Information Technology Support Specialist at Chemtrade Logistics
Real User
Straightforward, easy to maintain, and works as per our expectations
Pros and Cons
  • "It notifies us if there's any suspicious file on any PC. If any execution or similar kind of thing is happening, it just alerts us. It doesn't only alert. It also blocks the execution until we allow it. We check whether the execution is legitimate or not, and then approve it or keep it blocked. This gives us a little bit of control over this mechanism. Fortinet FortiEDR is also very straightforward and easy to maintain."
  • "They can include the automation for the realtime updates. We have a network infrastructure with remote sites. Whenever they send updates, they are not automated. We have to go into the console and push those updates. I wish it was more automated. The update file is currently around 31 MB. It could be smaller."

What is our primary use case?

We had a ransomware attack in 2017, and that's when we went with enSilo, which is now called FortiEDR. It helps us to detect the hash files and all that. So far, it's really good. It detects any kind of anomaly. If any installation is happening, it checks the process and everything else and lets us know how it works.

What is most valuable?

It notifies us if there's any suspicious file on any PC. If any execution or similar kind of thing is happening, it just alerts us. It doesn't only alert. It also blocks the execution until we allow it. We check whether the execution is legitimate or not, and then approve it or keep it blocked. This gives us a little bit of control over this mechanism.

Fortinet FortiEDR is also very straightforward and easy to maintain.

What needs improvement?

They can include the automation for the realtime updates. We have a network infrastructure with remote sites. Whenever they send updates, they are not automated. We have to go into the console and push those updates. I wish it was more automated. The update file is currently around 31 MB. It could be smaller.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for three years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is really good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is scalable. Currently, around 1500 users are using it.

How are customer service and support?

The support has gone down a little bit since Fortinet acquired enSilo. Earlier, because they were a small company, they used to pay more attention to the customers and proactively contact us for certain things, like product updates. The support structure has now changed. Now, it's a big umbrella. Fortinet is a big fish, so they can't contact you as much because they have more clients. As enSilo, it was a smaller footprint, and it was kind of personalized support.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was simple. The deployment time depends on how big the implementation is. Ours is a big organization. It took us a week to deploy to our systems, and that's obviously because we were pushing those agents. Some of our sites are so remote that they can only have 1MB lines. So, when you push the agent, it obviously takes time.

What about the implementation team?

We have a small team of only seven people for implementation. One dev person deals with it.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, we are quite happy with this product. It basically works the way we want it since we have installed it. It's as per expectations. 

I would rate Fortinet FortiEDR a nine out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
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Cybersecurity Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
Easy to configure and use, and improved our customer satisfaction
Pros and Cons
  • "Fortinet is very user-friendly for customers."
  • "To improve Fortinet, we need to see more features and technology areas at the endpoint level introduced."

What is our primary use case?

We work with the end-to-end Fortinet portfolio, especially their UTM firewall, anti-APT, and EDR solutions.

How has it helped my organization?

Fortinet has improved our customer satisfaction. This is primarily what I see.

Fortinet FortiEDR is easy to use. It is easy to deploy, manage, and configure.

Fortinet helps free up around 14 percent of our staff's time to work on other projects.

What is most valuable?

Fortinet is very user-friendly for customers. The support is also very good.

What needs improvement?

To improve Fortinet, we need to see more features and technology areas at the endpoint level introduced.

For how long have I used the solution?

We are a global system integration partner with Fortinet, and we have been reselling Fortinet products for more than ten years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I give the stability an eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I give the scalability a seven out of ten. Fortinet must consider performance when scaling, and ensure that the performance is not impacted.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is good.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We switched to Fortinet because it is easy to use.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. The deployment configuration is straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

We are a reseller, so we implement the solution for our clients.

What was our ROI?

We have seen a return on investment in the form of time saved and increased customer satisfaction.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing is good. Prices used to be lower, but I think they are getting higher.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I evaluated Palo Alto and Check Point firewalls. Fortinet is user-friendly.

What other advice do I have?

I give Fortinet FortiEDR an eight out of ten.

The time to value depends on the complexity of the solution and can take anywhere from two to fifteen days.

This is my third time attending RSA. I always look forward to meeting my old friends, and I always come away with a lot of knowledge.

Attending RSA gives us the opportunity to explore new cybersecurity vendors for potential future purchases.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: GSI partner
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Ijeoma Nkemjika - PeerSpot reviewer
Customer Success Manager at Digitank Technology
Reseller
Top 5
An anti-malware product that integrates well with other vendor products such as firewalls, SIEM, etc
Pros and Cons
  • "he solution is an anti-malware product that integrates well with other vendor products such as firewalls, SIEM, etc. It captures threat intelligence and gives you better visibility. The product also has sandboxing features."
  • "I would like the solution to extend beyond endpoint protection and include other attack surfaces such as other network components."

What is most valuable?

The solution is an anti-malware product that integrates well with other vendor products such as firewalls, SIEM, etc. It captures threat intelligence and gives you better visibility. The product also has sandboxing features. 

What needs improvement?

I would like the solution to extend beyond endpoint protection and include other attack surfaces such as other network components. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with the product for three years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the solution's stability an eight out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the product's scalability a ten out of ten. 

How was the initial setup?

I would rate the solution's setup an eight out of ten. We have deployed the solution on the cloud and on-prem. The tool's deployment took three weeks to complete. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the product an eight out of ten. We work with medium customers. The product's integration and customer service are great. 

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Information Security Analyst at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
The consoles are easy to read, and I like the ability to move assets from one to the other
Pros and Cons
  • "The console is easy to read. I also like the scanning part and the ability to move assets from one to the other."
  • "FortiEDR could add a separate scanning dashboard. In incident management, we prefer to remove the endpoint system from the environment and scan the system. We typically use Symantec for that, but if we want to use FortiEDR for that, then we need a scanning tab to clarify things."

What is our primary use case?

We use FortiEDR to detect malicious activities that primarily occur on the endpoints. For example, it can catch a server downloading malicious software or a user accidentally accessing a harmful URL. Three or four engineers manage the solution.

What is most valuable?

The console is easy to read. I also like the scanning part and the ability to move assets from one to the other.

What needs improvement?

FortiEDR could add a separate scanning dashboard. In incident management, we prefer to remove the endpoint system from the environment and scan the system. We typically use Symantec for that, but if we want to use FortiEDR for that, then we need a scanning tab to clarify things. 

If I'm scanning assets from the backend, I should be able to tell from my end if any malicious files were installed onto the server. It may be any server like Windows Server or the operating system for an endpoint laptop or desktop. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We deployed FortiEDR around eight or nine months ago.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate FortiEDR 10 out of 10 for stability. 

How are customer service and support?

Fortinet support is excellent. I don't deal with the Fortinet firewall, but a few of my colleagues are on the firewall team, and they say their T1 or P2 calls are handled smoothly.

How was the initial setup?

Setting up FortiEDR isn't difficult. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate FortiEDR 10 out of 10. I say go for it. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Microsoft Azure
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Network Engineer at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
A scalable tool that needs users to go through a straightforward initial setup phase
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a scalable solution...The initial setup of Fortinet FortiEDR was straightforward."
  • "I haven't seen the use of AI in the solution."

What is most valuable?

The most valuable attributes of the solution stem from the features of the next-generation firewall.

What needs improvement?

I haven't seen the use of AI in the solution. In the future, I am interested to see the use of AI in Fortinet FortiEDR.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Fortinet FortiEDR for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The downtime we faced in our company was not because of Fortinet FortiEDR.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution.

How are customer service and support?

I rate the technical support a seven out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Fortinet FortiEDR was straightforward.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.

From what I remember, the product's deployment process did not take too long.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I am still in the process of comparing Fortinet FortiEDR to Cisco, and till now, I have found Fortinet FortiEDR to be an easier tool to use.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend those who plan to use the solution to give it a try. Considering all the use cases, different environments, and costs, people need to find the best solution that suits them well.

I rate the overall product an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Consultant
Top 20
Easy to deploy and integrates with other Fortinet products but could be more affordable
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution was relatively easy to deploy."
  • "The support needs improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution as an EDR. We use the product to keep things homogenous as the company uses a lot of Fortinet products. 

What is most valuable?

The solution was relatively easy to deploy.

Our whole environment is using Fortinet and this integrates well into it. 

What needs improvement?

I've never tried the solution in mixed environments. I'm not sure if it would work well in an environment with Palo Alto or Cisco.

The support needs improvement. 

It is not a good product for smaller organizations or organizations under 500 endpoints. 

Having a fully integrated team would be nice. Recently, we had to use a third-party team. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We only started using the solution about 12 months back.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I'd rate the stability six out of ten. It does take quite a bit of memory. Sometimes this is not the most stable of platforms. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I'd rate the scalability at seven out of ten. 

We had issues with scaling. We had to use a third-party team which was an issue with the deployment. When we had to expand there were complications. We ended up exceeding the number of endpoints we signed up for. It was not sized properly.

The companies using the solution would have to be large or medium-sized at least. It wouldn't be economical to use for a small company. If a company has under 500 endpoints, it wouldn't necessarily make sense to use the solution. 

How are customer service and support?

We've been disappointed with technical support. They need to improve their services. Having a fully integrated team would be nice. Right now, we deal with a third-party team and have had some issues with them.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I also use Cynet and prefer that to FortiEDR.

Cynet is easy to use. It's basically launch and leave.

How was the initial setup?

It is straightforward to set up and easy to deploy.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing for FortiEDR is pretty high. It's not affordable for small companies. I'd rat the affordability three out of ten in terms of affordability, with ten being affordable. 

What other advice do I have?

I'm an end-user.

I can recommend this solution, however, it wouldn't be at the top of my list in terms of recommendations.

I'd rate it six out of ten overall. There is quite some space for improvement.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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System Admin at Kuratorium Wiener Pensionisten-Wohnhäuser
Real User
Top 20
Very stable and scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "This is stable and scalable."
  • "Cannot be used on mobile devices with a secure connection."

What is our primary use case?

We own facility houses for the elderly and I'm a network and system admin. We are customers of Fortinet.

What is most valuable?

The solution is stable and scalable. 

What needs improvement?

We'd like to be able to put this on our mobile devices and make secure connections to our network. It would be great if we could bring this product in a single MDM application for mobiles, Androids, and for IOSs. It's complicated to administer so I'd like one application for all these things. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for two years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The product is scalable, we have 30 users in our company. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is a little complicated. We have three admins currently involved. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Licensing costs could be lower. 

What other advice do I have?

This product is currently in our test environment and I like it and rate FortiEDR eight out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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Manager Networking Solutions at CCS Computer's Pvt Ltd
Real User
A stable solution with a straightforward setup and good technical support
Pros and Cons
  • "Fortinet FortiEDR's scalability is quite good, and you can add licenses to the solution."
  • "The solution should address emerging threats like SQL injection."

What is our primary use case?

The solution is used by a small organization of around 500 end users to provide online courses to their students.

What is most valuable?

Fortinet FortiEDR's scalability is quite good, and you can add licenses to the solution.

What needs improvement?

Fortinet FortiEDR should include some of the new features and better pricing. The solution should address emerging threats like SQL injection. It would be good if the solution detects ransomware files.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have implemented Fortinet FortiEDR for our clients, and they have been using it for the last two to three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Fortinet FortiEDR is a stable solution. Our client has been running it successfully for the last three years.

How are customer service and support?

The solution's technical support is good and fast.

How was the initial setup?

The solution's initial setup is very straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

The solution was deployed within a week.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Fortinet FortiEDR has a yearly subscription. The solution's pricing should be improved because other players in the market are coming up with competitive prices.

What other advice do I have?

Two to three people are required to deploy Fortinet FortiEDR.

Overall, I rate Fortinet FortiEDR an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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