Fortinet
By Fortinet, Inc.
Fortinet is a cybersecurity company best known for its FortiGate line of next-generation firewalls and its broader Security Fabric platform, which unifies networking and security functions across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments.
Definition
Fortinet is a cybersecurity company best known for its FortiGate line of next-generation firewalls and its broader Security Fabric platform, which unifies networking and security functions across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments.
Overview
Fortinet's core product, FortiGate, is a next-generation Firewall built around custom security processing units (SPUs) designed to accelerate deep packet inspection and threat detection without the performance overhead typical of software-only firewalls. This hardware-accelerated approach has made FortiGate popular in high-throughput environments such as data centers and service provider networks. Beyond the firewall line, Fortinet's Security Fabric strategy ties together secure networking (SD-WAN), endpoint protection (FortiClient/FortiEDR), and security operations (FortiSIEM, FortiSOAR) under a common management and threat intelligence layer, aiming for the same kind of platform consolidation pursued by rivals like Palo Alto Networks. Fortinet is particularly well known in the networking and telecom space for combining SD-WAN capabilities directly into its firewall appliances, an approach often referred to as secure SD-WAN, which reduces the number of separate devices needed at branch office locations. It is often mentioned alongside Cisco Umbrella in this space.
Key Features
- FortiGate next-generation firewalls with custom security processing units
- Security Fabric architecture unifying networking and security products
- Secure SD-WAN combining networking and firewall functions in one appliance
- FortiEDR and FortiClient for endpoint protection
- FortiSIEM and FortiSOAR for security operations and automation
- Hardware-accelerated deep packet inspection for high-throughput environments
- Strong presence in telecom, service provider, and branch-office networking