Fortinet Operational Technology (OT) Security
Industrial cybersecurity for ICS/SCADA — visibility, segmentation, secure remote access.
Protect PLCs, HMIs, and critical processes with Fortinet — without disrupting production.
AVFirewalls.com is an authorized Fortinet partner with 20+ years helping manufacturers, utilities, and transportation teams harden ICS/SCADA against downtime and safety risk.
Purpose-built for OT
Ruggedized, protocol-aware tools (FortiGate Rugged, FortiGuard OT) that fit industrial sites without downtime.
Proven defense
Visibility, segmentation, and policy enforcement with FortiGate and FortiSwitch to limit lateral movement.
Trusted expertise
Deployed by AVFirewalls.com—Fortinet partner for over two decades.
Why OT Security Needs to Change
As more assets connect to OT networks, the attack surface grows. Legacy systems weren’t designed to be connected—or defended. Fortinet helps teams protect what matters with visibility, segmentation, secured access, and automated threat response.
Cybersecurity for Industrial Controls & OT Environments
Unified OT visibility and control
Watch How It WorksSee issues earlier, act faster
Unify visibility across PLCs, HMIs, and supporting infrastructure without disrupting production. Give both OT and security teams actionable context.
Simplify operations, reduce risk
Consolidated controls and clear ownership reduce complexity and speed response across plants and regions.
A 3x Leader in OT Security
Westlands Advisory named Fortinet the overall leader for the third time in a row in their IT/OT Network Protection Platform Navigator 2025, ranked highest for Strategic Direction and Capability. Fortinet is the only vendor to have been ranked as a leader in every report since inception. Only Fortinet offers a single solution across IT and OT to better help reduce cyber risk across the entire organization, whether threats target the branch office, remote worker, or industrial/OT site.
Real Solutions for OT Challenges
Whether you run air‑gapped PLCs or enable vendor maintenance, Fortinet OT solutions—deployed by AVFirewalls.com—help reduce risk without re‑architecting your plant.
Protect legacy and unpatched OT devices
FortiGate + FortiGuard OT Security Service add protocol awareness and OT IPS for virtual patching—letting you modernize safely.
- Reduce exploit risk without downtime
- Keep legacy equipment safely in service
Microsegmentation for OT networks
FortiGate + FortiSwitch enforce granular, port-level policy to isolate cells/lines and limit east–west movement.
- Smaller blast radius for incidents
- Consistent enforcement across sites
FortiSRA: Secure Third-Party Remote Access
Approvals, session oversight, least privilege (1:20)
Watch How It WorksSecuring third-party remote access
Give contractors and OEMs the access they need—without exposing the plant network. Monitor sessions and rotate credentials automatically with FortiSRA and protect privileged access with FortiPAM.
The Fortinet OT Security Platform
Part of the Fortinet Security Fabric, the platform combines deep OT visibility with automated enforcement, threat protection, secure remote access, ruggedized infrastructure, and SOC integration—delivering consistent security and faster response across your industrial network.
OT Security Platform Components
Your OT environment is unique—and so is our approach. For over 20 years, AVFirewalls.com has partnered with Fortinet to safeguard critical infrastructure. We don’t just sell products—we build solutions.
Make FortiGate OT‑aware with protocol visibility and OT IPS for virtual patching.
Industrial-grade NGFW, switching, APs, and 5G/LTE—managed from one dashboard: FortiGate Rugged, FortiSwitch, FortiAP, FortiExtender.
Agentless vendor access with approvals, session oversight, and secrets rotation.
Bring OT into SIEM/SOAR/EDR workflows to automate detection and response with FortiSOAR, FortiSIEM, and FortiAnalyzer.
Related for OT: FortiNAC · FortiManager · FortiAIOps · FortiExtender · FortiAP
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