Fortinet Enhances Real-Time Network Security Operating System for Enterprise Empowerment

Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in cybersecurity driving convergence of networking and security, has unveiled significant upgrades to its FortiOS operating system and other key enhancements to the Fortinet Security Fabric platform.

The latest version of FortiOS, the sole operating system that seamlessly integrates networking and security functions, along with Security Fabric updates, brings forth new generative AI, data protection, managed services, and unified agent features.

Ken Xie, Founder, Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer at Fortinet, expressed pride in the company’s commitment to fortifying customer networks through the convergence of networking and security. He highlighted the remarkable growth of FortiOS, which stands as the world’s most powerful real-time network security operating system, capable of simplifying management across various domains, including content, applications, users, devices, data, and locations.

FortiOS 7.6 introduces several enhancements aimed at empowering customers to mitigate risks, reduce complexity, and enhance user experience across their networks:

• Enhanced capabilities in areas such as Secure SD-WAN, secure access service edge (SASE), zero-trust network access (ZTNA), automation, provisioning, remote browser isolation, and digital experience monitoring (DEM).
• Integration of FortiAI (formerly Fortinet Advisor) within Fortinet’s central data lake, FortiAnalyzer, and unified management console, FortiManager, for improved threat analysis, response, and streamlined network and security operations.
• Strengthened data protection features ensuring centralized data protection and enforcement points across the network, facilitating a comprehensive data loss prevention (DLP) strategy.
• Integration of endpoint detection and response (EDR) features into FortiClient, Fortinet’s unified agent, offering ransomware protection, behavior-based detections, automated response, deeper visibility, control, and ZTNA remote access capabilities.

Fortinet’s dedication to integrating its portfolio across one operating system, coupled with investments in custom ASICs, has delivered tangible benefits across various areas including firewall, segmentation and ZTNA, OT/IoT/Edge security, unified SASE, and AI-driven security operations.

The Fortinet Security Fabric platform converges networking and security through one operating system (FortiOS), one unified agent (FortiClient), one management console (FortiManager), and one data lake (FortiAnalyzer), offering secure networking, unified SASE, and AI-driven security operations.

Fortinet’s extensive integrated product coverage, combined with open APIs and a vast technology alliance partner ecosystem, ensures customers can build a platform tailored to their unique needs, driving maximum value from the Fortinet Security Fabric.