Category: Fortinet

Application Control: Blocking IM Services

UTM: Unified Threat Management IM: Instant Messaging The FortiGate unit has a series of built-in security controls that allow you to prevent access to specific types of content on the web. You can not only block content that carries liability risk, but you can also prevent programs and services from being used on your network if they might interfere with productivity. In this example, we’re going to disable Instant Messaging programs

IPv4 Firewall Testing on the Fortinet FortiGate 5140B using BreakingPoint FireStorm

Fortinet announced that the Fortinet FortiGate-5140B handled 526 Gbps of blended application traffic and security attacks during recent massive-scale testing. These definitive real-world tests were created using the BreakingPoint FireStorm CTM, the industry’s only product capable of creating stateful application traffic at the massive-scale required to stress today’s high-performance firewalls.

Advanced Persistent Threats: A Breakdown

It seems that lately, threats that were once were simply known as “malware” or “viruses” have been elevated to the status of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), a term that has strategically been used to strike fear in the hearts of consumers. These days, APTs have a much more common presence in the media, and some of the most notorious have included major global threats such as Ghostnet (a botnet deployed in various offices and embassies to monitor the Dalai Lama agenda), Shady RAT (like Ghostnet but with government and global corporate targets), Operation Aurora (a threat that monitored Chinese dissidents’ Gmail accounts in 2009) and Stuxnet (an attempt to disrupt Iran’s uranium enrichment program) in 2010