Fortinet Next-generation firewall

Firewalls have evolved beyond simple packet filtering and stateful inspection. Most companies are deploying next-generation firewalls to block modern threats such as advanced malware and application-layer attacks.

According to Gartner, Inc.’s definition, a next-generation firewall must include:

• Standard firewall capabilities like stateful inspection
• Integrated intrusion prevention
• Application awareness and control to see and block risky apps
• Upgrade paths to include future information feeds
• Techniques to address evolving security threats

While these capabilities are increasingly becoming the standard for most companies, NGFWs can do more.

Unified Threat Management

Connecting new employees, new offices, new devices, and new applications together is a challenge for a growing business— doing it easily, securely, and affordably is vital to fuel growth. Further, at a certain point, growing businesses often find that basic communications services (voice, email, etc.) provided by a local service provider are no longer cost-effective and should be brought in-house.

A Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for UTM

 

For the 8th time, Gartner has named Fortinet a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for UTM. Fortinet continues to set the cadence in the UTM market with the largest market share and the largest base of certified channel partners for UTM technology.