We use Fortinet's intrusion prevention feature to ensure network security. This involves actively monitoring network activity for any suspicious behavior using predefined signatures and other detection methods. The goal is to proactively identify and block known threats to prevent any unauthorized or malicious activity on the network. The majority of our clients operate within the financial and retail sectors.
Fortinet FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall
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Extremely flexible & scalable.
I can automate every aspect of deployment. Central management through FortiManager is perfect for my needs as I can manage all my firewalls across my hybrid deployment from a single console.
Positively influenced our security operations
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
It seamlessly integrates with the existing network infrastructure, particularly from a firewall standpoint. This integration involves thorough inspection across all interfaces and segmentation layers via the firewall. IPS is utilized for both intercommunication and breakout communications, where it effectively detects and prevents outbreaks through its IP signature-checking capabilities.
It has enhanced the network security posture of our customers.
The performance and accuracy of FortiGate IPS have positively influenced security operations.
What is most valuable?
The most significant aspect of IPS is self-explanatory as it primarily focuses on intrusion prevention, which is crucial for Fortinet's internal outbreak prevention efforts and ensuring compliance on endpoint devices.
What needs improvement?
There is room for improvement in being proactive about identifying and integrating new signatures.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with it for ten years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It offers excellent stability. I would rate it ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I have a diverse clientele, ranging from international enterprises to several private companies.
How are customer service and support?
I would rate customer service and support eight out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward. I would rate it ten out of ten.
What about the implementation team?
We haven't faced any challenges with IPS regarding its deployment or management, it is straightforward. You simply add it to the policy where you want IPS inspection applied and roll it out centrally. This process is quick and can take between minutes to a maximum of an hour, depending on the number of sites involved.
What was our ROI?
When evaluating ROI based on exposures, it's challenging to quantify. However, there are definite improvements in enhancements and proactive isolation capabilities, particularly in outbreak prevention. These improvements could potentially lead to reductions in downtime, technical service requirements, and other associated costs.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is reasonable.
What other advice do I have?
My first recommendation for any deployment is always to enable IPS. Overall, I would rate it ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
Helpful support, good UI, and provides excellent visibility
What is our primary use case?
We've deployed FortiGate on some customer premises. We've also deployed other Fortinet products, such as FortiMail and FortiManager. We often bundle Fortinet devices. We use FortiGate as a firewall. It is for security and protection.
How has it helped my organization?
The solution has helped our clients secure their network efficiently. It offers security across multiple sites and helps monitor traffic effectively.
What is most valuable?
It's very good and very stable for businesses. It works very well.
The UI is better than the alternatives.
We like using Fortinet devices. They integrate well with one another.
Fortinet provides good visibility and segmentation.
Fortinet's devices are purpose-built to operate in various environments. It operates well across clouds. We can run Fortigate as an MSP.
It helps with intrusion prevention specific to various environments. It provides us with details about the traffic for better monitoring.
FortiGate has helped reduce the risk of cyberattacks that might disrupt our client's production.
The product provides policies for strict monitoring to make the network secure. If something hits against a policy, it will be blocked.
What needs improvement?
We'd like to see the product offer higher discounts to users. They should offer special pricing to premium partners and customers.
For how long have I used the solution?
The company has been using the solution for the last five or so years. I've maybe used it for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability depends on the FortiGate model. You need the right model for the amount of GB traffic. If a customer deploys a smaller model on more traffic, there may be issues. Otherwise, it handles traffic well. Overall, it's a stable solution. I'd rate stability nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Our clients are quite sizable. One of them is one of the biggest telecoms in our country. We also have smaller customers that deal with smaller FortiGate models. We have a variety of customers of different sizes from around the country.
It's a scalable solution. I'd rate it nine out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is good. They offer very accurate solutions. We learn a lot from them. We're happy with their level of service.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
We typically deploy the solution to our client's VMs. The deployment sometimes takes about a month. We have a team of 12 people who work on the FortiGate side.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Their services are good, and we are happy to work with them, however, the pricing could be cheaper.
What other advice do I have?
We're a Fortinet partner.
If we have the option of which firewall to choose, whether Fortinet, Cisco, Juniper, et cetera, we will choose Fortinet. We're very comfortable with their devices. We have a very skillful team, and we've become very comfortable with Fortinet. They have good support as well.
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
A stable and strong solution that works perfectly and can be scaled easily
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for security.
What is most valuable?
It is a good solution. The product is stable and strong. We never had any issues with it. All the features work perfectly.
What needs improvement?
The product’s price is high. It is charging more compared to other solutions.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with the product for six to seven years. We are working with the latest version of the product.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The product is stable, so we have no complaints. I rate the tool’s stability a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate the tool’s scalability a ten out of ten. We are an SME. We have around 300 users.
How was the initial setup?
I have 20 years of experience in the industry. The initial setup is simple for me. We can deploy the solution within hours.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I rate the product’s pricing a six out of ten. We pay a yearly license fee.
What other advice do I have?
We implement the solution for our clients. We never had to contact technical support. I recommend the solution to others. It is a good product. Overall, I rate the tool a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
A comprehensive web filtering and security solution for enhanced protection
What is our primary use case?
It provides features such as web filtering, antivirus, data loss prevention, and application control.
What is most valuable?
It offers web filtering capabilities at a more affordable price compared to other solutions like PSMs or NETGEAR.
What needs improvement?
Integrating OpenVPN with FortiGate would provide a powerful combination of secure remote access and comprehensive network security.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been testing it for few weeks now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
After using it for several weeks, I found it to be operating smoothly and stable.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
When comparing Fortinet FortiGate with DSOS and NETGEAR, it is important to note that FortiGate does not have native support for OpenVPN, whereas other options offer those features. However, FortiGate excels in terms of comprehensive network security, with a wide array of antivirus and security solutions available.
How was the initial setup?
It is easy to set up and configure, instilling confidence in its reliability.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is a cost-effective solution that meets the user's needs.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate it ten out of ten.
One of the best Gateway Security Solution
What do you like best about the product?
Centralize Management of Fortinet Devices. Having Forticloud gives you a very good reporting and analytics in one dashboard. In addition, Zero touch Provisioning will help you add, setup devices and initial configure the local and remote branches with ease.
It has also a free 7 days logging and reporting for fortigate device users.
It has also a free 7 days logging and reporting for fortigate device users.
What do you dislike about the product?
So far, its been serving all the required purposes. Adding wizards of help icon to provide a step by step guidance on the configuration will help users to know what to do next or recommended setup.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It gives additional reporting and logging storage, especially for fortigate devices that doesnt have internal storage.
It help the user to monitor their devices online and have a single dashboard to see all the device information.
It help the user to monitor their devices online and have a single dashboard to see all the device information.
It is very useful and user friendly
What do you like best about the product?
I like the following things about FortiGate Cloud:
Centralized management
Zero touch deployment
Reporting and analytics
Scalability
Overall, I think FortiGate Cloud is a powerful and versatile tool that can help you to simplify your network management and improve your security posture.
Centralized management
Zero touch deployment
Reporting and analytics
Scalability
Overall, I think FortiGate Cloud is a powerful and versatile tool that can help you to simplify your network management and improve your security posture.
What do you dislike about the product?
Based on my understanding, here are some of the things that people dislike about FortiGate Cloud:
The pricing can be expensive, especially for larger organizations.
The learning curve can be steep for new users.
The lack of customization options can be frustrating for some users.
Some users have reported that the FortiGate Cloud interface can be slow and unresponsive.
There have been some reports of bugs and glitches in the FortiGate Cloud software.
Overall, FortiGate Cloud is a powerful and versatile tool that can be a valuable asset for organizations of all sizes. However, it is important to be aware of the limitations and potential drawbacks of the platform before making a decision to deploy it.
The pricing can be expensive, especially for larger organizations.
The learning curve can be steep for new users.
The lack of customization options can be frustrating for some users.
Some users have reported that the FortiGate Cloud interface can be slow and unresponsive.
There have been some reports of bugs and glitches in the FortiGate Cloud software.
Overall, FortiGate Cloud is a powerful and versatile tool that can be a valuable asset for organizations of all sizes. However, it is important to be aware of the limitations and potential drawbacks of the platform before making a decision to deploy it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
FortiGate Cloud solves the following problems:
Complexity - anaging a large number of FortiGate devices can be complex and time-consuming
Security - FortiGate Cloud is a secure platform that is protected by Fortinet's security infrastructure.
Scalability - FortiGate Cloud can scale to meet the needs of your organization, regardless of its size or complexity
Complexity - anaging a large number of FortiGate devices can be complex and time-consuming
Security - FortiGate Cloud is a secure platform that is protected by Fortinet's security infrastructure.
Scalability - FortiGate Cloud can scale to meet the needs of your organization, regardless of its size or complexity
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What do you like best about the product?
What I like about the Fortigate Cloud is flexibility, easy to managed and centralized. Fortigate provides central management of products and statuses which very useful.
What do you dislike about the product?
Actually, i don't dislike fortigate cloud. It's just sometimes slow but we know that you can improve it over time. The login method seems useful that the previous.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Centralized management, and visibility of all the fortinet product where in the management is dependent on physical server rather it is now accessible wherever you are.
Centralized Management
What do you like best about the product?
Centralized management, FortiCloud allows organizations to centrally manage their Fortinet security devices, such as FortiGate firewalls, FortiAP wireless access points, and FortiSwitch network switches. This centralized management simplifies the configuration and monitoring of network security policies and devices.
What do you dislike about the product?
Internet Dependency: FortiCloud relies on an internet connection to function. This means that if an organization's internet connection experiences downtime or disruptions, it could affect the ability to manage and monitor Fortinet devices through FortiCloud.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Subscription Cost, FortiCloud typically involves subscription-based pricing, and costs can add up over time, especially for organizations with a large number of Fortinet devices. Some organizations may find the ongoing subscription fees to be a disadvantage.
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What do you like best about the product?
remote management of security devices, offers real-time monitoring and reporting capabilities, providing insights into network traffic, threats, and overall security posture.
What do you dislike about the product?
d set of features. Advanced users may find certain functionalities missing or less customizable in the cloud version. The costs associated with using FortiGate Cloud, including subscription fees and potential data transfer charges, might be a concern for some organizations
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Our Organization has multiple branches, remote offices, and geographically dispersed locations that face challenges in managing and maintaining consistent security policies across their entire network, so it helps in Centralized Management of Distributed Network Security:
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