Fortinet sells network security hardware and software built around its own custom security processing chips, which the company designs specifically to run firewall and threat detection functions faster than software running on general-purpose processors. Its FortiGate firewalls anchor a broader security platform that also includes endpoint protection, secure networking and cloud security products, sold as an integrated suite rather than a collection of separate point solutions. Building its own silicon is unusual among cybersecurity vendors and gives Fortinet a performance and cost advantage in high-throughput network security appliances. The company sells to organizations of many sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises and service providers, in a cybersecurity market that keeps growing as the cost and frequency of breaches rises.