Fortinet®, the pioneer and leading provider
of unified threat management (UTM) solutions, today announced that it has
joined the Microsoft Virus Information Alliance (VIA), a centralized
resource for Internet users seeking information about the latest virus
threats affecting Microsoft technology.
The VIA is comprised only of industry leading security vendors upon whom
Microsoft relies to provide valuable technical information on newly
discovered viruses. As part of this alliance, the Fortinet Global Security
Research Team will work to further empower Microsoft to more quickly
address vulnerabilities and communicate solutions to its customers, while
also allowing Fortinet to more quickly deliver threat defense to its own
customers who also use Microsoft technologies.
“As cyber criminals continue their unrelenting attacks, it is our
responsibility as security vendors to work together to find innovative
collaboration strategies and solutions,” said Richard Stiennon, chief
marketing officer for Fortinet. “For this reason, alliances such as
Microsoft VIA have become critical for all security customers, who rely on
quick, efficient and effective identification of and defense against these
attacks.”
The VIA offers recommended best practices for preventing malicious attacks,
information about specific viruses, how-to articles and links to other
antivirus resources on its Web site. In addition to providing the latest
reports on medium- and high-severity virus incidents, the VIA Web site
allows Internet users to quickly and easily refer to their preferred
antivirus vendor, in this case Fortinet, for more-detailed technical
information about specific viruses and their eradication, as well as
customer support.
“Microsoft is pleased to work with Fortinet and all members of the Virus
Information Alliance (VIA) part of the Microsoft Security Response Alliance
to continue providing customers with the information they need to help
protect themselves from malicious threats,” said Mark Miller, director of
the Security Response Center at Microsoft Corp. “Security is an
industry-wide issue, and Microsoft remains committed to continuing to work
closely with industry partners toward the common goal of improving security
for all computer users.”
For more information on the Microsoft Security Response Alliance, please
visit http://www.microsoft.com/security/msra/ .
About Fortinet ( www.fortinet.com )
Fortinet is the pioneer and market-leading provider of ASIC-accelerated
unified threat management systems, which are used by enterprises and
service providers to increase their security while reducing total operating
costs. Fortinet solutions were built from the ground up to integrate
multiple levels of security protection — including firewall, antivirus,
intrusion prevention, Web content filtering, VPN, spyware prevention and
antispam — providing customers a way to help protect against multiple
threats as well as blended threats. Leveraging a custom ASIC and unified
interface, Fortinet solutions offer advanced security functionality that
scales from remote office to chassis-based solutions with integrated
management and reporting. Fortinet solutions have won multiple awards
around the world and are the only security products that are certified
eight times over by ICSA Labs (firewall, antivirus, IPSec, SSL, IDS, client
antivirus detection, cleaning and antispyware). Fortinet is privately held
and based in Sunnyvale, California.
Fortinet is a registered trademark of Fortinet, Inc. Fortinet, FortiGate,
FortiOS, FortiAnalyzer, FortiASIC, FortiCare, FortiManager, FortiWiFi,
FortiGuard, FortiClient, and FortiReporter are trademarks of the Fortinet,
Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks
referred to herein are the property of their respective owners.
Media Contact:
Jennifer Leggio
Fortinet, Inc.
+1 408 486 7876
jleggio@fortinet.com
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