GlobeNewswire Inc | Dec 13, 2021 04:40PM EST

December 13, 2021

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

Ken Xie, Founder, Chairman of the Board and CEO at FortinetFortinet has led the evolution of cybersecurity innovation over the past two decades, and is leading the next-generation of security solutions. The network security market is rapidly expanding from the data center out to the work-from-anywhere edge and to the cloud. We expect our innovative ASIC-supported security fabric platform and converged Security-driven networking approach to uniquely position Fortinet for long-term growth. Taking our place on the Nasdaq-100 Index amongst other category-defining companies is another proofpoint of Fortinets successes and future growth opportunities.

News Summary Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced it has been named to the Nasdaq-100 Index. Fortinet joins the distinguished Index in conjunction with the annual reconstitution of the Nasdaq-100 Index (Nasdaq: NDX). The inclusion becomes effective prior to market open onMonday, December 20, 2021.

The Nasdaq-100 Index is one of the worlds preeminent large-cap growth indexes. It includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization. With category-defining companies on the forefront of innovation, including Fortinet, the Nasdaq-100 Index defines todays modern day industrials.

About FortinetFortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) makes possible a digital world that we can always trust through its mission to protect people, devices, and data everywhere.This is why the worlds largest enterprises, service providers, and government organizations choose Fortinet to securely accelerate their digital journey. The Fortinet Security Fabric platform delivers broad, integrated, and automated protections across the entire digital attack surface, securing critical devices, data, applications, and connections from the data center to the cloud to the home office. Ranking #1 in the most security appliances shipped worldwide, more than 550,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. And the Fortinet NSE Training Institute, an initiative of Fortinets Training Advancement Agenda (TAA), provides one of the largest and broadest training programs in the industry to make cyber training and new career opportunities available to everyone. Learn more at https://www.fortinet.com, theFortinet Blog, orFortiGuard Labs.

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Media Contact: Investor Contact: Analyst Contact: Tiffany Curci Peter Salkowski Ron DavisFortinet, Inc. Fortinet, Inc. Fortinet, Inc.408-235-7700 408-331-4595 415-806-9892pr@fortinet.com psalkowski@fortinet.com rdavis@fortinet.com