NetSecOpen Certifies FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall with 99.98% Security Effectiveness
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FortiGate 601F Scores Perfect Scores in 3 out of 4 Testing Scenarios
The FortiGate 601F Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) was certified by NetSecOpen against its new test standard, exceeding expectations for performance.
Download Certification Report3,791 Mbit/s
3,484 Mbit/s
99.98%
The test report shows that FortiGate 601F maintained threat detection or prevention capabilities without performance degradation while it was under load with legitimate user traffic and malicious traffic. FortiGate 601F also displayed fast response time with low latency.
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The FortiGate 601F performance test was conducted independently at the accredited test lab, EANTC AG, and met the NetSecOpen certification.
About NetSecOPEN
NetSecOPEN, founded in 2017 as a nonprofit, is the first industry organization focused on the creation of open and transparent network security performance testing standards adopted by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). NetSecOPEN is a membership-based industry group focused on network security to set direction and initiate projects to develop and update open standards for testing the rapidly expanding universe of network security solutions. All work is conducted openly and transparently, with meeting minutes and project status posted on this website.
NetSetOPEN Mission
NetSecOPEN's mission is to drive the adoption of industry-standard methodologies that enable accurate and unbiased evaluations of network security devices, helping organizations make well-informed security investment decisions.
Independent Validation
Performance is validated in real-world network scenarios.
Open Standards
Open and transparent standards enable robust security product testing.
Increased Confidence
Customers gain confidence in their decisions and accelerate deployment times.
NetSecOpen Test Requirements and Methods
All certified products are tested against the set of requirements which provides test terminology, test configuration parameters, and benchmarking methodology for the next-generation network security devices.
The benchmarking performance tests and the security Effectiveness evaluation tests for FortiGate 601F were conducted by EANTC AG in December 2023 and published on February 1, 2024.
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