A growing legal services firm employs a hybrid workforce, with attorneys and support staff frequently working from home or while traveling. With sensitive client data at risk, the firm aims to prevent ransomware attacks targeting remote users, without relying solely on endpoint protection or complex VPN infrastructures.
Remote employees are frequent targets for phishing emails and ransomware
Inconsistent security enforcement across home and mobile internet connections
Limited ability to detect zero-day threats or advanced malware
Lack of centralized visibility and alerting for remote threats
FortiSASE Secure Internet Access delivers advanced threat protection from the cloud, ensuring that remote users are protected against ransomware and other malicious activity before it reaches their devices. All traffic is routed through FortiSASE’s global PoPs and inspected using FortiGuard Labs threat intelligence, AI-based analysis, and optional sandboxing for zero-day detection.
Ransomware threats are blocked before execution
Endpoints and business data remain safe, even outside the office
Security operations gain visibility and real-time alerting for faster response
Reduced risk of business disruption and costly recovery efforts
Remote user traffic is redirected to the nearest FortiSASE Point of Presence using FortiClient or proxy/DNS-based methods
Downloaded files, including suspicious links from phishing emails, are scanned by FortiSASE's multi-layered Anti-Malware engine using:
Static signature detection
Heuristic and AI-driven behavior analysis
Optional cloud sandboxing for deep threat inspection
Ransomware is identified and blocked before it reaches the user’s device
The incident is logged with full context (user, file type, URL, threat classification)
Alerts are sent to the organization’s SIEM or FortiAnalyzer for immediate investigation and reporting
