Fortinet Unveils FortiOS 5.2 to tackle advanced persistent threats

Fortinet has unveiled a major update to the company’s FortiOS network security operating system that powers the FortiGate platform. This release incorporates numerous innovations that strengthen Fortinet’s Advanced Threat Protection Framework, providing enterprises with a cohesive and coordinated way to combat Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), zero-day attacks and other sophisticated malware.

This Framework uniquely combines Fortinet’s new and established technologies with FortiGuard’s threat research and response to address increasingly complex cyber threats and reduce the risk of network breach and data loss. Fortinet’s ATP framework supports the recommendation of Gartner on protection from advanced targeted attacks.

In such context, Fortinet has integrated significant new security features to its operating system for a more effective protection against APTs and other targeted attacks.

FortiOS 5.2 software, as well as the patch releases for FortiAnalyzer 5.0 and FortiManager 5.0, are all expected to be available in Q2’14.