Manufacturing Today Issue - 242 November 2025 | Page 44

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Fortinet’ s breakthrough in securing the connected factory

In an exclusive interview, Manufacturing Today spoke with Richard Springer, Senior Director, Operational Technology Product Marketing at Fortinet, about its win for

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Most Innovative Cybersecurity Solution.
Fortinet, the global cybersecurity leader, has been honored with the Most Innovative Cybersecurity Solution award in the Manufacturing Supplier Innovation US Awards, recognizing its breakthrough work in securing the increasingly interconnected operational technology( OT) environments of the manufacturing sector. This award validates Fortinet’ s two decades of dedication to a space that has recently become the world’ s most targeted industrial vertical.
Redefining cybersecurity: from the carpet to the conveyor belt
For modern manufacturers, the convergence of IT and OT networks- moving from the‘ carpet to the conveyor belt’- has created unprecedented risk. Fortinet’ s core mission within the manufacturing sector is to guard against threat actors by providing specialized cybersecurity solutions for both IT and OT networks, ensuring comprehensive coverage all the way down to the devices that run pumps, conveyor belts, and even autonomous warehouse vehicles.
This drive is centered on innovation,