FORTIOS 4.0™ SOFTWARE

FortiOS is a security-hardened, purpose-built operating system that is the software foundation of FortiGate multi-threat network security platforms.. FortiOS software provides multiple layers of security for a variety of applications and content including Web, Email, FTP, IM/P2P, and NNTP. The main security features of FortiOS software include Firewall, Virtual Private Networking (IPSec and SSL VPN), Antivirus, Intrusion Prevention, Web filtering, and Antispam.

FortiOS 4.0 software redefines network security by extending the scope of integrated security and networking capabilities within the FortiGate multi-threat network security platforms. Regardless of the size of your organization, you can benefit from the most comprehensive suite of security and networking services within a single device on the market today.

In addition to the enterprise-class security features describe above, FortiOS 4.0 software also includes a wide range of features that increase your content and network security while reducing your operating and capital costs. These features include Data Loss Prevention (DLP), WAN Optimization, Endpoint Control, SSL-Encrypted Traffic Inspection, and Application Control. FortiOS 4.0 software continues to deliver on its mission to enable secure business communications while offering the best security, performance, and total cost of ownership possible.

WAN Optimization
WAN optimization provides acceleration for applications traversing slower network connections - which are typically WANs. The combination of multi-threat security, traffic optimization, and VPN technologies provides cleaned, accelerated, and secured communications.

Application Control
Application control uses our dynamic application identification engine that recognizes applications based on their behavior. By coupling application control policies with sophisticated security features, administrators can achieve comprehensive protection with granular and more meaningful policies.

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
DLP uses a sophisticated pattern-matching engine to identify then prevent the communication of sensitive information outside of the network perimeter. In addition, DLP technology also provides audit trails for data and files, which can aid in legislative compliance.

SSL Inspection
SSL inspection ensures protection from malware infection that is camouflaged by secured protocols, allowing the FortiGate to decrypt the data passing through the SSL-encrypted connection. Once decrypted, the data can be passed to FortiOS security engines for inspection.