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Overview

FortiGate VM provides essential next-generation firewall (NGFW) security controls including intrusion prevention, application control, antivirus, URL and DNS filtering, and sandboxing, plus SD-WAN. Easy to deploy and manage, FortiGate VM is the ideal firewall for small and medium-sized businesses looking to secure cloud deployments. 

AI-Powered Threat Intelligence

FortiGuard AI-Powered Security Services attach to FortiGate VMs to deliver state-of-the-art threat detection and protection by leveraging machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. FortiGuard Labs analyzes billions of global security events daily and distills those events into actionable information for network and security teams. Fortinet also uses those events to provide our solutions with near-real-time updates. 

CyberRatings.org Cloud Network Firewall June 2022 badge. Fortinet received an AAA rating.

Most Effective Cloud Firewall – Per Independent Validation

A firewall is only as effective as its ability to detect threats. CyberRatings.org, an independent, nonprofit security testing organization, tested FortiGate VM. FortiGate VM achieved a 99.88% Security Effectiveness Score in the CyberRatings 2022 Enterprise Firewall Report – the highest score of any product tested.  

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Simplified Management with FortiGate Cloud

FortiGate Cloud is a SaaS-based service that makes it easy to deploy, configure, and manage all your FortiGate devices, whether physical or virtual, from a single pane of glass. It also includes enterprise-grade security analytics and reporting to help reduce cyber risk.

Investing in Innovation

 Proven Security

Get the most effective firewall available, according to independent testing

Zero-trust enforcement

Increase security with continuous enforcement of  zero-trust policies

Cloud-native integration

Reduce friction across cloud deployments with built-in integrations across major cloud platforms

Cloud & Platform Agnostic

Deploy and run supported solutions in any cloud, virtualized data center, or on-premises deployment

SD-WAN

Gain fast, scalable, flexible secure SD-WAN on-premises and in the cloud, included in FortiGate NGFWs

Automation

Automate deployment, management, and response programmatically or through automation stitches

FortiGate VM Use Cases

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Network Perimeter Security
Protect networks from unauthorized access and external threats. Control traffic based on protocols, ports, applications, and user identities.
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Application Control
Enforce application-specific security and traffic policies with application control.
AI-ML Powered
Threat Detection
Utilize AI/ML-driven threat intelligence to detect threats in ingress and egress traffic without impacting performance.
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Segmentazione
Isolate threats and prevent breach traversal with advanced network segmentation.
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Secure Remote Access
Allow remote workers and branches to securely access resources with IPsec VPN and SD-WAN.
Hybrid Cloud Connectivity
Secure Cloud Connectivity
Enable secure networking to, from, and between clouds with FortiGate VM.

Third-Party Validation

2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Network Firewalls
2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Network Firewalls Figure 1. The figure ranks companies on their ability to execute and completeness of vision as of September 2022 on a scatter plot. Fortinet is in the upper right quadrant of Leaders.
Fortinet nominata leader nel Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ 2022 per i Network Firewall

Fortinet has been recognized as a Leader again, and is positioned highest in Ability to Execute, marking our 13th year in the Magic Quadrant™.

FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls deliver the industry’s best ROI, provide AI/ML-powered threat protection, and support the convergence of networking and security.

With all features and functions built on a single operating system, FortiOS, organizations have access to consistent functionality across all solutions and form factors, including appliances, virtual environments, and secure access service edge (SASE).

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FortiGuard AI-Powered Security Services

FortiGuard Labs, Fortinet’s cybersecurity threat intelligence and research organization is comprised of experienced threat hunters, researchers, analysts, engineers, and data scientists. This elite team develops and enhances FortiGuard AI-powered Security Services including inline malware prevention, IPS, and DLP. FortiGuard Labs also provides valuable expert help through FortiGuard Expert-driven Security Services. Learn more about FortiGuard AI-powered Security Bundles for FortiGate.

Mostra tutti i servizi
Antispam
Antispam

Riduce drasticamente lo spam sul perimetro attraverso un approccio multilivello per filtrare le e-mail.

FortiGuard Antivirus Service
FortiGuard Antivirus Service

Protegge dai più recenti attacchi polimorfici, virus, malware (incluso il ransomware) e altre minacce.

FortiGuard Data Loss Prevention Service
FortiGuard Data Loss Prevention Service

Blocca le divulgazioni intenzionali e accidentali di dati sensibili, soddisfacendo al contempo i requisiti chiave per la sicurezza dei dati associati ai principali framework.

FortiGuard Attack Surface Security Service
FortiGuard Attack Surface Security Service

Valuta e classifica la tua infrastruttura Security Fabric in base alle best practice e ai più importanti framework di conformità e sicurezza. Include la copertura per i dispositivi IoT connessi.

FortiGuard DNS Security
FortiGuard DNS Security

Offre una visibilità completa del traffico DNS e blocca i domini ad alto rischio, compresi i domini malevoli registrati di recente (NRD, Newly Registered Domain) e i domini parcheggiati.

FortiGuard Industrial Security Service | Fortinet
FortiGuard Industrial Security Service

Identifica e controlla la maggior parte dei protocolli ICS/OT/SCADA comuni, offrendo visibilità granulare e controllo con signature continuamente aggiornate.

Servizio di rilevamento IoT FortiGuard
FortiGuard IoT Detection Service

Rileva e segmenta automaticamente i dispositivi IoT basati sulla Threat Intelligence FortiGuard e rafforza le opportune policy.

FortiGuard Intrusion Prevention Service | Fortinet
FortiGuard IPS Service

Fornisce le difese più aggiornate contro minacce e vulnerabilità note e precedentemente sconosciute.

FortiGuard AI-based Inline Malware Prevention Service
FortiGuard AI-based Inline Malware Prevention Service

Esegue ispezioni in tempo reale dei file basate sull’AI per proteggere da minacce sconosciute, zero-day e sofisticati attacchi basati su file.

FortiGuard URL Filtering Service
FortiGuard URL Filtering Service

Utilizza l’analisi e la correlazione del comportamento basata sull’intelligenza artificiale per bloccare quasi immediatamente URL dannosi sconosciuti, con quasi zero falsi negativi.

Sicurezza IP Reputation & Anti-botnet
Sicurezza IP Reputation & Anti-botnet

Aggrega dati IP di fonti malevole provenienti dalla rete distribuita Fortnet di sensori di minacce, CERT, MITRE e altre fonti globali che collaborano per fornire threat intelligence aggiornata.

Servizio di sicurezza per dispositivi mobili FortiGuard | Fortinet
Servizio di sicurezza per dispositivi mobili FortiGuard

Arresta le più recenti varianti di malware con tecnologie proattive in grado di bloccare varianti di minacce precedentemente sconosciute.

Casi studio

COOP
COOP
Latin America’s Largest Consumer Cooperative Ensures Connectivity and a Secure Transition to the Cloud with Fortinet Solutions
State Transit Agency
State Transit Agency
Fortinet Protects a Large State Transit Agency by Modernizing and Driving Operations Forward
SIM Rede de Postos
SIM Rede de Postos
Brazilian Gas Station Chain Powers Its Cloud-Based Network Infrastructure Expansion with Fortinet
Diversified Energy
Diversified Energy
Digital Transformation Focused on Enhancing Scale, Security, and Standards for Operational Excellence

Gartner Peer Reviews

At Fortinet, we strive to put our customers first, and we’re very proud to have again been named a 2023 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Network Firewalls. This distinction, which customers have recognized us for the fourth year in a row, is based on over 500 reviews of our FortiGate Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs). In addition to giving FortiGate high ratings, 93% of reviewers are willing to recommend Fortinet NGFWs. Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice 2023
★★★★★
"Fortinet: Make Your Live Easy"

"Overall it's a very good product having rich set of securities and easy to use and deploy... it can be easily integrated with other products in Fortinet Family.”

—  Assistant Manager in Energy and Utilities

★★★★★
"The Best Of Their Class. Strong And Powerful Security Solution For Any Organization Size."

“Price of the Devices: Great price for the power, throughput and performance. Easy to use: Really great UI and intuitive menu, options, etc. Performance: no performance issues even if all the UTM features are turned on.”

—  Practice Leader in IT Services

★★★★★
"Amazing Value For Money And Strong Performance."

"Fortigate provides robust and reliable performance. Their interface is intuitive and allows for centralized management wich really saves us time. Security features are the best among what we tested. Built-in VPN is the cherry on top."

—  Chief Network and Telecom Officer in the Real Estate industry

★★★★★
"Fortigate Provides Top Notch Security At A Fair Price!"

“The Fortigate firewalls offer great performance for their price point in comparison to other vendors. They have an amazing security research team to make sure you are at the leading edge of the threat landscape. The integration of their products so that they can work together through the security fabric is amazing.”

— IT System Administrator in the Retail Industry

★★★★★
"Fortigate NGFW - Comprehensive Perimeter Security"

"The product is truly exceptional, I have introduced the Fortinet NGFW in my organization for specific application requirement after preliminary assessment and Fortinet Product Advanced Features for DPI like Application Control & Industrial Signtaure, Intrusion Prevention system as well as Antivirus helped me to bring adequate security measures." Reliability: Fortinet's firewalls are designed to be reliable and to provide high uptime. The company's firewalls have a variety of features to help

— Head - SAS & Communications, OT Security in Energy and Utilities

★★★★★
"Best Firewall In The Market"

"The product is better than expected. The performance of the hardware is much better than the equivalent other vendors, its easy to manage and troubleshoot"

— Networks Supervisor in the Healthcare and Biotech Industry

★★★★★
"Fortinet, My Go To Provider For Edge Devices...Hands Down"

"I have utilized numerous vendors for endpoint security and edge devices including xx and others. Fortinet, by far is superior providing intuitive user interfaces and superlative customer and technical support."

— Sr. Technical Consultant in IT Services

★★★★★
"FortiGate Is A Complete All In One Package."

"We wanted to secure our networks, after a penetration testing from an outside company, we were told that our network is very secure thanks to FortiGate."

— Cybersecurity Analyst in the Healthcare and Biotech Industry

★★★★
"A VERY Effective And Affordable Solution"

"We deployed this NGFW at our main office 11 months ago and have enjoyed the simplicity and security it affords. IPsec tunnels to remote offices and cloud are consistent and VPN users are stable and visible through the dashboard."

— Server Admin in Energy and Utilities

★★★★
"Best Next Generation Firewall Solution For On Premises And Cloud."

"Simplicity in management and configuration. Same OS available on any model from the little one to big chassis: easy hw upgrade path without any need for reconfiguration."

— Founder & Managing Director in IT Services

★★★★★
"Powerful NGFW Complemented With AI"

"In my organization is important to be protected in all ways, for this reason I like complement security with different types of tools and brands. I have worked with several NGFW brands, and although they all have pros and cons, FortiGate is one of my favorites, mainly because it is among one of the world leaders and because of the SD-WAN solution since it balances the load professionally. FortiGate is scalable and has allowed us to grow without any problem."

— Engineering Technician in IT Services

★★★★
"Fortinet The Protector"

"We have been using the Fortinet Fortigate solution for 4 years now, it's a stable, robust solution. It's deploy on all our sites, including one where we use the cluster in active / active mode and it works perfectly. The use of FortiEMS allows us to make our workstations compliant and protect. The whole system is easy to manage."

— Cloud & security in IT Services

★★★★★
"Durable And Long Lasting"

"Excellent quality product Easy to setup to use and set up & we are highly recommend this product"

— IT in the Finance Industry

★★★★
"A Fully Fledged Security Solution"

"The FortiGate firewall offers comprehensive threat protection for your business. FortiGate offers variety of features to protect your organization from cyberattacks. It delivers high performance and advanced security. " "Excellent price-performance ratio, The equipment has a high performance in terms of security, has a very friendly user interface, Fortinet remains at the highest levels in terms of innovation keeps"

— IT Associate in the Healthcare and Biotech Industry

★★★★★
"Fortinet Performance"

"Excellent price-performance ratio, The equipment has a high performance in terms of security, has a very friendly user interface, Fortinet remains at the highest levels in terms of innovation keeps"

— Networking and Logical Security Administrator in the Telecommunication Industry

★★★★★
"Fortinet Firewall Provide Best In Bread Functionality"

"My overall experience working on Fortinet NGFW is simply Great. It provide great level of flexibility by easy admin portal."

— IT Associate in IT Services

★★★★★
"Reliable Service"

"Using more than 5 year fortigate devices. Hardware and cloud services. NGFW, APs and etc. I would like to express our sincere apprecation for your service to us as one of our most reliable company"

— Senior Network Admin in Energy and Utilities

★★★★★
"Use Fortigate Firewall And Forget The Network Risk"

"great product, very easy to use and very good support"

— Network Security Consultant in IT Services

★★★★★
"Single Pane Of Glass For All Functions In Your Network"

"Solid team in the Nordic region. Invests heavily in supporting the local market"

— Sales Specialist Security in IT Services

★★★★★
"With Fortinet We Improved Security, Costs And Data Network Performance"

"Fortinet is pioneer of secure networking, can scale to any location (ROBO, campus, and Datacenter)"

— System Manager in Energy and Utilities

Models and Specifications

FortiGate-VM next-generation firewall can be deployed as a virtual appliance in private and public cloud environments, either as a BYOL instance or provisioned on-demand via public cloud marketplaces. Learn more about FortiGuard AI-powered Security Bundles for FortiGate.

Download the brief - Performance as a key attribute of Virtual Firewalls. 

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FortiCare Support & Professional Services

Fortinet is dedicated to helping our customers succeed, and every year FortiCare services help thousands of organizations get the most from their investments in Fortinet's products and services. To achieve this, FortiCare follows the life-cycle approach and provides unique services to help our customers in their success journeys.

Technical Support Services

Servizi di assistenza tecnica

Sono disponibili varie opzioni per dispositivo per un funzionamento efficiente. L’opzione FortiCare Elite offre un tempo di risposta di 15 minuti per i prodotti di rilevanza fondamentale.

Advanced Support

Advanced Support

Sono disponibili vari servizi premium per account per ridurre le interruzioni e aumentare la produttività con revisioni operative da parte di esperti designati.

Professional Service

Professional Service

I nostri esperti multi-vendor possono progettare e implementare una soluzione completa basata sulle best practice per aiutarti a raggiungere i tuoi obiettivi di rete o di sicurezza e adottare nuove funzionalità.

RMA

RMA

Le opzioni RMA prioritarie sono disponibili in tutta la famiglia di prodotti per la sostituzione rapida dell’hardware difettoso per soddisfare gli obiettivi di disponibilità.

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Hybrid Mesh Firewall: The Next Evolution of Firewalls
Hybrid Mesh Firewall: The Next Evolution of Firewalls »

Explore how Fortinet secures your hybrid networks and increases operational efficiency with unified management across all firewall deployments providing a coordinated response to threats. Hybrid Mesh Firewall: The future of network security revolutionizing your defense strategy.

Fortinet FortiGate VM on Microsoft Azure
Fortinet FortiGate VM on Microsoft Azure »

Fortinet's FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) on Azure provides state-of-the-art protection and automated management for consistent policy enforcement and visibility. Our Enterprise-class solution for Microsoft Azure users protects application workloads beyond basic Azure security services. Fortinet’s Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) enables the broadest protection and automated management for consistent enforcement and visibility across your hybrid #cloud infrastructure. Try it free for 30-days on Azure Marketplace.

Fortinet nominata leader nel Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ 2022 per i Network Firewall
Fortinet nominata leader nel Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ 2022 per i Network Firewall »

Fortinet has been named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Network Firewalls, recognized in the Magic Quadrant for the 13th time, and positioned with the highest Ability to Execute.

FortiGate-VM Integration with VMware NSX-T Data Center 2.4
FortiGate-VM Integration with VMware NSX-T Data Center 2.4 »

Fortinet provide complete integration with VMware's NSX-T Data Center 2.4/2.5, securing East-West and North-South traffic flows across virtualized datacenters, private and public clouds.

Transforming Network Security with FortiGate VMX
Transforming Network Security with FortiGate VMX »

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Demo prodotti gratuita

FortiGate-VM è una soluzione FortiGate completa di tutte le funzionalità, fornita come appliance virtuale. L’appliance virtuale FortiGate-VM è ideale per il monitoraggio e l’applicazione di policy sul traffico virtuale di piattaforme di virtualizzazione, cloud e SDN leader del settore, tra cui VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, Xen, KVM e Amazon Web Services (AWS). FortiGate-VM può essere orchestrata in ambienti software-defined per fornire servizi di sicurezza di rete agili ed elastici ai carichi di lavoro virtuali. 

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In questa demo scoprirai come distribuire firewall, Intrusion Prevention, VPN, antivirus e altre funzioni di sicurezza unificate ai carichi di lavoro virtuali; potrai inoltre valutare la facilità d’uso dell’interfaccia web e delle visualizzazioni contestuali.

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