FortiGate achieves near-perfect results in independent test by CyberRatings.org
Fortinet Cybersecurity, Technologie, Rating
Objective third-party testing is an important resource for enterprise IT buyers who need objective data to make informed purchasing decisions. Unfortunately, such resources are in short supply. Instead, many enterprises are testing advanced technologies that allow vendors to manipulate testing methods with hidden and non-adaptive asymmetric methods that skew test results in their favor.
Unfortunately, CyberRatings.org has stepped in to conduct ethical testing, without vendor influence. In addition, CyberRatings.org now manages all previous NSS Labs results, as 2020 saw the closure of that testing organization.
Fortinet was pleased to participate in the recent CyberRatings.org test for enterprise firewalls with the FortiGate 600F, which put the firewall through its paces. The latest results showed that the FortiGate is a best-in-class next-generation firewall that stands out for its highly effective AI/ML and threat intelligence capabilities. These features are provided by FortiGuard Labs , Fortinet's elite cybersecurity threat intelligence and research organization. The test also demonstrated FortiGate's ability to deliver the highest return on investment (ROI) in the industry, thanks to its unique, patented ASIC architecture.
The FortiGate 600F received the highest AAA rating from CyberRatings.org in the threat protection, SSL/TLS functionality, stability and reliability, and routing and access control tests. Additionally, the FortiGate provides the security services you need to meet the modern demands of today's enterprise networks."
99.88% threat prevention with FortiGuard
FortiGuard Labs provides AI-based security services built into every FortiGate NGFW, as well as threat intelligence needed to protect an organization's IT environment from known and unknown threats. FortiGate was rated AAA in threat defense and received one of the highest security performance ratings at 99.88%. FortiGate successfully blocked client- and server-initiated exploits as well as client- and server-initiated evasions through its integrated best-of-breed intrusion prevention and other features.
The FortiGuard Labs team includes more than 500 researchers and threat analysts worldwide who have over 10 years of threat data, more than 5.6 million sensors (over 1.57 petabytes of threat patterns) and more than 200 threat intelligence partners to identify, curate, discard and maximize more than 11,000 threat signatures - all with minimal time spent by customers. This commitment and innovation has made FortiGuard Labs an industry leader in detecting more than 1,000 zero-day threats.
FortiGate has also been rated AAA for its SSL/TLS functionality, which correctly identifies all insecure cipher suites, including TLS 1.3 and 1.2, and properly decrypts and scans traffic for prohibited content.
CyberRatings.org also highlighted FortiGate's ability to decrypt network traffic without causing performance bottlenecks, which is essential for many organizations. In its latest Transparency Report, Google notes that more than 95% of Internet traffic is encrypted over HTTPS. For organizations using the Internet as their corporate backbone, decryption performance is critical, making FortiGate's decryption services more important than ever.
Customers deploying the FortiGate NGFW solution can rely on the industry's most powerful security, combined with unparalleled performance that decrypts and inspects traffic at high speeds, enabling IT and security professionals to deliver a secure and satisfying experience to their customers.
In-house ASIC delivers 36x performance and highest ROI
Another key feature that makes Fortinet unique among enterprise firewalls is its proprietary ASIC architecture. Other firewall vendors rely on generic CPU and FPGA technology for security and networking functions because they are relatively easy to find and deploy. However, ASICs require extensive supply chain and programming skills that take years of effort and investment. Fortinet has been a leader in ASIC development for over 20 years.
ASICs accelerate stateful firewalling and IPS to improve the performance of secure networks. They offer up to 36 times better performance than competing solutions and provide a much higher ROI. This performance advantage enables Fortinet firewalls to integrate multiple native applications on a single platform, such as SD-WAN, 5G, ZTNA, SASE, DPI and more, to help enterprises transform and consolidate. CyberRatings.org's Enterprise Firewall 2023 report validates this unique approach by Fortinet.
The FortiGate 600F has been rated AAA for stability and reliability. With over 10 Gbps of bandwidth to protect against threats, the FortiGate 600F delivers an exceptional user experience while preventing exploits. This has been proven in numerous stability and load tests conducted under a variety of workloads, traffic types and protocol mutations.
Best Price per Protected Mbps
CyberRatings.org calculates a "price per protected Mbps" for each firewall vendor, based on the vendor's security performance rating and multiplied by the advertised bandwidth. Then the MSRP plus 24x7 support and maintenance is divided by the combined security effectiveness and throughput number. The result is an accurate and equivalent assessment of the specific price per Mbps protected. Fortinet was highly competitive in this evaluation, delivering the highest ROI of any major firewall vendor in the industry, at just $3.57 per Mbps.
If you're impressed with FortiGate's results, test a FortiGate in your environment to create a secure network experience that will delight your stakeholders.