Fortinet upgrades FortiOS operating system

DNVN - The latest version of FortiOS, the only operating system that seamlessly converges networking and security, along with Security Fabric updates brings next-generation generative AI features, data protection, service management, and unified agents.

Fortinet has announced the latest version of its FortiOS operating system and other significant enhancements to the Fortinet Security Fabric.

FortiOS 7.6 helps organizations and businesses minimize risk, reduce operational complexity, and deliver superior user experiences across the entire network with new features including:

Hundreds of enhancements in FortiOS 7.6 deliver comprehensive innovations across the Fortinet Security Fabric in areas such as Secure SD-WAN, Secure Edge Access (SASE) service evolution, Zero Trust Access (ZTNA), automation, provisioning, remote browser isolation, and digital experience monitoring (DEM), among others, all with flexible usage options (SaaS or PaaS).

Generative AI for threat analysis and product deployment: Building on existing Generative AI (GenAI) capabilities to accelerate threat investigation and remediation, FortiOS 7.6 integrates FortiAI (formerly Fortinet Advisor) directly into Fortinet's central data lake, FortiAnalyzer, and unified management console, FortiManager.

These integrations improve threat analysis and response and optimize security and network operations. Extending FortiAI across the Fortinet Security Fabric enables faster decision-making, rapid incident detection and remediation, ensuring organizations can easily adopt technologies as needed.

Comprehensive data protection across the network: Centralized data protection combined with enforcement points across the Fortinet Security Fabric will help more businesses adopt and manage a comprehensive data loss prevention (DLP) strategy. Enhancements in FortiOS 7.6 ensure sensitive information is secure no matter where it is stored on the hybrid network.

Endpoint Detection and Response Added to Fortinet Unified Agent: FortiClient, the unified agent of Fortinet Security Fabric, will integrate with the entire Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solution to add ransomware protection, behavior-based detection, automated response, as well as deeper visibility, control, and ZTNA remote access capabilities.

Fortinet offers a unified agent that includes VPN, ZTNA, endpoint security platform (EPP), EDR, DEM, network access control (NAC), and SASE to minimize agent sprawl and simplify management across complex environments...

Fortinet focuses on integrating the entire product portfolio on a unified operating system, along with investing in custom ASICs to deliver outstanding benefits to businesses of all sizes worldwide .

All scenarios are protected by Fortinet's advanced AI-driven security, enabled by shared data, telemetry, threat intelligence via a single data store, and the uniform application of FortiOS across the Fortinet Security Fabric.

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