Fortinet Releases Modular Enterprise Endpoint Security Suite
Fortinet® – a market-leading network security provider
and worldwide leader of unified threat management (UTM) solutions – today
announced the release of FortiClient™ Endpoint Protection Suite 4.1, which
introduces a host of enterprise-class features to support the largest and most
performance-intensive environments.
Fortinet is offering FortiClient Standard Edition 4.1
free of charge to anyone – consumers, small businesses, large enterprises – who
seeks comprehensive protection for their laptops and personal computers. The
free version receives automatic updates from the FortiGuard® subscription
service to help ensure protection against the latest threats.
The complete FortiClient product line is made up of the
following three products:
• FortiClient
Premium Edition – includes SSL/IPSec VPN, WAN optimisation client, application
detection, endpoint control, host antivirus/antispyware, firewall, intrusion
prevention service, Web content filtering, endpoint management (FortiManager),
FortiCare support services, antispam and Web content filtering re-rating
• FortiClient
Standard Edition (complimentary version) – all premium edition features except
endpoint management (FortiManager), FortiCare support services, antispam and
Web content filtering re-rating
• FortiMobile™
for Windows Mobile, Symbian & Pocket PC – IPSec VPN, phone security with
handset data encrypt/decrypt, personal firewall, antivirus, incoming call
filter, SMS antispam, multi-language support
In its latest version 4.1 release, FortiClient offers new
features including SSL VPN, WAN optimisation, application detection and
endpoint control, while providing a fully manageable compliance infrastructure
to help businesses reduce exposure to cyber security threats. As a
full-featured solution, FortiClient 4.1 can provide broad protection for
laptops and PCs or be implemented modularly to co-exist with other dedicated
security products for endpoints.
Whereas many endpoint security solutions available on the
market only provide firewall and/or antivirus protection, both the
complimentary and licensed versions of FortiClient 4.1 offer the consolidated
security approach of Fortinet’s FortiGate® enterprise-class, multi-threat
network appliances. Both versions also receive automatic updates from the FortiGuard®
subscription service to help ensure protection against the latest threats.
The aggressive cybercrime environment that consumers and
businesses face today means that every computer not connected to a secure
network perimeter is at risk. In addition, mobile or remote clients open
networks to infection and added risk every time those clients re-connect.
By offering complimentary and licensed versions of its
FortiClient 4.1 solution, Fortinet is helping to minimise the infestation of
networks by removing the cost barriers that prevent consumers from deploying
appropriate protection, especially as the lines between work and home computers
are ever blurring with Internet email and increased use of potential virus
transporters such as USB storage devices.
“With FortiClient Endpoint Security Suite, there is no
reason for users around the globe not to have broad security protection for
their laptop or desktop,” said Anthony James, vice president of products,
Fortinet. “An unsecured endpoint or one that only provides AV or firewall
protection – whether for personal or business use – should be considered an
imminent threat. It’s not enough to offer minimal protection for endpoints or
for just the ones touching the networks, which is why we’re making the latest
FortiClient product with enterprise-level security available to everyone.”
The features of FortiClient 4.1 can be implemented in
full, or turned on individually to meet the specific needs of each
organisation.
Following are the latest enterprise-class features being
introduced in the FortiClient 4.1 release:
• Application
Detection – provides security policy for applications regardless of port or
protocol used for communication;
• SSL VPN –
offers secure connection to internal Web applications in the security
perimeter;
• Accelerated
Performance – along with WAN acceleration, the 4.1 release advances performance
with new accelerated antispyware and antivirus engines that results in a 3x
performance increase over the previous FortiClient 4.0 version; new antispyware
engine adds yet another layer of protection against malware, performing a full
system scan for known malware in just seconds;
• Endpoint
Control – broad global automated infrastructure to help enforce endpoint
security compliance.
Pricing and Availability
All versions of FortiClient 4.1 and FortiMobile are
available for immediate download at http://www.forticlient.com/.
Fortinet products are distributed in Australia by
WhiteGold Solutions, Ingram Micro, and Firewall Systems. Australian pricing for
FortiClient Premium 4.1 and FortiMobile begins at $37 per user ex GST, which
includes endpoint management and enhanced support services.
Fortinet products are distributed in New Zealand by
Ingram Micro, and Firewall Systems. New Zealand pricing for FortiClient Premium
4.1 and FortiMobile begins at $45 per user ex GST, which includes endpoint
management and enhanced support services.
Phone support is also available as an added service.
Additional information on the FortiClient Endpoint Protection Suite can be
found at http://www.fortinet.com/products/endpoint/.
About Fortinet (www.fortinet.com)
Fortinet is a leading provider of network security
appliances and the market leader in Unified Threat Management or UTM. Fortinet
solutions were built from the ground up to integrate multiple levels of
security protection -- including firewall, VPN, antivirus, intrusion prevention,
Web filtering, spyware prevention and antispam -- designed to help customers
protect against network and content level threats. Leveraging a custom ASIC and
unified interface, Fortinet solutions offer advanced security functionality
that scales from remote office to chassis-based solutions with integrated
management and reporting. Fortinet solutions have won multiple awards around
the world and are the only security products that are certified in five
programs by ICSA Labs: Firewall, Antivirus, IPSec VPN, Network IPS and
Antispam. Fortinet is based in Sunnyvale, California.
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