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Security:
Fortinet Platform Scalable To
Multi-Gb Antivirus Performance
Fortinet set a new standard for network-based antivirus protection with the
announcement of the FortiGate 4000 Antivirus Firewall. This newest member of
the FortiGate family is a scalable, high-capacity chassis-based system that
delivers multi-gigabit antivirus protection along with a full suite of
network-level and content security functions. The FortiGate 4000 systems
enable large enterprises, internet service providers (ISPs) and managed
security service providers (MSSPs) to deliver complete content protection
services at speeds and price/performance levels previously unobtainable using
currently available computing or networking technologies.
The demands for businesses to operate in real time, and the rapid rise of
content-based threats, are driving exploding demand for high-performance
network security systems. Organizations are increasingly turning to virtual
private networks (VPNs), Web-based applications and other real-time
communications methods in order to be more responsive to their customers,
suppliers and partners. In addition, many organizations are taking advantage
of cost-effective, broadband wide-area network (WAN) links, and as a result
users increasingly expect network applications to execute without noticeable
delay. At the same time, the growing number and severity of so-called
content-based network threats, such as viruses, worms and Trojans is straining
the capabilities of conventional firewalls and software-based antivirus
products: These systems lack the intelligence and the processing power
necessary to screen for attacks in the network without adding unacceptable
delay or cost.
The FortiGate 4000 Antivirus Firewall meets the stringent requirements for
security, speed, scalability and reliability demanded by very large
enterprises and service providers. The chassis-based FortiGate 4000 system
supports a range of plug-in modules that enable each system to be configured
to meet customers' specific performance and connectivity requirements. A fully
configured FortiGate 4000 system can deliver 2 Gbps of throughput with
ICSA-certified antivirus screening, 20 Gbps of ICSA-certified firewall
throughput and 6 Gbps of ICS-certified IPSec VPN throughput. In addition, the
FortiGate 4000 system supports all of the network and content security
applications provided by the FortiOS operating system. This enables service
providers and large enterprises to filter their highest capacity links for
content-based threats in data centers, large customer premise sites, and also
within the service provider's infrastructure.
"Delivering antivirus checking at over one gigabit per second exceeds a
significant performance barrier," said Charles Kolodgy, research director of
Security Products at IDC. "With the FortiGate 4000 platform, Fortinet is
providing an architecture that provides a level of scalability for content
security that other technologies have not yet been able to match. Large
enterprises and service providers will now be able to deploy content security
throughout their environments without compromising performance or incurring
unacceptable costs."
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