We primarily deal with Check Point products and Fortinet solutions, such as FortiGate and IPS.
Security Technical Lead at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Threat prevention is reliable but signature management needs attention
Pros and Cons
- "The firewalls are valuable for threat prevention."
- "The firewalls are valuable for threat prevention."
- "There is a need for enhancement with the signature management, improving the datasheet numbers, and scalability issues."
- "There is a need for enhancement with the signature management, improving the datasheet numbers, and scalability issues."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The firewalls are valuable for threat prevention. FortiGate IPS is also useful, even though it has room for improvement.
What needs improvement?
There is a need for enhancement with the signature management, improving the datasheet numbers, and scalability issues.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I think Fortinet has stability issues in Istanbul.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I believe the product is not scalable enough.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I think a lower price might be beneficial.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I would rate FortiGate IPS six out of ten.
There are issues with signature management, datasheet numbers, and scalability. Information about the security technical lead was discussed for internal use.
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
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