Fortinet’s FortiSandbox 2000E recommended by NSS Labs

Fortinet, the global player in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, has announced that its newly-introduced FortiSandbox 2000E underwent the latest NSS Labs Breach Detection System (BDS) group test to validate its performance when deployed in an enterprise environment, earning NSS Labs coveted Recommended rating.

NSS Lab’s BDS report is the industry’s most comprehensive test of security effectiveness for breach detection systems offered today and helps security customers select the best solutions based on real-world performance.

The FortiSandbox 2000E caught 100% of web and email malware, received a 99.0% overall breach detection score, more than doubled datasheet throughput performance, and offered the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) of the solutions tested.

Recent and rapid outbreaks of malware like WannaCry mean that every organisation should have a sandbox deployed as an automated analysis tool and threat intelligence hub capable of detecting advanced threats and zero-day exploits before they can impact enterprise networks, Fortinet said.

Fortinet’s new FortiSandbox 2000E appliance delivers performance protection against advanced threats for mid-sized to large enterprises and service providers, with flexible deployment options covering the network edge, the data centre core and even internal segments. The leading security efficacy and high throughput earned the FortiSandbox 2000E a fourth consecutive Recommended rating from NSS Labs that reinforces Fortinet’s technical innovation and philosophy of supporting independent third-party testing and validation.

John Maddison, Senior VP, products and solutions at Fortinet said, “Cybercriminals are evolving new attack strategies at an alarming rate and creating a situation in which the time from breach to full compromise occurs in minutes. This has made it a high priority for security teams to adopt solutions for advanced detection and rapid mitigation. We’re honoured to receive this latest NSS Labs Recommendation for FortiSandbox which maintains our four-year record of consistently delivering proven sandbox solutions to protect our customers. Fortinet is a strong believer in independant testing and validation that provides our customers with the critical information they need to make data-driven, validated purchase decisions.”

Vikram Phatak, CEO, NSS Labs added, “NSS Labs test reports provide enterprises with the information they need to make informed decisions. Fortinet has been a regular participant in our various testing programmes and has demonstrated consistently exceptional performance over the years with the solutions that make up their security fabric.”

To effectively defend against the rapidly evolving threat landscape, Fortinet says sandbox solutions need to operate as part of a larger security fabric that allows native sharing of threat intelligence generated by the sandbox across a wide range of security products, including next-generation firewalls (NGFW), intrusion prevention systems (IPS), secure mail gateways, web application firewalls (WAF), and endpoint security solutions.

As part of the Fortinet Security Fabric, FortiSandbox is natively integrated with Fortinet security solutions across an enterprise’s entire attack surface, automatically sharing threat intelligence across NSS Labs Recommended FortiGate NGFWs, Fortinet IPS, FortiWAF and FortiClient solutions. This level of integration makes FortiSandbox ideal as an organisation’s central hub of threat intelligence to automate defenses across the entire enterprise architecture. The open nature of Fortinet’s Security Fabric also extends this intercommunication to third-party technology partners and their solutions through the Fabric Ready Partner Program.