{"id":53453,"date":"2023-08-29T13:54:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T13:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3705494\/fortinet-adds-wireless-and-iot-security-features-to-sase-platform.html#tk.rss_security"},"modified":"2023-08-29T13:54:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T13:54:00","slug":"fortinet-adds-wireless-and-iot-security-features-to-sase-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/fortinet-adds-wireless-and-iot-security-features-to-sase-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortinet adds wireless and IoT security features to SASE platform"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fortinet continues to enhance its Secure Access Service Edge (SASE<\/a>) package by adding support for microbranches, extending wireless LAN protections, and improving data loss prevention (DLP) and end-user monitoring capabilities.<\/p>\n

The vendor added the new features to its FortiSASE offering, which includes SD-WAN, secure web gateway, firewall as a service, cloud access security broker, and zero trust network access (ZTNA)<\/a>, all running on top of its FortiOS operating system. The package can be centrally managed via the firm\u2019s FortiManager software, which sets network and security policies across the Fortinet product line.<\/p>\n

In the latest SASE upgrade, Fortinet said it will integrate its wireless LAN portfolio as well as support for myriad IoT devices. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea is that customers can now manage WLAN, IoT and all of the other SASE components, such as SD-WAN, securely from one central location,” said Nirav Shah, vice president of products and solutions at Fortinet. \u201cWe have thousands of FortiAP wireless access points deployed globally, and now they can be completely integrated within our cloud-delivered security stack.\u201d<\/p>\n

The WLAN and IoT enhancements are part of a plan to extend FortiSASE to microbranches, which often do not have advanced security products or personnel to protect those resources, Shah said. Companies that have lots of microbranches, such as healthcare, retail, banks and manufacturing sites, can send microbranch WLAN and IoT traffic to Fortinet’s SASE points of presence for security inspection, Shah said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are extending enterprise-grade protections \u2013 such as sandboxing, intrusion prevention, URL filtering, firewalls, traffic inspection \u2013 to microbranches without businesses having to add additional appliances or services,\u201d Shah said.<\/p>\n