Embracing SASE: Fortinet’s Path to Network Security of the Future

Securing your network is a priority and this has never been more important than in the day age of digital transformation, where change is happening at an incredible pace. The need for holistic security solutions is rapidly increasing due to the surge of remote working. One of the solutions among many a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE). In this visionary solution, networking and security operations are integrated as a single cloud service. This blog post covers Fortinet SASE architecture, its components, benefits for enterprises and an implementation strategy. Read on to learn how Fortinet’s SASE solution can rethink your network security strategy if you need a balance of both.

Fortinet’s SASE Components

SASE is a relatively new market category to define the convergence of Networking and Security in cloud utilization for distributed services, sites, users both securely connecting through enterprise networks. Fortinet has adopted an omnibus approach on SASE technology that integrates security into Cloud Wide Area Network (C-WAN) advancement.

Key Components

• FortiGate Secure SD-WAN: For organizations that want to add unified threat protection, Avant is offering Sophos with Fortinet on a single appliance. With the leasing options offered by P J Networks, companies can use FortiGate’s award winning security at a fraction of upfront costs.
• FortiSASE is a cloud-based secure access service edge (SASE) offering that delivers networking and security capabilities in one unified solution. FortiSASE unifies SWG, CASB, ZTNA and FWaaS capabilities for zero trust user experience without compromises.
• FortiClient: Endpoint protection, to secure remote devices that enables reliable access and safe use of corporate resources. P J Networks rent out FortiClient to businesses, saving them the large licensing expenses.
• Cost-effective and secure solutions are available with FortiManager (centralized management solution) /FortiAnalyzer centralized analytics), which make it easy for users to deploy SASE on a large scale. These remedies can be rented out for a complete exposure and also control of your network.

What are the Advantages of Fortinet SASE for Businesses?

Enterprises will find a host of benefits adopting Fortinet SASE, including improved security and network performance at scale without needing to overpay for both.

Key Benefits

• Enhanced Security: Single security fabric that minimizes attack surfaces and delivers consistent security policies throughout the entire network.
• Cost-Effective Renting Options: With the help of P J Networks, businesses can rent out essential components like firewalls, servers, and routers without having to invest a huge sum in capital expenditure.
• Scalability: Cloud-native architecture and scales as your business demands. By renting infrastructure from P J Networks you can rest in the knowledge that both hardware and software are able to scale with your business.
• Streamlined Management: Set of centralized management tools to deliver whole-system visibility and programmability across the entire network infrastructure.
• Greater Performance: Advanced SD-WAN enables optimized traffic routing and application performance.
• Poor-Executed Zero Trust Security Model: The creation of ZTNA deployments helps to give better proof in the confirmation posture associated with zero trust security model.

Implementation Roadmap

Establishing a Fortinet SASE solution requires the following:

Step 1: Assessment

You should begin by mapping out your existing network infrastructure – looking for areas of particular discomfort, which in most cases involve security vulnerabilities. Assess your own hardware, and rent where applicable from P J Networks in order to pre-fill the technological gap.

Step 2: Strategy Development

Plan a complete SASE approach in line with your business demands. This serves for the proper demarcation of SD-WAN, SWG, CASB and FWaaS from ZTNA.

Step 3: Pilot Program

Pilot an initial deployment of SASE in a controlled environment. Rent Fortinet hardware and software over P J Networks so you don’t have a very high starting cost. Get feedback, improve the setup.

Step 4: Full Deployment

Deploy Fortinet SASE solution everywhere in the whole organization. Take advantage of P J Networks Consulting and Implementation Services for an easy deployment process. The flexibility of renting to scale the infrastructure up or down as needed.

Step 5: Optimization

After deployment, keep an eye on your SASE solution in order to measure its performance and how it can be optimized. Rent FortiManager and/or FortiAnalyzer. Make the most of analytics, management & more; powered by P J Networks.

Step 6: Train and Support

Make certain your IT personnel knows Fortinet SASE solution. P J Networks offer training and support services to get your team up-to-date on how best to make use of this tool.

Conclusion

With threats constantly changing and remote work on the rise, SASE is something that should be put in place—it must. Introducing Fortinet SASE. Powering a converged, self-managing security and networking solution to protect users wherever they are. Business wanting to tap into the height of security measures that are costly up front can still do so by choosing flexible renting options through P J Networks. Future proof your network security today with Fortinet SASE and protect the enterprise of tomorrow.