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FortiEDR
by Fortinet

Facts from Fortinet's own pages
- Deployment choices
- FortiEDR supports cloud-native and on-premises deployments and can be self-managed or fully managed. · fortinet.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Deployment impact
- The collector can be installed without a reboot and is described as having minimal device impact. · fortinet.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Incident response
- FortiEDR supports customizable contextual incident-response playbooks. · fortinet.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Integrations
- FortiEDR integrates with the Fortinet Security Fabric and third-party solutions for customizable response playbooks. · fortinet.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Legacy systems
- The product supports legacy systems including Windows XP and Server 2003, with full feature parity. · fortinet.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Licensing options
- The ordering guide describes Discover & Protect, Full EDR, and XDR tiers; Best Practice Service is mandatory for new deployments with EDR or XDR functionality. · fortinet.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Maker headquarters
- Fortinet's principal executive office is in Sunnyvale, California. · investor.fortinet.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Purpose
- FortiEDR identifies and stops breaches in real time using a lightweight agent. · fortinet.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Ransomware protection
- FortiEDR can prevent data exfiltration during an incident and roll back malicious changes. · fortinet.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Supported environments
- FortiEDR supports Windows desktop, Windows server, macOS, and 64-bit Linux collectors. · docs.fortinet.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Threat protection
- The product prevents malware infection, detects and defuses potential threats, and automates response and remediation. · fortinet.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Use cases
- The product is positioned for workstations, servers, cloud workloads, and OT systems. · fortinet.com, 14 Nov 2026
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