Fortinet Reviews

Fortinet is a global cybersecurity company founded in 2000 by brothers Ken and Michael Xie. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA, it has grown into a major player in the network security industry, serving over 610,000 customers worldwide, including a majority of the Fortune 500. Initially known for its flagship FortiGate hardware firewalls, Fortinet pioneered the concept of Unified Threat Management (UTM), integrating multiple security functions into a single appliance. Today, its core offering is the Fortinet Security Fabric, a broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity platform designed to protect networks, endpoints, applications, and cloud environments. Key product lines include FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), FortiWeb (Web Application Firewall), FortiClient (Endpoint Security), FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiSIEM, FortiEDR, and various cloud security solutions (FortiGate Cloud, FortiWeb Cloud WaaS). Fortinet targets a wide range of customers, from small businesses to large enterprises and government agencies, offering scalable solutions tailored to different needs. Unique selling points include the breadth and integration of its Security Fabric platform, its custom-designed Security Processing Units (SPUs) for high performance, AI-driven threat intelligence from FortiGuard Labs, and a strong focus on both hardware appliances and cloud-based security services, including Secure SD-WAN capabilities.