Fortinet FortiSandbox Catches Zero-Day and Advanced Threats

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Fortinet, a global leader in high-performance cyber security – today announced the launch of FortiSandbox 2.0, delivering enhanced features to their top-rated FortiSandbox Advanced Threat Detection Appliances and FortiSandbox Cloud solutions with the power to discover and isolate more advanced threats from more places than ever before. Integrated with FortiGate, FortiSandbox Cloud offers the ability to quarantine compromised users and end points with one-click, delivering additional mitigation against zero-day and advanced threats. When used together with FortiMail, previously unknown email threats are proactively and automatically blocked. FortiSandbox 2.0 combined with Fortinet’s Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Framework ensures a new level of protection from sophisticated cyber threats.


Protection from Advanced Threats
In today’s cybersecurity landscape, what you can’t detect can hurt you; with highly targeted and tailored attacks increasingly bypassing traditional security defenses disguised as innocuous files constantly exchanged in an organization’s day-to-day workflow. 

Combatting these advanced threats, Fortinet’s FortiSandbox enhances its independently rated and NSS Labs Recommended 99% breach detection rating with new features that scan more file types including Microsoft Office, PDFs, Internet Explorer, web URLs, shared file repositories and can even unzip and scan archived files so IT departments have confidence that they are protected from malicious code no matter where it tries to hide. 

“The number one most exploited vector for attacks within an enterprise has consistently been through an organizational emails.” Said John Maddison, Vice President, Marketing Products at Fortinet. “Our updated FortiSandbox 2.0 and overhauled Advanced Threat Protection Framework were engineered to shine a light on the dark places, like emails and attached documents, where many other security solutions just can’t see. This provides Fortinet customers with the peace of mind that they are protected from the most nefarious threats out there.”

At the same time, procurement and legal departments are assured of license compliance based on Genuine Microsoft Windows and Office licenses that ship with every appliance. FortiSandbox with FortiGate or FortiMail reports the who, when, and where on malicious and suspicious files and makes it easy to block or quarantine any incursion, taking advanced threat protection a step further than just threat detection.

Flexible Deployment

FortiSandbox advanced threat protection is available as physical, virtual and new add-on cloud solutions so customers have the flexibility to select a deployment mix that fits their needs, while seamlessly integrating with existing FortiGate and FortiMail infrastructure to deliver an advanced integrated security solution without the complexity and cost.


A Constantly Evolving Framework of Protection

Part of Fortinet’s newly enhanced Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Framework, FortiSandbox seamlessly integrates with Fortinet’s FortiGate firewall appliances and FortiMail email security platforms, all backed by the industry-leading FortiGuard threat research lab; delivering continuous and automatic updates with immediate protection against the latest threats whenever they arise. The combination of Fortinet’s Prevent, Detect and Mitigate approach to advanced threats enables organizations to stop known threats before they infect the infrastructure, discover new threats and then learns to continually evolve and deliver enhanced threat prevention.


Breaking The Kill Chain

Say a malicious email is sent to someone in the network that protected by Fortinet ATP framework featuring FortiGate firewalls, FortiMail email security and FortiSandbox. FortiGate reroutes file elements within the email to FortiSandbox for analysis, while FortiMail automatically holds the offending mail until it can be confirmed clear of malicious intent. If that email is found to contain nefarious elements, FortiMail will block the email and FortiSandbox uploads the data from its analysis to FortiGuard, which then triggers an automatic update to the entire Fortinet security ecosystem across the globe. 

That is just one example. Fortinet’s integrated approach to Zero-day and advanced threat protection delivers seamless security designed to break the kill chain in a way that individual standalone solutions never could.


For more information:

Fortinet Advanced Threat Protection Homepage: http://www.fortinet.com/solutions/advanced-threat-protection.html

Fortinet FortiSandbox Homepage: http://www.fortinet.com/products/fortisandbox/advanced-threat-protection-appliances.html

FortiSandbox Video: http://www.fortinet.com/videos/fortisandbox-protects-against-advanced-threats-fast.html

Breaking the Kill Chain Video: http://www.fortinet.com/videos/breaking-kill-chain-advanced-attacks.html

Improve Mitigation to Address Advanced Threats Video: http://www.fortinet.com/videos/how-improve-your-security-mitigation-better-address-advanced-threats.html

Availability

FortiSandbox 2.0 is available for order now from authorized Fortinet channel partners. For more information about Fortinet’s Advanced Threat Protection solutions, please visit: http://www.fortinet.com/solutions/advanced-threat-protection.html

Mu Sigma Phi Fraternity Presents Reverb: Echoing Awareness through the Arts

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On May 4-8, The Mu Sigma Phi Fraternity of the UP College of Medicine will launch its project entitled “OBRAx: Extraordinary Art by Extraordinary People”, a week-long set of events aimed at empowering differently-abled artists from the visual and performing arts. Their flagship event entitled “Reverb: Echoing Awareness through the Arts” is scheduled on May 8, 2015 from 7:00- 10:00 pm at the Pilar Hidalgo Lim Auditorium of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines National Headquarters, Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila. 

The event is a concert showcasing the performances of differently-abled artists and groups such as Young Voices Musikability, Vell Baria , Thara Santiago and Franco Cagayat from the Autism Society of the Philippines (ASP), Nica Escasinas (ASP), Chaelda Del Carmen, Joy Disability Mission, Inc. and St. Francis School – VSA Arts Philippines. Inc. Special performances from the Mu Band and Mayonnaise will also be featured.

The event aims to empower differently-abled artists by raising awareness about the situation of differently-abled artists in the Philippines and showing the world that despite their situation, they too are capable of creating extraordinary art may it be through the visual arts, music, or dance.

Brotzeit Feeds Football Frenzy in the Philippines

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Brotzeit German Bier Bar and Restaurant, known for providing world-famous German beers and authentic Bavarian cuisine in the metro, is celebrating football fans’ love for the game with live streaming matches, plus an exciting promo.

To bring fans closer to the game and allow them to catch the action as it happens, Brotzeit is screening the football leagues live at its outlet in Glorietta, Makati City, such as the English Premier League and Germany’s Bundesliga.

This summer, Brotzeit has also launched the “Watch and Win” promo, wherein dining guests will have a chance to take home amazing prizes from April 6 to May 31, 2015.

For a minimum single receipt of P3,000, guests are entitled to one raffle coupon. Brotzeit will double the raffle entries when guests come and watch Bundesliga games during football weekends at Glorietta 4. Up for grabs are coveted signed football premium items, such as Bundesliga players’ jerseys, which will be given away every week. Guests are encouraged to catch as many matches as they can, and be as early as possible.