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FortiGate consolidated security platforms deliver unmatched performance and protection while simplifying your network. Fortinet offers models to satisfy any deployment requirement from the FortiGate-30 series for small offices to the FortiGate-5000 series for very large enterprises, service providers and carriers. FortiGate platforms combine the FortiOS™ security operating system with FortiASIC processors and latest-generation CPUs to other hardware to provide a comprehensive, high-performance security. Each FortiGate includes the widest range of security and networking functions on the market, including:

• Firewall, VPN, and Traffic Shaping
• Intrusion Prevention (IPS)
• Antivirus/Antispyware/Antimalware
• Integrated Wireless Controller
• Application Control
• IPv6 Support
• Web Filtering
• Antispam
• VoIP Support
• Layer 2/3 routing
• WAN Optimization & Web Caching

FortiGate appliances provide enterprise-class protection against network, content, and application-level threats. Dynamic updates from the FortiGuard Labs global threat research team ensure your systems are protected against the latest threats. FortiGate platforms incorporate sophisticated networking features, such as high availability (active/active, active/passive) for maximum network uptime, and virtual domain (VDOM) capabilities to separate various networks requiring different security policies.

Fortinet's multi-threat security systems enable healthcare organizations to secure their networks and maintain compliance with critical regulations such as HIPAA while maintaining transparent operation for doctors and healthcare professionals. Powered by Specialized FortiASIC™ processors purpose-built for content and network processing, FortiGate® systems provide full, multi-layered security that scales from remote-office appliances to multi-gigabit core network or data center platforms. Every FortiGate system offers complete threat protection within a single solution: firewall, intrusion prevention system (IPS), VPN, traffic shaping, antivirus, antispyware, antispam, web content filtering, and application control. The available FortiManager™ and FortiAnalyzer™ management and reporting appliances enable centralized control of any size deployment, including vulnerability assessment and logging/archiving for regulatory compliance. And Fortinet database security and compliance products offer centrally-managed database hardening; fast, comprehensive policy compliance; and vulnerability assessment for improved data security across the organization. 

Fortinet Healthcare Benefits 

• FortiGate systems provide scalable, comprehensive privacy protection for sensitive patient records against network-level and content-level threats without degrading performance of critical applications, network availability, or uptime.
• FortiGuard® Security Subscription Services provides continuous, automatic updates for antivirus/antimalware, intrusion prevention, Web filtering, and antispam functionality to help safeguard patient privacy concerns.
• Comprehensive security and privacy policies in FortiDB database security products address the large regulatory burden that HIPAA places on organizations that deal with certain types of health-related information, including security of electronic protected health information (ePHI)..
• FortiDB database security products support policies and procedures safeguarding database storage of electronic media containing patient information with capture of accurate and complete records to conduct audits for site visits of facilities, with standard HIPAA compliance reports out-of-the-box
• Easily-managed platforms with integrated, multi-threat protection reduce healthcare management burden and capital expenditures for lower TCO.
• FortiClient PC™ end-point security agents provide comprehensive, centrally-managed security for remote personal computers and mobile laptops, reducing the risk of laptops containing potentially unencrypted personally identifiable health information in home health care and other off-site usage..
• Available FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer appliances ease management and help regulatory compliance with extensive logging and archiving capabilities, further mitigating risks for protecting electronic health information.
• Available Fortinet database security and compliance products protect critical database resources with hundreds of pre-installed policies covering standard industry and government requirements and security best practices, including compliance reporting for important regulations such as HIPAA.
• Extensive virtual domain and security zone capabilities deliver fine-grained control of network and application access without impacting busy doctors and healthcare professionals.
• Traffic shaping and application control (e.g., IM and P2P) preserve network bandwidth and help control inappropriate network usage.
• Simple per-device/unlimited-users licensing reduces costs for tight health provider budgets.
• Any and all security functions available on every FortiGate system for easy addition to existing solutions and incremental deployment without additional investment in hardware or software.

UTM Features: 

• Firewall
• Antivirus/Antispyware
• Vulnerability Management
• VPN
• Antispam
• Wireless LAN Controller
• IPS
• Data Loss Prevention
• IPv6 dynamic Routing
• Web Filtering
• WAN Optimization
• SSL Inspection
• Application Control
• Endpoint Protection

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Fortinet's multi-threat security systems enable financial institutions to secure their networks and maintain compliance with critical regulations such as PCI-DSS, SOX, and GLBA. Powered by Specialized FortiASIC™ processors purpose-built for content and network processing, FortiGate® systems provide full, multi-layered security that scales from remote-office appliances to multi-gigabit core network or data center platforms. Every FortiGate system offers complete threat protection within a single solution: firewall, intrusion prevention system (IPS), VPN, traffic shaping, antivirus, antispyware, antispam, web content filtering, and application control. The available FortiManager™ and FortiAnalyzer™ management and reporting appliances enable centralized control of any size deployment, including vulnerability assessment and logging/archiving for regulatory compliance. And Fortinet database security and compliance products offer centrally-managed database hardening; fast, comprehensive policy compliance; and vulnerability assessment for improved data security across the enterprise. 

Fortinet Benefits for Financial Services 

• FortiGate systems provide scalable, comprehensive protection against network-level and content-level threats without degrading performance of critical applications, network availability, or uptime.
• FortiGuard® Security Subscription Services provides continuous, automatic updates for antivirus/antimalware, intrusion prevention, Web filtering, and antispam functionality to keep financial services firms ahead of the latest threats.
• Easily-managed platforms with integrated, multi-threat protection reduce management burden and capital expenditures for lower TCO.
• Available Fortinet database security and compliance products protect critical database resources with hundreds of pre-installed policies covering standard industry and government requirements and security best practices, including compliance reporting for important regulations such as PCI-DSS, SOX, and GLBA.
• FortiClient PC™ end-point security agents provide comprehensive, centrally-managed security for remote personal computers and mobile laptops.
• Available FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer appliances ease management and help regulatory compliance with extensive logging and archiving capabilities.
• Extensive virtual domain and security zone capabilities for fine-grained control of network and application access.
• Traffic shaping and application control (e.g., IM and P2P) preserve network bandwidth and help control inappropriate network usage.
• Simple per-device/unlimited-users licensing reduces costs.
• Any and all security functions available on every FortiGate system for easy addition to existing solutions and incremental deployment without additional investment in hardware or software.

Download the Financial Services Case Study here

US Federal government networks have experienced dramatic increases in "content-based" network security attacks including viruses, worms, spy-ware and Trojans as the need for multi-agency communication has increased under the Network Centric model. 

Fortinet's FortiGate appliances correlate all attack instances through layer-7 of the OSI model to prevent blended, Zero-Day, application level and insider-attacks that legacy layer 3 security products cannot defend you against. Enterprise-wide, centralized and distributed policy enforcement with Fortinet's FortiManager platform and detailed logging, reporting and statistical analysis with FortiAnalyzer appliances, across single enclaves, or for multiple communities of interest, allow for intuitive security theater management. 

The Problem:

• This trend is expected to continue as organizations turn increasingly to real-time communications including Web applications and instant messaging as the means to remain responsive and productive in the Network Centric Warfare environment supported in today's US Federal mainstream.

• Unfortunately, conventional network protection systems such as firewalls and host-based antivirus software lack the dedicated hardware processing required to perform the content reassembly and application-level screening necessary to detect these threats without imposing unacceptable delays on real-time network applications.

• As a result, most organizations are dangerously exposed to content based attacks from real-time web, email and peer to peer traffic. Their layer 3 or deep-packet-inspection firewalls cannot effectively protect them from layer 7 attacks and have been reduced to an incomplete component of a defense in depth architecture. Adding layered devices has increased network security complexity while sending the management cost and latency to all time high levels.

 Solutions: 

• To defend US Federal networks, Fortinet performs Complete Content Inspection - (CCI) at layers 1-7 of the OSI stack protecting vital voice, video & data network communications using Forti-ASIC acceleration to deliver secure multi-gigabit performance.
• Traffic is cleaned of any malicious content effectively eliminating application level attacks. Fortigate appliances and systems correlate attack instances using signatures, heuristics, anomaly and activity detection mechanisms to stop blended, Zero-Day, and insider attacks while blocking and logging dangerous P2P and IM traffic if desired. FortiGuard subscriptions services provide real-time updates for all signatures and attack defenses.
• The Fortinet FortiGate appliance series integrate a powerful application-proxy firewall, a dynamic intrusion prevention system (IPS) and an industry leading content filtering system with the World's fastest antivirus protection in support of U.S. US Federal Government network and host security requirements.
• By combining true "Best-of-Breed" network security technology in an award winning series of ASIC-accelerated appliances, Fortinet exacts the ultimate security posture and delivers cost effective security-policy-management and control of critical U.S. US Federal Government network and host assets across any size theater of operation.
• From the smallest enclave or "community-of-interest" protection application to large-scale, geographically-dispersed multi-agency implementations, Fortinet's products deliver scalable high-speed protection from today's more sophisticated attacks.
• Fortinet's Fortigate products have proven themselves in high-performance tactical and traditional performance applications for U.S. Department of Defense, civilian and intelligence community customers.

Fortinet's ASIC-accelerated FortiGate™ multi-threat security systems enable educational institutions to secure their networks affordably without sacrificing the ease of access that students need for effective learning. They address the key network protection needs of educational institutions with real-time scanning of email, IM, Web and file transfer content at the network edge to block viruses, worms and other inappropriate and malicious content. In addition, every FortiGate system includes built-in intrusion prevention, firewall, VPN, antivirus, Web content filtering, antispam,and traffic shaping functionality in one easy to install, maintain and update unit. The available FortiManager™ and FortiAnalyzer™ centralized management and reporting appliances make it easy to secure thousands of desktops and laptops without overloading the IT budget or personnel. Extensive virtual domain and security zone capabilities enable administrators to craft policies specific to each department without sacrificing the performance of critical educational applications or access to necessary internal and external resources. And the CIPA-certified FortiGuard® Web Filtering Subscription Service helps schools and libraries attain compliance with HR4577. 

• FortiGate systems provide cost-effective, comprehensive protection against threats, inappropriate content, and misuse of network resources without degrading performance of critical educational applications, network availability, or uptime.
• FortiGuard® Security Subscription Services provides continuous, automatic updates for antivirus/antimalware, intrusion prevention, Web filtering, and antispam functionality to keep educational institutions ahead of the latest threats.
• URL-filtering backed by industry-leading, CIPA-certified Web ratings database with over two billion rated pages offers comprehensive protection against malicious sites and inappropriate content.
• IM and P2P screening through traffic shaping and application control preserves network bandwidth and help control non-educational network usage.
• Easily-managed appliances with integrated, multi-threat protection reduce management burden and capital expenditures for lower TCO.
• FortiClient PC™ end-point security agents provide comprehensive, centrally-managed security for student personal computers and mobile laptops.
• Available FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer appliances ease management and help regulatory compliance with extensive logging and archiving capabilities.
• Extensive virtual domain and security zone capabilities for fine-grained control of network and application access (e.g., by department, by building, by room or floor, etc.).
• Simple per-device/unlimited-users licensing reduces costs.
• Any and all security functions available on every appliance for easy addition to existing solutions.

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