Fortinet FortiCloud – Cloud Based Security Management and Log Retention

Fortinet FortiCloud is a hosted Security Management and Log Retention service for the Fortinet FortiGate® firewall security product line. It gives you a centralized reporting, traffic analysis, configuration and log retention tool without the need for additional hardware and software. It provides a subset of the Fortinet FortiAnalyzer (Logs) and Fortinet FortiManager feature set:

• Traffic and Application Visibility
• Real Time Log Monitoring and Alerting
• Hosted Log Retention
• Reporting and Analysis
• Configuration Management

The Fortinet FortiCloud service has 5 main functions available:

• Dashboard – System and Log Widgets plus Real Time Monitors
• Log Viewer – Real time Log viewing with Filters and download capability
• Drilldown Analysis – User and Network Activity Analysis
• Report Generator – Create and Schedule Reports
• Device Management – Configuration back-up (including firmware), Configuration History, Script Management, Alert Profiles for real time monitors
• AV Submission – Reports the status of suspicious files uploaded to the cloud for analysis. Shows whether suspicious files are Pending, Clean or Malware

To get started please activate your free 1GB Fortinet FortiCloud service via your FortiGate® or FortiWiFi dashboard licensing widget. Remember to register your device before starting the activation process.