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Fortinet introduces machine
learning capabilities to its
FortiWeb Web Application Firewall
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With cybercriminals
increasingly targeting
public and internal web
applications, Fortinet
has announced a web
application firewall
that makes the most
of machine learning to
detect threats.
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ortinet, a global leader in broad,
integrated and automated
cybersecurity solutions, has announced
the latest version of its FortiWeb Web
Application Firewall (WAF) software release
6.0, making it the only major WAF (Web
Application Firewall) security vendor to use
machine learning for behavioural-based
threat detection in web applications.
• The new innovations to FortiWeb
provide a dramatic increase in detecting
web application threats with nearly
100% accuracy
• Increased threat detection accuracy
enables faster response times for ‘set and
forget’ automated blocking, eliminating
the need for staff reviews of alerts before
taking action
• Seamless integration with the Fortinet
Security Fabric delivers advanced
threat protection with file scanning of
application attachments, simplified
deployment and shared threat
intelligence, as well as integration
with third party services for extensive
vulnerability protection
“With a staggering 48% of data breaches
being caused by hacking web application
vulnerabilities, it’s clear that cybercriminals
are increasingly targeting public and internal
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