find out how the Fortinet Security Fabric platform delivers broad, integrated, and automated protection across an organization’s entire digital infrastructure.
• Learn more about FortiGuard Labs threat research and the FortiGuard Security Subscriptions and Services portfolio.
• Learn more about Fortinet’s free cybersecurity training initiative or about the Fortinet Network Security Expert program, Network Security Academy program, and FortiVet program.
• Engage in our Fortinet user community (Fuse). Share ideas and feedback, learn more about our products and technology, or connect with peers.
• Follow Fortinet on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram. 

About Fortinet
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers our customers with complete visibility and control across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric platform can address the most critical security challenges and protect data across the entire digital infrastructure, whether in networked, application, multi-cloud or edge environments. Fortinet ranks #1 in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 455,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. Both a technology company and a learning organization, the Fortinet Network Security Expert (NSE) Institute has one of the largest and broadest cybersecurity training programs in the industry. Learn more at http://www.fortinet.com, the Fortinet Blog, or FortiGuard Labs.  


Source
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/06/03/2042972/0/en/Fortinet-Advanced-Endpoint-Security-Blocks-100-of-Malware-in-AV-Comparatives-Real-World-Protection-Test.html

The “Omdia Market Share: Data Center Network Equipment Q1 2020” report notes a 247% year-over-year growth in Fortinet’s SD-WAN revenue.

Additionally, according to Gartner market share data, Fortinet has had the highest revenue growth change in SD-WAN equipment market share worldwide between 1Q19-1Q20. 

It currently sits as the second-highest vendor based on revenue for SD-WAN hardware worldwide for 1Q20, according to the latest Gartner market share report. 

The same report counts Fortinet amongst the highest three vendors in worldwide market share for SD-WAN equipment by revenue for 1Q20. 

Fortinet attributes this market momentum to its ability to deliver SD-WAN anywhere – from home to branch to cloud – and support a variety of diverse use cases, including:

• Complex Fortune 1000 deployments – Security and optimisation in an integrated solution.
  This allows global wide area networks with distributed branch offices to avoid and overcome network impairments such as congestion, latency and packet loss to self-heal and improve performance. It offers application-centric implementation and centralised end-to-end orchestration with automation to simplify operations and reduce time and cost to deploy, provision and manage change. 
   
• Cloud-centric WAN – Accelerated cloud access with capabilities for cloud on-ramp to seamlessly connect overlay tunnels to multi-cloud.
  With the internet primarily used to access cloud workloads, Fortinet’s integrated advanced security provides secure access, automation and visibility into cloud applications. It also enables SD-WAN between clouds and empowers enterprise IT to build a seamless cloud-to-cloud network and security architecture. 
   
• Large scale, compact footprint – Integrated WAN edge, WiFi, LTE and security functions to securely connect end-users to critical applications over direct internet links.
  This provides reliable application access with intelligent traffic steering, failover and consistent policy enforcement for compliance. With intuitive orchestration and zero-touch provisioning, replication of business policies at-scale across distributed branch offices is simplified.

“With the increase in work from home and adoption of multi-cloud, a truly effective SD-WAN solution must be able to be implemented anywhere. Fortinet’s dedication to SD-WAN innovation has resulted in the industry’s most extensive and secure SD-WAN solution, able to be deployed across the home, branch, campus and multi-cloud. Fortinet’s continued positive trajectory in the SD-WAN market is a testament to our ability to deliver the best application experience and cost savings for our customers,” says Fortinet CMO and products EVP John Maddison.

Fortinet has also announced a new Secure SD-WAN appliance – FortiGate 80F – powered by Fortinet’s purpose-built SD-WAN ASIC in a desktop form factor, with built-in bypass interfaces to deliver connectivity during planned or unplanned outages.

It is available with built-in WiFi or built-in POE for WAN edge and branch consolidation to support large scale, compact footprint deployments.

Source:
https://securitybrief.com.au/story/fortinet-holds-position-as-fastest-growing-sd-wan-vendor

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN已整合至業界領先的FortiGate次世代防火牆，以作為防火牆功能之一。此防火牆採用業界首創的SD-WAN ASIC，可提供更愉悅的應用體驗、更高效能與更高的成本效益。

為了更容易執行網路變更，並以最少IT人力與基礎架構資源擴大遠距工作範圍，同時維持業務持續運作，內建SD-WAN的FortiGate產品組合能從Fabric Management Center中央管理控制台提供彈性且簡單明瞭的商務原則，能在幾分鐘內迅速配置好大規模的組態，為語音/視訊會議與SaaS等協作應用程式提供最佳效能。

Fortinet的Secure SD-WAN產品組合不僅能應用在企業使用案例，還可以各種產品形式提供，從大型資料中心專用的解決方案，到分支機構、遠端據點，甚至到小型家庭辦公室專用的設備。Fortinet Secure SD-WAN可以從家庭辦公室延伸至分支機構與分散雲，這也是此產品脫穎而出的主要原因。

Source:
https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20200615004563-260410?chdtv

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

Nan Chen, President at MEF
“MEF 3.0 SD-WAN certification is a competitive differentiator that aims to help organizations make informed decisions when selecting an SD-WAN solution. We congratulate Fortinet on this achievement, which shows its commitment to addressing WAN transformation requirements of both service providers and enterprises.”

News Summary
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced that Fortinet Secure SD-WAN has been certified to support MEF 3.0 SD-WAN services. This certification aims to establish a common language for defining SD-WAN technologies and enables communication service and technology providers to validate that their solutions comply with the highest industry standards for performance, assurance, and agility.

Fortinet is among some of the earliest SD-WAN technology vendors certified by MEF, the world’s defining authority for standardized services designed to address the most demanding networking needs of today’s digital transformation efforts. The organization is comprised of 200 members and is supported by over 130 service providers worldwide. Spirent, MEF's SD-WAN Authorized Certified Test Partner, validated Fortinet’s conformance to the industry-leading SD-WAN Service Attributes and Services (MEF 70) global standard.

Fortinet has been actively engaged as a member of MEF since 2017, and is closely partnering with MEF to develop new SD-WAN security standards. Fortinet currently leads a key Initiative in the MEF Applications Committee on Application Security for SD-WAN Services (MEF 88) and has won two MEF 3.0 Proof of Concept awards, one for developing security standards for secure connections between separate SD-WAN devices, and another for ensuring application security for SD-WAN services.

Supporting Quote
“Fortinet has demonstrated SD-WAN market leadership as a certified SD-WAN product. We believe MEF 3.0 SD-WAN certification will help to eliminate confusion in the market and accelerate the adoption of SD-WAN. It is an important step in providing enterprises a standards-based benchmark to select an SD-WAN vendor."
- Marc Cohn, Head of Virtualization at Spirent, and primary Spirent representative on the MEF Certification Committee

“Achieving MEF 3.0 SD-WAN certification serves as another proof point of Fortinet’s commitment to MEF and our ability to support service providers in delivering differentiated managed SD-WAN services. We look forward to continuing our strong partnership with MEF to define SD-WAN and security standards to support service providers and their customers.”
- John Maddison, EVP of products and CMO at Fortinet

Source:
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/06/18/2050156/0/en/Fortinet-Achieves-MEF-3-0-SD-WAN-Certification.html

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• UCaaS — Switchvox Cloud is a fully-featured UC solution designed for SMBs. Premium features, including presence, messaging, conferencing, and mobility, are included with a basic package, all for about $20 per seat. This low price per seat compares handsomely in Eastern Management Group price models that show premium features from many well-known UCaaS vendors can add $6 per month more, or about 30%, to the price per seat. Here, Sangoma seems to be at an advantage.
• Premises — The Switchvox UC Phone System includes the same features listed for the cloud version, again at no additional cost. Applications like collaboration, mobility, chat, video chat, quick dial, status, and presence, are free.

Bob Fortna, President at Fortinet Federal Inc.
“Achieving DoDIN Approved Products List certification for additional solutions, such as our FortiProxy secure web gateway, is another important milestone in our efforts to address the evolving threat landscape and protect the data and networks within the US Federal government. Fortinet Federal’s investment to achieve these certifications demonstrates our continued commitment to the mission critical and unique needs of the Department of Defense.”

News Summary

Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced that its FortiProxy secure web gateway solution has achieved Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN) Approved Products List (APL) certification. 

The certification qualifies designated Fortinet products for sale to Department of Defense (DoD) agencies based on stringent Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) testing, a standardized methodology for the secure installation and maintenance of computer software and hardware.

As attacks become more sophisticated, organizations need an integrated approach to secure from malicious web traffic, websites, and viruses. FortiProxy addresses these issues with one, unified product. FortiProxy is a secure web proxy that protects employees against internet-borne attacks by incorporating multiple detection techniques such as web filtering, DNS filtering, data loss prevention, antivirus, intrusion prevention, and advanced threat protection. More, the solution enables organizations to enforce policy compliance. The secure web gateway solution also helps to reduce bandwidth demands and optimize the network with content and video caching. FortiProxy provides flexible deployment modes from Explicit mode, Transparent mode and Inline deployment enabling organizations to customize their solutions based on their network environment.

The addition of FortiProxy to the APL means that the DoD can choose the proven protection of his product to protect against internet-borne threats and advanced web content caching when seeking new technology to address its unique and demanding cybersecurity needs.

Fortinet’s certified security solutions are ideally suited to protect agencies within the intelligence community and the Department of Defense, as well as civilian agencies. The Fortinet Security Fabric protects classified and unclassified Federal systems used by all of the 15 cabinet-level agencies and by numerous independent executive agencies. These platforms make use of our USG products that are specially configured for the Federal market. They comply with Federal certification requirements including the National Institute of Standards and Technology FIPS 140-2 certification, National Information Assurance Partnership Common Criteria certification, and the Commercial Solutions for Classified certification.

To achieve DoDIN APL certification, FortiProxy was tested against applicable Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and Security Requirements Guides (SRGs). This includes the following: Application Layer Gateway (ALG) SRG v1r2, Network Device Management SRG v2r14, Network Infrastructure Policy STIG v9r7, Web Server SRG v2r2.


Source:
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/05/18/2034993/0/en/Fortinet-FortiProxy-Secure-Web-Gateway-Earns-the-U-S-Department-of-Defense-s-Endorsement-for-Its-Approved-Product-List-Certification.html

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

News Summary
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation (“NTT West”) has selected Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN and SD-Branch solutions as the foundation of its "FLET’S SDx" subscription service. This service, which enables centralized management of both WAN and LAN — providing complete branch consolidation with simple management — comes with built-in security features enabled by Fortinet’s FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) to provide customers with a flexible, secure network environment that adapts rapidly to change.

With an increasing number of business-critical applications and services in multiple cloud environments and IoT device adoption growing, distributed organizations with remote offices seek to reduce network complexity while improving security and performance. By selecting Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN and SD-Branch solutions as part of their service, NTT West is able to provide their customers with efficient, secure and cost-effective network management. Fortinet Secure SD-WAN combines next-generation firewall security with SD-WAN functionality in a single device, allowing distributed enterprises to securely deliver high-speed application performance with advanced threat protection. This security-driven networking approach enables organizations to scale their network infrastructures without compromising security, which provides effective protection for today’s dynamic environments. Fortinet Secure SD-Branch further extends the benefits of Secure SD-WAN to distributed branch offices and provides consolidated branch services for network edge and device edge protection. As part of the Fortinet Security Fabric, these solutions also receive real-time application and threat intelligence updates to protect against zero-day threats.

Together with Fortinet, NTT is able to provide the following key benefits to their customers:

• Centralized management for the entire branch: Organizations can manage both their WAN Edge and LAN from a central location, which consolidates the entire branch operations and improves visibility, control, and operational efficiency.
• Automation-driven operations: As part of its Secure SD-WAN solution, Fortinet offers zero-touch provisioning, which eliminates the need for local configuration even at remote office locations, reducing the need for additional IT personnel.
• Integrated Security: Advanced security features such as next-generation firewall, antivirus, web filtering, intrusion prevention and application control are integrated into the FLET’s SDx service to protect enterprise networks.

“Through our Secure SD-WAN and SD-Branch solutions, Fortinet is positioned to support NTT West as it delivers a flexible, agile solution to customers,” said John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO of Fortinet. “By leveraging a security-driven networking approach, Fortinet’s solution addresses multiple uses cases and can grow with businesses as they require further connectivity to multiple clouds, open new branch offices, and adapt to digital innovation requirements.”

Additional Resources

• Learn how service providers are delivering value to their customers with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN here.
• Learn more about Fortinet Secure SD-Branch here.
• Find out how the Fortinet Security Fabric platform delivers broad, integrated, and automated protection across an organization’s entire digital infrastructure.
• Learn more about FortiGuard Labs and the FortiGuard Security Services portfolio.
• Engage in our Fortinet user community (Fuse). Share ideas and feedback, learn more about our products and technology, or connect with peers.
• Learn more about Fortinet’s Network Security Expert program, Network Security Academy program, and FortiVet program.
• Follow Fortinet on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.

About Fortinet
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers our customers with complete visibility and control across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric platform can address the most critical security challenges and protect data across the entire digital infrastructure, whether in networked, application, multi-cloud or edge environments. Fortinet ranks #1 in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 440,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. Both a technology company and a learning company, the Fortinet Network Security Expert (NSE) Institute has one of the largest and broadest cybersecurity training programs in the industry. Learn more at http://www.fortinet.com, the Fortinet Blog, or FortiGuard Labs.

Source:
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/05/06/2028472/0/en/NTT-West-Chooses-Fortinet-Secure-SD-WAN-and-SD-Branch-to-Deliver-Security-Driven-Networking-Services.html

Cybercriminals Are Exploiting the Rapid Change to Our Digital World

An unprecedented number of unprotected users and devices are now online with one or two people in every home connecting remotely to work through the internet. Simultaneously there are children at home engaged in remote learning and the entire family is engaged in multi-player games, chatting with friends as well as streaming music and video. FortiGuard Labs is observing this perfect storm of opportunity being exploited by cybercriminals as the Threat Report on the Pandemic highlights:

• A surge in Phishing Attacks: FortiGuard Labs research shows an average of about 600 new phishing campaigns every day. The content is designed to either prey on the fears and concerns of individuals or pretend to provide essential information on the current pandemic. The phishing attacks range from scams related to helping individuals deposit their stimulus for Covid-19 tests, to providing access to Chloroquine and other medicines or medical device, to providing helpdesk support for new teleworkers. In addition to scams targeting adults, some phishing attacks target children with offers of online games and free movies, or even access to credit cards to buy online games or shop online. 

• Phishing Scams Are Just the Start: While the attacks start with a phishing attack, their end goal is to steal personal information or even target businesses through teleworkers. Majority of the phishing attacks contain malicious payloads – including ransomware, viruses, remote access trojans (RATs) designed to provide criminals with remote access to endpoint systems, and even RDP (remote desktop protocol) exploits. 

• A Sudden Spike in Viruses: The first quarter of 2020 has documented a 17% increase in viruses for January, a 52% increase for February and an alarming 131% increase for March compared to the same period in 2019. The significant rise in viruses is mainly attributed to malicious phishing attachments. Multiple sites that are illegally streaming movies that were still in theatres secretly infect malware to anyone who logs on. Free game, free movie, and the attacker is on your network.
• Risks for IoT Devices magnify: As users are all connected to the home network, attackers have multiple avenues of attack that can be exploited targeting devices including computers, tablets, gaming and entertainment systems and even online IoT devices such as digital cameras, smart appliances – with the ultimate goal of finding a way back into a corporate network and its valuable digital resources. 
• Ransomware like attack to disrupt business: If the device of a remote worker can be compromised, it can become a conduit back into the organization’s core network, enabling the spread of malware to other remote workers. The resulting business disruption can be just as effective as ransomware targeting internal network systems for taking a business offline. Since helpdesks are now remote, devices infected with ransomware or a virus can incapacitate workers for days while devices are mailed in for reimaging. 

Solutions and Countermeasures

Organizations should take measures to protect their remote workers and help them secure their devices and home networks. Consider adopting the same strategy for cyber viruses that we are adopting in the real world. Cyber social distancing is all about recognizing risks and keeping our distance. Isolation is all about segmenting networks and quarantining the malware from spreading across the network. Here are a few critical steps to consider:

Endpoint Security: Endpoint Security provides a VPN client to ensure that remote traffic remains secure. For organizations looking for an even more robust endpoint security solution a EDR solution provides advanced, real-time threat protection for endpoints both pre and post-infection, in addition to robust antivirus technologies installed at the kernel to detect and prevent malware infection, it can also respond to device breaches in real-time by detecting and defusing potential threats before they have the chance to compromise the system. 

Connectivity: VPN connections can be run and managed independently, organizations with large numbers of remote workers may need the addition of an Enterprise Management Server solution. An EMS solution can securely and automatically share information between endpoint and the network, push out software updates, and assign security profiles to endpoints. 

Access to Cloud Applications: Driving all traffic through a VPN tunnel can actually have a doubling impact on network traffic. In addition to all of the remote workers connecting into the network, the network will also need to manage all of the outbound connections to cloud services. However, since this traffic will not be run through the organization’s edge security solutions, these direct connections will require a cloud-based security solution.  Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) will provide visibility, compliance, data security, and threat protection for access to SaaS and other cloud-based services being used by an organization.

Network Access Control: Cybercriminals intend to exploit this rapid transition to a teleworker strategy by hoping to get overlooked by masquerading as a legitimate corporate end-user or IoT device, or by hijacking a legitimate device. Network Access Control tools can see and identify everything connected to the network, as well as control those devices and users, including dynamic, automated responses. Network Access Control enables IT teams to see every device and user as they join the network, combined with the ability to limit devices access in the network, and automatically react to devices that fall out of policy within seconds.

Network Segmentation: Network segmentation ensures that devices, users, workflows, and applications can be isolated to prevent unauthorized access and data loss, as well as to limit exposure if there is a breach at the network perimeter. Next Generation Firewall enables segmentation at the network perimeter further this can be enhanced using an Internal Segmentation Firewall.

Zero-Trust Network Access: The best security posture during this period is to consider that every user and device has already been compromised. 

Combining all of the solutions outlined above organizations can ensure that devices and users are limited to access network resources they require to do their job, and nothing more.

Source:
https://www.expresscomputer.in/news/fortinet-advises-cyber-distancing-and-network-isolation-to-protect-organizations-from-cyberattacks/54696/