Fortinet Receives Best Positioning of All Vendors in Latest NSS Labs Next-Gen Intrusion Prevention System Real-World Testing

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - April 21, 2015) - RSA booth #4400 North Hall - Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT) -- a global leader in high-performance cyber security solutions, today announced its Next Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS) earned the highest position of any vendor in the latest NSS Labs performance testing. Fortinet's NGIPS, which demonstrated 99.2% block rates, earned the coveted NSS "Recommended" rating with high scores in all testing categories, and came in as the solution with the best Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) per Megabit Per Second (Mbps) protected. This test further demonstrates the security functionality, performance and value of Fortinet solutions, as well as the company's confidence in continually putting its products to the test with independent, third parties. Fortinet has received more certifications from research and testing labs than any other network security vendor.

Fortinet's FortiGate 1500D NGIPS solution finished in the upper right-hand corner of the NSS Labs Security Value Map, offering the best performance-to-value mix in the industry:

• Fortinet 1500D NGIPS blocked 99.2% of the exploits that NSS Labs utilized in the industry's most comprehensive exploit test.
• The solution received 100% pass ratings against all evasion strategies employed in the testing, and finished with an overall block rate of 99.2% against real-time, drive-by exploits, whether initiated by the attacker or the target.
• FortiGate 1500D had the lowest Total Cost of Ownership at $5 per protected-Mbps, demonstrating the best value against all competitive solutions by a wide margin.

(NSS Labs Next Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS) Security Value Map, April 20, 2014)

When Current-Gen Intrusion Prevention Isn't Enough
The proliferation of trends like bring your own device (BYOD), the remote workforce, cloud applications and social media have increased the challenges organizations face in preventing network breaches. Combined with the prevalence of cyber criminals targeting the plethora of new entry points into corporate networks, it is more critical now than ever before that organizations deploy the very best intrusion prevention solutions to protect themselves and their customers from attacks.