Fortinet(R)'s FortiGuard Labs Launches New Cloud-Based Sandboxing and IP Reputation Services to Help Stop Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)
About Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)
APTs are usually operated by highly-skilled teams or governments and use advanced technology and multiple methods and vectors to reach specific targets and obtain sensitive or classified information. Also known as targeted attacks, reconnaissance is carried out on each target to determine best method of entry. Social engineering or zero day vulnerabilities are the most common infection vectors.
About FortiGuard Cloud-Based Sandboxing Service
The FortiGuard cloud-based sandboxing service uses behavioral attributes to detect malware by executing them within a virtual environment. This serves as an additional protection layer that complements FortiGate's existing, award-winning antivirus engine and its unique inline lightweight sandbox. Suspicious files can be submitted automatically to the new hosted service for further scanning without significantly impacting a FortiGate's performance. In addition, FortiCloud has added a new feature that serves as the online sandboxing portal, which provides detailed status and visibility into the scanned results.
FortiGuard IP Reputation Service
"Today's advanced persistent threats are challenging both IT personnel and network security vendors. While the signature approach to malware abatement is not going away overnight, additional dynamic safeguards need to be implemented now in order to effectively combat these threats at all layers in rapid fashion," said Derek Manky, global security strategist for
About FortiGate
The FortiGate consolidated security platform delivers unmatched performance and protection while simplifying networks.
- More Security to fight advanced threats. A client reputation feature gives enterprises a cumulative security ranking of each device based on a range of behaviors and provides specific, actionable information that helps organizations to identity compromised systems and potential zero day attacks in real time. The new advanced anti-malware detection system adds an on-device behavior-based heuristic engine and cloud-based AV services that include an operating system sandbox and botnet IP reputation database. Together with superior industry-validated AV signatures, FortiOS 5 delivers unbeatable multi-layered protection against today's sophisticated malware
- More Control to secure mobile devices and BYOD environments by identifying devices and applying specific access policies as well as security profiles, according to the device type or device group, location and usage
- More Intelligence with automatic adjustment of role-based policies for users and guests based on location, data and application profile. Enhanced reporting and analysis also provides administrators with more intelligence on the behavior of their network, users, devices, applications and threats
About FortiCloud
FortiCloud is a cloud-based management, reporting and log retention service for all FortiGate and FortiWiFi security appliances. This is a free service that includes 1 GB of log storage. Further, the malware sandboxing results for a specific FortiGate appliance can be viewed in the FortiCloud portal. A subscription version of the service includes 200 GB of log storage and some additional reporting and logging features.
About FortiWeb
FortiWeb Web application firewalls protect, balance and accelerate Web applications, databases and any information exchanged between them. FortiWeb (release 4.4.6) includes the capability to license FortiGuard's IP Reputation Service to stop attacks based by malicious IPs and proxies. FortiWeb has passed ICSA Web Application Firewall Certification, demonstrating FortiWeb's commitment to uphold the industry's highest security standards.
About FortiDDoS
The FortiDDoS platform consists of dedicated appliances that are designed to detect and help protect against today's most damaging and sophisticated DDoS attacks. The appliances feature custom ASICs that are capable of mitigating DDoS attacks while maintaining incredibly-low latency (less than 26 microseconds), preventing loss of availability to critical systems, servers and applications. The upcoming FortiDDoS (release 3.2) includes the capability to license the FortiGuard IP Reputation Service.
About FortiDNS
FortiDNS (release 1.3) can be used as a DNS firewall to enhance or replace existing DNS caching. A licensable Domain Query Protection service helps protect against malicious domains or can detect Botnet communication activity. In addition, FortiGuard's IP Reputation service provides timely updates of malicious domains and IPs. The product family features a high-performance recursive DNS caching engine that supports IPv6 and Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC). DHCP functionality is also included.
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