FortiGate Overview
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Whether you need to deploy a High Performance Data Center Firewall, an Enterprise Next Generation Firewall or a smaller UTM device for your Distributed Enterprise site or small business, there is a FortiGate physical or virtual appliance to fit your unique Network Security requirements.
10/8/2018: Fortinet Again Named a Leader in the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls. Fortinet believes the recognition validates its visibility and protection across the entire network and distinguishes the company's automated and integrated Security Fabric solution.
You might need to deploy a High Performance Data Center Firewall or perhaps an Enterprise Next Generation Firewall. Or you may need a smaller UTM device for your Distributed Enterprise site or small business.
Whichever you require, there is a FortiGate physical or virtual appliance to fit your unique Network Security requirements.
When you combine the FortiOS™ Operating System with custom FortiASIC™ processors and the latest-generation CPUs you get advanced protection from sophisticated, highly targeted attacks, without becoming a network bottleneck.
Firewalls for your Organization
- The industry's fastest firewall appliance - 160Gbps throughput and multiple 40G, QSFP ports - and firewall chassis with 520 Gbps throughput.
- NSS Labs "Recommended" Next Generation Firewalls with five times more next - generation threat protection performance, more security.
- High switch port density and Power over Ethernet (PoE ) support on smaller UTM appliance delivers secure wired and wireless access and connectivity.
- Cloud-Ready - Multi-tenant / Virtual Domain support, Support for VMware and all major hypervisors, APIs for rapid orchestration, fast integration with 3rd party ecosystems.
Performance
Fortinet's purpose-built hardware and software provide industry-leading performance for the most demanding networking environments. Our integrated architecture provides extremely high throughput and exceptionally low latency, minimizing packet processing while accurately scanning the data for threats. Custom
FortiASIC
™ processors deliver content inspection at multi-Gigabit speeds.
Security
Fortinet delivers a robust set of signature-based, heuristic, and advanced security technologies on top of a core high speed firewall and VPN foundation. These include intrusion prevention, application control, anti-malware, anti-spam, web filtering and more.
Simplify
Fortinet consolidates different network and security functions into a single appliance. This provides a more cost effective deployment, simplified operations and integrated security system.
FortiOS®
Network Security Operating System
FortiOS is a security-hardened, purpose-built Operating System that is the foundation of all FortiGate® network security platforms from our entry-level devices to our most powerful carrier-grade models. FortiOS 5 includes over 150 standard features, and many new enhancements that help fight advanced threats, simplify FortiGate installations and expand threat reporting and management.
Robust Complete Network Security
No matter how large or small your organization is, you face numerous challenges as your network environment, usage patterns and security threats evolve. FortiOS gives you the latest in all-in-one network security protection that�s easy to deploy and�manage. Besides the industry�s best firewall, intrusion protection and VPN,
you get advanced threat protection that fights against Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) and additional features like email filtering, data-loss prevention and vulnerability scanning - a complete Unified Threat Management (UTM) solution for your business.
Flexible Architecture that Adapts with Your Needs
Whether you need a simple firewall or a complete UTM installation, FortiOS gives you the flexibility to easily configure the options you need for your environment. From a single-pane-of-glass, you can set up, manage, and get detailed reporting on your network and security threats, all within minutes.
Virtual Appliances
Consolidated Security for Virtual Environments
FortiGate virtual appliances allow you to mitigate blind spots by implementing critical security controls within your virtual infrastructure. They also allow you to rapidly provision security infrastructure whenever and wherever it is needed. Moreover, FortiGate virtual appliances feature all of the security and networking services common
to traditional hardware-based FortiGate appliances. With the addition of virtual appliances from Fortinet, you can deploy a mix of hardware and virtual appliances, operating together and managed from a common centralized management platform.
Proven Success in Virtual Environments
Fortinet introduced Virtual Domain (VDOM) technology in 2004. Since that time, we have offered virtualized security to service providers and enterprises alike. With the
addition of the virtual appliance form factor, Fortinet now offers greater choice and flexibility to customers by providing the ability to deploy our security solution within an existing virtualized infrastructure.
FortiGate Virtual Appliance Benefits
FortiGate virtual appliances offer protection from a broad array of threats, with support for all of the security and networking services offered by the FortiOS operating system.
In addition, the appliances offer these benefits:
- Increased visibility within virtualized infrastructure
- Rapid deployment capability
- Ability to manage virtual appliances and physical appliances from a single pane of glass management platform
- Simple licensing with no per-user fees
- Support for multiple virtualization platforms