Businesses urged to invest in threat security solutions

CEBU, Philippines – Network security provider Fortinet stressed the need for businesses to invest in unified threat management solutions to enable companies to maximize their operations.

Fortinet recently launched in Cebu its newest operating system, the FotiOS 4.0, a major firmware upgrade that integrates new features that aims to significantly improve the value and functionality of its FortiGate multi-threat security appliances.

Fortinet International Inc.’s country manager in the Philippines Michael Poyaoan their latest operating system includes application control, data leakage protection (DTP), WAN optimization and SSL traffic inspection in one single device.

Poyaoan stressed that for the last five years, Fortinet has been holding the top spot for the unified threat management (UTM) segment in the global marketplace.

He said that UTM is an integrated security device that incorporates several applications in a simple high performing device.

Poyaoan said that this security system could be used by enterprises and service providers to increase their security while reducing their operating costs.

“Because our solution provides consolidated security, it is different from traditional security approach because it has several flexible solutions in one single deployment and you don’t need to install different set of antivirus, firewall, IPSec, VPN, SSL VPN, Network IPS and anti-spam because all these are already integrated in one device so you gain on data center space which equates cost and power consumption because you need to maintain only one device,” said Poyaoan.

Fortinet solutions are built from the ground up to integrate multiple levels of security protection which include firewall, antivirus, intrusion prevention, VPN, web filtering, spyware prevention and anti-spam which was designed to help consumers protect against network and content level threats, said Poyaoan.

He added that their solutions are leveraging a custom ASIC and unified interface and it offers advanced security functionality that scales from remote office chassis-based solutions with integrated management and reporting capabilities.

Poyaoan stressed that at these times of financial difficulty, investing in comprehensive security solutions is the way to go in order to cut on operating costs and enhance efficiency.

“Our product’s value proposition lies in its comprehensive security and high performance at the least cost of investment. Most companies are facing hard times due to the economic climate these days but they can continue to grow financially through utilizing cost-saving solutions that can give them more benefits and savings,” he said.

Poyaoan said that right now, Fortinet solutions are being utilized by different financial institutions as well as different government agencies and the Level Up gaming company.

Right now, Fortinet is also tapping into the major telecommunications providers for its FortiCarrier solution which is an enhanced version of its FortiOS, which integrates new functionalities that will enable carriers, service providers, managed security service providers and enterprises to better protect their network and their customers through cloud-based security delivered as a service.

Poyaoan said that they will be continuously looking at developing new products to capture the big service provider market segment because of its huge potential to enhance their growth as a company.

Fortinet International Inc. is a pioneer and leading provider of ASIC-accelerated unified threat management security systems that is based in Sunnyvale, California.