UTM Security with Fortinet: Mastering FortiOS

by Kenneth Tam, Martin H. Hoz Salvador, Ken McAlpine

Traditionally, network security (firewalls to block unauthorized users, Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) to keep attackers out, Web filters to avoid misuse of Internet browsing, and antivirus software to block malicious programs) required separate boxes with increased cost and complexity. Unified Threat Management (UTM) makes network security less complex, cheaper, and more effective by consolidating all these components. This book explains the advantages of using UTM and how it works, presents best practices on deployment, and is a hands-on, step-by-step guide to deploying Fortinet's FortiGate in the enterprise. Provides tips, tricks, and proven suggestions and guidelines to set up FortiGate implementations Presents topics that are not covered (or are not covered in detail) by Fortinet’s documentation Discusses hands-on troubleshooting techniques at both the project deployment level and technical implementation area

742 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Originally from St. John’s, Newfoundland, Kenneth has lived all across Canada, and has driven as far east (Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador), west (Beaver Creek, Yukon), and north (Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories) as you can within the country.

He is a founding Partner with the award-winning independent Canadian publisher Iceberg Publishing, the author of more than 60 novels and novellas, and currently serves as Communications Manager for the University of Alberta’s $75-million Future Energy Systems research program.