(Source: MARKETWIRE)
Fortinet(R) (NASDAQ: FTNT) -- a leading network security provider
and the worldwide leader of unified threat management (UTM) solutions
-- today announced the company's comprehensive strategy for its
participation of today's historic World IPv6 Day test. World IPv6 Day
is a 24-hour "test flight" of IPv6-enabled Websites sponsored by the
Internet Society (ISOC) and was established to encourage global
organizations across a variety of industries to prepare their service
for IPv6 and ensure a successful transition from IPv4.
"While most IT decision makers know that the transition to IPv6 is
inevitable, it's surprising how many haven't yet developed a
comprehensive migration strategy," said Michael Xie, founder, CTO and
vice president of engineering for Fortinet. "By participating in
World IPv6 Day, we highlight our products are currently IPv6 Ready,
JITC, and USGv6 compliant. We want to help drive global awareness
around the security issues surrounding the migration from IPv4 to
IPv6, educate IT on best practices and allow them to see a demo of
our FortiGate platform inspecting native IPv6 traffic and enforcing
policies."
To help build awareness around potential security holes that can be
created when migrating from IPv4 to IPv6, Fortinet developed two
educational papers: "Network Security in the Next Generation of IP
Communication" is a solutions guide that explains the major
challenges and security risks organizations face when planning an
IPv6 rollout. And "A Practical Guide for Beginning the Migration to
IPv6" is a technical whitepaper that explains the three steps
organizations need to take to best prepare for a secure IPv4 to IPv6
migration. Visit the IPv6 information page:
www.fortinet.com/solutions/ipv6.html
In addition to the whitepapers, today:
-- A demo IPv6 FortiGuard server has been put in place to give FortiGate
appliances access to security updates over an IPv6 network
-- A live demo site will enable IT professionals to see a FortiGate
platform delivering complete content protection of IPv6 traffic
-- A Fortinet IPv6 landing page will further educate and navigate IT
managers developing an IPv4 to IPv6 migration strategy
-- Fortinet's Website (www.fortinet.com) will be IPv6 enabled for 24
hours (June 8, 2011, from 0000 to 2359 UTC or 17:00 PDT June 7 to
16:59 PDT June 8)
Fortinet IPv6 Security Advantage
Fortinet began supporting IPv6 on the
FortiGate(R) consolidated security solutions in 2007. The dual-stack
implementation has been tested and verified by third-party test labs
appointed by the U.S.