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Continuous UTM innovation
Securing the expanding digital business
requires addressing the connectivity and
productivity requirements of employees, as
well as the information resources needed by
customers, in a safe manner.
John Maddison, SVP of Products and
Solutions at Fortinet
fifth-generation threats and attacks. With
a comprehensive suite of solutions for
SMB and enterprises, Check Point Infinity
architecture delivers the most innovative
and effective security across all network
segmentations, keeping customers protected
against large-scale fifth-generation
cyberthreats. Check Point’s Infinity
architecture offers:
• Advanced threat prevention: SandBlast
continues to innovate and enhance anti-
ransomware and CPU-level emulation
capabilities, improving performance,
prevention and protection against zero-
day exploits
• Wholeness of security vision:
Protecting small-to-midsize enterprises
against sophisticated attacks with
a comprehensive product portfolio,
including next generation firewalls
(NGFW) and a focused SMB strategy
providing multiple UTM models
supporting Internet, VDSL and 4G/LTE
interfaces with built-in routing capabilities
to the enterprise
• Largest offering of security solutions:
Covering network security, cloud security,
mobile and endpoint security, Check
Point security gateways features include
granular, network-based DLP with more
than 700 pre-made data types for Web,
FTP and email traffic
• Top-tier security management,
R80.10: Featuring centralised
management control across all networks
and cloud environments, increasing
operational efficiency and lowering the
complexity of managing security
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Dan Schiappa, Senior Vice President and
General Manager of Products at Sophos
Peter Alexander, Chief Marketing Officer at
Check Point, said: “Check Point is proud to
be recognised as a Leader for the seventh
consecutive year in the 2018 Magic
Quadrant for Unified Threat Management
(SMB Multifunctional Firewalls).
“In today’s fifth-generation cyberattack
environment, it’s crucial to take the
necessary measures toward a better
secured architecture. Businesses must
fortify themselves with threat prevention
– not just detection – technology that will
combat large scale, multi-vector attacks
before they happen.”
Fortinet, a global leader in broad,
integrated and automated cybersecurity
solutions, was positioned highest overall in
the quadrant for its ability to execute in the
UTM market.
• Fortinet continues to deliver
consistently top-rated security: In
the past year, FortiGate solutions have
earned six NSS Labs recommendations
in group testing
• Fortinet ensures an easy-to-deploy
and manage solution: Fortinet tightly
integrates wireless access, switches
and more with the FortiGate Next-
Generation Firewall for single-pane-of-
glass management
• Fortinet partners remain a huge
asset: Fortinet displays strong
market execution by focusing on
partnership ties and has a product
strategy with a strong focus on MSSP-
favourable features
To do this, SMB organisations need
effective UTM devices that meet their
real-world network requirements without
overwhelming their limited IT staff
and resources. This includes support
for encrypted network traffic, given the
growth in secure website communications.
As reported in the most recent Threat
Landscape Report, https comprised more
than 60% of customer traffic again this past
quarter, making Fortinet’s ability to deliver
the highest SSL performance in the industry
a critical component for UTM today.
Many SMBs use multiple security vendors
and many are seeking to consolidate their
security technology stacks for reduced
complexity and lower cost. Fortinet offers
a unified solution that includes next-
gen firewall, switching and wireless in
either one appliance or multiple devices
managed through one interface. Further,
the solution can be fully managed
by FortiCloud, providing seamless,
consolidated management with nothing to
deploy on-premises.
Fortinet delivers the most independently
certified UTM solution in the industry.
With simple-to-use and easy-to-integrate
components, Fortinet’s unified threat
management solution is the right choice for
smaller businesses and the trusted partners
that support them. Fortinet has been named
a leader nine times in the Gartner Magic
Quadrant for Unified Threat Management
(SMB Multifunction Firewalls).
John Maddison, SVP of Products and
Solutions at Fortinet, said: “Fortinet
continues to lead the UTM market with over
four million network security appliances
shipped to-date. Our UTM solution is very
well suited to small business customers
and larger distributed enterprises who
have recently been taking advantage
of our industry-leading secure SD-
WAN functionality. The offering is very
compelling when packaged within the
Fortinet Security Fabric.” n
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