Long-Standing Fabric-Ready Partner Nozomi Networks Joined by Three New Operational Technology Partners –
RAD, Indegy and SecurityMatters – to Protect the Emerging Cyber-Physical Domain via the Fortinet Security Fabric
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
John Maddison, SVP of products and solutions at Fortinet
“As OT networks embrace digital transformation, and physical and cyber domains continue to converge, sensitive production
environments and critical infrastructures are increasingly being exposed to cyber risks. Fortinet is committed to protecting
crucial and sensitive OT environments through the integrated power of the Fortinet Security Fabric, which includes advanced and
specialized protections provided by our growing number of Fabric-Ready Partners.”
News Summary
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity
solutions, today announced the expansion of its Technology Alliances ecosystem to include four leading operational technology specialists.
- The OT industry is being impacted by convergence and digital transformation. As physical and IT networks continue to
integrate, including those in critical infrastructures and industrial automation companies, OT networks are leveraging
well-integrated solutions based on strong segmentation and specialized analytics to ensure the safety and reliability of physical
processes and things, addressing new security risks targeting multi-vector threat landscapes.
- Fortinet, an established leader in OT security and safety, is building upon its success with existing Fabric-Ready Partner
Nozomi Networks and is announcing its
partnership with three additional OT specialist firms –
RAD, Indegy and SecurityMatters. These partnerships extend the range of
integrated security solutions now available to OT customers through the Fortinet Security Fabric.
- Fortinet’s Security Fabric platform approach to cybersecurity leverages Fabric APIs, Fabric Connectors and DevOps scripts and
tools to create an open ecosystem to accommodate leading technology solutions. This integrated approach seamlessly brings
together a wide range of critical security solutions designed for the OT segment to enable comprehensive and centralized safety,
reliability and security.
Operational Technology (OT) organizations are adopting digital transformation to unlock the advantages of the Internet and
connected IIoT devices. But as cybercriminals begin to more aggressively target OT devices and systems, OT networks need to evolve
to address increasing cyber risk. The challenge is that the nature of many OT networks requires specialized security technologies
and solutions in order to provide protections without impacting the function of oftentimes sensitive equipment and systems.
According to Gartner, “The converging of IT and OT systems, combined with increased use of IoT in industrial environments, is
challenging many security practices in defining the best security architecture that aligns to transforming and modernizing
environments.”1 As OT networks emerge as a new target for cybercriminals, they need a single, cohesive Security Fabric platform that enables them to seamlessly address security risk across
multi-vector threat landscapes without overburdening security staff resources or impacting their networked environments.
To better address this challenge, Fortinet, a longtime leader in the growing space of OT cybersecurity, welcomes four OT
specialist firms into its Technology Alliance and Fabric-Ready Partner ecosystem to expand the range of solutions available for OT
customers. Three new OT security specialists – RAD, Indegy and SecurityMatters – join with longstanding partner Nozomi Networks to provide advanced visibility into the OT-specific commands and protocols to
better inform the Fortinet Security Fabric to secure the emerging cyber-physical domain of OT networks. These
partners enhance the OT-specific capabilities within Fortinet’s portfolio by adding deep packet inspection and contextual analysis
capabilities to Fortinet’s OT vulnerability scanning and policy enforcement.
Fortinet is one of the few major security vendors to address the cybersecurity, safety and reliability challenges being
faced by the OT industry. The Fortinet Security Fabric provides a unique centralized and integrated platform approach to
security through purpose-built solutions designed for OT environments, combined with strategic partnerships with some of the
industry’s leading OT security specialists. Unlike most security platforms, the Fortinet Security Fabric is flexible enough to
easily accommodate and integrate with a large number of partners to provide truly comprehensive security coverage for this
important segment.
Supporting Quotes
“Since Fortinet added Nozomi Networks solutions to its Fabric-Ready Partner Program three years ago, we have been impressed with
Fortinet’s expertise and commitment to securing OT environments. We are proud of the progress we’ve made together to strengthen
industrial cybersecurity. Our integrated Fortinet-Nozomi Networks solution is widely deployed in critical infrastructure and other
industrial sectors, improving detection and response to escalating OT threats globally. Together, we have accelerated the
convergence of IT and OT with superior integrated cybersecurity for large enterprises. As Fortinet’s Fabric-Ready Partner Program
expands, we continue to work closely with Fortinet to deliver innovative solutions for ICS cybersecurity.”
-- Chet Namboodri, Vice President of Alliances and Business Development at Nozomi Networks
“RAD is dedicated to securing Industrial IoT (IIoT) deployments for distributed and remote locations
with edge-computing, ruggedized gateways. The combined solution from RAD and the Fortinet Security Fabric will provide
better flexibility and functionality while reducing the number of appliances and associated costs. Fortinet and RAD provide
integrated security aggregation and management, increasing the security level of the entire solution.”
-- Ophir Fux, vice president, head of critical infrastructure division at RAD
“Indegy shares Fortinet’s commitment to securing operational technology environments. We’re pleased to partner with Fortinet to
offer customers visibility, control and security for their industrial networks and devices. Together, we are providing passive and
active monitoring to identify and alert on critical events, pinpoint the source of problems and help prevent
security incidents that can lead to downtime or physical damage.”
-- Joel Silberman, Vice President Business Development at Indegy
“SecurityMatters is dedicated to securing IT/OT convergence and enabling organizations to quickly and securely deploy new remote
IIoT solutions. As a partner in the Fortinet Security Fabric, we are now able to expand that mission as part of a comprehensive and
integrated security strategy designed to empower industrial OT organizations to safely and securely leverage the power of a
globally connected infrastructure.”
-- Damiano Bolzoni, chief executive officer at SecurityMatters
Additional Resources
1 Gartner, “OT Security Best Practices,” Ruggero Contu, Lawrence Orans, 14 September 2018.
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