Fortinet Recognized as Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewall

Fortinet has been recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewall, positioned highest for Ability to Execute. The company's solutions comprise a converged networking and security platform, powered by custom-built ASICs and FortiOS, a single operating system for hardware and virtual deployments. Fortinet's appliances, virtual, and cloud-native firewalls secure environments spanning data centers, clouds, and remote edges.

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), a leading cybersecurity company, has been recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewall (HMF), positioned highest for Ability to Execute [1]. This marks a significant milestone for Fortinet, which is now featured in 12 Gartner Magic Quadrant reports, underscoring its comprehensive cybersecurity leadership.

The company's success is driven by its FortiOS unified operating system, custom-built ASICs, and integrated security solutions that span data centers, clouds, and remote edges. Key innovations include FortiAI-Assist, combining GenAI, agentic AI, and AIOps, along with early adoption of post-quantum cryptography. The FortiFlex licensing model offers flexible, usage-based security licensing to optimize costs and accelerate deployment.

Fortinet's appliances, virtual, and cloud-native firewalls are built to secure environments that span data centers, clouds, remote edges, and constantly shifting workloads. This convergence of networking and security is achieved through a single operating system, FortiOS, which unifies hardware and virtual deployments.

Nirav Shah, Senior Vice President of Products and Solutions at Fortinet, stated, "Being recognized as a Leader in the inaugural Gartner Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewall and placed highest in Ability to Execute validates our commitment to delivering convergence and best-of-breed security with FortiOS everywhere. With FortiAI innovations, integrated SOC, and early adoption of post-quantum cryptography, Fortinet continues to set the standard for protecting organizations across hybrid, dynamic environments."

Fortinet's recognition in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewall and the Gartner Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms underscores its vision for the new-generation SASE firewall. By natively converging critical networking and security functions, including network firewall, SD-WAN, ZTNA, secure web gateway, CASB, and DLP within a single operating system, FortiOS, Fortinet enables customers to simplify adoption and operations, reduce costs, and enhance user experience.

Customers can confidently partner with Fortinet, knowing they are investing in a vendor that combines long-standing leadership with forward-looking advancements in AI-driven automation and quantum-resistant security.

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[1] https://www.stocktitan.net/news/FTNT/fortinet-named-a-leader-in-the-2025-gartner-magic-quadrant-tm-for-nkqnps12hfro.html