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Next Generation Security for Enterprise Networks
Enterprises and service providers are deploying next-generation firewalls in an effort to control web-based applications and block new blended network threats. Some next-generation firewalls fail to include important next-generation features as well as adequate traditional network protections. This white paper defines the security features needed in a 'next-generation security' platform. 		2011
Real Time Network Protection for Educational Institutions
Discuses the challenges of protecting today's educational networks and the need for a new, cost-effective and architecturally different approach for distributed and diverse educational network and computing environments. 		2011
A Practical Guide for Beginning the Migration to IPv6
Describes the importance of securing the network against IPv6 threats well before the introduction of any IPv6 traffic, and outlines the steps involved to begin securing a transitional IPv4/IPv6 network. 		2011
The Need for Secure Communications in a Distributed Environment
Discusses the challenges of protecting distributed environments and the need for network security systems that are designed to work together in a unified manner. 		2011
Understanding How File Size Affects Malware Detection
Offers insight on how malware inspection performance is related to the size of malware-infected files and how different scanning methods can help to strike a balance between performance and security. 		2011
Web Filtering: An Essential Part of a Consolidated Security System
Discuses the challenges of protecting enterprise networks with a layered defense employing multiple security technologies to protect against malicious content, sites, and other web-borne threats. 		2011
Accelerating Unified Threat Management with Specialized Hardware
Provides a brief overview of the evolution of UTM platforms and explains why corporate IT departments are deploying specialized hardware to keep pace with new security threats and ever-faster enterprise networks. 		2011
FortiGate DoS Protection - Block Malicious Traffic Before It Affects Critical Applications and Systems
Describes common DoS techniques, explains the technology integrated into every FortiGate consolidated security platform that helps in blocking DoS attacks, and offers suggestions on how to prevent an organization’s network from being used to attack another organization 		2011
Controlling Web 2.0 Applications in the Enterprise
Describes the threats found in Web 2.0 applications, and how organizations need to deploy new methods of monitoring and controlling these Internet-based applications in order to discover and mitigate hidden security threats. 		2010
FortiMail Identity Based Encryption
Organizations are looking for a secure Offers an overview of an e-mail encryption solution that organizations can easily deploy and their users can readily adopt. 		2010
Securing SCADA Infrastructure
Discusses how to protect Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, or SCADA systems (specialized computer networks and devices that work in concert to monitor and control key processes involved in the management of machinery, equipment and facilities). 		2010
Vulnerability Management for the Distributed Enterprise
Describes the challenges large distributed enterprises face in deploying vulnerability management technology in dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of remote locations, and Fortinet's solutions. 		2010
Migrating to a FortiGate Firewall
Describes the best practices for performing firewall migrations, the benefits a migration process can achieve, and steps to take to ease the migration process itself. 		2010
PCI Retail Audit Readiness
Highlights top reasons for assessment failure or security breach, and outlines a better way to secure your payment card infrastructure utilizing a UTM approach with an integrated Vulnerability Management (VM) strategy within an ISO/IEC 27001/2 Information Security Management System (ISMS) framework. 		2010
Virtual Private Networks Solution Guide
Discusses Fortinet VPN solutions that offer customers a broad range of options for establishing gateway-to-gateway or client-to-gateway VPNs by supporting IPsec, SSL-TLS, and L2TP VPN technologies. 		2010
FortiWeb Web Application Firewall: Ensuring Compliance for PCI DSS 6.5 and 6.6
Discusses the challenges organizations face in meeting PCI DSS 6.5 and 6.6 requirements, and how FortiWeb Web Application Firewall can address those challenges. 		2010
Global Reputation Monitoring: The FortiGuard Security Intelligence Database
Describes how Fortinet’s FortiGuard Security Services delivers two essential services to Fortinet customers: Blocking spam emails before they reach customers’ mailboxes and blocking customers’ access to malicious web sites. 		2010
A Six-Step Plan for Competitive Device Evaluations
Organizations considering deploying sophisticated high-performance network and security devices require a more comprehensive approach to pre-deployment testing than traditional testing tools can provide, and this paper presents a six-step methodology for conducting competitive product evaluations. 		2009
Ease Regulatory Compliance with FortiDB
Describes recent database breaches, and examine the common security mistakes made by database administrators, security personnel, and application developers. 		2009
FortiWeb and the OWASP Top 10
Describes the OWASP Top 10 most critical web application security flaws, and how FortiWeb aids customers in mitigating the risks of the OWASP Top 10 threats. 		2009
PCI in Retail: Understanding PCI DSS 2.0
Provides an overview of the Payment Card Industry’s Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) new PCI DSS 2.0 standard, and how Fortinet can help you comply with the new standard for protecting cardholder data. 		2009
ICSA Labs PCI Report
Helps both merchants and QSAs by identifying where a specific product or family of products has the capability to satisfy or help to satisfy one or more of the individual PCI DSS requirements. 		2009
NERC Compliance for Bulk Power Systems
Dicusses US and Canadian power industry regulations and outlines a way to secure infrastructure by leveraging a UTM approach and Vulnerability Assessment strategy that supports critical NERC compliance criteria. 		2008
Network Security Consolidation
Discusses how network security consolidation using a Unified Threat Management (UTM) platform can help you deliver more effective security, notable cost savings, and a smaller environmental footprint. 		2008
508 Compliance
Describes how Fortinet helps organizations demosntrate compliance of Section 508 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 		2008

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We didn't realize until after our Fortinet deployment how vulnerable we previously were to malicious Internet attacks. Fortinet has allowed us to view what is attempting to traverse our network and see firsthand what the FortiGate appliances are blocking.

Alan Ciochon
Director of Information Technology
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.