NSS Labs Awards "Approved" Rating to Fortinet's Unified Threat Management Product

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - April 7, 2008) - NSS Labs, a world leader in independent security product testing and certification, today announced it has given Fortinet's unified threat management (UTM) product its highly regarded "Approved" rating.

The FortiGate™ 3810A network security appliance achieved top marks for its firewall, virtual private network and intrusion prevention system security capabilities.

"We found the product to be robust and able to support the vast majority of the tested IP security options and requirements," said Rick Moy, President at NSS Labs. "FortiGate 3810A also withstood our rigorous system stability testing. Overall, our analysis found the product to be a very capable UTM, and believe it should be on anyone's short list as a candidate for a perimeter security solution."

The full report discussing the product's strengths and weaknesses can be viewed here: http://nsslabs.com/certification/utm/NSSLabs-Report-FortiGate3810A-UTM.pdf.

"Our mission is to help protect customer networks, preserve the security investment and reduce the physical footprint of security infrastructure. We accomplish that goal by creating highly effective and reliable security appliances in the FortiGate multi-threat security system," said Anthony James, vice president of products at Fortinet. "NSS Labs testing and certification program gives our customers independent validation and increased peace of mind that FortiGate products are delivering on our promise of robust security and high reliability."

NSS Labs operates a transparent, scientifically repeatable certification process, ensuring the highest levels of independence, diligence and integrity. NSS Labs performs real-world product testing, employing full application layer traffic, real verifiable exploits and live hosts. Products are tested according to appropriate use cases and protective requirements, ranging from datacenter, ecommerce datacenter, perimeter, and remote office/retail storefront. NSS Labs also offers product testing programs for payment card network environments.

About NSS Labs

Founded in 1991, NSS Labs is the globally recognized leader in independent security and performance testing and certification. NSS Labs performs the most comprehensive, high-performance security validation in the industry. Our proven methodologies reflect real-world traffic and usage conditions, helping information security professionals understand how products will work in their environments. Clients include brand names like IBM, Cisco, Juniper Networks, SourceFire, McAfee, Fortinet, Third Brigade and Radware. For more information, visit: www.nsslabs.com.

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