John Maddison, SVP of products and
solutions at Fortinet“Digital transformation brings a
proliferation of unsecure IoT devices accessing the network, and
with it, the increased risk of a security breach. FortiNAC allows
organizations to identify every single device on the network and
enables segmentation, giving each device access only to approved
items. This functionality is delivered all within a solution that
works with multi-vendor environments and an unlimited number of
devices. FortiNAC strengthens the Fortinet Security Fabric for IoT
deployments, delivering broad, integrated and automated
cybersecurity solutions across the entire attack surface. In the
world of IoT, FortiNAC answers the question ‘what’s on your
network’ and then enables you to protect it.”
News Summary Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global
leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions,
today announced FortiNAC, a new network access control product line
that delivers network segmentation and automated responses for IoT
security.
- The massive rise of unsecure, headless IoT devices, including
industrial and medical IoT, requires new tools for securing
networks.
- Fortinet’s new FortiNAC product line delivers network access
control to secure IoT environments and provides enhanced
visibility, control and automated response capabilities.
- FortiNAC provides detailed profiling of each device on the
network and enables granular network segmentation and automated
responses for changes in device status or behavior. This ensures
each device only has access to approved items on the network.
Unsecure IoT Devices are Leaving Organizations
VulnerableThe use of IoT devices is growing at a
tremendous rate as organizations embrace digital transformation to
enable better operational efficiency. According to Gartner,
“Internet of Things endpoints will grow at a 32% CAGR from 2016
through 2021, reaching an installed base of 25.1 billion units.”1
The sheer volume of devices—including IoT, corporate, and
BYOD—seeking wired and wireless network access is exponentially
enlarging the attack surface and raising internal provisioning,
management and compliance costs. The responsibility of connecting
and securing access has shifted from a network-led issue to a
security-led issue and poses a challenge for organizations:
security managers need to secure every single device every single
time, while cybercriminals only need one open port, one compromised
or unknown device or one uncontained threat to circumvent all of
the effort going into securing the network.
FortiNAC Secures Networks Accessed by Unsecure
DevicesFortinet’s new network access controller, FortiNAC,
diminishes the security risks associated with unsecured devices
accessing the network by giving organizations total visibility of
endpoints, users, trusted and untrusted devices and applications.
Once visibility has been achieved, FortiNAC establishes dynamic
controls that ensure that all devices, whether wired or wirelessly
connected, are authenticated or authorized, and are subject to a
context-driven policy that defines who, what, when and where
connectivity is permitted. This ensures that only the appropriate
people and devices can connect to and access appropriate
applications, infrastructure and assets. Additionally, FortiNAC can
enforce company policies on device patching and firmware version.
FortiNAC also contains powerful network orchestration capabilities
for delivering automated responses to identified threats and can
perform threat containment in seconds, where a manual process could
take days or weeks.
Networks are in constant flux, with new devices connecting and
disconnecting; controlling the network by controlling access to any
device seeking access is a key part for ensuring the integrity of a
network. Such an approach—where no unknown devices ever gain access
to the corporate infrastructure, permitted devices are
automatically segmented based on policies and roles and connected
devices that begin to violate profiles are immediately quarantined
from the network—becomes the foundation for a comprehensive
security posture. Furthermore, the FortiNAC network access control
solution is cost-effective and highly scalable, extending
visibility and protection to an unlimited number of devices and
eliminating the need for deployment at every location of a
multi-site installation.
NAC and IoT Security Solutions Bolster the Fortinet
Security FabricWith today’s news, Fortinet strengthens its
Security Fabric by extending its ability to engage network devices
beyond the Fabric-Ready Partner Program to a wider multi-vendor
environment, including third-party firewalls, switches, wireless
access points and endpoints. FortiNAC is also integrated with the
FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall, FortiSwitch, FortiWLC Wireless
Controllers, FortiSIEM and FortiAP to minimize the risk and impact
of cyber threats and provide broader visibility and security for
complex networks.
Supporting Quotes“If you do not know about a
device, there is no way to monitor and protect it. FortiNAC gives
us a clear picture of the network and enables us to quickly find
assets and shut down individual network ports. Adding this layer of
visibility has helped us protect against data loss and ensure HIPAA
compliance. I equate FortiNAC to having a lock on the doors and
windows of your house. Without it, you are leaving your house wide
open. We also no longer have to worry about lateral malware
infections as we can just kill the port. Now, only authorized
devices can connect to the network, and every port can be located
and controlled.”—Rob Fountaine, manager of information security at
Atrius Health
“The network access control (NAC) market is seeing double digit
growth in revenue, which is being driven by the need for device
visibility in the network and concerns over IoT security. FortiNAC
is a great enhancement to the Fortinet Security Fabric because it
delivers an effective solution to IoT security risks and provides a
compelling combination of multi-vendor support for enhanced
detection and enforcement, as well as efficient and effective
scalability for cost-effective deployment.” —Zeus Kerravala, ZK
Research
“Customers recognize the security risks inherent in complex
enterprise networks that incorporate IoT and BYOD devices and the
need for an effective security solution. The addition of FortiNAC
presents a great opportunity for us to offer customers IoT security
that is comparatively cost-effective, highly scalable and extends
Fortinet’s industry-leading Security Fabric for broader visibility
and security. The addition of an IoT security solution to
Fortinet’s already robust product portfolio gives us confidence
that Fortinet will continue to create opportunities for us to
provide customers with powerful, integrated end-to-end security
solutions.” —Paul Eschbach, VP of service operations at
IntegraONE
Additional Resources
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Security Academy program or our FortiVets program.
- Read more about the Fortinet Security Fabric or the Third
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1 Gartner,“ Forecast: Internet of Things — Endpoints and
Associated Services, Worldwide, 2017,” Peter Middleton, Tracy Tsai,
Masatsune Yamaji, Anurag Gupta, Denise Rueb, 21 December 2017.
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