Fortinet elevates high-performance cyber security to the Access layer

26 November 2015 03:20 am Views - 1166

Fortinet’s New Secure Access Architecture Framework delivers advanced security to wireless and wired network Infrastructures while segmenting devices and the network.

Fortinet, the global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, announced details of its new Secure Access Architecture.

This new framework expands Fortinet’s innovative Internal Segmentation cyber security strategy, enabling organizations to seamlessly segment devices and the access layers across wired and wireless networks. The Secure Access Architecture provides a broad platform of integrated, high-performance cyber security solutions that span from the client to the cloud and everything in between.


Access layer demands are expanding
Gartner predicts that there will be 33 billion connected endpoints by the year 2020 with a majority comprised of new “headless” device types driven by the Internet of Things (IoT). The proliferation of devices and applications are posing serious challenges for organizations that need to ensure the protection of their entire network and guard against advanced cybersecurity threats. The alarming gap between the expanding access layer and adequate cyber security protections have been highlighted in Fortinet’s own independent research. 

“As the probable first line of defense for an organization’s infrastructure, the access layer hasn’t received the amount of attention it deserves in regards to cybersecurity,” said Michael Xie, founder, president and chief technology officer at Fortinet. “Leveraging our extensive portfolio of cutting-edge solutions and exceptional engineering capabilities, Fortinet is uniquely positioned to change that.”


Advanced Access engineered with 
powerful protection
Fortinet’s Secure Access Architecture is engineered to deliver integrated protection against data breaches and cybersecurity threats at the access layer, while unifying network operations and administration. This eases the management burden on IT and arms administrators with advanced tools for deep analyticsand reporting, while providing them with a flexible and broad set of access deployment offerings:

Infrastructure: Advanced access technologies for highly mobile environments; this fast and flexible deployment option includes Fortinet’s most advanced security and networkingappliances and services.

Integrated: Unified all-in-one security and access technologies are ideal for organizations seeking hyper scalability andsimplified administration with integrated management of both security and access through a single pane of glass.

Cloud: Controller-less, cloud managed wireless Access Points with integrated Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)capabilities is the ultimate deployment offering for organizations who want integrated security and access managed entirely in the cloud.

Fortinet has been leading the charge with strategic investments and strong momentum in the secure access market. This has been most recently demonstrated by the launch of their innovative FortiAP-S series of wireless LAN access points (AP), the most secure cloud-managed enterprise Wi-Fi solution on the market, featuring FortiGuard, a complete cyber security solution, running directly on the AP.