Researchers warn of critical vulnerability in Fortinet firewalls
Security researchers warn that hundreds of thousands of Fortinet firewalls are vulnerable to cyber attacks. The firewalls have not yet been patched after a critical vulnerability was discovered in June.
According to Bishop Fox, 490,000 affected devices are open to the Internet, some 69% of which... Read more
Fortinet expands as-a-service model FortiFlex
Fortinet is providing its as-a-service model FortiFlex with new capabilities. The program is now available through the AWS Marketplace. This should provide users with more licensing options.
FortifFlex is a suite of solutions for protecting the cloud and other environments. Customers can purchas... Read more
Research: employees lack security knowledge
Fortinet research shows that cybercriminals are increasingly launching targeted attacks against company employees. However, according to more than half of the surveyed decision-makers, employees have insufficient security knowledge, which makes organizations vulnerable.
Attention to proper secu... Read more
Fortinet introduces FortiGate 7081F firewall appliance
Fortinet introduces the FortiGate 7081F Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW). The firewall promises data centers greater threat protection, improved performance and energy efficiency.
The new firewall is a hybrid mesh firewall, which is an integrated security platform that provides protection for ent... Read more
Fortinet updates its security fabric portfolio and FortiManager
Fortinet has given substantial updates to its network security and security fabric portfolio.
Updates to the secure networking portfolio primarily include the FortiManager central management solution. FortiManager now integrates FortiSASE, Fortinet's single-verdor SASE solution. This should prov... Read more
Fortinet updates FortiSASE; SASE from a single vendor
Fortinet has announced updates to its single-vendor Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) product FortiSASE. The new functionality should help companies secure hybrid workers.
The rise of hybrid working means companies need to pay more attention to employee security, including when they move more fr... Read more
New malicious packages found in Python Package Index repository
A threat actor has uploaded three malicious packages to the PyPI (Python Package Index) repository. The packages reportedly drop info-stealing malware on developers' systems.
The threat is significant, according to BleepingComputer, as PyPI is the most widely used repository for Python package... Read more
Fortinet brings FortiGate CNF to AWS
Fortinet is making the FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall available in the AWS Marketplace. This is a managed next-gen firewall for enterprise organizations, tailored for AWS environments.
FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall, or FortiGate CNF for short, was unveiled around re:Invent, AWS' annual confer... Read more
Fortinet posts revenue growth of 30 percent
Fortinet posted a 33 percent revenue increase in the third quarter. Sales totalled €1.17 billion ($1.15 billion). Both products and services grew.
Fortinet presented revenue of €1.17 billion in the third quarterly report of 2022. In the same quarter last year, revenue was still at $887 mill... Read more
FortiSASE delivers cloud-secured SD-WAN connectivity
FortiSASE integrates cloud-delivered SD-WAN connectivity with cloud-delivered security (SSE).
This week Fortinet announced cloud-delivered enhancements to FortiSASE that integrate software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) connectivity with cloud-delivered security to enable flexible secure pr... Read more