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Fortiguard® Intrusion Prevention Service

The FortiGuard Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) provides Fortinet customers with the latest defenses against stealthy network-level threats. It uses a customizable database of more than 5,100 known threats to enable FortiGate and FortiWiFi appliances to stop attacks that evade conventional firewall defenses. It also provides behavior-based heuristics, enabling the system to recognize threats for which no signature has yet been developed. The combination of known and unknown threat prevention enables FortiGate systems to stop the most damaging attacks at the network border regardless of whether the network is wired or wireless, or whether it is at corporate headquarters or a branch office. IPS signature updates are provided via the global FortiGuard Network.

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FortiGuard® Intrusion Prevension Service Benefits

  • Automated updates keep defenses up-to-date to combat the latest threats.
  • Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) library with over 5,100 IPS signatures offers comprehensive network-level protection.
  • Fortinet Global Threat Research Team works with major infrastructure vendors to provide protection against the latest vulnerabilities.
  • Flexible policies offer full control to suit the most demanding security applications.
  • Push and pull update options provide the fastest possible update times.
  • Device-based licensing eliminates per-user fees to significantly lower entry cost and ongoing maintenance costs.

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We handle a lot of very confidential and time sensitive data for which security is absolutely essential. So, when we decided to move our existing services and systems online for more efficiency, we had to ensure that not only our data would be protected but also that our network would maintain its high performance, delivery throughput and high availability. Fortinet's FortiGate-800 systems provided the performance, flexibility and security we were looking for. Combined with other networked solutions deployed by DPS, we felt that it was the most effective solution for us.

Bob Thomson
Senior Manager, IT Projects
UAE Central Bank