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FortiGate-1000 System Protects Volvo’s
Seoul Headquarters and Changwon Factory Networks From Worms,
Viruses and Other Cyber-Attacks
SUNNYVALE, Calif., April. 7, 2004 – Fortinet
– the only provider of ASIC-powered, network-based antivirus
firewall systems for real-time network protection -- today
announced that Volvo Construction Equipment Korea, a unit
of Volvo Group and Korea’s largest heavy machinery company,
has successfully deployed Fortinet’s FortiGate-1000 enterprise-class
high-speed antivirus firewall to secure its corporate network.
Maintaining a high-level of network security and network
performance was of utmost importance to Volvo Construction
Equipment Korea. The company had invested heavily in competitive
security solutions, yet found them to be inadequate for dealing
with the sophisticated nature of blended threats and for securing
Web services -- leaving its network vulnerable to worms and
other attacks. Looking for a solution that would provide complete
content protection across a broad set of applications, Volvo
Construction Equipment Korea turned to Fortinet. With the
adoption of the FortiGate- 1000 platform, Volvo is now protected
from “blended threats,” ensuring a highly stable
network infrastructure.
The South Korean unit of Sweden-based Volvo Group installed
Fortinet’s FortiGate-1000 gigabit-speed antivirus firewalls
at the network gateways of its Seoul headquarters and Changwon
production facility, both of which contain significant, mission-critical
IT systems and sensitive order and production data. The Seoul
headquarters is linked to the Volvo Group network and the
Changwon factory, and supports the corporate Web data center.
Deployment of FortiGate ASIC-accelerated systems at the edge
of the network enabled improved security for internal resources
by preventing threats from ever entering the network, as well
as faster network performance and uninterrupted work flow
– ultimately translating into more secure and smooth
customer service.
Up until now, Volvo Group and its subsidiaries across the
world have been especially concerned about the threats that
can enter networks from Web, or so-called “Port 80”
traffic. As a result they had blocked access to ActiveX applications,
Internet cookies and other “active content” that
can carry malicious code. But even this proved insufficient
to protect against the wide range of attacks, such as Web-based
worms that are infiltrating networks via Web connections.
With the FortiGate systems in place, Web traffic is screened
and cleared of content-based threats before they can reach
sensitive IT systems.
Hong Jong-hak, Senior Manager of IS/IT team, Volvo Construction
Equipment Korea, said: “All Web-traffic for the company
passes through the Changwon factory’s network, making
it a vulnerable point in our network infrastructure. Additionally,
the network has to run 24 hours a day, seven days a week,
without any interruption since our Korean Web sites work in
harmony with overseas excavator production lines, depots and
foreign dealers who are in different time zones. We required
an infallible solution that effectively eliminated all network
threats, and did so without impacting the performance or stability
of our high-speed network. After trying solutions from other
vendors, we found we could achieve this best with Fortinet’s
ForitGate-1000 system. Since deploying the system, all threats
have been eliminated and our network has performed optimally
and without any
downtime.”
The FortiGate-1000 Antivirus Firewall provides comprehensive
content- and networklevel security for organizations that
require gigabit speed but without the substantial premiums
that have been required to implement high performance security
using conventional systems. The system can be deployed as
a high-performance antivirus gateway in conjunction with legacy
firewall, VPN and intrusion detection systems, or as a comprehensive
security solution taking advantage of the FortiGate-1000’s
extensive, integrated security capabilities.
Richard Kagan, Fortinet’s Vice President of Marketing
said: “Volvo Construction Equipment Korea has made various
attempts to improve the security of their network in order
to take full advantage of the business benefits of the Internet
in a safe and reliable way, but until now, couldn’t find
a capable solution. We are very pleased that, by deploying
Fortinet’s FortiGate systems, Volvo has been able to
achieve the level of security they need without sacrificing
performance, and with the availability and uptime needed for
their 24x7x365 operation.”
About Volvo Construction Equipment Korea (www.volvoce.co.kr)
Volvo Construction Equipment Korea is a unit of Volvo Construction
Equipment Global, which is one of the world's leading manufacturers
of construction equipment, with a product range encompassing
backhoe loaders, wheel loaders, excavators, articulated haulers,
motor graders, and compact equipment. The South Korean unit
has an excavator production line in Changwon, and is commanding
leadership in R&D, production, sales, services in the
domestic market. In particular, Volvo Korea has developed
core parts for excavators on its own technologies and continues
to roll out cutting-edge solutions. Volvo’s global sales
network is also helping the Korean unit to boost exports by
more than 80 percent.
About Fortinet (www.fortinet.com)
Fortinet's award-winning FortiGate™ series of ASIC-accelerated
antivirus firewalls, winner of the 2003 Networking Industry
Awards Firewall Product of the Year, are the new generation
of real-time network protection systems. They detect and eliminate
the most damaging, content-based threats from email and Web
traffic such as viruses, worms, intrusions, inappropriate
Web content and more in real time – without degrading
network performance. FortiGate systems, the only security
products that are quadruple-certified by the ICSA (antivirus,
firewall, IPSec, NIDS), deliver a full range of network-level
and application-level services in integrated, easily managed
platforms. Named to the Chunghwa Customer Win Release - 4
“Visionaries” category in the 2003 Gartner Enterprise
Firewall Magic Quadrant, Fortinet is privately held and based
in Sunnyvale, California.
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