{"id":52821,"date":"2023-07-18T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T16:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3702659\/fortinet-unveils-data-center-firewalls-with-ai-support.html#tk.rss_security"},"modified":"2023-07-18T16:38:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T16:38:00","slug":"fortinet-unveils-data-center-firewalls-with-ai-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/fortinet-unveils-data-center-firewalls-with-ai-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortinet unveils data center firewalls with AI support"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fortinet has released two new high-speed, next generation firewalls designed to protect data center assets.<\/p>\n

The 387Gbps 3200F series and 164Gbps 900G series feature support for the vendor\u2019s AI-Powered Security Services, which blend AI and machine-learning technologies to make customers aware of cyber threats and act on protecting resources much more quickly, according to Nirav Shah, vice president of products and solutions at Fortinet.<\/p>\n

FortiGuard AI-Powered Security Services use real-time data from Fortinet\u2019s threat researchers at FortiGuard Lab to monitor for new dangers. \u201cWe look at terabytes of data every day, and that’s where we run our AI and machine learning to see different things \u2013 whether we need to enable AI-powered services with IPS, or utilize sandbox technologies to mitigate them,\u201d Shah said. \u201cIf you look at the cybersecurity industry, and the amount of data that we see, and the patterns and other things that we need to recognize to find the threats \u2013 [it] is extremely tough if you do it manually.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new firewalls also go a long way toward helping customers build hybrid mesh firewall architectures \u2013 a developing technology that, unlike traditional single-point-of-control firewalls, enables IT teams to define and enforce policy controls across workloads, users, and locations, Shah said.<\/p>\n

Mesh firewalls help secure hybrid environments and extend modern network firewall controls to multiple enforcement points, according to a recent Gartner report. The research firm says that by 2026, more than 60% of organizations will have more than one type of firewall deployment, which will prompt adoption of hybrid mesh firewalls.<\/p>\n

The new FortiGate firewalls run the latest FortiOS software. FortiOS is the operating system for the FortiGate family of hardware and virtual components. It implements Fortinet Security Fabric and includes firewalling, access control, zero trust, and authentication capabilities in addition to managing SD-WAN, switching, and wireless services. <\/p>\n