Fortinet: Security protection of operational technologies

Security protection of operational technologies (Operational Technology, OT) is intended for important infrastructures and industrial enterprises. Release of the solution it was announced on December 26, 2017.

Appointment

The means of protecting of operational Fortinet technologies are focused on the solution of singular problems of security which the industrial enterprises and the organizations managing important infrastructures face. At the same time, by means of adaptive system of network security of Fortinet means integrates control functions and administrations both OT - infrastructures, and traditional IT infrastructures.

Components

The strengthened firewall, means of switching and wireless access points equipped with technology of collection of data on threats in the industrial FortiGuard environment are a part of the solution. These integrated functions of information security provide protection of management systems for production processes (ICS) and supervisory control systems and data collection (SCADA) within corporate OT - infrastructure, unrolled in the field environment and at the enterprises deprived of means of regulation of external conditions.

• The adaptive system of network security of Fortinet provides functions of profound segmentation, access control and protection against the malware for the industrial enterprises and the organizations controlling important infrastructures. Implementation of the listed functions promotes consolidation of architecture of security and provides protection of OT - networks regardless of operating conditions.
• The strengthened products of security Fortinet are intended for protection of industrial OT - the infrastructures and devices including deployed in adverse environments where application of other security aids is impossible.
• Industrial means of Fortinet work with assistance of service FortiGuard Industrial Security Service which provides management of applications and provides protective signatures which are used in important infrastructures and at manufacturing enterprises, including municipal services, the oil and gas industry, transport industry and production.

The strengthened solutions

The strengthened products and devices for deployment out of premises of Fortinet represent the strengthened means which provide corporate connections and security of the important management systems which are exposed to the harmful attacks in the conditions of influence of weather cataclysms and other adverse factors.

• The FortiGate Rugged series includes multifunction firewalls which provide specialized protection of industrial networks and networks of management against threats and the harmful attacks.
• The strengthened devices of the FortiSwitch Rugged series are not inferior to means of a line of Fortinet FortiSwitch by parameters of performance and efficiency, however are delivered in the strengthened form factor for deployment in adverse conditions out of premises. Management through FortiGate simplifies operation and allows to implement security policies at the level of ports of switches.
• The FortiAP Outdoor series includes Wi-Fi access points on the basis of certificates, control of which is exercised by means of the controller of a wireless network which is built in means of FortiGate. In combination with the solution FortiSwitch these technologies provide deployment of the uniform access level where the general security policies are implemented.

In general the strengthened products and devices for deployment out of premises of Fortinet are delivered in different form factors and have such characteristics as the increased average time of trouble-free operation, resistance to vibration and broad temperature range of operation. Also Fortinet devices are equipped with technologies of protection against dust and moisture, beskulerny cooling, protection against electromagnetic radiation and a power supply for an Ethernet network.

The means intended for protection of the most widespread devices and the ICS and SCADA applications are running the operating system of security Fortinet FortiOS and work with assistance of service FortiGuard Industrial Security Service. The service FortiGuard Industrial Security Service in real time provides data on threats in OT - the sphere that promotes implementation of functions of protection against vulnerabilities, careful tracking and the detailed management of own protocols of the ICS and SCADA systems.

Flexibility

Thanks to the program of integration of solutions of partners with adaptive system of network security of Fortinet of the organization can build in additional resources of protection of operational technologies against third-party suppliers Fortinet security system. Before integration these means undergo careful testing for the purpose of ensuring effective interaction, convenience of deployment, simplification of structure and increase in automation.