Fortinet offers various subscription services that complement their cybersecurity solutions, providing additional features, support, and updates to enhance security effectiveness and ensure the optimal performance of Fortinet products. Here's a breakdown of some common Fortinet subscription offerings:

1. FortiGuard Services:

   • Threat Intelligence: Provides real-time updates on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and malware signatures to Fortinet devices, ensuring proactive protection against the latest cyber threats.
   • Security Updates: Delivers regular updates to security features, antivirus definitions, IPS signatures, web filtering databases, and application control lists to keep Fortinet devices up-to-date and resilient against evolving threats.
   • Botnet/IP Reputation: Identifies and blocks communication with known malicious IPs and domains, preventing devices from connecting to command and control servers associated with botnets and malicious activities.
   • Antispam Services: Offers spam detection and filtering capabilities to mitigate email-based threats, including phishing attacks and malware distribution.

2. FortiCare Support Services:

   • Technical Support: Provides access to Fortinet's technical support team for troubleshooting, configuration assistance, and resolution of issues related to Fortinet products.
   • Hardware Replacement: Offers advance hardware replacement services, ensuring prompt replacement of defective hardware components to minimize downtime and maintain business continuity.
   • Software Updates: Grants access to firmware upgrades, patches, and software updates for Fortinet devices, enabling organizations to benefit from new features, performance enhancements, and security fixes.
   • Online Support Portal: Provides access to Fortinet's online support portal, featuring knowledge base articles, documentation, software downloads, and community forums for self-service support and resources.

3. FortiAnalyzer Services:

   • Log Management: Offers centralized log collection, analysis, and reporting capabilities for Fortinet devices, providing visibility into network traffic, security events, and user activities for compliance, forensics, and threat detection purposes.
   • Reporting: Generates customizable reports and dashboards to visualize security metrics, analyze trends, and monitor the effectiveness of security controls, helping organizations make informed decisions and demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements.
   • Event Correlation: Performs event correlation and threat detection across multiple Fortinet devices, identifying patterns, anomalies, and potential security incidents that require investigation or remediation.

4. FortiManager Services:

   • Centralized Management: Provides centralized configuration, policy management, and firmware deployment capabilities for Fortinet devices, streamlining administrative tasks, enforcing security policies, and ensuring consistency across distributed environments.
   • Zero-Touch Provisioning: Facilitates automated provisioning and deployment of Fortinet devices, simplifying the deployment process, reducing configuration errors, and accelerating time-to-value for new deployments or network expansions.

5. FortiGuard Labs Services:

   • Security Research: Conducts ongoing security research and analysis to identify emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques, informing the development of security solutions and threat intelligence feeds to protect Fortinet customers.
   • Malware Analysis: Analyzes suspicious files and malware samples to understand their behavior, capabilities, and potential impact on organizations, enabling Fortinet to develop effective countermeasures and protection mechanisms.

These are just some of the subscription services offered by Fortinet to enhance the security posture, performance, and manageability of their cybersecurity solutions. Organizations can select and customize subscription plans based on their specific requirements, budget, and desired level of support and protection.