Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, this week announced the launch of the Fortinet Xperts community for Latin America and the Caribbean.

The community is a forum for cybersecurity professionals to stay up to date on key topics and also to exchange experiences, make inquiries, comment, and discuss around solutions offered by the company.

Fortinet Xperts for Latin America and the Caribbean is an open technical forum within the Fortinet User Community, with posts in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. A global resource for anyone to participate in online conversations, share and gain knowledge, and interact with other users, whether they have a Fortinet solution or not.

“Our purpose is to promote a message channel aimed at building a great community of collaboration among professionals in the region, where a single response positively affects many professionals,” said Marcelo Mayorga, vice president, sales engineering at Fortinet Latin America and the Caribbean.

“We are the company with the largest number of cybersecurity devices installed in Latin America and the Caribbean, and our solutions help companies of all sizes, as well as governments and telecommunications operators. That is why we want to offer professionals in the sector space to collect and share valuable data and experiences.”

To participate, just log in and sign up. Once inside the community, search for Fortinet Xperts (LATAM and the Caribbean) under ‘Special Interest Groups’. Then just start interacting, reply to an existing post, or create a new discussion topic.

“Everyone is welcome to comment and discuss problems and solutions in a constructive way,” added Mayorga.

“In this way, we increase access to information regarding the market and our products, and we also receive important comments from professionals in the sector, always intending to improve our value proposition. The invitation to be part of this community is open to the entire ecosystem of technical professionals, from Fortinet clients and partners to professionals in general.”

• Some of the Fortinet User Community membership benefits include:
• Access to a network of users and experts that span across industries globally.
• A channel to learn about Fortinet technology.
• Forums to discuss various technologies in the emerging security industry landscape and provide solutions to some of the technical challenges.
• Blogs with content shared by product experts to help members stay informed on product tips & tricks, technology trends, and more.
• Information on community and corporate sector events, providing specialised content and networking opportunities.
• User groups for learning, networking, and leadership opportunities.
• Recognition for contributing and engaging in the community.

Continuous training in cybersecurity

In addition to launching this new professional community, Fortinet is strongly committed to ongoing training. In an environment where threats are increasingly sophisticated and cybercriminals have the most advanced technologies, training cybersecurity professionals is essential. To that end, Fortinet made over 30 cybersecurity training courses available for free that cover topics ranging from Secure SD-WAN to Operational Technology (OT) security and cloud security. With more than 800,000 registrations to date, the Fortinet Network Security Expert (NSE) program meets the enormous need for security professionals of all levels of expertise.

Additional resources

• Find out how the Fortinet Security Fabric platform delivers broad, integrated, and automated protection across an organization’s entire digital infrastructure. 
• Learn more about FortiGuard Labs threat intelligence and research and the FortiGuard Security Subscriptions and Services portfolio. 
• Learn more about Fortinet’s Network Security Expert (NSE) Training Institute, including its free cybersecurity training initiative, the NSE Certification Program, Security Academy Program, and Veterans Program.
• Read more about how Fortinet customers are securing their organisations.
• Engage in the Fortinet User Community (Fuse). Share ideas and feedback, learn more about our products and technology, and connect with peers. 
• Follow Fortinet on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.