Fortinet Fosters Security Fabric and Defends Enterprise Access Networks from IoT to the Cloud
Fortinet announces significant additions to their Secure Access Architecture of wired and wireless networking solutions. Cited to compile advanced security with enterprise access layers, the new solution provides seamless protections from IoT (Internet of Things) to the Cloud.
Fortinet also announces the expansion its Security Fabric with 14 new products to broaden its Secure Access Architecture solutions that weave together advanced security with the access layers to provide protections across the expanding attack surface.
Secure Access Architecture solutions offer universal management and policy controls that simplify administration across wired and wireless infrastructures, enabling sophisticated segmentation of devices from critical data.
These flexible access solutions offer options for on premise or hosted deployments, controller or controller-less management, and technologies like 802.11ac Wave II speeds to suit the access and security needs for enterprises of all sizes.
While a majority of businesses are already leveraging the advantages of connected IoT devices, 92% of security professionals are concerned about the security challenges posed by these billions of devices, said in his official release.
“As more BYOD along with millions of new IoT devices attach to corporate networks, defending the access layer is now critical. Applying a fabric approach to enable network segmentation while embedding security within access networks is the only way to secure this rapidly expanding attack surface. The Fortinet Secure Access Architecture enables customers to deliver high speed access and security in a single, integrated solution,” said Rajesh Maurya, Regional Director, India & SAARC, Fortinet.
Fortinet’s Security Fabric Interweaves Security with Access Networks
Fortinet has addressed these challenges with its Secure Access Architecture solutions which encompass the entire access infrastructure across wired and wireless networks. These solutions are intelligently unified within Fortinet’s Security Fabric through FortiOS. This enables the individual components to act and respond as one – all managed through a single pane of glass and leveraging a single source of security updates. These advanced and intuitive capabilities arm IT with universal visibility and control over IoT devices and how they interact with critical enterprise networks.
Availability
One can find a list of the new Secure Access products with specific details and product availability here.
