News Summary

Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced its Security Service Edge (SSE) offering, FortiSASE, received a “AAA” rating from CyberRatings.org, the industry’s only independent third-party cybersecurity testing nonprofit.

“SSE is growing in importance as more organizations embrace Unified SASE to protect all devices, edges, and users within their hybrid networks,” said Nirav Shah, SVP Products and Solutions, Fortinet. “CyberRatings’s third-party testing provides customers with the transparency they need to make informed product decisions, including selecting the best SSE solution for their needs. Fortinet’s high-performing score for SSE showcases our continued commitment to delivering advanced and effective security for the hybrid workforce and support for independent, unbiased third-party testing.”

Superior Performance Across All Test Categories  

FortiSASE delivers comprehensive, cloud-based security with the industry’s most flexible connectivity options. During CyberRatings testing, it received the highest “AAA” rating across all four categories: Exploits, Malware, Evasions, and TLS/SSL Functionality. These results illustrate the solution’s strong threat protection, seamless TLS/SSL decryption, and minimal performance impact.

• Evasions, Exploits, and Malware: FortiSASE achieved a perfect score in the Evasion category (100%) and a near-perfect score in both the Exploit (99.02%) and Malware (99.5%) categories against a sophisticated threat repository. FortiSASE leverages AI-powered threat intelligence, sandboxing, and behavioral analysis to identify and block known and unknown advanced attacks.
• TLS/SSL Functionality: FortiSASE demonstrated full compatibility and decryption capabilities with prevalent TLS/SSL configurations, including TLS 1.2 and 1.3 cipher suites. This enables secure communication and allows for deep inspection of encrypted traffic to prevent data leakage and identify threats hidden within encrypted channels without complex configurations.
• Performance: Throughout testing, FortiSASE had minimal impact on network throughput, even under high load conditions, for both clear text (HTTP) and encrypted (HTTPS) traffic. FortiSASE leverages high-performance hardware and optimized software architecture to minimize latency and maximize throughput, ensuring it has little impact on network performance and delivers a smooth user experience even with robust security features enabled.

Recognized in Cloud-Delivered Security

FortiSASE provides secure access to websites and applications for all users and devices no matter their location through comprehensive cloud-delivered security services, including Firewall-as-a-Service, secure web gateway, cloud access security broker, universal zero-trust network access, and FortiGuard AI-Powered Security Services. Because it’s built on the unified Fortinet operating system, FortiOS, and is a part of the Fortinet Security Fabric, FortiSASE integrates seamlessly with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN to provide Unified SASE.

Fortinet was named a Challenger in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SSE and was recognized for the second time in the 2024 Gartner Peer Insights™ Customer Choice for SSE. We believe these third-party recognitions further highlight the strength and efficacy of the FortiSASE solution.

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Download the full 2024 CyberRatings.org Security Service Edge Report on FortiSASE here.