Fortinet Launches Secure AI Data Center Solution to Protect Models, Data, and Infrastructure at Scale
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) on Nov 05, 2025 launched the Secure AI Data Center solution, an end-to-end framework to protect AI infrastructure, applications, and large language models (LLMs).
The company introduced the FortiGate 3800G firewall powered by NP7 and SP5 ASICs and 400 GbE connectivity, claiming hyperscale throughput and an average 69% reduction in power consumption versus traditional approaches. Published specs include 800 Gbps firewall throughput, 210 Gbps IPsec, 200 Gbps threat protection, and 200M concurrent sessions. The release emphasizes model-level defenses, PQC/QKD quantum-safe features, and unified management via the Fortinet Security Fabric.
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) ha lanciato il Secure AI Data Center il 5 novembre 2025, un framework end-to-end per proteggere l'infrastruttura IA, le applicazioni e i grandi modelli linguistici (LLMs).
L'azienda ha introdotto il firewall FortiGate 3800G alimentato da NP7 e SP5 ASIC e con connettività 400 GbE, dichiarando prestazioni iperscalari e una riduzione media del 69% nel consumo energetico rispetto agli approcci tradizionali. Le specifiche pubblicate includono 800 Gbps di throughput firewall, 210 Gbps IPsec, 200 Gbps protezione dalle minacce e 200M sessioni concorrenti. Il rilascio enfatizza difese a livello di modello, funzionalità PQC/QKD sicure dal punto di vista quantistico e gestione unificata tramite Fortinet Security Fabric.
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) lanzó el Secure AI Data Center el 5 de noviembre de 2025, una solución marco de extremo a extremo para proteger la infraestructura de IA, las aplicaciones y los grandes modelos de lenguaje (LLMs).
La empresa presentó el firewall FortiGate 3800G impulsado por ASICs NP7 y SP5 y conectividad 400 GbE, afirmando rendimiento a escala hyperscale y una reducción promedio del 69% en el consumo de energía frente a enfoques tradicionales. Las especificaciones publicadas incluyen 800 Gbps de throughput del firewall, 210 Gbps IPsec, 200 Gbps protección contra amenazas y 200M sesiones concurrentes. El lanzamiento enfatiza defensas a nivel de modelo, características cuántico-seguras PQC/QKD y gestión unificada a través de Fortinet Security Fabric.
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT)는 2025년 11월 5일 Secure AI Data Center 솔루션을 출시했습니다. 이는 AI 인프라, 애플리케이션 및 대형 언어 모델(LLMs)을 보호하기 위한 엔드투엔드 프레임워크입니다.
회사는 NP7 및 SP5 ASIC이 탑재된 FortiGate 3800G 방화벽과 400 GbE 연결성을 도입했고, 하이퍼스케일 처리량과 기존 접근 방식에 비해 평균 69%의 전력 소비 감소를 주장합니다. 발표된 스펙에는 800 Gbps 방화벽 처리량, 210 Gbps IPsec, 200 Gbps 위협 차단, 및 200M 동시 세션이 포함됩니다. 이 발표는 모델 수준의 방어, PQC/QKD 양자 안전 기능, Fortinet Security Fabric를 통한 통합 관리에 중점을 둡니다.
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) a lancé le Secure AI Data Center le 5 novembre 2025, une solution de cadre de bout en bout pour protéger l'infrastructure IA, les applications et les grands modèles de langage (LLMs).
L'entreprise a présenté le pare-feu FortiGate 3800G propulsé par les ASIC NP7 et SP5 et une connectivité 400 GbE, affirmant un débit hyperscale et une réduction moyenne de 69% de la consommation d'énergie par rapport aux approches traditionnelles. Les spécifications publiées incluent 800 Gbps de débit de pare-feu, 210 Gbps IPsec, 200 Gbps de protection contre les menaces et 200M de sessions simultanées. Le communiqué met en évidence des défenses au niveau du modèle, des fonctionnalités quantiques PQC/QKD sûres et une gestion unifiée via Fortinet Security Fabric.
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) hat am 5. November 2025 die Lösung Secure AI Data Center vorgestellt, ein End-to-End-Rahmenwerk zum Schutz der KI-Infrastruktur, Anwendungen und großer Sprachmodelle (LLMs).
Das Unternehmen führte die Firewall FortiGate 3800G ein, betrieben von NP7- und SP5-ASICs, mit 400 GbE-Konnektivität, und beansprucht hyperskalierbare Durchsätze sowie eine durchschnittliche Reduktion des Energieverbrauchs um 69% gegenüber herkömmlichen Ansätzen. Veröffentlichte Spezifikationen umfassen 800 Gbps Firewall-Durchsatz, 210 Gbps IPsec, 200 Gbps Bedrohungsschutz und 200M gleichzeitige Sessions. Die Veröffentlichung betont modellbasierte Verteidigung, PQC/QKD-quantensichere Funktionen und eine einheitliche Verwaltung über das Fortinet Security Fabric.
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) أطلقت في 5 نوفمبر 2025 حل Secure AI Data Center، إطار عمل من الطرف إلى الطرف لحماية بنية الذكاء الاصطناعي والتطبيقات ونماذج اللغة الكبيرة (LLMs).
قدمت الشركة جدار حماية FortiGate 3800G المدعوم بواسطة شرائح NP7 و SP5 وموصلية 400 GbE، مدعيةً سعة تمرير هائلة وتقليلاً متوسطاً في استهلاك الطاقة قدره 69% مقارنة بالنهج التقليدية. تشمل المواصفات المنشورة 800 Gbps من معدل جدار الحماية، 210 Gbps IPsec، 200 Gbps حماية من التهديدات و200M جلسة متزامنة. يؤكد الإصدار الدفاع على مستوى النموذج، وميزات PQC/QKD الآمنة كمياً، وإدارة موحدة عبر Fortinet Security Fabric.
- Claims 69% average reduction in power consumption versus traditional approaches
- FortiGate 3800G 800 Gbps firewall throughput
- FortiGate 3800G 210 Gbps IPsec VPN throughput
- FortiGate 3800G 200 Gbps threat protection throughput
- 200M concurrent sessions capacity listed for FortiGate 3800G
- Includes PQC and QKD quantum-safe security features
- Performance comparisons note competing results use differing public testing methodologies
- Power figures are based on maximum power datasheets, which may not reflect typical operational consumption
Insights
Fortinet launched an ASIC-powered Secure AI Data Center framework and the FortiGate 3800G to secure high-density AI workloads.
Fortinet bundles hardware, software, and cryptography to protect the AI stack from infrastructure to LLMs while prioritizing throughput and energy efficiency. The announcement cites the FortiGate 3800G with NP7/SP5 ASICs, 400 GbE, and target figures such as
The framework claims layered protections—network segmentation, encrypted traffic inspection, model-level guardrails, PQC and QKD—so adoption depends on integration with existing GPU clusters and verification of performance/compatibility at scale. Monitor vendor benchmarks and independent test results, as well as deployment case studies and interoperability with cloud/hybrid stacks over the next 3–12 months to validate the energy, latency, and security claims.
Featuring new ASIC-powered FortiGate 3800G and enhanced data and threat protection for LLMs, Fortinet delivers the industry’s first end-to-end security framework for AI data centers
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced the Secure AI Data Center solution, the industry’s first end-to-end framework purpose-built to protect AI infrastructures. Designed to secure the full AI stack—from data center infrastructure to applications and large language models (LLMs)—the solution delivers advanced AI threat defense with ultra-low latency and reduces power consumption on average by
As part of this announcement, Fortinet introduced the FortiGate 3800G, a high-performance data center firewall that delivers the power efficiency, throughput, and scalability required for AI workloads. Powered by NP7 and SP5 ASICs and 400 GbE connectivity, the 3800G is the latest addition to the Fortinet data center firewall portfolio to deliver the hyperscale throughput, energy efficiency, and real-time GPU-cluster protection as part of the Secure AI Data Center framework.
“AI data centers demand both massive performance and deep protection,” said Nirav Shah, Senior Vice President of Products and Solutions at Fortinet. “Our Secure AI Data Center solution unifies those capabilities, combining ASIC-powered firewalls like the FortiGate 3800G with advanced protection for data, applications and LLMs so organizations can scale AI without compromising security, performance, or efficiency.”
Unified Security and Performance from Fortinet for Modern AI Environments
The Fortinet Secure AI Data Center solution delivers comprehensive protection across the entire AI workflow, from network segmentation and encrypted traffic inspection to application and model-level defense. By embedding security at every layer, the framework helps enterprises prevent data leakage, block malicious inputs, and meet evolving AI compliance standards while maintaining the performance required for high-density GPU environments.
- ASIC-accelerated segmentation and performance: Delivers hyperscale throughput while cutting energy costs per Gbps and improving data center sustainability, helping CIOs contain AI infrastructure spending without sacrificing performance.
- Scalable AI infrastructure protection with Fortinet data center firewalls: Enables real-time protection of large-scale GPU clusters and AI workloads through ASIC-powered performance and 400 GbE connectivity, optimizing both security and cost efficiency across Fortinet’s high-end data center firewall portfolio.
- LLM security and data protection: Protects LLMs against prompt injection, data leakage, and misuse by managing all model traffic and enforcing guardrails on inputs and outputs across local, hybrid, and public-cloud deployments.
- Operational efficiency through the Fortinet Security Fabric: Unifies firewalling, application security, and AI runtime protections under one management plane, simplifying compliance, reducing audit time, and lowering operational complexity.
- Granular application security for AI models and APIs: Eliminates code injection, tampering, and data theft attempts through layered defenses that inspect and sanitize all traffic before it reaches AI models.
- Quantum-safe security: Embeds Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) and Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) to future-proof AI data confidentiality and compliance against quantum-enabled threats.
Raising the Standard for Secure, Scalable AI Data Centers
By combining these capabilities, the Secure AI Data Center solution provides a unified approach to securing GPU clusters, AI workloads, and data pipelines—enforcing zero-trust segmentation, maintaining compliance with global standards, and ensuring uninterrupted uptime for mission-critical operations.
This launch extends Fortinet’s legacy of leadership in performance, consolidation, and AI-driven security. With the Secure AI Data Center solution, Fortinet sets a new benchmark for protecting AI environments at scale, delivering the resilience, trust, and operational simplicity enterprises need to confidently bring AI workloads into production.
“AI is transforming every aspect of our business, from product design to supply chain management, while introducing new operational challenges,” said Huy Ly, Head of Global IT Security, Monolithic Power Systems. “The Fortinet Secure AI Data Center solution gives us the visibility, performance, and protection we need to operate high-density GPU clusters with confidence. With this solution integrated into our AI environment, we can safeguard sensitive models and data while maintaining hyperscale throughput with greater efficiency and cost performance.”
The power of the new FortiGate 3800G series and FortiGuard AI-Powered Security Services is showcased in the Security Compute Rating tables below, which compare the top firewalls on the market against the target performance numbers of the FortiGate 3800G.
| Specification | FortiGate 3800G | Security Compute Rating | Competitors Average | Palo Alto PA-5550 | Check Point 29100 | Cisco Firepower 4245 |
| Firewall (Gbps) | 800.0 | 3.3 | 240.0 | 175.0 | 365.0 | 180.0 |
| IPsec VPN (Gbps) | 210.0 | 2.2 | 96.3 | 100.0 | 103.0 | 86.0 |
| Threat Protection (Gbps) | 200.0 | 2.2 | 90.0 | 120.0 | 60.0 | |
| Concurrent Sessions | 200M | 4.7 | 42.3M | 49M | 48M | 30M |
- Threat Protection performance is measured with Firewall, IPS, Application Control, and Malware Protection, and Logging enabled.
- The numbers for competitive solutions are based on publicly available sources. Other vendors may have different testing methodologies.
- All power consumption values are taken from external data sheets and hardware system guides using maximum power consumption.
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Fortinet (Nasdaq: FTNT) is a driving force in the evolution of cybersecurity and the convergence of networking and security. Our mission is to secure people, devices, and data everywhere, and today we deliver cybersecurity everywhere our customers need it with the largest integrated portfolio of over 50 enterprise-grade products. Well over half a million customers trust Fortinet's solutions, which are among the most deployed, most patented, and most validated in the industry. The Fortinet Training Institute, one of the largest and broadest training programs in the industry, is dedicated to making cybersecurity training and new career opportunities available to everyone. Collaboration with esteemed organizations from both the public and private sectors, including Computer Emergency Response Teams (“CERTS”), government entities, and academia, is a fundamental aspect of Fortinet’s commitment to enhance cyber resilience globally. FortiGuard Labs, Fortinet’s elite threat intelligence and research organization, develops and utilizes leading-edge machine learning and AI technologies to provide customers with timely and consistently top-rated protection and actionable threat intelligence. Learn more at https://www.fortinet.com, the Fortinet Blog, and FortiGuard Labs.
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