Fortinet has announced the addition of Sovereign SASE and generative AI (GenAI) capabilities to its unified SASE solution, furthering its commitment to delivering a comprehensive and flexible approach to secure network management. Fortinet’s Unified SASE solution integrates its Secure SD-WAN with cloud-delivered Security Service Edge (SSE) under a single console, allowing for seamless management, enhanced visibility, and robust security for hybrid networks.

Most Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions in the market today are fragmented, requiring multiple management consoles and agents, which leads to limited visibility and challenges in security enforcement. This complexity not only increases maintenance costs but also creates security gaps. Fortinet distinguishes itself by offering a truly unified SASE solution powered by a single operating system, management console, endpoint agent, and data lake. This integration allows for the effective unification of SD-WAN and SSE, providing all core SASE features along with the industry’s most flexible connectivity options, including access points and switches, and intelligent AI-driven capabilities for unified management, end-to-end digital experience monitoring (DEM), and consistent security policy enforcement with zero trust both on-premises and in the cloud.

The introduction of Sovereign SASE by Fortinet addresses the growing demand for data and cloud sovereignty, especially for organizations operating in highly regulated sectors such as finance, government, and healthcare. Sovereign SASE allows organizations to have local control over where their data is routed, where traffic is inspected, and where logs are stored. This ensures robust data privacy and compliance while enhancing security and flexibility for large enterprises and service providers. Customers have the flexibility to choose how their data is managed—whether directed to a Fortinet data centre, a partner facility, or their infrastructure while still benefiting from Fortinet’s full security stack.

Fortinet has also enhanced its Unified SASE solution with the integration of FortiAI, its GenAI assistant, into Secure SD-WAN. GenAI has become an essential tool for IT and cybersecurity teams, helping them make quicker, more informed decisions. With FortiAI, managing and orchestrating the entire SD-WAN infrastructure is more efficient, streamlining Day 0 through Day 2 operations, including visual and configuration assistance, consultation, and troubleshooting. This integration enables faster deployment and easier management of SD-WAN solutions, providing significant time savings for organizations.

Committed to continuous innovation, Fortinet regularly releases updates to its SASE solution to help organizations stay ahead of emerging threats. Recent updates include the addition of remote browser isolation (RBI) capabilities within the FortiSASE cloud-based management console, allowing organizations to protect sensitive data from web-borne threats by isolating user web browsing traffic. Enhanced network performance for on-demand full mesh networks and self-healing features that resolve issues in real-time have also been introduced, improving network resilience and performance. Additionally, native support for the System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) simplifies management by making users and groups created on identity providers directly accessible in the SASE portal, reducing the need for coordination between IT teams. Updates to Universal Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) now offer seamless access to any application from any location, with an application catalogue that automates configurations, further enhancing security and simplifying administration.

These advancements underscore Fortinet’s dedication to providing a robust, scalable, and highly secure SASE solution tailored to meet the complex needs of modern hybrid network environments.