Fortinet Expands U.S. Presence with New Company-Owned Innovation Hub in New York City

Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-15 · by GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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Fortinet has opened a new Innovation Hub in New York City, investing over $60 million into an approximately 40,000-square-foot facility. This hub will offer customers and partners access to cybersecurity experts, technology demonstrations, executive briefings, and training, with a particular focus on the financial services sector. The new location, three times larger than Fortinet’s previous New York office, includes a cloud point of presence, an expanded briefing center for strategy discussions, and a dedicated training center aimed at addressing the skills gap in cybersecurity.
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Fortinet, a global cybersecurity leader, expanded its presence in New York City by opening a new Innovation Hub on September 15, 2026. This facility represents an investment of over $60 million and covers approximately 40,000 square feet, three times larger than the company’s previous office space in the city. The hub aims to provide customers and partners with access to Fortinet experts, technology demonstrations, executive briefings, and training sessions. It will also facilitate closer engagement with financial services organizations navigating complex cybersecurity requirements. This move underscores Fortinet's commitment to strategic markets like New York City, where it sees significant opportunities for growth and impact in enterprise security solutions.

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Fortinet ORG · 20× New York City GPE · 5× Atlanta GPE · 1× Calif. GPE · 1× Chicago GPE · 1× FTNT ORG · 1× Fortinet Cloud ORG · 1× GLOBE NEWSWIRE ORG · 1× John Whittle PERSON · 1× SUNNYVALE GPE · 1×

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Fortinet’s trademarks include, but are not limited to, the following: Fortinet, the Fortinet logo, FortiGate, FortiOS, FortiGuard, FortiCare, FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager, FortiASIC, FortiClient, FortiCloud, FortiCore, FortiMail, FortiSandbox, FortiADC, FortiAgent, FortiAI, FortiAIGate, FortiAIOps, FortiAntenna, FortiAP, FortiAPCam, FortiAppSec, FortiAuthenticator, FortiBranchSASE, FortiCall, FortiCam, FortiCamera, FortiCarrier, FortiCART, FortiCASB, FortiCentral, FortiConnect, FortiController, FortiConverter, FortiDAST, FortiDATA, FortiDB, FortiDevice, FortiDDoS, FortiDeceptor, FortiDeploy, FortiDevice, FortiDevSec, FortiDLP, FortiEdge, FortiEDR, FortiEndpoint, FortiExplorer, FortiExtender, FortiFirewall, FortiFlex, FortiFone, FortiGSLB, FortiGuest, FortiHSM, FortiHypervisor, FortiIdentity, FortiInsight, FortiIsolator, FortiLink, FortiMonitor, FortiNAC, FortiNDR, FortiPAM, FortiPhish, FortiPoint, FortiPoints, FortiPortal, FortiPresence, FortiProxy, FortiRecon, FortiRecorder, FortiSASE, FortiSAT, FortiSEC, FortiSIEM, FortiSMS, FortiSOAR, FortiSOC, FortiSRA, FortiSwitch, FortiTelemetry, FortiTester, FortiTIP, FortiToken, FortiTrust, FortiVoice, FortiWAN, FortiWeb, FortiWiFi, FortiWLC, FortiWLM, FortiXDR, Lacework FortiCNAPP, Linksys, the Linksys logo, Linksys Cognitive, Intelligent Mesh, Velop, Max-Stream, WRT and SECURITY FABRIC.
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🔮 The new Innovation Hub will give customers and partners in the region greater access to Fortinet experts, hands-on technology demonstrations, executive briefings, and training.

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Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced the opening of a new company-owned Innovation Hub in New York City. asserted
Fortinet → drive → City
The new Innovation Hub will give customers and partners in the region greater access to Fortinet experts, hands-on technology demonstrations, executive briefings, and training. asserted
Hub → give → experts
The expanded presence will also support closer engagement with organizations, including the financial services sector, as they navigate increasingly complex cybersecurity requirements. asserted
they → expand → requirements
Representing an investment of more than $60 million, the facility underscores Fortinet’s continued commitment to strategic markets and providing customers and partners with greater access to its cybersecurity expertise and resources. asserted
facility → represent → expertise
The approximately 40,000-square-foot facility, which will support employees across several functions, including sales, is three times the size of Fortinet’s previous New York City office. asserted
which → support → office
“New York City is the world’s most important center for financial services and enterprise business, making it a strategic market for Fortinet. asserted
it → make → Fortinet
Fortinet has a significant number of customers in New York City who rely on us for leading security, including the top 10 financial services enterprises. asserted
who → have → enterprises
Our investment in this new Innovation Hub reflects Fortinet’s long-term approach to being built-to-last in order to support and protect our customers, enabling us to give them greater access to Fortinet experts, technology, local support, training, and collaborative experiences. asserted
investment → reflect → experts
As our business continues to grow, this facility provides us with the space to continue to hire more professionals to continue scaling for long-term momentum, deepening those relationships and further helping support and protect organizations as they address their evolving cybersecurity needs.” asserted
they → continue → needs
– John Whittle, Chief Operating Officer, Fortinet The New York City Innovation Hub will include: - Fortinet Cloud point of presence (PoP): asserted
Hub → include → presence
Building on Fortinet’s global PoP network, this new data center expands our reach while accelerating our investments in AI technology delivery. asserted
center → build → delivery
Powered by Fortinet’s custom ASIC technology, the facility delivers high-performance security processing, an elevated user experience, and significant cost savings for customers. asserted
facility → power → customers
The center is an expanded collaborative environment where customers, partners, and Fortinet experts can come together to discuss cybersecurity strategies, explore Fortinet solutions, and address evolving business and technology requirements. asserted
customers → expand → requirements
The center is a dedicated facility for in-person learning and training, expanding access to Fortinet’s cybersecurity expertise and helping organizations strengthen cybersecurity skills among their teams to address the industry’s skills gap. asserted
organizations → expand → gap
Fortinet replaced aging electrical and mechanical infrastructure with equipment designed to higher energy-efficiency standards. asserted
Fortinet → replace → standards
The building will also use heat recovery from its data center to help heat other areas of the facility, part of Fortinet’s broader sustainability efforts. asserted
building → use → efforts
The New York City location builds on Fortinet’s growing network of Innovation Hubs worldwide, including Chicago, Atlanta, London, Sydney, and other strategic markets. asserted
location → build → Chicago
Together, these locations provide customers and partners around the world with greater access to Fortinet expertise, executive briefings, hands-on training and technology demonstrations to support customers evolving cybersecurity needs. asserted
locations → provide → needs
Additional Resources - Visit fortinet.com/trust to learn more about Fortinet innovation, collaboration partners, product security processes, and enterprise-grade products. - Learn about Fortinet’s free cybersecurity training, which includes broad cyber awareness and product training. asserted
which → visit → awareness
The Fortinet Training Institute also provides training and certification through the Network Security Expert (NSE) Certification, Academic Partner, and Education Outreach programs. asserted
Institute → provide → programs
- Learn more about FortiGuard Labs threat intelligence and research and Outbreak Alerts, which provide timely steps to mitigate breaking cybersecurity attacks. - Learn more about Fortinet’s FortiGuard Security Services portfolio. - Read about how Fortinet customers are securing their organizations. asserted
customers → learn → organizations
About Fortinet Fortinet (Nasdaq: FTNT) is a driving force in the evolution of cybersecurity and the convergence of networking and security. asserted
Fortinet → drive → networking
Our mission is to secure people, devices, and data everywhere, and today we deliver cybersecurity everywhere our customers need it with the largest integrated portfolio of over 50 enterprise-grade products. asserted
customers → secure → products
More than 1 million lifetime customers trust Fortinet’s solutions, which are among the most deployed, most patented, and most validated in the industry. asserted
which → trust → industry
The Fortinet Training Institute, one of the largest and broadest training programs in the industry, is dedicated to making cybersecurity training and new career opportunities available to everyone. asserted
training → dedicate → everyone
Collaboration with esteemed organizations from both the public and private sectors, including Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTS), government entities, and academia, is a fundamental aspect of Fortinet’s commitment to enhance cyber resilience globally. asserted
Collaboration → include → resilience
FortiGuard Labs, Fortinet’s elite threat intelligence and research organization, develops and utilizes leading-edge machine learning and AI technologies to provide customers with timely and consistently top-rated protection and actionable threat intelligence. asserted
Labs → develop → timely
All rights reserved. asserted
rights → reserve → ?
The symbols ® and ™ denote respectively federally registered trademarks and common law trademarks of Fortinet, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates. asserted
symbols → denote → Inc.
Fortinet’s trademarks include, but are not limited to, the following: Fortinet, the Fortinet logo, FortiGate, FortiOS, FortiGuard, FortiCare, FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager, FortiASIC, FortiClient, FortiCloud, FortiCore, FortiMail, FortiSandbox, FortiADC, FortiAgent, FortiAI, FortiAIGate, FortiAIOps, FortiAntenna, FortiAP, FortiAPCam, FortiAppSec, FortiAuthenticator, FortiBranchSASE, FortiCall, FortiCam, FortiCamera, FortiCarrier, FortiCART, FortiCASB, FortiCentral, FortiConnect, FortiController, FortiConverter, FortiDAST, FortiDATA, FortiDB, FortiDevice, FortiDDoS, FortiDeceptor, FortiDeploy, FortiDevice, FortiDevSec, FortiDLP, FortiEdge, FortiEDR, FortiEndpoint, FortiExplorer, FortiExtender, FortiFirewall, FortiFlex, FortiFone, FortiGSLB, FortiGuest, FortiHSM, FortiHypervisor, FortiIdentity, FortiInsight, FortiIsolator, FortiLink, FortiMonitor, FortiNAC, FortiNDR, FortiPAM, FortiPhish, FortiPoint, FortiPoints, FortiPortal, FortiPresence, FortiProxy, FortiRecon, FortiRecorder, FortiSASE, FortiSAT, FortiSEC, FortiSIEM, FortiSMS, FortiSOAR, FortiSOC, FortiSRA, FortiSwitch, FortiTelemetry, FortiTester, FortiTIP, FortiToken, FortiTrust, FortiVoice, FortiWAN, FortiWeb, FortiWiFi, FortiWLC, FortiWLM, FortiXDR, Lacework FortiCNAPP, Linksys, the Linksys logo, Linksys Cognitive, Intelligent Mesh, Velop, Max-Stream, WRT and SECURITY FABRIC. asserted
trademarks → include → Stream
Other trademarks belong to their respective owners. asserted
trademarks → belong → owners
Fortinet has not independently verified statements or certifications herein attributed to third parties and Fortinet does not independently endorse such statements. uncertain
Fortinet → verify → statements
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing herein constitutes a warranty, guarantee, contract, binding specification or other binding commitment by Fortinet or any indication of intent related to a binding commitment, and performance and other specification information herein may be unique to certain environments. uncertain
information → constitute → environments
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