The new framework provides a clear vision and actionable steps in delivering a comprehensive approach to securing the data centre, while providing the most extensible platform for infrastructure integration with technology partners including HP, Ixia, PLUMgrid, Pluribus Networks, Extreme Networks and NTT. SDN security redefines cybersecurity in a world where data centres are being transformed by virtualisation, cloud computing, and now SDN.
"Information security infrastructure is too rigid and static to support the rapidly changing needs of digital business to provide effective protection in a changing threat environment,” wrote Neil MacDonald, VP and Distinguished Analyst, Gartner Research. “Increasingly, security vendors are shifting more of the policy management out of individual hardware elements and into a software-based management plane for flexibility in specifying security policy, regardless of location.”*
The new Fortinet SDN Security framework covers all principal layers of the network architecture:
· Data – the encapsulation of security engines from fixed hardware boxes into logical instances that can be more scalably distributed and embedded into virtualised switching fabric and abstracted network flows
· Control – the orchestration and automation of security policy with provisioning of elastic workloads to eliminate security and compliance gaps
· Management – a ‘single pane-of-glass’ for security policy and events across physical and virtual appliances, private and public clouds, and throughout converged infrastructure
The new Fortinet SDN Security framework covers all principal layers of the network architecture:
· Data – the encapsulation of security engines from fixed hardware boxes into logical instances that can be more scalably distributed and embedded into virtualised switching fabric and abstracted network flows
· Control – the orchestration and automation of security policy with provisioning of elastic workloads to eliminate security and compliance gaps
· Management – a ‘single pane-of-glass’ for security policy and events across physical and virtual appliances, private and public clouds, and throughout converged infrastructure
"There is likely no single SDN platform that all enterprise and service provider customers are going to standardise on,” said John Maddison, VP of marketing for Fortinet. “Hence the reason we are developing an ecosystem to support different SDN platforms through proprietary and open application programming interfaces (APIs). The key is providing scalable security modules that can be called on-demand, at the orchestration level.”
Fortinet’s efforts in the software-defined arena began more than five years ago with the first FortiGate-VM virtual appliances designed to secure increasingly virtualised and consolidated data centres. Recent milestones include new Fortinet security appliances to support Microsoft Azure; membership in HP’s AllianceOne programme to deliver pre-integrated, optimised security for HP’s SDN portfolio; integration with Cisco’s application-centric infrastructure (ACI); and network security efforts for VMware vSphere and SDDC customers.
As part of its data centre strategy, Fortinet has been working closely with partners to integrate security within their key infrastructure platforms. These platforms include SDN controllers, orchestration frameworks, hypervisors, cloud management, security management and analytics. Fortinet is currently working with more than two dozen technology providers to ensure protection from cyber threats through Fortinet’s advanced SDNS.
“The integration of Fortinet with Extreme Networks’ SDN platform gives organisations the ability to combine industry leading security and compliance solutions with the freedom of open standards and interoperability,” said Markus Nispel, VP of software and solutions at Extreme Networks. “While making the deployment, service provisioning, management and operations of software defined networks seamless and cost effective, the integrated solution protects organizational assets by dynamically applying security policies to users, applications, and devices from the cloud to the edge."
“With recent efforts to leverage HP VAN SDN Controller orchestration of next-generation firewall (NGFW) protection for campus LANs, we have a strong collaborative relationship with Fortinet,” said Michael Zhu, Senior Director of Solutions and Alliances, Global Product Line Management, HP Networking, “With Fortinet’s new SDN Security framework, we are looking forward to working even closer with Fortinet to bring compelling security solutions to our customers”.
Interested?
View the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Machine-to-Machine Services, Worldwide report by Eric Goodness, King-Yew Foong, Leif-Olof Wallin and Katja Ruud published August 26, 2015
Read the TechTrade Asia blog post about Fortinet's new regional director for Southeast Asia and Hong Kong
*Gartner, Hype Cycle for Virtualization, 2015, 8 July 2015
Fortinet’s efforts in the software-defined arena began more than five years ago with the first FortiGate-VM virtual appliances designed to secure increasingly virtualised and consolidated data centres. Recent milestones include new Fortinet security appliances to support Microsoft Azure; membership in HP’s AllianceOne programme to deliver pre-integrated, optimised security for HP’s SDN portfolio; integration with Cisco’s application-centric infrastructure (ACI); and network security efforts for VMware vSphere and SDDC customers.
As part of its data centre strategy, Fortinet has been working closely with partners to integrate security within their key infrastructure platforms. These platforms include SDN controllers, orchestration frameworks, hypervisors, cloud management, security management and analytics. Fortinet is currently working with more than two dozen technology providers to ensure protection from cyber threats through Fortinet’s advanced SDNS.
“The integration of Fortinet with Extreme Networks’ SDN platform gives organisations the ability to combine industry leading security and compliance solutions with the freedom of open standards and interoperability,” said Markus Nispel, VP of software and solutions at Extreme Networks. “While making the deployment, service provisioning, management and operations of software defined networks seamless and cost effective, the integrated solution protects organizational assets by dynamically applying security policies to users, applications, and devices from the cloud to the edge."
“With recent efforts to leverage HP VAN SDN Controller orchestration of next-generation firewall (NGFW) protection for campus LANs, we have a strong collaborative relationship with Fortinet,” said Michael Zhu, Senior Director of Solutions and Alliances, Global Product Line Management, HP Networking, “With Fortinet’s new SDN Security framework, we are looking forward to working even closer with Fortinet to bring compelling security solutions to our customers”.
Interested?
View the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Machine-to-Machine Services, Worldwide report by Eric Goodness, King-Yew Foong, Leif-Olof Wallin and Katja Ruud published August 26, 2015
Read the TechTrade Asia blog post about Fortinet's new regional director for Southeast Asia and Hong Kong
*Gartner, Hype Cycle for Virtualization, 2015, 8 July 2015
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