It’s not a coincidence that Fortinet’s next-generation firewall launched roughly around the same time Fortinet introduced its wireless products.įortinet realized early that they need to power the IT ecosystem from the bottom up to control every aspect of network and cybersecurity. Though Fortinet offers each of its products individually, they like to demonstrate its security products working as a tightly integrated ecosystem. Only one of those products is a firewall. Fortinet is a business much like Cisco, and much like Cisco, Fortinet provides a variety of different products. Fortinet is so much more than a firewall, though. Fortinet earned its name in the IT industry through security. When most people think of Fortinet, they think of firewalls. So, let’s discuss what Fortinet is and what Fortinet does. That network equipment creates a complete data security ecosystem.

Fortinet is known for its firewall, but like other network product vendors, they have grown to include a full product line of network equipment. They’ve gone through various evolutions as vendors have created tighter security ecosystems. Unfortunately, though, next-gen firewalls have become much more complex than when they were created.

Next-gen firewalls have existed since the mid-2000s. Have you ever heard of Fortinet? What about next-gen firewalls? If you haven’t, now is a great time to learn.