Fortinet Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™:

Fortinet stands as the global leader in firewall shipments, commanding over 50% of the worldwide market and serving more than 775,000 customers around the globe. Today, our leadership in the industry received further validation with the announcement that Fortinet has been named a leader in Forrester's Q4 2024 Wave for Enterprise Firewall Solutions.

 This recognition underscores the robust capabilities of our FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) solutions, designed to equip organizations with advanced networking and security features to address the ever-evolving threat landscape of modern digital environments.

FortiGate NGFWs integrate proprietary ASIC technology with a unified operating system, FortiOS, to consolidate networking and security functionalities into a single, high-performance device. These features include AI-driven security, SD-WAN capabilities, and zero-trust network access (ZTNA). As a core component of the Fortinet Security Fabric, our unified cybersecurity platform delivers a comprehensive framework to secure and manage hybrid networks effectively.

This distinctive approach is reflected in Fortinet’s leadership recognition, which includes earning the highest possible score of 5/5 in 10 criteria: Automation Efficacy, DNS Security, Partner Ecosystem, Performance and Optimization, Pricing Flexibility and Transparency, Revenue, SD-WAN, Supporting Services and Offerings, Traffic Decryption, and ZTE/SASE.

FortiGate NGFW and FortiGuard AI-Powered Security Services

The increase of connected devices has changed the cybersecurity landscape, and traditional perimeter security is no longer sufficient to protect against today’s advanced threats. Organizations require more sophisticated enterprise firewall solutions to support secure virtual and cloud resources and provide centralized policy management across various security controls.

FortiGate NGFWs protect data, assets, and users across today’s hybrid environments, including the growing volume of data-rich traffic and cloud-based applications. Backed by FortiGuard AI-Powered Security Services, FortiGate also protects your network against cyberattacks and mitigates security risks. FortiGate is available in a variety of form factors, hardware, virtual, and as-a-service, so customers have the flexibility they need to protect all elements of their hybrid environment.

Here are a few FortiGate competitive differentiators:

Networking and security convergence

The Fortinet Secure Networking approach converges networking and security into one platform, helping eliminate the need for point products. This defends highly dynamic environments from sophisticated threats using the power of AI while improving productivity and the user experience.

Integrated SD-WAN and zero-trust edge

FortiGate integrates SD-WAN and zero-trust edge for a unified approach to securing the expanding edge of today’s networks. By combining advanced SD-WAN capabilities with a comprehensive SASE portfolio, Fortinet can provide robust security across hybrid network environments. FortiOS delivers SD-WAN, cloud access service broker, ZTNA, and secure web gateway in flexible deployment options, simplifying management, reducing costs, and delivering exceptional ROI.

Traffic decryption capabilities

Because most internet traffic is now encrypted, security risks have escalated. Fortinet transport layer security (TLS) decryption capabilities effectively secure hybrid environments and safeguard sensitive data across all network edges. Fortinet solutions can detect and mitigate threats that would otherwise remain hidden by intercepting and decoding encrypted traffic.

DNS filtering

The FortiGuard DNS Filtering Service is seamlessly integrated with FortiGate NGFWs, harnessing machine learning and shared threat intelligence to neutralize DNS-based threats. Key features include:

• Versatile DNS server functionality that supports IPv4 and IPv6
• Analysis of billions of domains daily, powered by AI and machine learning (ML)
• DNS categorization into 90+ groups for granular control
• Comprehensive protection with safe search and anti-domain generation algorithm (DGA) capabilities

The Fortinet Security Fabric: Unifying Protection in a Connected World

FortiGate NGFWs and FortiGuard AI-Powered Security Services are key components of the Fortinet Security Fabric. This unified platform covers the entire attack surface, enabling broad, integrated, and automated security across devices, data, and applications.

• Unified security: The Security Fabric seamlessly integrates with Fortinet solutions and over 390 Fabric-Ready partners, providing centralized control and visibility.
• Intelligent operations: Leveraging ML and automation, Fortinet delivers high-performance security at scale, enhancing security operations center (SOC) efficiency and incident response.
• Advanced analytics: Driven by generative AI, FortiAnalyzer offers user-friendly, security information and event management and security orchestration, automation, and response capabilities, automating critical processes from ticketing to resolution.
• 24x7 managed services: Integrated extended detection and response, managed detection and response, SOC-as-a-Service, and managed FortiGate services provide round-the-clock threat detection, investigation, and response support.
• Collaborative intelligence: Fortinet actively shares threat insights with industry peers and law enforcement, constantly enhancing our threat detection capabilities.

The extensive Fortinet partner ecosystem boasts more than 700 integrations with 390+ partners, underscoring Fortinet’s commitment to collaboration and flexibility. This interconnected approach enables us to adapt our security solutions to the ever-evolving threat landscape.

Our powerful solutions address the evolving needs of modern enterprises, delivering exceptional performance and reliably detecting and preventing even the most sophisticated cyberattacks.