Fortinet Recognized as the Overall Leader for the Third Time in a Row in the Westlands Advisory IT/OT Network Protection Platform Navigator 2025� Report
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) has been named the Overall Leader in the Westlands Advisory IT/OT Network Protection Platform Navigator 2025 report for the third consecutive time. The company achieved top rankings in both strategic direction and capability for IT/OT security solutions.
The recognition highlights Fortinet's OT Security Platform, which provides comprehensive network segmentation, asset visibility, and advanced threat protection in a unified platform. Key features include broad security solutions across IT/OT infrastructures, custom-built ASIC technology for enhanced performance, and cutting-edge AI/ML innovations for threat detection.
According to Westlands Advisory, Fortinet offers the broadest range of industrial-grade security hardware solutions, including FortiGate Rugged firewalls and FortiSwitch industrial switches. The company's solutions have received multiple industry awards, including the 2024 Red Dot Product Design Award and Control Engineering awards for their rugged security appliances.
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) è stata nominata Leader Assoluta nel rapporto Westlands Advisory IT/OT Network Protection Platform Navigator 2025 per la terza volta consecutiva. L'azienda ha ottenuto i punteggi più alti sia nella direzione strategica che nelle capacità delle soluzioni di sicurezza IT/OT.
Il riconoscimento mette in evidenza la OT Security Platform di Fortinet, che offre una segmentazione di rete completa, visibilità degli asset e protezione avanzata dalle minacce in una piattaforma unificata. Le caratteristiche principali includono soluzioni di sicurezza estese per infrastrutture IT/OT, tecnologia ASIC personalizzata per prestazioni migliorate e innovazioni all'avanguardia basate su AI/ML per il rilevamento delle minacce.
Secondo Westlands Advisory, Fortinet propone la più ampia gamma di soluzioni hardware di sicurezza industriale, tra cui firewall FortiGate Rugged e switch industriali FortiSwitch. Le soluzioni dell'azienda hanno ricevuto numerosi premi del settore, tra cui il Red Dot Product Design Award 2024 e i riconoscimenti Control Engineering per i loro dispositivi di sicurezza robusti.
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) ha sido nombrada LÃder General en el informe Westlands Advisory IT/OT Network Protection Platform Navigator 2025 por tercer año consecutivo. La compañÃa alcanzó las posiciones más altas tanto en dirección estratégica como en capacidad para soluciones de seguridad IT/OT.
El reconocimiento destaca la Plataforma de Seguridad OT de Fortinet, que ofrece segmentación de red integral, visibilidad de activos y protección avanzada contra amenazas en una plataforma unificada. Sus caracterÃsticas clave incluyen soluciones de seguridad amplias para infraestructuras IT/OT, tecnologÃa ASIC personalizada para un rendimiento mejorado e innovaciones de vanguardia basadas en IA/ML para la detección de amenazas.
Según Westlands Advisory, Fortinet ofrece la gama más amplia de soluciones hardware de seguridad industrial, incluyendo firewalls FortiGate Rugged y switches industriales FortiSwitch. Las soluciones de la compañÃa han recibido múltiples premios de la industria, como el Red Dot Product Design Award 2024 y los premios Control Engineering por sus dispositivos de seguridad robustos.
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Fortinet (NASDAQ : FTNT) a été désignée Leader Global dans le rapport Westlands Advisory IT/OT Network Protection Platform Navigator 2025 pour la troisième année consécutive. L'entreprise a obtenu les meilleures notes tant en orientation stratégique qu'en capacités des solutions de sécurité IT/OT.
Cette reconnaissance met en avant la Plateforme de Sécurité OT de Fortinet, qui offre une segmentation réseau complète, une visibilité des actifs et une protection avancée contre les menaces au sein d'une plateforme unifiée. Les fonctionnalités clés incluent des solutions de sécurité étendues pour les infrastructures IT/OT, une technologie ASIC personnalisée pour des performances améliorées, ainsi que des innovations de pointe en IA/ML pour la détection des menaces.
Selon Westlands Advisory, Fortinet propose la plus large gamme de solutions matérielles de sécurité industrielle, incluant des pare-feu FortiGate Rugged et des commutateurs industriels FortiSwitch. Les solutions de l'entreprise ont reçu plusieurs récompenses industrielles, notamment le Red Dot Product Design Award 2024 et les prix Control Engineering pour leurs appareils de sécurité robustes.
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) wurde im Westlands Advisory IT/OT Network Protection Platform Navigator 2025 Bericht zum dritten Mal in Folge als Gesamtführer ausgezeichnet. Das Unternehmen erreichte Spitzenwerte sowohl in der strategischen Ausrichtung als auch in der Leistungsfähigkeit von IT/OT-Sicherheitslösungen.
Die Auszeichnung hebt die OT Security Platform von Fortinet hervor, die umfassende Netzwerksegmentierung, Asset-Visibility und fortschrittlichen Bedrohungsschutz in einer einheitlichen Plattform bietet. Zu den Hauptmerkmalen gehören umfangreiche Sicherheitslösungen für IT/OT-Infrastrukturen, maßgeschneiderte ASIC-Technologie für verbesserte Leistung sowie hochmoderne KI/ML-Innovationen zur Bedrohungserkennung.
Laut Westlands Advisory bietet Fortinet die breiteste Palette industrietauglicher Sicherheits-Hardwarelösungen an, darunter FortiGate Rugged Firewalls und FortiSwitch Industrieswitches. Die Lösungen des Unternehmens wurden mit mehreren Branchenpreisen ausgezeichnet, darunter der Red Dot Product Design Award 2024 und Control Engineering Awards für ihre robusten Sicherheitsgeräte.
- Achieved top ranking in both strategic direction and capability for IT/OT security
- Recognition as Overall Leader for third consecutive time in Westlands Advisory report
- Offers broadest range of industrial-grade security hardware solutions in the market
- Custom ASIC technology provides superior network security performance
- Received multiple industry awards for product innovation
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Fortinet earns top ranking in both Strategic Direction and Capability
SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
News Summary
® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced that Westlands Advisory, a leading OT security industry analysis and strategy firm, has once again named Fortinet as the Overall Leader in the report, earning the top ranking in both strategic direction and capability for IT/OT.
Since its inception and for the third time in a row, the latest report from Westlands Advisory highlights Fortinet’s extensive OT network security experience, noting that “OT cybersecurity has been a key strategic pillar� for Fortinet, “resulting in significant innovation, product expansion, growing alliances, and increasing market share.�
"For more than 20 years, organizations have trusted Fortinet to protect operational technology environments and ensure compliance with the evolving needs of OT infrastructures. Fortinet uniquely delivers a comprehensive OT security platform, built from the ground up with the industry’s most advanced threat detection and protection capabilities to enable converged IT/OT infrastructure,� said Nirav Shah, Senior Vice President, Products and Solutions at Fortinet. “Our latest recognition from Westlands Advisory reflects the deep and growing trust our customers, partners, and the broader OT security community place in Fortinet.�
Delivering Secure IT/OT Network Convergence
The is unique in its ability to provide end-to-end network segmentation, OT asset and network visibility, network segmentation and microsegmentation, and advanced threat protection in a unified platform that is centrally managed and automated. With deep integration into the , the OT Security Platform improves cyber resiliency and production reliability, lowers time to deployment, and simplifies operations to further support the protection of critical infrastructure and OT infrastructure from evolving cyberthreats.
The Westlands Advisory report addresses several key benefits of the Fortinet OT Security Platform for customers, including:
- Broad, integrated, high-performance security solutions and services across IT and OT infrastructures: Westlands Advisory highlights Fortinet’s delivery of a single platform across IT and OT to help reduce cyber risks across the entire organization. The OT Security Platform, an extension of the Fortinet Security Fabric, uniquely provides the widest and deepest breadth of networking and cybersecurity solutions in the market. These solutions provide near-real-time protection through the company’s AI-driven , powered by FortiGuard Labs, that enables OT-specific application- and protocol-based security, as well as virtual patching capabilities to shield unpatched OT assets from exploitation. As Westlands Advisory notes, the Fortinet OT Security Platform consists of over 20 products across three solution pillars: Secure Networking, Unified SASE, and Security Operations. The report goes on to say: “In addition, the technology integration offered through the OT Security Platform extends beyond Fortinet solutions to third-party technologies, delivering a comprehensive and centralized OT service.�
- Cutting-edge innovation to solve urgent OT security use cases: The Fortinet OT Security Platform is also recognized by Westlands Advisory for its cutting-edge advancements and innovations that help customers solve many urgent and real OT use cases, such as asset discovery and management; network protection and segmentation; endpoint protection; secure remote access; and more. According to Westlands Advisory, “Fortinet offers the broadest range of industrial-grade security hardware solutions, including FortiGate Rugged firewalls and FortiSwitch industrial switches� Fortinet’s product roadmap is highly responsive to customer requirements and industry standards and has resulted in a number of industry awards, including the [FortiGate Rugged 70G with Dual 5G Modems].� Additional recognitions include the Control Engineering for FortiGate Rugged 70F, and the for FortiGate Rugged 70G-5G-DUAL. The Westlands report also notes that the company’s OT security innovation extends to AI and ML, “where the focus has been on detections, understanding risk, and improving security operations.�
- High-performance, energy-efficient, cost-effective solutions compared to other OT security solutions: Fortinet’s custom-built ASIC technology, embedded in FortiGate appliances, offers unmatched network security performance and reliability, which is critical in OT environments that run 24x7 or cannot suffer downtime. These custom ASICs, which include a networking processor and security processor, are integrated with the FortiOS operating system, allowing Fortinet to provide a comprehensive, high-performance networking and security solution that addresses the demands of modern network environments.
With the recognition of the Fortinet OT Security Platform, the Westlands report underscores the importance of IT/OT convergence and reaffirms that organizations don’t have to choose between performance and protection.
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About Fortinet
(Nasdaq: FTNT) is a driving force in the evolution of cybersecurity and the convergence of networking and security. Our mission is to secure people, devices, and data everywhere, and today we deliver cybersecurity everywhere our customers need it with the largest integrated portfolio of over 50 enterprise-grade products. Well over half a million customers trust Fortinet's solutions, which are among the most deployed, most patented, and most validated in the industry. The , one of the largest and broadest training programs in the industry, is dedicated to making cybersecurity training and new career opportunities available to everyone. Collaboration with from both the public and private sectors, including Computer Emergency Response Teams (“CERTS�), government entities, and academia, is a fundamental aspect of Fortinet’s commitment to enhance cyber resilience globally. , Fortinet’s elite threat intelligence and research organization, develops and utilizes leading-edge machine learning and AI technologies to provide customers with timely and consistently top-rated protection and actionable threat intelligence. Learn more at , the , and .
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