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UNDERSTANDING FORTIOS – THE HEART OF THE FORTINET SECURITY FABRIC

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The Fortinet Security Fabric is the industry ’ s highestperforming cybersecurity platform . And FortiOS , the Fortinet operating system , is the heart of the Fortinet Security Fabric . It ties all of the security and networking components together to ensure tight integration .
This enables the convergence of high-performing networking and security to deliver a consistent security posture throughout the entire infrastructure , including hybrid deployments of hardware , software and X-as-a- Service . FortiOS 7.0 dramatically expands the Fortinet Security Fabric ’ s ability to deliver consistent security across all networks , endpoints , and clouds .
It includes new services such as Secure Access Service Edge ( SASE ) and Zero-Trust Network Access
ZTNA ) to better address the challenges of today ’ s distributed networks and remote workforces .
FortiOS and the Fortinet Security Fabric enable broad , integrated and automated security
The Fortinet Security Fabric , built on FortiOS , enables multiple security technologies to work together seamlessly across all environments protecting you based on a single source of unified threat intelligence . This holistic approach eliminates security gaps in the network and hastens responses to attacks and breaches . Because FortiOS runs natively in any environment , it empowers the Security Fabric to span and adapt to the extended digital attack surface for broad , integrated and automated protection of devices , data and applications . p
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