Fortinet has revealed a
networking processor
with the aim of
enabling today’s
largest enterprises to
achieve true internal
segmentation along with
unprecedented scale,
performance, detection
and enforcement
capabilities.
ortinet, a global leader
in broad, integrated and
F automated cybersecurity
solutions, has unveiled the
FortiGate 1800F Next-Generation Firewall
(NGFW) powered by NP7, the company’s
seventh generation network processor,
to enable today’s largest enterprises to
achieve true internal segmentation as well
as unprecedented scale, performance,
detection and enforcement capabilities.
John Maddison, EVP of Products and
CMO at Fortinet, said: “The FortiGate
1800F powered by NP7 has a Security
Compute Rating ranging from 3x to 20x
faster than the comparable product from
our competition. This allows our customers
to deploy FortiGate 1800F as an internal
segmentation firewall and effectively
strengthen their security posture.”
Flat networks fall flat
when attacked
Digital innovation is disrupting enterprise
organisations, creating new services and
business opportunities while also causing
increased risk across all industries.
Explosive adoption of IoT and mobile
devices, as well as applications and
services from multiple clouds, are pushing
the attack surface beyond the traditional
network boundaries. An expanding and
fragmented attack surface is undermining
the ability of network security leaders to
maintain network performance, security,
reliability and availability.
In today’s data centres, many enterprise
architectures have been built on a
high-performance routing and switching
infrastructure without integrating security.
To facilitate flexibility and agility in this type
of environment, networks have become
progressively flatter and more open,
which means security implementation
within the internal network is, in most
cases, basic and limited to Virtual LANs
and Layer 4 access lists. Therefore, in the
event of a security breach, once beyond
the security perimeter, hackers can easily
move about and freely gain access to
credentials, resources and data. More, the
lack of security infrastructure within the
internal network also significantly limits the
enterprise’s visibility into suspicious traffic
behaviours and data flows, which hinders
the ability to detect a breach.
Many have turned to internal
segmentation as a way to regain control
over their burgeoning networks and to
improve visibility and security.
Fortinet unveils
new FortiGate 1800F
to enable high
performance
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