Fortinet FortiGate G Series: AI & Hybrid Network Security

Fortinet has introduced two new firewalls, the FortiGate 3500G and FortiGate 400G, to strengthen AI and hybrid network security. These additions to the FortiGate G series aim to help enterprises secure modern networks, AI-driven workloads, and distributed infrastructures more efficiently. Here's the thing: The new firewalls are designed to address cybersecurity challenges from increasing encrypted traffic, data movement, cloud adoption, and AI-powered applications. They use Fortinet’s NP7 and SP5 processors with the FortiOS operating system. What's interesting is these new systems also introduce AI-focused security capabilities, including native shadow AI detection. This allows organizations to identify unsanctioned AI application usage in real time. The FortiGate 3500G is for high-performance data center environments, supporting 400Gb connectivity. The FortiGate 400G focuses on modernizing enterprise edge security for distributed environments. The bottom line: These new FortiGate systems offer advanced threat protection and integrated intelligence to secure AI deployments from data centers to enterprise edges.