{"id":51325,"date":"2023-04-04T17:58:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T17:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3692554\/fortinet-consolidates-management-sd-wan-and-sase.html#tk.rss_security"},"modified":"2023-04-04T17:58:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T17:58:00","slug":"fortinet-consolidates-sd-wan-and-sase-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/fortinet-consolidates-sd-wan-and-sase-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortinet consolidates SD-WAN and SASE management"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tighter integration between Fortinet’s SASE<\/a> and SD-WAN<\/a> offerings is among the new features enabled by the latest version of the company’s core operating system.<\/p>\n

FortiOS version 7.4 also includes better automation across its Security Fabric environment, and improved management features.<\/p>\n

FortiOS is the operating system for the FortiGate family hardware and virtual components, and it implements Fortinet Security Fabric and includes firewalling, access control, Zero Trust, and authentication in addition to managing SD-WAN, switching, and wireless services. <\/p>\n

\u201cCustomers have found that siloed security and networking products\u2014even the newer techs like SD-WAN and SASE\u2014 just don\u2019t work well together, and with this release we continue to tightly integrate security and networking to give users better visibility, management and control over their enterprise environments from a single console,\u201d said John Maddison, executive vice president of products and chief marketing officer with Fortinet.<\/p>\n

He said FortiManager now integrates FortiSASE, the company\u2019s SASE offering, letting users manage and secure their SASE and SD-WAN environments from a single console. FortiSASE includes SD-WAN, secure web gateway, firewall as a service, cloud access security broker, and Zero Trust Network Access<\/a> all running on top of its FortiOS operating system. FortiManager enables automated, centrally controlled network and security policies across the Fortinet product line.<\/p>\n

The ability to manage and control core enterprise systems from a single console is significant, said Chris DePuy, technology analyst and co-founder of the 650 Group. “By relying on a single management system, Fortinet\u2019s customers will reduce configuration errors, improve troubleshooting and simplify operations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n