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2 years later: 7 facts on how Covid-19 has affected global cybersecurity

Covid-19 has affected every organization ... worked in an office. Covid-19 affected organizations of any ... size Covid-19 has affected every ... gaps in their network. At Fortinet, we are seeing a ... such as those offered by Fortinet, are completely free for organizations ... the  ISC study . The Fortinet NSE Training Institute and the ... more sophisticated and frequent. The Fortinet 2021 Global Threat Landscape Report ... front of others. The Fortinet 2021 Global Threat Landscape Report ...
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6 Important best practices for preparing for data breaches and security incidents

Security incidents and data breaches can have very disruptive and devastating effects on an organization. In fact, according to the Ponemon Institute’s annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, the average total cost of a data breach is near $3.92 million, with an average of 25,575 records being stolen or compromised. Security incidents and data breaches can have very disruptive and devastating effects on an organization. In fact, according to the Ponemon Institute’s annual Cost of a Data Breach ...
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Research: security must accompany 5G implementation, not follow it

5G is accelerating opportunities for enterprises and mobile network operators (MNOs) alike to innovate and transform their IT infrastructure, applications, communications, and user experience. A multitude of industrial applications are also being enabled by 5G, including highly precise vehicle and package tracking, autonomous vehicle communications, low-latency connectivity for near-real-time applications such as process automation, high densities of wireless actuators and sensors in production ...
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Operational Technology Leaders Continue to Face Security Challenges

... teams can mitigate these threats, Fortinet conducted a survey of organizations ... results are compiled in the Fortinet 2021 State of Operational Technology ... was further taxed by the COVID-19 crisis. OT-IT network ... of disruptive cyber adversaries. The Fortinet study highlights four key insights ... their critical systems. Learn how Fortinet secures the convergence of OT ... into complex infrastructure via the Fortinet Security Fabric, organizations have an ... is protected and compliant.  Fortinet Authors 01/07.2021
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Healthcare and ransomware: how to protect your organisation

Ransomware attacks are on the rise. After a surge in remote working and with employees accessing organisational networks in ways that aren’t always perfectly secured, cybercrime has spiked over the past few months as malicious parties have taken advantage of the sudden move to life in lockdown. Opportunistic hackers have found a particularly tender target to focus on: hospitals and healthcare providers. Ransomware attacks are on the rise. After a surge in remote working and with employees ...
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5G-enabled edges require the network and security to converge

... and global business response to COVID-19 served to underscore the ... and global business response to COVID-19 served to underscore the ... : Mikhail Rodionov , the head of Fortinet in Russia According to Wikipedia ... : Fortinet is an American multinational Corporation ... 5G and beyond. According to Fortinet’s Ken Xie, “to keep ... technology evolution strategy. Michael Rodionov (Fortinet)
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Interview: new Fortinet partner program

The Engage program transformed the specifics of interaction with partners from a static model to a dynamic one. The modern world does not allow people to stand still, new technologies require constant development and study. Now the program has 3 areas – the level of relationships, business model and specialization. 1. Tell us more about the new Fortinet partner program. What is it designed for? The Engage program transformed the specifics of interaction with partners from a static model to a ...
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What Makes SD-WAN More Than Just a Branch Solution

To meet the demands of a dynamic business environment in today's rapidly changing digital world, many organizations are turning to SD-WAN for fast, scalable, and flexible connectivity between network environments. Connections between these environments must be managed to prioritize critical local networks and cloud applications. This is precisely what SD-WAN was designed to address; however, the wrong SD-WAN solution can inhibit adaptability and lead to security problems. To meet the demands ...
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What has COVID-19 taught us in the context of information technology security?

... the most important lessons of Covid has been that disruptive changes ... OT environments are already available. Fortinet has developed a wide range ... are all integrated into the Fortinet Security Fabric , providing broad ... of solutions at your disposal: Fortinet’s FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls ... play nicely with each other. Fortinet solutions include a large number ... list, please see the Fortinet Ecosystem Directory. Covid has warned us: we ... Technology.  Joe Robertson, EMEA CISO, Fortinet 21/12.2020
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Is the risk of attacks on the OT infrastructure real? Opinion of a leading Fortinet specialist

Operational technologies, or OT, are a critical segment of the network used by businesses that produce goods or engage in physical processes. Industries such as manufacturing, chemical, oil and gas, mining, transport and logistics use specialized technologies to manage facilities: Assembly and production sites and power systems. The control, monitoring, and management of these systems have been gradually automated over the past few decades, and the specialized systems that perform these tasks ...