SOLUTION BRIEF

Fortinet and Flowmon

Security Solution
Executive Summary
The spread of the zero-trust mindset testifies to how common unknown and Joint Solution Benefits
insider threats have become. What is more, some assets find themselves
nnAutomated and multi-layered
outside the protected boundary due to the trend of cloud migration. Modern
protection solution.
cybersecurity calls for a combined security model—an airtight perimeter and
an intelligent system for rooting out network-borne threats, focusing on the nnIdentify a wide variety of
following key aspects: threats via Flowmon traffic
& performance analysis
nnMultilayered security
automatically, including
nnEarly threat detection unknown and insider threats.
nnAutomated incident response nnLeverage the award-
The Fortinet and Flowmon solution provides an automated, multi-layered winning FortiGate firewall for
protection system against unknown and insider threats. security policy enforcement
and unparalleled security
The Solution protection.
Fortinet FortiGate next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) enable security-driven networking
and consolidate industry-leading security capabilities such as intrusion prevention
system (IPS), web filtering, secure sockets layer (SSL) inspection, and automated
threat protection. Fortinet NGFWs meet the performance needs of highly scalable,
hybrid IT architectures, enabling organizations to reduce complexity and manage
security risks. They draw on continuous threat-intelligence updates to protect against
a wide variety of known and unknown threats, and can easily integrate with third-party
security solutions and co-create a shared threat-intelligence pool.

Flowmon combines Network Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics (NPMD) and Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) in one
solution dedicated to ensuring stable and secure digital environments. Its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered engine analyzes
network telemetry in real time, detecting anomalies hidden in the traffic. Using a combination of analytical methods, it is
able to automatically identify multitudes of threats, ranging from data breaches, compromised hosts through to ransomware
attempting to establish persistence.
FortiGate and Flowmon work together to create an impervious, multilayered cybersecurity system. FortiGate watches
the perimeter and protects against external threats, while Flowmon analyzes traffic in the network to detect unknown
and insider threats that originate from within.
When Flowmon detects a sign of a threat (e.g., reconnaissance or lateral movement of an attacker), it sends a message to
FortiGate, which in turn blocks the communication on the perimeter.

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More Than a Sum of Its Parts

The integrated solution creates an automated system of threat detection and response which, thanks to the simultaneous
deployment of several detection techniques at once, covers a far wider spectrum of threats and makes life much easier for
security administrators. Threats remain blocked for weeks, leaving plenty of time for investigation and remediation.
The symbiotic combination of Fortinet and Flowmon is the ideal protection in a world of increasingly fluid and elusive threats. It
combines high performance with unmatched scalability, and will seamlessly integrate into any security matrix.

About Flowmon
Flowmon develops an actionable network intelligence solution that enables businesses to ensure their services are running
well and securely, and their workforce is productive. Learn more at https://www.flowmon.com/en.

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