GEC NEWS WIREFortinet has extended the Fortinet Security Fabric to defend enterprises against the exponentially increasing cyber threats posed by the Internet of Things (IoT). Fortinet’s Security Fabric delivers the visibility, integration, control and infrastructure scale required to successfully defend the complex attack surfaces created by the ongoing proliferation of IoT devices.
Phil Quade, chief information security officer at Fortinet said, “The Fortinet Security Fabric arms enterprises with proven security capabilities today, while providing a foundation for the visibility and automation required to maintain an effective IoT cybersecurity posture in the future.”
To successfully defend the massive scope of IoT and the cloud, organizations need to implement a Security Fabric that scales the entire infrastructure for comprehensive visibility, segmentation, and end-to-end protection. Enterprises need to consider three strategic network security capabilities to harden their infrastructure against IoT threats:
Fortinet has laid the foundation for its continued innovation with its Security Fabric vision to deliver Intent-Based Network Security. With Intent-Based Network Security, enterprises can automate the execution of their IoT strategy and operations by translating business needs into synchronized network security actions without human intervention
