Fortinet Threat Landscape Report Confirms Increase in Malware-as-a-Service Edge Surface Attacks
The recently released Fortinet Threat Landscape Report for Q3, 2019 shows hackers are targeting edge services and malware-as-a-service continues to grow in popularity. While there are many methods of delivering malware, email remains the most common delivery vector, being implicated in 90% of malware attacks. Businesses are realizing the importance of implementing powerful email security solutions to block email threats. End users are...
Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Email Security for 2019
The Lexington, MA-based email security company Mimecast has been named a Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Email Security for 2019. Gartner Peer Insights is a review platform for IT products and services where users of software and services can submit reviews of their experiences with the solutions. The platform includes more than 215,000 verified customer reviews in 340 markets. When sufficient numbers of reviews are...
Fortinet FortiMail Given AAA Rating in SE Labs Phishing Detection Test
Fortinet’s FortiMail Secure Email Gateway has recently been independently tested by SE Labs and has been shown to be highly effective at identifying and blocking phishing threats. In the tests, SE Labs found the solution blocked 100% of phishing attempts with no false positives. The solution was not quite as effective at blocking business email compromise attacks and other advanced threats, although only 5% of those threats were not...
Cloud-Based Threat Analytics Firm ZoneFox Acquired by Fortinet
Fortinet has announced it has acquired the cloud-based threat analytics firm ZoneFox and will be using the company’s machine learning threat detection technology to enhance protection against insider threats. As companies are migrating data and infrastructure to the cloud, more and more endpoints and users are accessing cloud resources. While those resources need to be accessed by employees for legitimate work purposes, they can also...
Fortinet Announces Release of FortiMail 6.0
Cybercriminals are now using a wide range of techniques to gain access to business networks and obtain sensitive data, including zero day exploits, brute force attacks, and IoT devices. While these new and constantly changing tactics pose a significant threat, the most commonly used attack vector is still email. Email is still the most common way for malware and ransomware to be installed. According to the Verizon April 2018 Data...
Fortinet FortiMail Receives VBSpam+ Certification Topping List for Malware Detection
For the eighth consecutive time, Fortinet’s FortiMail spam filtering solution as passed the Virus Bulletin test and has been awarded VBSpam+ Certification. The test confirms that the solution is highly effective at blocking malicious messages and ensuring they are not delivered to end users’ inboxes. Over the 19 days, 218,231 messages were sent, out of which 209,468 were spam. The remainder consisted of newsletters and legitimate...
IDC Names Fortinet Leader in Email Security for FortiMail
In its Marketscape: Worldwide Email Security 2016 Vendor Assessment, the global marketing intelligence company IDC has named Fortinet’s FortiMail a Leader in Email Security. The IDC MarketScape assessments cover a wide range of vendors across many cybersecurity disciplines. The decision to release a Marketscape assessment covering email security was a no brainer. Email is the leading attack vector for hackers, with the majority of...
Fortinet Launches New Managed Security Service Provider Program
With cybercriminals increasing their efforts to gain access to business networks and sensitive data, and data breaches at an all time high, it has never been more important to ensure all vulnerabilities are identified and appropriate cybersecurity solutions are deployed. Many companies have struggled to protect their networks due to a lack of in-house expertise, and instead have chosen to outsource cybersecurity to Managed Security...
Fortinet to Demonstrate Security Solutions for the Healthcare Industry
While most businesses can deploy new cybersecurity solutions that will provide an additional level of protection from email-based threats, healthcare companies have an additional consideration. Any solution that is capable of touching protected health information must meet the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule. Fortinet has confirmed that its solutions are fully compliant...