The Keysight BreakingPoint QuickTest network application and security test tool was selected by Fortinet to validate the security effectiveness and SSL deep packet inspection performance capabilities of its FortiGate 700G series next-generation firewall (NGFW), according to a statement from Keysight Technologies.
Keysight’s turn-key performance and security validation solution, BreakingPoint QuickTest, uses self-stabilizing, goal-seeking algorithms to rapidly evaluate the security and performance effectiveness of various network infrastructures.
Malware, vulnerabilities, and evasions are just a few of the cyberattacks that constantly bombard enterprise networks and systems. These attacks are having a negative impact; in the last four years, litigation linked to breaches have increased 500%, and 67% of enterprises report suffering a breach.
While processing valid customer-driven traffic that is essential to their core business, Fortinet created the FortiGate 700G series NGFW to assist defend enterprise edge and distributed enterprise networks against these growing cybersecurity threats.
The proprietary Network Processor 7 (NP7), Security Processor 5 (SP5) ASIC, and FortiOS, Fortinet’s unified operating system, power the FortiGate 700G.
Fortinet looked to Keysight’s BreakingPoint QuickTest network applications and security test tool because it needed a solution that could provide real-world network traffic performance, relevant and trustworthy security assessment, repeatable results, and quick time-to-insight.
Using BreakingPoint QuickTest, Fortinet validated the network performance and cybersecurity capabilities of the FortiGate 700G NGFW using:
- Simplified Test Setup and Execution: Pre-defined performance and security assessment suites, along with easy, click-to-configure network configuration, allow users to set up complex tests in minutes.
- Reduced Test Durations: Self-stabilizing, goal-seeking algorithms accelerate the test process and shorten the overall time-to-insight.
- Scalable HTTP and HTTPS Traffic Generation: Supports all RFC 9411 tests used by NetSecOPEN, an industry consortium that develops open standards for network security testing. This includes the 7.7 HTTPS throughput test, allowing Fortinet to quickly assess that the FortiGate 700G NGFW’s SSL Deep Inspection engine can support up to 14 Gbps of inspected HTTPS traffic.
- NetSecOPEN Security Efficacy Tests: BreakingPoint QuickTest supports the full suite of NetSecOPEN security efficacy tests, including malware, vulnerabilities, and evasions. This ensures the FortiGate 700G capabilities are validated with relevant, repeatable, and widely accepted industry standard test methodologies and content.
- Robust Reporting and Real-time Metrics: Live test feedback and clear, actionable reports showed that the FortiGate 700G successfully blocked 3,838 of the 3,930 malware samples, 1,708 of the 1,711 CVE threats, and stopped 100% of evasions, earning a grade “A” across all security tests.
Leadership Comments
Nirav Shah, Senior Vice President, Products and Solutions, Fortinet, said: “The FortiGate 700G series next-generation firewall combines cutting-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning with the port density and application throughput enterprises need, delivering comprehensive threat protection at any scale. Keysight’s intuitive BreakingPoint QuickTest application and security test tool made our validation process easy. It provided clear and definitive results that the FortiGate 700G series NGFW equips organizations with the performance and advanced network security capabilities required to stay ahead of current and emerging cyberthreats.”
Ram Periakaruppan, Vice President and General Manager, Keysight Network Test and Security Solutions, said: “The landscape of cyber threats is constantly evolving, so enterprises must be vigilant in adapting their network defenses, while also continuing to meet their business objectives. Keysight’s network application and security test solutions help alleviate the pressure these demands place on network equipment manufacturers by providing an easy-to-use package with pre-defined performance and security tests, innovative goal-seeking algorithms, and continuously updated benchmarking content, ensuring solutions meet rigorous industry requirements.”
