Fortinet Web Application Firewall Earns "Recommended" Rating in Latest NSS Labs Tests - Seite 2

NSS Labs "Recommends" the FortiWeb-1000D
In comparative testing, NSS Labs reported that the FortiWeb-1000D passed all tests evaluating security effectiveness, which included URL Parameter Manipulation, Form/Hidden Field Manipulation, Cookie/Session Poisoning, Cross-Site Scripting, Directory Traversal, SQL Injection and Padding Oracle Attacks. Specifically, NSS analysis found that the FortiWeb blocked 99.85 percent for all threat attack types, while maintaining a low false positive detection rate of 0.366 percent. The FortiWeb-1000D also passed all Evasion Technique testing, including Packet Fragmentation Reassembly, Stream Segmentation, and URL Obfuscation and Normalization.

NSS Labs found that the FortiWeb-1000D also exceeded expectations for throughput performance. "The Fortinet FortiWeb-1000D is rated by NSS at 15,865 connections per second (CPS), which is higher the vendor- claimed performance. Fortinet rates this device at 750 Mbps, which would be 3,750 CPS at 21KB object size," according to the NSS Labs report.

For more information, the full product analysis report for the FortiWeb-1000D, and the NSS Security Value Map™ for Web Application Firewall are available for download. http://www.fortinet.com/resource_center/whitepapers/nss-labs-recommends-fortiweb-web-application-firewall.html

About the FortiWeb-1000D
The FortiWeb-1000D Web Application Firewall provides enterprises a robust solution for web-based application protection. Using advanced behavioral-based learning and threat detection, FortiWeb automatically learns about applications and their usage patterns then actively monitors all activities to intercept and stop threats. FortiWeb helps protect against today's top application threats including cross-site scripting, SQL Injection, and layer 7 Denial of Service attacks.

FortiWeb platforms help prevent identity theft, financial fraud and denial of service, delivering the technology needed to monitor and enforce government regulations, industry best practices, and internal policies.

Availability
The FortiWeb-1000D as tested by NSS Labs is available now. To learn more about the FortiWeb Web Application Firewall products or other Fortinet network security solutions, please visit www.fortinet.com.

About Fortinet
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) helps protect networks, users and data from continually evolving threats. As a global leader in high-performance network security, we enable businesses and governments to consolidate and integrate stand-alone technologies without suffering performance penalties. Unlike costly, inflexible and low-performance alternatives, Fortinet solutions empower customers to embrace new technologies and business opportunities while protecting essential systems and content. Learn more at www.fortinet.com.