Fortinet

Credit to Author: Aamir Lakhani| Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2017 13:50:59 +0000

It seems like CSOs are always seeing flashing red lights on their security dashboards these days, warning them of another breach or risk of compromise. There are so many security events happening day in and day out that it’s difficult to decide what’s the top priority. That’s a good metaphor for the state of cybersecurity efforts across the globe – we’re in a constant state of flashing red. That is, if we even see the attack coming, which we increasingly don’t. Recent breach disclosures, once again, show that…

Credit to Author: Bill Hogan| Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2017 12:50:59 +0000

With industry-specific compliance requirements driving security spending and deployment, it’s natural to assume that best practices for securing access to sensitive data are different from vertical to vertical. However, that assumption may be changing. 

Credit to Author: Axelle Apvrille| Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2017 12:50:59 +0000

Welcome back to our monthly review of some of the most interesting security research publications.

Credit to Author: Susan Biddle| Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2017 12:50:59 +0000

Fortinet recently hosted nine information security and healthcare IT leaders at its Healthcare Advisory Board Meeting in Miami. Over the course of the two-day event, leaders from Fortinet met and collaborated with these members of the healthcare information security community to get a full understanding of the cybersecurity challenges they face every day on the frontlines of protecting critical patient information and proprietary medical research. This is an exciting and challenging time in the healthcare technology industry. Technical innovations…

Credit to Author: Damien Lim| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 12:50:59 +0000

Fortinet participated in the NSS Labs 2017 Breach Detection System (BDS) group test and was awarded a Recommended rating for its latest FortiSandbox 2000E appliance introduced in the second half of 2017.

Credit to Author: Jon Bove, John Welton| Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 12:55:59 +0000

Jon Bove recently rejoined Fortinet as vice president of channel sales. We sat down with Jon to get his perspective on his new role and learn about what he envisions for partners going forward with Fortinet.

Credit to Author: Derek Manky| Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 12:55:59 +0000

Today, the billions of online IoT devices present an even more daunting challenge because they generally don't receive the level of control, visibility, and protection that traditional systems receive. Coupled with widespread automation-based attacks, the potential for damage is even greater. Recent developments, outlined below, reveal why it's time to take IoT security seriously.

Credit to Author: Felipe Fernandez| Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 12:55:59 +0000

On October 16th, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its intention to have all federal agencies revamp their email security protocol. The Binding Operational Directive (BOD-18-01) will require all federal agencies to deploy STARTTLS, Secure Policy Framework (SPF), Domain Keys Identified Mail (DKIM), and Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) within three months of the directive’s announcement. While having these email security features enabled is generally considered to be a cybersecurity…