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I wanted to know about the issue of cybersecurity work hand in hand with Fortinet in their systems to integrate it into any service of any industry? Or what are the validations that you provide more advanced than Fortinet?

Webinar_Question wrote: ↑04 Mar 2024, 11:00 I wanted to know about the issue of cybersecurity work hand in hand with Fortinet in their systems to integrate it into any service of any industry? Or what are the validations that you provide more advanced than Fortinet?

PROFINET Security Classes integrate nicely with existing (aka legacy) PROFINET. For Security Class 2/3 PROFINET Security introduces additional messages which allow safeguarding the communication from e.g. IO Devices or IO Controllers.

Fortinet, or any other products in this segment, typically sit on a higher layer (e.g. between IT and OT layer) and thus cannot provide the same features. PROFINET Security Class 2/3 aim at protecting the communication directly at the OT layer (e.g. when an attacker gains access to your production facility.

However, bear in mind that PROFINET Security Class 2/3 should not replace your existing security measures but provide an additional layer of protection.