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Fortinet

Fortinet FortiSIEM

Composite Score

7.9 /10

CX Score

8.0 /10

52 Reviews Write a Review

What is Fortinet FortiSIEM?

FortiSIEM – Fortinet’s Multivendor Security Incident and Events Management solution brings it all together. Visibility, Correlation, Automated Response and Remediation in a single, scalable solution.

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Awards & Recognition

Fortinet FortiSIEM won the following awards in the Security Information and Event Management category

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4 Top Rated Capabilities

8 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

2023

7 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

2022

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2022

Fortinet FortiSIEM Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+85 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Fortinet FortiSIEM?

0% Negative

15% Neutral

85% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Security Protects
Performance Enhancing
Unique Features

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Data Security and Retention

Scalability and Network Performance

Security Threat Visibility

Analytics and Reporting

Business Intelligence Tools

Log Collection

Threat Intelligence

Incident Management and Remediation

Correlation

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

Forensic Analysis Support

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Fortinet FortiSIEM Reviews

Mbudzeni N.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Banking
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2024

Covers the basics but more work needs to be done

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates Fortinet FortiSIEM from other similar products?

The user interface is very friendly when it comes to onboarding devices, reporting, and performing analytics

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of use

What do you dislike most about this product?

The customer support service is poor and inconsistencies in alerting

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is a good product but consider other options

Pros

Enables Productivity
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Unique Features

Cons

Less Effective Service
Less Efficient Service
Less Respectful

Charan S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Telecommunications
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2024

Best security tool with AI, but a bit pricey!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Fortinet FortiSIEM from other similar products?

Fortinet ecosystem differentiates FortiSIEM from its competitors. It provides a unified platform for all the devices integrated with FortiSIEM. Also it's machine learning based threat detection keeps it on top of other products. It's easy to set it up and automate the security tasks which saves a lot of time for analysts. You can find many customization for dashboard and reports which is rarely found in other products.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

There are many aspects which are useful in FortiSIEM but I personally like how it uses ML technology to detect any threat and automatically block it without anyone's intervention. It has helped us reduce any security flaws. Also the device inventory and remote management has helped us lot as we can manage the devices from anywhere.

What do you dislike most about this product?

There are not many downsides about this platform but I would like to see if it can bring guides and docs for beginners to understand how to use FortiSIEM to it's full potential with AI.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend it to any organization looking to enhance their cybersecurity posture but it might feel costly for small organizations considering the pricing of this product for enterprise.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Anand V.

Role: Finance
Industry: Finance
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2024

Ease of use product with good technical depth

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Fortinet FortiSIEM from other similar products?

Deployment and Integration

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Price, Dashboards

What do you dislike most about this product?

There is nothing I dislike about this product

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Yes definitely

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

How We Deliver

Fortinet FortiSIEM

What is Fortinet FortiSIEM?

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Awards & Recognition

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021 Emotional Footprint Champion

2020 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2020 Emotional Footprint Champion

2019 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Fortinet FortiSIEM Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+85 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Fortinet FortiSIEM?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Data Security and Retention Access controls to system data, protection of SIEM data, system access monitoring, external storage integration, and efficient data compression.

Scalability and Network Performance The product's ability to scale horizontally and vertically, while employing various methods to reduce any latency impacts from CAN activities.

Security Threat Visibility Integration with security technologies for monitoring, incident analysis, and data enrichment to enable tracking and analysis of related events.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Business Intelligence Tools Includes planning and optimization, centralized console, insight into usage, resource utilization and activities, and BI security.

Log Collection Collection from firewall and network logs, IDS logs, Windows server logs, web server logs, and various syslog sources.

Threat Intelligence Security threat intelligence feed integration with ability to update multiple uses and control updating behaviors.

Incident Management and Remediation Detection and incident management with preset and customizable remediation capabilities, integration into workflow systems, and optional automatic remediation.

Correlation Analyze real-time telemetry and detect attacks and other activities of interest

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Profiles behaviors of your assets through machine learning (Servers, workstations, etc.)

Forensic Analysis Support Query capabilities with pre-built and custom drill down, pivot, and parsing; includes export functions and event session reconstruction.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Fortinet FortiSIEM Reviews

Mbudzeni N.

Covers the basics but more work needs to be done

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Charan S.

Best security tool with AI, but a bit pricey!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Anand V.

Ease of use product with good technical depth

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Since last award

Feature Ratings

Data Security and Retention

Scalability and Network Performance

Security Threat Visibility

Analytics and Reporting

Business Intelligence Tools

Log Collection

Threat Intelligence

Incident Management and Remediation

Correlation

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

Forensic Analysis Support

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training