{"id":34108,"date":"2019-01-03T15:57:03","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T07:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=34108"},"modified":"2019-01-03T15:57:06","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T07:57:06","slug":"symantec-fortinet-partner-to-deliver-robust-and-comprehensive-cloud-security-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2019\/01\/03\/symantec-fortinet-partner-to-deliver-robust-and-comprehensive-cloud-security-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Symantec, Fortinet partner to deliver robust and comprehensive cloud security service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Symantec Corp. and Fortinet announced a partnership agreement to provide customers with security solutions. Fortinet\u2019s Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) capabilities are planned to be integrated into Symantec\u2019s cloud-delivered Web Security Service (WSS). Additionally, Symantec\u2019s endpoint protection solutions are also planned to be integrated into the Fortinet Security Fabric platform. The technology partnership provides security controls across endpoint, network, and cloud environments that are critical to enforcing the Zero Trust security framework.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WSS is a simple-to-use, cloud-delivered network security service that provides protection against advanced threats, provides access control, and safeguards critical business information for secure and compliant cloud application and web use. The integration of Fortinet\u2019s industry-leading FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall with Symantec\u2019s WSS will result in the most comprehensive set of cloud-delivered threat prevention capabilities in a single service offering on the market today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs the first step in this technology partnership, we plan to deliver best-of-breed security through the combination of enterprise-class advanced firewall controls to Symantec\u2019s industry-leading network security service,\u201d said Art Gilliland, EVP and GM Enterprise Products, Symantec. \u201cThrough this partnership, we hope to provide joint customers the power of Symantec\u2019s Integrated Cyber Defense Platform bolstered by Fortinet\u2019s leading NGFW in an integrated solution that\u2019s easy to use and deploy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, Symantec\u2019s endpoint protection solution is planned to be integrated into the Fortinet Security Fabric platform, providing customers with real-time, actionable threat intelligence and automated response for exploit-driven attacks and advanced malware. Interoperability between Fortinet\u2019s SD-WAN technology will also be certified to work with Symantec\u2019s Web Security Service through Symantec\u2019s Technology Integration Partner Program (TIPP). As part of the collaboration, both companies plan to engage in joint go-to-market activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith today\u2019s announcement, two industry leaders are coming together to provide enterprise-class capabilities across cloud, network, and endpoint security,\u201d said John Maddison, SVP of products and solutions, Fortinet. \u201cUpon completion of the integration, Symantec cloud web gateway customers will be able to benefit from Fortinet\u2019s enterprise-class advanced firewall controls, and for the first time ever, Fortinet customers will be able to purchase the industry-leading FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall via FWaaS. With the addition of Symantec as a Fortinet Fabric-Ready Partner, Symantec\u2019s endpoint security solution will be validated to seamlessly integrate with the Fortinet Security Fabric platform to provide more consistent and effective protection for joint customers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Symantec\u2019s endpoint protection solutions are also planned to be integrated into the Fortinet Security Fabric platform. The technology partnership provides security controls across endpoint, network, and cloud environments that are critical to enforcing the Zero Trust security framework.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29535,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[107,1130,169,274],"class_list":["post-34108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-cloud","tag-cloud-technology","tag-fortinet","tag-symantec"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}