Techpro DC and Fortinet held a joint seminar for partners

On September 22, at the JW Marriott Absheron, Techpro DC, one of the largest Value Added IT distributors in the Caucasus and Central Asia, and Fortinet, the world leader in cybersecurity and network technologies, held a joint seminar at the JW Marriott Absheron on modern security technologies and information security.

In her welcome speech to the guests of the event, Nigar Hasanova, the Director of Techpro DC, noted that Fortinet is the center of a global technology alliance of the largest IT companies, the main goal of which is to ensure information security, counter new threats and reduce consumer costs. The built ecosystem unites products and uses complex security solutions based on Fortinet Security Fabric. “We are pleased that Fortinet solutions are included in the portfolio of Techpro DC offerings, allowing our company's partners to have full access to the widest list of the latest technologies in the field of information security,” N. Hasanova said.

The event was continued by Shaig Samedov, Fortinet Regional Sales Manager in Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Georgia who spoke about the fact that the company develops and sells both hardware solutions and a wide range of interconnected software products and services: antiviruses, intrusion prevention systems, analysis, predictive approach using integration of artificial intelligence and system automation to increase the efficiency and speed of response to known and unknown threats.

At the heart of the company's cyber defense strategy is the Fortinet Security Fabric, which runs on a single, constantly updated operating system and management system that provides broad visibility, easy integration and interoperability between critical security elements, and granular control and automation.

The product family of company is constantly expanding, and currently includes more than 30 categories, as follows:

FortiGate, FortiWiFi is an enterprise firewall with SD-WAN functionality and flexible deployment on a campus or branch office.

FortiSwitch, FortiAP - Secure wired and wireless scalable access and centralized network management with full perimeter visibility.

FortiAnalyzer is a centralized collection, analysis, monitoring, feedback, log correlation and reporting system for the Security Fabric platform.

FortiManager is a scalable SD-WAN, security and access management system from a single interface.

FortiMail - protection against spam and blocking of virus attacks in corporate mail.

FortiSandbox is a secure virtual environment for detecting unknown threats (zero-day hacks).

FortiFone - IP-telephony.

FortiCamera, FortiRecorder is a video surveillance and digital video recorder system.

“Fortinet considers our region one of the most important for business development. Together with the Techpro DC team, which includes many highly qualified professionals in the field of cybersecurity, we plan to strengthen our presence in the market. I would like today's event to bring everyone a new vision in building information security based on Fortinet solutions,” Samadov noted.

At the end of the seminar, Fortinet Representative Mansur Seyidzade spoke about the benefits of participating in the Fortinet Engage Partner.

“Modern digital innovations are a catalyst for the development of cybersecurity networks and strategies. Our Affiliate Program is designed to take advantage of new opportunities and growing markets. In order to motivate the development of our partners, the Fortinet Engage Partner Program offers various specializations, updated levels of interaction and benefits for different business models,” M. Seyidzade said.

After the main part of the event, a business lunch was served to the participants in an informal setting. During this time, each participant of the seminar could ask questions to the organizers, share their experience, get the necessary information, as well as have a conversation with friends and colleagues.