Jim Richberg, public sector field chief information security officer at Fortinet, said the government should address security concerns ahead of further adoption of robotic process automation and other related technologies and one way to do that is harnessing artificial intelligence to “power ecosystems or platforms of interoperable security across the federal government.” “AI-powered instrumentation can […] More

Twenty-six more Fortinet Security Fabric products were added to the Department of Defense Information Network Approved Products List as they passed a Defense Information Systems Agency evaluation. The DoDIN APL certification allows FortiGate firewall products to be used across DOD agencies and reflects the offerings’ compliance with DISA’s Security Technical Implementation Guide, Fortinet said Wednesday. […] More

Fortinet aims to help bridge cyber skills gaps through a five-year commitment to support the cybersecurity training of a million individuals across the globe. The company said Wednesday it will deliver cyber education through a wide range of efforts under its Training Advancement Agenda and Network Security Experts training institute. Fortinet will offer an eight-level […] More

Fortinet will offer its security software under Carahsoft Technology‘s contract with the U.S. Army for information technology deliveries in support of IT and info-structure goals of the service branch, the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. Fortinet said Tuesday it is now among Carahsoft vendors under the IT Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 contract, […] More

AT&T has partnered with Fortinet to create Secure Access Service Edge, the first global managed SASE offering meant to unify software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) with 24x7 management and vital network security functions. AT&T SASE with Fortinet will be immediately available, with system updates expected throughout 2021.

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Fortinet will continue to offer its catalogue of self-paced Network Security Expert Training Institute courses for free in a bid to meet the demand for cybersecurity professionals and bridge skills gap.

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Jim Richberg, public sector field chief information security officer at Fortinet, said government entities should employ flexible digital platforms capable of enabling better productivity and higher return of investment and securing networks amid the pandemic-driven work-from-home trend.

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Phil Quade, chief information security officer at Fortinet, has said that President-elect Joe Biden must select a cybersecurity head to lead the implementation of policies that would help secure critical infrastructure and the supply chain.

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Jim Richberg, chief information security officer of Fortinet's federal business, said he believes the concept of controlled unclassified information served as an impetus of the Department of Defense's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program.

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Jim Richberg, field chief information security officer at Fortinet, has said that organizations need to be proactive in protecting disparate networks against end-to-end ransomware threats based on an “as-a-service“ framework.

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A new Fortinet report has found that instances of cyber attacks increased during the first half of the year as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted normal operations and transitioned workplace activities to remote settings.

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The Department of Defense has certified Fortinet's web gateway technology for inclusion in the DoD Information Network Approved Products List, enabling the company to offer the cybersecurity tool to DoD agencies.

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