Fortinet introduced a new network access control product that delivers network segmentation and automated responses for Internet of Things (IoT) security, FortiNAC.

FortiNAC provides enhanced visibility and control of IoT devices, automated response to threats and controls access at scale in multi-vendor environments.

“FortiNAC allows organizations in Malaysia to identify every single device on the network and enables segmentation, giving each device access only to approved items.

“This functionality is delivered all within a solution that works with multi-vendor environments and an unlimited number of devices,” said Fortinet country manager for malaysia Alex Loh.

According to Loh, the responsibility of connecting and securing access has shifted from a network-led issue to a security-led issue and poses a challenge for organizations.

FortiNAC provides organizations total visibility of endpoints, users, trusted and untrusted devices and applications thus diminishes the security risks associated with unsecured devices accessing the network.

Once visibility has been achieved, FortiNAC ensure that all devices are authenticated or authorized which ensures that only the appropriate people and devices can connect and access only to approved items.

The connected devices are matched to a library containing the profiles of users devices, then given a policy to follow.

In addition, FortiNAC can enforce company policies on device patching and firmware version.

FortiNAC also contains powerful network orchestration capabilities for delivering automated responses to identified threats and can perform threat containment in seconds, where a manual process could up to weeks.

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