Engineered for Accelerated Segmentation

Digital transformation is driving business growth and enabling new efficiencies.  However, aspects that make this growth possible, such as mobile computing, convergence of IT and operational technology (OT) environments, and sophisticated cyberattacks, often makes achieving end-to-end security a difficult task. Moreover, maintaining a robust security posture that implements consistent security policies across all network environments is increasingly challenging.

Having flat networks that were built on a ‘Trusted’ philosophy further compounds this problem by making it easier for cybercriminals to get inside the network and once inside, they become part of the trusted zone and run in a stealth mode. This allows them to quickly spread threats laterally. It’s extremely hard to detect and contain these cybercriminals as they move deeper into the network, resulting in cascading risks, exfiltration of valuable data and resultant economic impact and brand damage to the organizations.

Network Security and Infrastructure teams have adopted a combination of various types of micro, macro, and application segmentation techniques to secure data and digital assets. But these types of segmentation still lack complete coverage, and organizations require a new approach to addressing security.

With Fortinet internal segmentation, organizations can intelligently segment network and infrastructure assets regardless of their location whether on-premises or on multiple clouds. Dynamic and granular access control is then established by continuously monitoring the trust level and adapting the security policy accordingly. High-performance, advanced security isolates critical IT assets to ensure quick detection and prevention of threats using analytics and automation.

Powered by physical and virtual FortiGates, along with FortiOS innovations, internal segmentation provides end-to-end segmentation that extends networks and geographical boundaries.