Fortinet and Linksys joint venture delivers security to home offices
The new initiative aims to make remote hybrid and home working more secure.
Fortinet and Linksys have announced a new joint venture for those who work away from their office. The new package aims to give enterprises a smoother and more efficient way to enable work-from-home networks. The ventur...
Fortinet announces new firewalls for 5G and SASE
Fortinet has announced two new firewalls. The FortiGate 7121F is a next-generation firewall intended for 5G networks, and the FortiExtender 511F-5G can connect to Fortinet's Secure SD-WAN technology via 5G.
With the FortiGate 7121F, Fortinet aims to add its Security Fabric to private and public ...
BT adds Fortinet security to SD-WAN offerings
BT has announced a new service where its global network is complemented by Fortinet's SD-WAN security. This will allow users to take advantage of the extensive capabilities offered by SD-WAN without having to worry about its security.
BT has offered an SD-WAN product for some time and says that ...
FBI: Fortinet FortiOS vulnerabilities are actively exploited
US agencies warn that advanced persistent threat groups are exploiting Fortinet FortiOS vulnerabilities to compromise government and commercial organizations that use it. Last week, the FBI and the US Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned in a PDF that cybercriminals are scanni...
Fortinet and Linksys collaborate to secure home offices
Fortinet and Linksys have announced a collaboration to better secure home offices. To this end, cybersecurity company Fortinet is investing 75 million dollars in the network equipment manufacturer.
The two companies want to add the security and capabilities of enterprise equipment to Linksys' wi...
Fortinet acquires company for IT monitoring
Fortinet has acquired Panopta. Panopta is a company that creates software to keep track of the status of all the devices managed by an organisation. Fortinet wants to incorporate the functionality in its own offerings.
In a blog post, Fortinet writes about the details of the takeover. The compan...
Hacker publishes exploits of Fortinet’s FortiGate VPNs
The hacker leaked sensitive details citing Fortinet SSL VPNs vulnerability on a prominent hacker forum.
A hacker using the alias “pumpedkicks” published a large list of one-line exploits of around 50,000 Fortinet FortiGate IPs containing a path traversal vulnerability classified as CVE-2018-...
Fortinet claims a significant speed increase in new firewall
Fortinet has announced a new firewall. The FortiGate 2600F is built for security-driven networking and, according to the company, is many times faster than competitors' offerings.
Fortinet has equipped the FortiGate 2600F with an NP7 processor and a CP9 coprocessor. According to Fortinet, the NP...
GTT wants to connect multinationals with own network and SD-WAN
GTT is working hard to become one of the largest SD-WAN suppliers in the world. It's not doing this by developing SD-WAN hardware, but by delivering and managing a solid SD-WAN solution. The company challenges the current market with its own worldwide Tier 1-network and SD-WAN solution.
To get a...
Telcos expect high revenue from 5G, but security is a challenge
Report highlights the security threats posed by 5G.
The global telecommunications industry is bullish on the eventual profitability of their planned 5G networks. However, a new report from the cybersecurity firm Fortinet indicates that those profits will come along with increased security risks...
Schneider Electric joins forces with Fortinet partnership
Schneider Electric and Fortinet have combined their resources to form a partnership intended to provide cybersecurity solutions. The aim is to address the unique needs of operational technology networks.
The terms of this agreement indicate that Schneider Electric will integrate Fortinet’s fir...
Fortinet releases new 4400F firewall for data centers
Fortinet has launched a network firewall for hyperscale data centers and 5G networks. The FortiGate 4400F uses an NP7 network processor. Fortinet is looking to further expand its portfolio with this firewall.
Hyperscale data centers and cloud providers can benefit from the FortiGate 4400F. It is...