Cisco Secure Endpoint vs Fortinet

Cisco Duo enforces MFA and device trust checks before every application access, blocking 99.9% of account compromise attempts on applications that previously relied on password-only authentication.

Cisco Umbrella blocks malicious domains at the DNS layer for off-network devices, providing threat protection to remote workers without routing all traffic through a central VPN gateway.

FortiGate's deep packet inspection identifies applications by behavior rather than port, enforcing policies that block specific app features like file uploads on Dropbox while allowing browsing.

FortiAnalyzer ingests logs from all Fortinet devices and correlates events across firewall, endpoint, and email security products, cutting investigation time by surfacing related alerts in a single incident view.