KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28- US-based Fortinet Inc has improved its FortiGuard Labs security platform with the introduction of a new cloud-based sandboxing and internet protocol (IP) reputation services to help protect against advanced persistent threats (APTs). Fortinet in a statement today said APTs are usually operated by highly-skilled teams and use advanced technology and multiple methods and vectors to reach specific targets and obtain sensitive or classified information.
“The FortiGuard cloud-based sandboxing service serves as an additional protection layer that complements FortiGate’s existing antivirus engine.
“Suspicious files can be submitted automatically to the new hosted service for further scanning without significantly impacting FortiGate’s performance,” it said.
It said FortiCloud has added a new feature that serves as the online sandboxing portal, which provides detailed status and visibility into the scanned results. Meanwhile, it said the FortiGuard IP Reputation Service continually
investigates and monitors IPs that are compromised or behaving abnormally using a number of different techniques, including historical analysis to provide immediate protection.
“The service also continuously learns from a global footprint of threat sensors, tracking malicious events to IP addresses in real time,” it said. A global provider of network security appliances and a market leader in unified threat management, Fortinet products and subscription services provide broad, integrated and high-performance protection against dynamic security threats while simplifying the information technology.
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