GEC NEWS WIREFortinet has received the 2017 UAE Network Security Company of the Year award from Frost & Sullivan. Fortinet received the recognition after Frost & Sullivan evaluated the company’s focus on revenue growth, portfolio diversity, the technology roadmap and vision for the future to provider solutions to deal with advanced network security threats.
“Network security products constitute the bulk of Fortinet’s business in the UAE, while the adoption of cloud, virtual and SDN models is also growing steadily. Fortinet’s go-to-market strategy is an interaction of hardware and software research on threats and malware, and the aggregation of extensive threat intelligence. Through a strong partner ecosystem, Fortinet tightly integrates and interoperates with all major virtualization SDN cloud security analytics and networking vendors in the UAE” said Benoy C S, Director & Business Unit Head, Digital Transformation Practice, Frost & Sullivan.
“The adoption of connected devices, Internet of Things and cloud services in the UAE is increasing, and so are the complexities with regard to the security needs surrounding these technologies. With the Fortinet Security Fabric, we are leading the way in security innovation and helping companies in the UAE and across the Middle East address the challenges of security from IoT to the Cloud” said Alain Penel, Regional Vice President – Middle East, Fortinet.
