Fortinet has established itself as a global cybersecurity powerhouse since its founding in 2000 by brothers Ken and Michael Xie. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company serves over 700,000 organizations worldwide with its Security Fabric platform, which integrates networking and security into a unified architecture. Fortinet's ASIC-powered hardware delivers industry-leading performance across firewalls, SD-WAN, and security services.
The company's FortiGate next-generation firewall remains its flagship product, now available in both physical and virtual form factors with integrated threat intelligence from FortiGuard Labs. Fortinet has evolved beyond firewalls to offer comprehensive solutions including endpoint security (FortiEDR), cloud security, application security, and zero trust network access. Their Security Fabric approach enables seamless integration across the entire security infrastructure, providing visibility and coordinated threat response.
Fortinet demonstrates strong commitment to innovation with continuous development of AI-powered security operations and machine learning-based threat detection. The company has received numerous NSS Labs certifications for security effectiveness. Their FortiGuard threat intelligence service and security research organization continuously monitor global threats. Fortinet also invests heavily in training and certification programs, pledging to train one million cybersecurity professionals.
With a public company track record (NASDAQ: FTNT) and consistent financial performance, Fortinet offers enterprise-grade reliability. For organizations seeking high-performance, integrated security that bridges network and security operations, Fortinet provides proven technology at scale with comprehensive support and professional services.
