FORTIBLEED RESPONSE WITH SECFENSE GHOST
Your FortiGate may be patched. Its access gateway is still reachable.
Your FortiGate may be patched. Its access gateway is still reachable.
FortiBleed used stolen credentials and brute-force attempts against internet-facing Fortinet devices.
Secfense Ghost makes your FortiGate gateway unreachable to unauthorized traffic, so external scanners can’t detect an open port, identify the product or version, or reach the login screen.
FortiBleed used stolen credentials and brute-force attempts against internet-facing Fortinet devices.
Secfense Ghost makes your FortiGate gateway unreachable to unauthorized traffic, so external scanners can’t detect an open port, identify the product or version, or reach the login screen.
The Signal
Fortinet says FortiBleed involves reused credentials and brute-force activity, and advises customers to reduce attack surface and remove internet administration.
CLOSE THE PRE-AUTH GAP
MFA protects the login. Secfense Ghost protects the path to it.
MFA protects the login. Secfense Ghost protects the path to it.
Secfense Ghost makes the protected gateway unreachable to unauthorized traffic. Scanners receive no handshake, product fingerprint, or login page, even when they know its exact address. This is enforced access control, not security by obscurity: access opens only after organizational verification or for an authorized IP address.
Secfense Ghost makes the protected gateway unreachable to unauthorized traffic. Scanners receive no handshake, product fingerprint, or login page, even when they know its exact address. This is enforced access control, not security by obscurity: access opens only after organizational verification or for an authorized IP address.
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Deny by default
Your firewall drops traffic from unverified sources to the protected gateway. The service returns no handshake, banner, or login page.
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Deny by default
Your firewall drops traffic from unverified sources to the protected gateway. The service returns no handshake, banner, or login page.
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Verify organizational membership
The requester proves membership through a corporate email address or an organization-issued PKI certificate.
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Verify organizational membership
The requester proves membership through a corporate email address or an organization-issued PKI certificate.
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Open a temporary route
The verified source IP is allowed for a limited time. When the rule expires, the protected gateway stops responding to that source.
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Open a temporary route
The verified source IP is allowed for a limited time. When the rule expires, the protected gateway stops responding to that source.
YOUR FORTIBLEED RESPONSE
Contain today. Reduce exposure next.
Contain today. Reduce exposure next.
Secfense Ghost complements Fortinet’s incident-response guidance with a standing control that limits who can reach the gateway after credentials are rotated and sessions are closed.
Secfense Ghost complements Fortinet’s incident-response guidance with a standing control that limits who can reach the gateway after credentials are rotated and sessions are closed.
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Terminate active admin and VPN sessions
Terminate active admin and VPN sessions
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02
Reset Fortinet VPN and administrator credentials
Reset Fortinet VPN and administrator credentials
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03
Enforce MFA on admin and VPN accounts
Enforce MFA on admin and VPN accounts
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04
Review accounts, configurations, and logs
Review accounts, configurations, and logs
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Restrict management access to trusted sources
Restrict management access to trusted sources
Secfense Ghost supports this step
Secfense Ghost supports this step
Vendor briefs
Grab the brief for your gateway. Forward it to whoever owns it.
Grab the brief for your gateway. Forward it to whoever owns it.
The exposure history of your product, how Secfense Ghost integrates with it, and why this is not security by obscurity. Written for security and network teams.
TALK TO SECFENSE
Reduce your FortiGate exposure before the next attack.
Reduce your FortiGate exposure before the next attack.
Talk to our security team about your internet-facing VPN or access gateway. We’ll discuss your current setup, explain where Ghost fits, and identify the next practical step.
Talk to our security team about your internet-facing VPN or access gateway. We’ll discuss your current setup, explain where Ghost fits, and identify the next practical step.
Contact our team
Contact our team
FortiBleed and Secfense Ghost
FortiBleed and Secfense Ghost
Is FortiBleed a new Fortinet vulnerability?
Is FortiBleed a new Fortinet vulnerability?
Fortinet says it is a credential-harvesting campaign involving credentials from earlier incidents and brute-force activity, rather than a new Fortinet vulnerability.
Is FortiBleed a new Fortinet vulnerability?
Fortinet says it is a credential-harvesting campaign involving credentials from earlier incidents and brute-force activity, rather than a new Fortinet vulnerability.
Is FortiBleed a new Fortinet vulnerability?
Fortinet says it is a credential-harvesting campaign involving credentials from earlier incidents and brute-force activity, rather than a new Fortinet vulnerability.
Does Secfense Ghost replace our FortiGate, VPN, patching, or MFA?
Does Secfense Ghost replace our FortiGate, VPN, patching, or MFA?
Secfense Ghost is a pre-auth exposure control for VPNs and internet-facing access gateways. It applies default-deny before the protected service and grants temporary access to verified sources.
Does Secfense Ghost replace our FortiGate, VPN, patching, or MFA?
Secfense Ghost is a pre-auth exposure control for VPNs and internet-facing access gateways. It applies default-deny before the protected service and grants temporary access to verified sources.
Does Secfense Ghost replace our FortiGate, VPN, patching, or MFA?
Secfense Ghost is a pre-auth exposure control for VPNs and internet-facing access gateways. It applies default-deny before the protected service and grants temporary access to verified sources.
Where does Secfense Ghost run?
Where does Secfense Ghost run?
Secfense Ghost runs in your environment, on-premises. It uses the existing firewall as the enforcement point. User traffic continues directly to the gateway and does not pass through.
Where does Secfense Ghost run?
Secfense Ghost runs in your environment, on-premises. It uses the existing firewall as the enforcement point. User traffic continues directly to the gateway and does not pass through.
Where does Secfense Ghost run?
Secfense Ghost runs in your environment, on-premises. It uses the existing firewall as the enforcement point. User traffic continues directly to the gateway and does not pass through.
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350 Townsend Street #670, San Francisco, CA 94107, US
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Dolnych Młynów 3/1 , 31-124 Kraków, EU, VATID: PL6762546545
© Copyright 2026 Secfense. All rights reserved.
Products
Secfense Inc.
350 Townsend Street #670, San Francisco, CA 94107, US
Secfense Sp. z o.o.
Dolnych Młynów 3/1 , 31-124 Kraków, EU, VATID: PL6762546545
© Copyright 2026 Secfense. All rights reserved.