Fortinet delivers advanced threat protection with virtual FortiSandbox

BANGALORE, INDIA: Fortinet has announced that its FortiSandbox  is now available as a virtual appliance. This flexible form factor will enable customers to easily deploy Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) sandboxes within their infrastructure, in dynamic data centers, and across geographically disperse locations.

The latest FortiSandbox-VM release also features a new API for tighter integration with Fortinet’s other security solutions. The first such product to leverage that API is FortiMail, with its new software v5.2, for better defense against email vector attacks.

This Advanced Threat Protection solution is expected to further accelerate the rapid adoption of Fortinet’s sandboxing to help defend their critical data from today’s highly sophisticated attacks.

Virtual FortiSandbox: Expanding Advanced Threat Protection

The new FortiSandbox-VM offering aims to expand advanced threat capabilities to a growing base of enterprise users by increasing flexibility and availability, enabling them to deploy scalable sandbox technology both easily and affordably. Fortinet already offers sandboxing in both cloud and physical appliance form factors.

In addition, FortiSandbox features tighter integrations with an array of established Fortinet security products, including FortiMail, which is now able to hold messages for sandbox inspection and then subsequently act on the results. This enhancement complements numerous existing integrations between FortiSandbox, FortiGate and other Fortinet products.

Doug Marlin, partner, sales and marketing for ITG and Fortinet partner, said: “FortiSandbox in a virtual form factor gives our customers and prospects one more important option when adding Advanced Threat Protection technologies to their network security infrastructure, and allows ITG to deepen its reach and bond into organizations seeking easy-to-manage, cost-effective solutions.”

FortiGuard Labs: Powering Advanced Threat Protection

FortiGuard Labs delivers and powers key Advanced Threat Protection framework components, including adaptive defense tools like FortiSandbox that protect against multi-vector zero-day attacks.

Fortinet’s security research division constantly monitors the evolving threat landscape, specializing in a wide range of research areas that include covert surveillance of malware and botnets, reverse engineering of malware, signature generation, and zero-day attack analysis.

The FortiSandbox Advantage

Featuring a unique dual-level sandbox, inspection of all protocols and functions in one appliance, as well as optional FortiGate and FortiMail integration, FortiSandbox delivers effective protection against highly targeted attacks and other threats in a solution that also touts affordability and ease of use. Rich threat intelligence, actionable insight and the ability to share information with FortiGuard Labs combine to help enterprises reduce the risk of compromise and breach.

The New FortiMail

The latest release of FortiMail delivers significantly advanced email security, not only with the deeper FortiSandbox integration but also a new behavioral detection engine, newsletter category and more.

The virtual, cloud and on-premise versions of FortiSandbox, as well as the latest update to FortiMail, are currently available.