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"While the investigation is ongoing, the results to date suggest that an unauthorized party entered PNI’s systems and was able to deploy malware designed to capture user input on PNI’s servers that support some of its customers’ websites,” said Kirk Saville, a Staples spokesman. A few items to note: 1) once again, a smaller 3rd party was the source of a breach.  don't overlook the security of your partners/providers. 2) although email has been the entry point of choice for many high profile breaches, in this case it appears to have been the (web) servers.  don't lose sight of the importance of securing this vector. 3) a breach can happen to anyone.  make sure you have detection and response tools and processes in place. For more on this incident- https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/09/11/cvs-confirms-data-breach-photo-site-this-summer/xc7mG3YFVgkKLYBQHfrIwI/story.html For more on ways Fortinet can help- http://www.fortinet.com/solutions/advanced-threat-pr

Fortinet Earns Numerous Department of Defense Cybersecurity Certifications Fortinet Delivers Broad Cybersecurity Solutions for Critical Defense Infrastructures SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwired - September 10, 2015) - Fortinet® (FTNT) -- the global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, today announced that 18 distinct FortiGate next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) have been certified and added to the Department of Defense (DoD) Unified Capabilities (UC) Approved Products List (APL). UC APL certification qualifies designated Fortinet products for sale to DoD agencies, based on stringent Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) testing -- a standardized methodology for the secure installation and maintenance of computer software and hardware. The addition of these products to the APL means that the DoD can choose from a wider range of Fortinet firewalls when seeking new technology to address its unique and demanding cybersecurity needs. These latest certificati

A Switch is needed in every clustered Firewall deployment. In this video, Ramesh Padmanabhan, Senior Director of Product Management, explains the basic reasons why connectivity cannot be maintained by just a Firewall alone, even if it has a large number of Network ports. A FortiSwitch can be used anytime a pair of FortiGates are sold as a cluster.

Fortinet Unveils Industry-Leading Security Framework and Partner Ecosystem Designed to Protect Cloud and SDN Data Center Environments Partners Including HP, Ixia, PLUMgrid, Pluribus Networks, Extreme Networks and NTT Collaborate With Fortinet to Advance SDN Security SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwired - September 08, 2015) - Fortinet® (FTNT), the global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, today announced its new Software-Defined Network Security (SDNS) framework -- the first of its kind across the industry -- designed to provide advanced threat protection through the integration of security into the modern, agile data center environment. This new framework provides a clear vision and actionable steps in delivering a comprehensive approach to securing the data center, while providing the most extensible platform for infrastructure integration with technology partners including HP, Ixia, PLUMgrid, Pluribus Networks, Extreme Networks and NTT. SDN Security redefines adv

Fortinet Enables Central Catholic High School, Merced County HSD, Hillsborough County & Cypress-Fairbanks School Districts to Leap Forward with New Learning-based Technologies, Without Compromising Security or Network Performance SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwired - August 27, 2015) - Fortinet® (FTNT) -- the global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, announced today that a number of K-12 school districts and educational institutions across the country are entrusting Fortinet and its partners with the security of their students, teachers and faculty as well as their ability to take leaps forward with new technologies to enrich learning. Working with Fortinet, school districts in Hillsborough County, Florida; Merced County high school district in California; Cypress-Fairbanks ISD in Texas; as well as Central Catholic High School in Pennsylvania, are now able to launch successful technologies and tools to expand the learning environment, while protecting impo

Fortinet Unveils Mid-Range Security Solution Uniquely Designed for Next Generation Edge and Internal Segmentation Firewall Applications New FortiGate-600D Offers Industry's Most Secure, Cost Effective 10 Gigabit Interface and 36Gbps Throughput Appliance to Better Protect Enterprises From Cyber Threats SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwired - August 18, 2015) - Fortinet® (FTNT) -- the global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, today announced the launch of its FortiGate-600D enterprise firewall, the industry's most competitive 10GBps mid-range network security appliance available to protect mid-market and enterprise organizations from advanced cyber attacks.  The new FortiGate-600D delivers five-times better performance compared to competitive solutions, and provides the best price/performance in the industry. The solution is designed to provide superior security and performance for two key use cases:  Deployment as a Next Generation Firewall (NGFW)

If you are interested in using this for you partner and customer engagement, you can down load the video from the vimeo link.

f you are interested in using this for you partner and customer engagement, you can down load the video from the vimeo link.

I am pleased to announce the launch of our much anticipated secure cloud-managed Wi-Fi solution, the FortiAP-S Series. The FortiAP-S Series is a new line of Fortinet Wi-Fi APs, running our award-winning FortiGuard security services directly on every access point.  This is the industry’s most secure cloud-managed enterprise Wi-Fi solution, none of our competitors even come close to this level of security in a cloud-managed AP.  The FortiAP-S Series is a game changer. To be clear, FortiAP-S Series APs are entirely managed by FortiCloud. This gives our customers the best of both worlds – a secure WLAN without needing a FortiGate. For more information on how it works, take a look at our new FortiAP-S Series Deployment Guide. We’ve also created a new Fortinet Secure WLAN Solution Guide. This document sits above the FortiAP-S Series Deployment Guide and provides an overview of our complete Secure WLAN solution, including how we position FortiWiFi, Fort

Leading Analyst Firm Data Identifies Fortinet as Security Market Leader Fortinet has Shipped More Than Two-Million Appliances Since Inception to Global Customers Looking for the Very Best in Cyber Threat Protection SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwired - August 06, 2015) - Fortinet® (FTNT) -- the global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, today highlighted results from International Data Corporation's (IDC) latest Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker report, revealing that Fortinet has shipped more than two-million security appliances since the company's founding in 2000. In addition, IDC reports that Fortinet has shipped more security appliances each year than any other vendor since 2013, and has the largest market share of combined appliance shipments since 2012. This important data reinforces Fortinet's strategy to provide customers across the globe with the most robust platform of integrated, high-performance cybersecurity solutions, from the datace

Fortinet Detects Intrusions, Malware and Malicious Applications that Pose Massive Risk to Businesses, Yet are Going Undetected by Organizations’ Existing Security Frameworks SUNNYVALE, CA – July 28, 2015 – Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global leader in high-performance cyber security solutions, today unveiled its new Cyber Threat Assessment program designed to provide organizations a detailed look into the type and amount of cyber threats posing risks to their networks, yet are going undetected by their existing security solutions. This new offering is part of a broader effort by Fortinet and its FortiGuard Labs threat research team to integrate risk and advisory capabilities with its end-to-end security platform to provide customers greater insight into dynamically changing cyber risks that threaten their businesses.  Program Uncovers Unknown Risks, Provides Immediate Mitigation Strategies Fortinet, in collaboration with a number of key partners, is offering its threat ass

Knowing which applications, users, threats and devices are traversing your network is critical when implementing NGFW firewall controls. Find out how network visibility is often underutilized when creating security policies and how asking the right questions now can prevent headaches in the future.

FortiOS Passes Stringent, Internationally Recognized Common Criteria Testing, Adding to Fortinet's Long List of Third-Party Credentials and Product Validations SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwired - July 22, 2015) - Fortinet® (FTNT) - the global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, today announced that Fortinet's FortiOS 5.0 has achieved Network Devices Protection Profile (NDPP) Common Criteria (CC) certification. Achieving NDPP certification further demonstrates Fortinet's continued commitment to protecting public sector customers across the globe from the ongoing increase in cyber crime.  This achievement marks the eighth certification that the FortiOS and FortiGate product lines have received, dating back to Fortinet's first certification for its FortiOS 2.0 in 2005. The latest Common Criteria certification covers a total of 53 unique FortiGate, FortiWiFi and FortiSwitch hardware appliances, providing significant proof points to validate Fortinet

As application access from within the corporate network give way to more fragmented apps in the cloud, with access via mobile devices, your traditional security perimeter of firewall, VPN, and LAN requires a new model where identity protects beyond the security perimeter. Join David McNeely, Vice President of Strategy for Centrify and Koroush Saraf - Senior Director, Product Management at Fortinet for this live, interactive presentation and demonstration in which you'll learn how you can: • Centrally manage access to on-site and cloud apps• Secure and manage macs and mobile devices from AD• Provide single sign-on to all apps and devices• Secure access to enterprise wired and wireless networks• Leverage security policy tied to AD groups and roles

This demo shows FortiGate service insertion and automation within ACI, and orchestration by the APIC controller. FortiGate device package contains XML metadata describing Fortinet’s security services. Service Graph Templates assign Fortinet services/policies to traffic between Endpoint Groups belonging to the various application templates. Security policies on the Fortinet FortiGate physical or virtual appliances become attribute of ACI Application Network Profiles (ANP). ANPs define application policies and enforce the Layer 4 - 7 traffic through FortiGate for security firewall protection by using a standard programmatic interface.

With the pervasiveness of virtualization and its role in cloud and SDN deployments, what remains front and center is security, privacy and the notion of a zero trust model approach. From VMware PEX in San Francisco, Jonas Tichenor talks with both companies to find out more about the Fortinet VMX virtual appliance for VMware vSphere.

As headlines continue to publicize the latest cybersecurity attack, one thing remains clear, the need for a higher level of enterprise network security.

Dave Finger, Director of Product Marketing, FortinetYes, there are annual studies that calculate the cost of the average data breach. And yes, within weeks of a major data breach the headlines shift from number of records lost to estimated cost. So it is unsurprising, if troubling, that a recent survey of enterprise executives indicated that the #1 thing they are most concerned about protecting from cyber attack is customer data. However, there are other important aspects to making a business case for improving your security posture. This webcast will discuss what we feel you should be concerned about losing and why…and it’s not just customer records that require costly breach notification.

Understand the new model of Firewall – Internal Network Firewall (INFW) that sits at strategic points of the internal network, by viewing this 90 second whiteboard video

In this high stakes world of cyber security, no vertical has more at risk data than federal agencies. Business hacks can certainly be devastating to the bottom line, but an attack on federal data can be a matter of national security. Fortinet continues to grow its reach by not only securing networks but using its valuable threat intelligence to stop cyber attacks in their tracks. Fortinet recently announced a partnership with the Department of Homeland Security which helps the company improve access to the latest cyber threat intelligence and helps strengthen customers worldwide from increasingly sophisticated and potentially damaging threats. Digital Strategist, Jonas Tichenor has more from Washington D.C.

Extending Its Cloud Platform, Fortinet’s FortiGate-VM Helps Secure and Achieve Compliance for Microsoft Azure Enterprise Customers Globally SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – May 6, 2015 – Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in high-performance cyber security solutions, today announced a collaboration with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to provide High-performance Network Security for Microsoft Azure. Fortinet’s unrivaled FortiGate-VM Next Generation Firewall helps enable Azure Enterprise customers to improve security for their cloud-based workloads and meet security and compliance requirements. FortiGate-VM is strategically designed to help customers better mitigate potential blind spots by implementing critical network security controls including bi-directional stateful Firewalling, Intrusion Prevention, Application Control, VPN, along with additional security controls within their Azure Virtual Network.  "As a global leader in IT infrastructure services, Microsoft is an ideal

Major Telecom Operator in Switzerland Chooses Fortinet’s FortiGate Solutions for High Performance Firewall Capabilities, Virtualization, Scalability and Flexibility SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 15, 2015 – Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in high-performance cyber security solutions, today announced that Swisscom (VTX: SCMN), the major telecom operator in Switzerland, has selected FortiGate® high performance data center firewall, FortiManager™ security management appliance and FortiAnalyzer™ network security logging, analysis and reporting solutions to protect vital data center infrastructure. Fortinet’s ability to virtualize high performance firewall capabilities was central to Swisscom’s investment, future proofing the scale and flexibility of security for its service delivery data center. Swisscom is the largest telecom operator in Switzerland, with over 21,000 employees and annual turnover of over 11bn€. The company offers mobile communications, fixed networks, Internet