Securing the Expanding Network Edge

This is a summary of an article written for Network Computing by Fortinet’s John Maddison, EVP of Products & Solutions. The entire article can be accessed here. The network perimeter is being replaced with new edge networks, such as SaaS applications, user-owned mobile devices, or directly connected systems that no Continue Reading

Four Reasons for Investing in Your WAN Edge

The traditional network model of a central, physical data center hub with spokes running out to fixed locations has gone the way of the mainframe and electric typewriter – once mainstays of business. Today’s workforce is increasingly mobile, while business-critical productivity and collaboration applications run in the cloud. The rise Continue Reading

5G Implications for Security

Mobile network infrastructures have evolved dramatically over just a few short years. The evolution from 3G to 4G, for example, enabled the mobile infrastructure to deliver new data-centric services to consumer, such as rich multimedia, along with enhanced content capabilities and services. 5G will enhance the power and capacity of mobile Continue Reading

Understanding containerised workloads for Telco

For telecommunications companies evaluating ways to transition and modernise their network infrastructure, cloud-native, container-based microservices architectures are a powerful solution in meeting requirements of compute needs through edge cloud and beyond. Understanding infrastructure implications and design considerations for open source hardware and software development platforms, while remaining carrier grade and Continue Reading

CentOS News

CentOS NFV SIG Quarterly Report – Blog.CentOS.org

NFV SIG Quarterly Report through February 1st, 2019 Purpose The CentOS NFV  SIG exists to support Network Function Virtualization (NFV) in CentOS. Specifically, the idea is to be a vehicle to provide packages for implementers of software networks on the CentOS platform. Membership Update In this reporting period, we have Continue Reading

New Loki Variant Being Spread By Phishing Email

Fortigate is an enterprise network security appliance that works with Cloud Bare Metal. Contact us to find out our latest offers! FortiGuard Labs Breaking Threat Research  A new phishing email was brought to the attention of the FortiGuard Labs team today. After a quick analysis, I found that it was Continue Reading

Analyzing the New non-Beta Version of the Kraken Cryptor Ransomware

Fortigate is an enterprise network security appliance that works with Cloud Bare Metal. Contact us to find out our latest offers! FortiGuard Labs Breaking Threat Research Report FortiGuard Labs recently detected new versions of Kraken Cryptor Ransomware. While the beta tag has been removed from its configuration, there are still Continue Reading

Security is a Crucial SD-WAN Differentiator

Fortigate is an enterprise network security appliance that works with Cloud Bare Metal. Contact us to find out our latest offers! Growth in the extension of voice, video, and cloud services to branch offices is prompting many enterprises to embrace SD-WAN as an alternative to their legacy WAN infrastructure solutions. Until recently, Continue Reading

The Specialized Security Concerns of OT Networks

Fortigate is an enterprise network security appliance that works with Cloud Bare Metal. Contact us to find out our latest offers! As with traditional IT networks, Operational Technology (OT) networks are undergoing a digital transformation process of their own. The goal is to improve productivity, efficiency, up-time, and flexibility through Continue Reading

How-to Guide: Defeating an Android Packer with FRIDA

Fortigate is an enterprise network security appliance that works with Cloud Bare Metal. Contact us to find out our latest offers! A FortiGuard Labs How-To Guide for Cybersecurity Threat Researchers Here at FortiGuard Labs we have encountered a lot of packed Android malware recently. One interesting aspect to this malware Continue Reading