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Fortinet Acquires Cloud Security and Networking Innovator OPAQ Networks
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 03:09:09 AM
 

Enhances Fortinets Existing SASE Offering to Deliver the Most Complete SASE Platform on the Market

Ken Xie, Founder, Chairman of the Board, and CEO

The recent SASE market momentum further validates our Security-driven Networking approach and underscores what weve been saying for years. In the era of hyperconnectivity and expanding networks, with the network edge stretching across the entire digital infrastructure, networking and security must converge. In fact the acquisition of OPAQ actually further enhances our existing SASE offering. Now, we will deliver the most complete SASE platform on the market with the broadest security and industry-leading SD-WAN and networking offerings that can all be delivered to customers and partners through a flexible, cost efficient and patented zero-trust cloud architecture.

News Summary

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced it has acquired OPAQ Networks, a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) cloud provider based in Herndon, Virginia. OPAQs Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) cloud solution protects organizations distributed networks from data centers, to branch offices, to remote users, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

Fortinets Security Fabric combined with OPAQs patented ZTNA solution enhances Fortinets existing SASE offering to form the best-in-class SASE cloud security platform with the industrys only true Zero Trust access and security by providing industry-leading next-generation firewall and SD-WAN capabilities, web security, sandboxing, advanced endpoint, identity/multi factor authentication, multi-cloud workload protection, cloud application security broker (CASB), browser isolation, and web application firewalling capabilities.

Moreover, OPAQs platform is purpose built to be partner friendly, empowering MSSPs, carriers and high value-add partners to easily integrate the SASE multi-tenant platform into their own offering and add value to business and government organization customers with their Network Operations Center and Security Operations Center expertise and advanced professional services.

Given remote workforce trends, with exponentially more users, devices, applications, services, and data outside of a traditional enterprise edge than inside, the integration of Fortinets broad Security Fabric with OPAQs cloud platform will offer customers and partners even more choices in how they can consume best-of-breed security and is yet another unique and differentiated way Fortinet is empowering customers with the best, integrated security and networking innovation in real-time.

With the OPAQ acquisition, unlike other cloud security providers, Fortinet will deliver:

  • The best of scalability, performance, and security compared to any cloud security vendor.
  • A broad integrated suite of cloud security solutions providing true Zero Trust security, unlike other ZTNA providers who leave many unprotected gaps in the attack surface.
  • One-of-a-kind ZTNA solution with continuous security innovation at scale, leveraging Fortinets top-notch R&D talent to deliver security substance under the hood.
  • Security and networking fully integrated, including Fortinets industry-leading SD-WAN, furthering the companys Security-driven Networking approach.
  • The most partner-friendly ZTNA offering in the market that remains true to Fortinets ongoing commitment to its valued partners.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.



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