Category: Fortinet Products
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How to Prepare Your FortiGate for an External Security Audit
External security audits expose gaps that internal reviews miss. This guide walks through a structured FortiGate pre-audit preparation process — from policy cleanup to documentation — to ensure you pass with confidence.
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FortiGate Policy Optimization: A Complete Guide for Network Engineers
The definitive FortiGate policy optimisation reference: hit-count analysis, shadow rule detection, naming conventions, VDOM best practices, and automation — everything a network engineer needs to maintain a clean, efficient rule base.
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FortiGate Shadow Rules: How to Detect and Remove Redundant Firewall Policies
Shadow rules silently block traffic or override intended policies in FortiGate. Learn how to detect redundant and shadowed rules using CLI and APO Tool, and safely remove them without breaking production traffic.