FortiSandbox
Network sandboxing software
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What is FortiSandbox
FortiSandbox is a network sandboxing solution that analyzes suspicious files and URLs in an isolated environment to identify malware and targeted attacks. It is typically used by security teams to add advanced threat detection to email, web, endpoint, and network security workflows. The product supports on-premises appliances, virtual deployments, and cloud-based options, and it integrates with other Fortinet security components for automated sharing of verdicts and indicators.
Multiple deployment options
FortiSandbox is available as a hardware appliance, virtual machine, and cloud service, which supports different data residency and infrastructure requirements. This flexibility helps organizations standardize sandboxing across branch, data center, and cloud environments. It also enables staged rollouts where teams start with one form factor and expand later.
Tight Fortinet ecosystem integration
FortiSandbox integrates with Fortinet security products to submit objects for detonation and to distribute verdicts and indicators. This can reduce manual triage by enabling automated blocking or quarantine actions based on sandbox results. For organizations already using Fortinet controls, the integration can simplify operations compared with stitching together separate vendors.
Behavioral and static analysis
The product combines dynamic detonation with additional analysis techniques (for example, static inspection and indicator extraction) to improve detection coverage. This helps when threats use obfuscation or require execution to reveal behavior. It also supports generating artifacts that can be used for incident response and policy tuning.
Best fit in Fortinet stacks
Many of the strongest automation and sharing capabilities depend on integrations with other Fortinet products. In mixed-vendor environments, teams may need additional integration work (for example, via APIs, syslog, or SIEM/SOAR connectors) to achieve similar workflow automation. This can increase deployment time and operational complexity.
Sandbox evasion remains a risk
Like other sandboxing tools, FortiSandbox can be challenged by malware that detects virtualization, delays execution, or requires specific user interaction. This can lead to inconclusive results or missed behaviors without careful configuration and complementary controls. Organizations often need layered detection beyond sandbox verdicts for high-evasion threats.
Resource and tuning requirements
On-premises and virtual deployments require capacity planning for detonation throughput, storage, and update management. False positives/negatives and policy decisions (what to submit, when to block) typically require tuning to match business risk tolerance. Smaller teams may find ongoing tuning and investigation workload non-trivial.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Contact Fortinet / partner (no public prices published on Fortinet site).
Official deployment options and notes (no public prices listed):
- Hardware appliances: FortiSandbox-500F, FortiSandbox-1000D, FortiSandbox-2000E, FortiSandbox-3000E, FortiSandbox-3500D (hardware models/specs listed on product page).
- Virtual (on-prem/cloud VMs): FortiSandbox-VM (Local VMs and Cloud VMs).
- Cloud offering: FortiSandbox Cloud (Fortinet-managed SaaS) and FortiSandbox listings on AWS Marketplace (BYOL and On-Demand / pay-as-you-go available via AWS Marketplace).
- FortiGate Cloud add-on: FortiSandbox SaaS (per device) is offered as an add-on SKU within FortiGate Cloud subscription bundles (SKUs referenced but prices not published).
Official pricing guidance on Fortinet site: Fortinet directs prospective buyers to contact a Fortinet partner/reseller or Fortinet sales for pricing; no list prices are published on the vendor site.
Notes: Where Fortinet documentation or FAQs mention evaluations/trials or a trial-version for FortiSandbox Cloud, they reference requesting an evaluation or using a trial entitlement — but the vendor does not publish a public price list or per-unit subscription prices on its site.
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Fortinet, Inc.
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