Fortinet introduces Secure SD-WAN for Multi-Cloud
Fortinet has unveiled a new SD-WAN (software-defined wide-area networking) solution for organizations with a multi-cloud strategy.
The company said that the move is a way to ease the pressure on enterprises that lack expertise and IT specialists to establish secure and reliable connectivity betw... Read more
Fortinet acquires cloud security company Opaq
Fortinet acquires Opaq Networks in order to strengthen its network security. The acquisition of Opaq Networks should help Fortinet secure both local offices and data centers.
The acquisition of Opaq makes it possible to offer a complete Secure Access Service Edge platform, also known as SASE. Ex... Read more
Fortinet introduces AI appliance for rapid threat detection
Fortinet introduces a new appliance that uses deep neural networks to detect cyber threats in less than a second. The new appliance is called FortiAI and should solve a number of problems encountered by security professionals.
FortiAI's deep neural networks mimic people's work to make complex de... Read more
Fortinet announces FortiOS 6.4, focus on automation
Fortinet has made the new version of the FortiOS operating system generally available, version 6.4. The release comes with 350 new features, with a strong focus on automation, and building on integrations.
More artificial intelligence (AI) can now be found in the operating system. With this, For... Read more
Half of industrial companies ill-equipped for cyber attack
No less than half of industrial companies are not well prepared for possible cyber attacks. This is evident from a study that Fortinet commissioned from Forrester Consulting.
Due to increasing digitisation, these companies are more vulnerable than ever. The companies recognise the importance of ... Read more
‘Security in 2020 revolves around AI and counter-espionage’
What will the security landscape look like in 2020? Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs team has made some predictions about this. According to the FortiGuard Labs team, next year's security landscape will be defined by artificial intelligence (AI) and counter-espionage.
AI and counter-espionage can pla... Read more
Fortinet: shipping industry should hurry with improving cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is a basic necessity for every business sector
today. This also applies to the maritime sector. Not only for commercial cargo
shipping, but also for so-called 'superyachts'. Yet, according to Fortinet, the
state of cybersecurity within this sector is quite worrying. New policy
measure... Read more
Number of cyber attacks reached record heights in the past quarter
Attack traffic reached a record high in the second quarter of 2019. That's what Fortinet's Global Threat Landscape Report says. Attack traffic increased by almost 4 percent compared to the same period a year earlier.
Especially in the area of malware and exploits there was more activity, according t... Read more
Hackers can steal business secrets through vulnerabilities in popular corporate VPNs
Security researchers Orange Tsai and Meh Chang have found several vulnerabilities in popular business VPN services. The errors can be misused to secretly break into business networks, thus stealing business secrets.
The vulnerabilities were found in the services of three major business VPN providers... Read more
Fortinet launches security for WAN and network edge
Fortinet has presented a new solution for branch offices that provides comprehensive protection for the edge of the WAN and access network. This concerns Secure SD Branch, which allows organisations to make use of network functionality that is driven by security.
Secure SD Branch extends the securi... Read more