네트워킹과 보안 융합 솔루션 기업 포티넷코리아는 삼성동 그랜드인터컨티넨탈 서울 파르나스에서 열린 연례 컨퍼런스 '포티넷 액셀러레이트(Accelerate) 2024'를 성료했다.
▲Derek Manky, Global Vice President, Fortinet Threat Intelligence Division
Emphasize AI/ML-based preemptive prevention and security response automation
Single OS 'FortiOS' provides 30 security features
Active investment in network, content, and security ASIC development
"With new demands increasing for 4.7 billion security threats, including ransomware that has more than doubled since COVID-19, Fortinet supports security response automation based on AI/ML in a network and security integration platform to achieve cost efficiency."
Fortinet Korea CEO Won-Kyun Cho said this at Fortinet Accelerate held on the 28th. Fortinet Korea, a networking and security convergence solution company, successfully completed its annual conference 'FortiNet Accelerate 2024' held at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas in Samseong-dong.
■ Emphasis on AI/ML-based security response automation Recently, state-sponsored targeted cyber threats are increasing in the service and manufacturing sectors. Corporate security strategies are shifting from response strategies to proactive strategies for enhanced protection.
Fortinet emphasizes the role of AI and automation in security operations (SecOps). Fortinet is actively introducing AI/ML technologies, including the generative AI (GenAI) assistant ‘Fortinet Advisor’, to ‘FortiNet Security Fabric’ and ‘FortiGuard Labs threat intelligence and security services’.
Fortinet predicts the next move of the attacker, just like predicting the opponent in sports to develop a better defensive strategy. For example, it aims to predict and defend against cyber threats, but sometimes it misses them. In this case, Fortinet captures the cases where it fails to defend, understands the opponent's strategy, analyzes it, tests it later, and builds a cycle to automate security responses.
In particular, Fortinet emphasizes speed in security threat response. In the past, human intervention was slow and prone to errors, but through the introduction of automation, threat detection and response became possible in just two minutes. Fortinet said, "FortiNet's goal is to respond to each type of threat within a maximum of five minutes and an average of 2.5 minutes."
Additionally, Fortinet's security research lab, FortiGuard Labs, highlights AI-based security fabric and industry joint efforts including the MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense (MITRE CTID).
“Recently, attackers are targeting the convergence of IT and OT environments, with nation-state APTs and cybercrime companies directly targeting not only IT networks, but also critical infrastructure and OT,” said Derek Manky, Global Vice President of Threat Intelligence at Fortinet. “We need to respond in a strategic way that utilizes AI/ML to strengthen our SOC (Security Operations Center) and builds an information-based defense.”
■ Security-specific ASIC and network security OS
▲ Park Hyun-hee, Managing Director, Technology, Fortinet Korea
Fortinet's integrated platform, 'FortiNet Security Fabric', automates and simplifies security operations. Based on a single OS (operating system), FortiOS, it supports approximately 30 security functions in all environments, including on-premises and public clouds.
“Security networking is expected to expand beyond general networking by 2030,” said Hyunhee Park, managing director of technology at Fortinet Korea.
Fortinet is also investing in ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) development to accelerate FortiOS. As network speeds increase, more powerful performance than general-purpose CPUs is required to continuously add and update network security technologies.
Accordingly, Fortinet is developing Network Processor 7 (NP7), Content Processor 9 (CP9), and Security Processor 5 (SPU 5) and applying them to each application. Among them, the NP7 architecture provides high performance, low latency, and real-time network security functions. CP9 processes the latest content, and SPU 5 is an all-in-one ASIC designed architecture.
“FortiASIC can improve the performance of ForitOS, lower costs, and reduce energy consumption,” said Hyunhee Park, senior vice president of technology at Fortinet Korea. “FortiNet will continue to develop semiconductors to meet new applications and increasingly faster speeds in line with customer requirements.”
“In a cybersecurity environment that is constantly evolving, Fortinet presented solutions to redefine and address the challenges faced by companies through the latest technology trends and innovative ideas through this event,” said Won-Kyun Cho, CEO of Fortinet Korea. “This event is a meaningful opportunity for our companies to gain practical insights at a time when we are moving beyond next-generation security to the platform era through Fortinet’s differentiated competitiveness and use cases.”