Video Podcast: Fortinet SOAR Advice and Guidance for MSSPs and Security Minded MSPs

by Joe Panettieri • Jan 14, 2020

SOAR — short for security orchestration, automation and response — often means different things to different people in the cybersecurity market. But generally speaking, SOAR tools allow an organization to define incident analysis and response procedures in a digital workflow format, Gartner notes.

But how can SOAR specifically help MSSPs and security-minded MSPs? In this MSSP Alert video interview, we cover that question and more with Stephan Tallent, senior director of MSSP and service enablement at Fortinet — provider of the FortiSOAR platform.

Here’s the conversation:

Video timeline:

• 0:00 – Introductions & role at Fortinet.
• 1:08 – An overview of SOAR (security orchestration, automation and response).
• 2:05 – Where SOAR fits in the overall  MSSP market.
• 3:15 – Where Fortinet focuses in the SOAR and MSSP market.
• 4:23 – How Fortinet ensures SOAR integrates with all of the company’s security fabric products, as well as via third-parties via REST APIs.
• 4:53 – The Fortinet Partner Program – How Fortinet built the program and empowers MSSPs.
• 5:53 – First steps for partners that seeking more information from Fortinet
• 6:05 – Conclusion.

PS: Got questions for Stephan and the Fortinet team? Simply email [email protected].