FortiDDoS is Fortinet's purpose-built DDoS mitigation appliance line. It uses custom ASICs to process traffic at line rate and behavioral analysis to separate attack traffic from legitimate traffic. The appliance tracks traffic baselines over time, then detects and suppresses anomalies in real time when an attack begins, without requiring signature updates.

Yes. Because FortiDDoS uses behavior-based detection rather than signature matching, it identifies and blocks novel attack vectors that have never been seen before. Any traffic that deviates from established baselines triggers mitigation, whether or not the attack type appears in a known-attacks database.

FortiDDoS stops volumetric attacks such as UDP floods and ICMP floods, protocol-layer attacks including SYN floods and TCP fragmentation, and application-layer attacks like HTTP GET floods and DNS amplification. All three attack categories are handled in hardware for fast, low-latency mitigation.

The right model depends on your traffic volume and deployment environment. The 600B suits smaller data centers and SMB networks. The 800B fits regional ISPs and mid-market data centers. The 900B handles enterprise and hosting provider scale. The 2000E is Fortinet's highest-capacity platform for large enterprises and carriers. Tell us your peak bandwidth and we can confirm sizing.

FortiDDoS is an on-premises hardware appliance. It sits inline or in detection mode within your network perimeter and scrubs attack traffic before it reaches downstream systems. On-premises mitigation means you are not dependent on redirecting traffic to a third-party scrubbing center, and latency added to clean traffic stays near zero.

The B-series models, which include the 600B, 800B, and 900B, are the proven platform that has protected enterprise networks for years. The 2000E represents Fortinet's next-generation ASIC architecture with higher throughput and added capacity for large-scale attacks. If you need carrier-class scale, the 2000E is the right starting point. The B-series covers most enterprise requirements at a lower entry price.

Yes. Our certified Fortinet engineers offer pre-deployment configuration, including baseline policy setup, interface configuration, and integration with your upstream network. We also offer ongoing managed services if you want a team watching your FortiDDoS and handling change requests. Contact us for a quote.