Fortinet is enhancing new features of its integrated endpoint platform FortiEndpoint.
Fortinet said it plans to launch FortiEndpoint, which adds data loss prevention and zero trust access control features, in the third quarter of this year.
According to Fortinet, as more organizations introduce AI into their work, data exposure and management burdens are growing. With this update, FortiEndpoint provides visibility and control over AI usage and data security features to address these issues.
In addition, as agents and AI-based applications take root in daily work and cyberattacks accelerate, fragmented security tools have limited security teams' response speed and visibility. FortiEndpoint plans to integrate AI visibility and governance, endpoint protection, detection and response, secure remote access, data security, and AI-powered operations support into a single agent, console, and license.
Endpoint status and risk information collected by FortiEndpoint is also shared with other security systems connected through the Fortinet Security Fabric. As a result, access permissions are automatically adjusted as risk levels change, and the company-wide security posture can be seen at a glance.
FortiEndpoint visualizes and controls all AI used on endpoints from a central point, including installed AI apps, agents, and web-based tools, regardless of whether they are approved. It identifies shadow AI, unmanaged applications, and unapproved tool usage by checking tools in use and adoption status and analyzing user behavior.
FortiEndpoint also natively supports data loss prevention (DLP) to automatically inspect sensitive data exchanged with AI applications, agents, and web services. Its built-in user coaching feature provides guidance and encourages proper use when risky behavior is detected, with the aim of preventing personally identifiable information (PII), intellectual property, and financial information from leaking at the endpoint level.
FortiAI-Assist built into FortiEndpoint is expected to simplify management and speed up operations. Security teams can use natural language to investigate events and visualize results, and can handle investigation summaries and identification of high-risk devices at once. It also provides context-based insights and policy recommendations to support threat prioritization and unified management.
Michael Xie, Fortinet co-founder, president and CTO, said, "As IT environments grow more complex and shift to AI-centric models, we need simpler and more effective ways to manage security," adding, "FortiEndpoint integrates security, secure access, data security, AI visibility, and AI-powered operations support into a single agent, console, and license to meet these needs."