Executive Summary:

In the fast-evolving cybersecurity landscape, organizations face increasing challenges from AI-led threats, new attack vectors, and a lack of resources to combat these risks effectively. Fortinet addresses these by combining custom ASICs and the FortiOS operating system. Fortinet security processing units, network processors, and content processors work in tandem with FortiOS to enhance speed, security, and energy efficiency. This synergy boosts the ability of FortiOS to deliver fast packet processing, cryptographic acceleration, and efficient content inspection while reducing power consumption.

Using purpose-built hardware, Fortinet custom application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) outperform traditional general-purpose processors and provide a performance advantage, reducing complexity and costs, and enabling scalability. FortiOS ensures seamless integration across entire network, cloud, and IoT environments, offering robust protection through unified management and a holistic approach. As a result, Fortinet’s platform improves security and sustainability by optimizing power efficiency and reducing the carbon footprint of large-scale deployments.