Fortinet-Intel Collaboration: Transforming Security- Proliferating Data Adds To Growing Challenges. Don’t Let Security Be One Of Them

Digital transformation led to a proliferation of IoT devices that collect more data in more places. That’s the good news. The bad news is that each of those data collection points represents a potential security risk.

“There’s never been a greater time or opportunity for us to really do a lot of things with IoT devices. All of these capabilities are wonderful, and it has made our life much easier. But the risk that that creates is enormous as well,” says Stephan Tallent, senior director, managed security service provider and service enablement at Fortinet.

Many of these IoT devices are built with data collection in mind, not security. These digital exposures offer the path of least resistance for hackers.

“Digital transformation has really expanded the digital attack surface that enterprises and customers are having to deal with on a regular basis,” says Jon Bove, vice president of Americas channels at Fortinet. “The bad actors are targeting these low-dollar-amount IoT devices as an entry point into a network or an entry point that they want to breach.”

When it comes to security, your business cannot afford to take chances of working with a partner -- or should we say partners? -- that aren’t the best of the best, that aren’t the technology leaders.

“Your customers are counting on you to deliver solutions that are going to keep them secure and their businesses secure,” says Jason Kimrey, general manager of US channel scale and partner sales at Intel. “So, to do that, you have to make sure that you’re running those applications on the best platforms, and the ones that are the most secure.”

Cutting-edge technology requires cutting-edge security. The Intel-Fortinet partnership gives partners a consistent security posture that can keep pace with the changing digital landscape.

“It’s really critical to have an IoT framework as a part of your network security plan. This strategic partnership with Intel allows us to react very quickly and continue that best-of-breed performance to address those IoT concerns in the marketplace today,” says Bove.

Because you’re talking security, problems need to be solved in seconds, not minutes.

“Performance is everything and it’s never been more important than it is in security and when you’re delivering a security solution. And Fortinet just does a great job of the price-performance that we put into the hardware platform. Customers don’t have to sacrifice performance for a robust security solution,” says Kimrey.

Today’s networks are complex. And complex networks battling increasingly advanced network security threats require next-gen protections. Fortinet and Intel are revolutionizing the security industry. This powerhouse partnership offers performance and protection, the ultimate one-two punch.