Fortinet

Fortinet is a cybersecurity company that sells products and services for protecting networks, users, devices and applications. Its approach is built around the Fortinet Security Fabric, which links separate security tools into one managed environment.

What Fortinet offers

• Firewalls — FortiGate appliances, including models that combine local enforcement with cloud-delivered security.
• Secure networking — SD-WAN and wired and wireless network security for branch, campus and edge sites.
• Unified SASE — cloud-delivered networking and security for a hybrid workforce.
• Endpoint protection — FortiEndpoint, including detection and response tools.
• Security operations — FortiSOAR automation for security teams, plus threat research from FortiGuard Labs.

Who it works with

Enterprises with hybrid IT estates, including operational technology environments, that want networking and security handled together.

Key facts

• Security Fabric: an architecture that connects Fortinet products and third-party technologies
• Custom chips: develops its own ASICs for networking and security hardware
• Recent activity: acquired Virtue AI to add AI protection