Fortinet Announces New FortiGate and FortiWifi Security Appliances

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Fortinet introduced the FortiGate-60B and the FortiWifi-60B, designed for enterprise branch offices, retail outlets and small businesses.

Fortinet, the pioneer and leading provider of unified threat management (UTM) solutions, introduced the FortiGate-60B and the FortiWifi-60B, two high-performance, full-featured multi-threat security appliances designed for enterprise branch offices, retail outlets and small businesses.

Delivering comprehensive enterprise-class protection for wired and wireless networked environments, the new FortiGate-60B and the FortiWifi-60B appliances enable enterprises to cost-effectively extend robust security down to even the smallest sites in their organizations.

Enterprise branch offices and retail outlets are targets for cyber attacks just as headquarters and large sites are, but often lack the same security defenses to protect against an array of threats, especially those targeted specifically at Web-based applications and VoIP vulnerabilities.

Additionally, the adoption of third generation (3G) wireless networks in enterprise branch office and retail environ

ments creates additional security risks. With cyber criminals eager to leverage every opportunity or entry for attack, many often attempt to capitalize on the weaknesses of small branch sites as a vehicle for attacking enterprise resources.

In particular, retail sites are at risk as a result of the increased movement from 'closed' dial-up and frame relay network access methods to 'open' broadband Internet access and wireless networks. Driving security from a 'should have' to a 'must have' are regulations mandating retail businesses and service providers that store, process or transmit cardholder data to comply with a set of network security requirements - as defined by the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard - or face significant fines.

The new FortiGate-60B and FortiWifi-60B bring new power and flexibility to enterprise branch offices and retail outlets as their needs for protection and compliance continue to grow. These new security appliances incorpo