The solutions produced by the partnership would provide customers with more consistent and effective protection.
Symantec Corp., the world’s leading cybersecurity company, and Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, recently announced an expansive partnership agreement to provide customers with the industry’s most comprehensive and robust security solutions. The outcome of the partnership is expected to be available in the 1st half of 2019.
As per the partnership, Fortinet’s industry-leading Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) capabilities would be integrated into Symantec’s cloud-delivered Web Security Service (WSS). In addition, Symantec’s industry-leading endpoint protection solutions are also planned to be integrated into the Fortinet Security Fabric platform. The technology partnership provides essential security controls across endpoint, network, and cloud environments that are critical to enforcing the Zero Trust security framework.
WSS, a leader in Secure Web Gateways, is a simple-to-use, cloud-delivered network security service that provides protection against advanced threats, provides access control, and safeguards critical business information for secure and compliant cloud application and web use. The integration of Fortinet’s industry-leading FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall with Symantec’s WSS would provide the most comprehensive set of cloud-delivered threat prevention capabilities in a single service offering on the market today.
Art Gilliland, EVP and GM Enterprise Products, Symantec, stated, “As the first step in this technology partnership, we plan to deliver best-of-breed security through the combination of enterprise-class advanced firewall controls to Symantec’s industry-leading network security service.” He added, “Through this partnership, we hope to provide joint customers the power of Symantec’s Integrated Cyber Defense Platform bolstered by Fortinet’s leading NGFW in an integrated solution that’s easy to use and deploy.”
John Maddison, SVP of products and solutions, Fortinet, stated, “With today’s announcement, two industry leaders are coming together to provide enterprise-class capabilities across cloud, network, and endpoint security.” He added, “Upon completion of the integration, Symantec cloud web gateway customers will be able to benefit from Fortinet’s enterprise-class advanced firewall controls, and for the first time ever, Fortinet customers will be able to purchase the industry-leading FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall via FWaaS. With the addition of Symantec as a Fortinet Fabric-Ready Partner, Symantec’s endpoint security solution will be validated to seamlessly integrate with the Fortinet Security Fabric platform to provide more consistent and effective protection for joint customers.”
Additionally, Symantec’s industry-leading endpoint protection solution is planned to be integrated into the Fortinet Security Fabric platform, providing customers with real-time, actionable threat intelligence and automated response for exploit-driven attacks and advanced malware. Interoperability between Fortinet’s SD-WAN technology will also be certified to work with Symantec’s Web Security Service through Symantec’s Technology Integration Partner Program (TIPP). As part of the collaboration, both companies plan to engage in joint go-to-market activities.
