FortiGate-VM NGFW Features

Security - Unified Threat Management (6)

Antivirus: Tools to protect a system from viruses by scanning and quarantining any threats. 94 reviewers of FortiGate-VM NGFW have provided feedback on this feature.
Whitelists: The ability to green light a specific URL or system to bypass the scanning process. This feature was mentioned in 95 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews.
Antispam Filtering: Based on 88 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews. Tools to prevent spam emails and other spam from entering the network.
Content Filtering: Tools to filter specific content based on the MME type or file extension. 93 reviewers of FortiGate-VM NGFW have provided feedback on this feature.
Web Filtering: Based on 95 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews. Tools to block certain websites from being viewed by those in a network.
Firewall: Tools to block off a network or system from outside networks or systems to protect the data within. This feature was mentioned in 97 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews.

Administration (9)

Reports & Analytics: As reported in 96 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews. The ability to digest a large amount of data into visual representations and analytics.
Dashboard: The ability to view a large amount of data in one place using customizable widgets. 96 reviewers of FortiGate-VM NGFW have provided feedback on this feature.
Compliance: Supports compliance with PII, GDPR, HIPPA, PCI, and other regulatory standards. 53 reviewers of FortiGate-VM NGFW have provided feedback on this feature.
Administration Console -: Based on 56 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews. Provides a centralized console for administation tasks and unified control.
API / integrations: Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications. This feature was mentioned in 48 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews.
Policy Management: As reported in 97 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews. Provides network security features to customize network access rules, workflows, and compliance requirements.
Logging and Reporting: Captures logs for all firewall functions, storing information, incidents, and activity for user reference and analysis. This feature was mentioned in 97 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews.
Application Gateway: Application-level proxy that applies security mechanisms to connect clients to applications while concealing client network and computers. This feature was mentioned in 92 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews.
Concurrent Sessions: Determines the number of connections a firewall is able to track and facilitate securely. This feature was mentioned in 97 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews.

Prevention (4)

Intrusion Prevention: Based on 55 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews. Enforces security paramaters to prevent unauthorized access.
Firewall: Based on 56 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews. Protects servers, data center infrastructure and information from a variety of attacks and malware threats.
Encryption: Based on 54 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews. Provide some level of encryption of information, protecting sensitive data while it exists within the data center.
Security hardening: Facilitates system and network security by identifying and remediating vulnerabilities This feature was mentioned in 55 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews.

Detection (3)

Intrusion Detection: Based on 54 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews. Detects unauthorized access and use of privileged systems.
Security Monitoring: As reported in 53 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews. Detects anomalies in functionality, user accessibility, traffic flows, and tampering.
Anti-Malware / Malware Detection: As reported in 53 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews. Provides multiple techniques and information sources to alert users of malware occurrences.

Monitoring (4)

Load Balancing: Monitors traffic and distribute resources and scales infrastructure workloads to match traffic. 92 reviewers of FortiGate-VM NGFW have provided feedback on this feature.
Continuous Analysis: Based on 90 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews. Constantly monitors traffic and activity. Detects anomalies in functionality, user accessibility, traffic flows, and tampering.
Intrusion Prevention: As reported in 95 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews. Enforces security paramaters to prevent unauthorized access.
Intrusion Detection: Detects unauthorized access and use of privileged systems. This feature was mentioned in 95 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews.

Functionality (4)

Virtual Private Network (VPN): As reported in 97 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews. Provides a virtualized network for client network to mask identity, location, and other sensitive information.
Antivirus: Provides malware protection capabilities in addition to traditional firewall barrier technology. This feature was mentioned in 94 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews.
URL Filtering: Based on 94 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews. Provides access control tools to categorize and block traffic and match traffic to firewall policies.
Availability: Deploys firewall(s) configured in sync to prevent network failure and provide business continuity. This feature was mentioned in 96 FortiGate-VM NGFW reviews.