Skip to main content
Decorative heading

Fortinet Office Hours – Past Webinars

Please take a look at the listing below of our 2024 past events with the link to the recording and any resources shared during the talk.  

Questions? Don’t hesitate to get in touch with Kris Lynch, Technical Programs Coordinator at the SUNY CPD, at 315-214-2428 or krista.lynch@suny.edu


May 2026 Office Hours

May 2026 Office Hours

Tuesday, May  5, 2026, 12:00 – 1:00 PM Eastern

Deploying a FortiGate and networking in AWS

Presenter: David Traill, Fortinet, Sales Engineer

Agenda

  • AWS components – VPC, Subnets, Instances, Security Groups
  • IPsec connection from on prem FortiGate
  • Protected subnet behind AWS FortiGate
  • Routing between sites
  • Accessing appliances behind FG
February 2026 Office Hours

Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 12:00 – 1:00 PM Eastern

Links from the chat:

Guardians of the Campus Galaxy: Tackling Higher Ed Tech Trouble with Fortinet

For this session we’ll cover broader challenges that were seeing in higher education with an overview of the challenge and how Fortinet can help.

Agenda:

  • Data Loss Prevention requirements
  • User remote access – SSL/IPsec VPN, SASE, ZTNA
  • Connecting on prem datacenter networks to cloud networks
  • Network Segmentation
  • Incident Response Planning
  • 3rd party/contractor access to campus resources
  • Routing loops in your network – Emails from a German research university
November 2025 Office Hours

Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00 PM Eastern

Links from the chat:

The Art of Cyberwar

Presenter: Jason Palm, Sr. Security Engineer, Fortinet

Cyber attackers don’t play fair—and they’re targeting state, local, and education organizations more than ever. In this session, we’ll step into the adversary’s shoes through live attack demonstrations and real-world case studies, showing how the MITRE ATT&CK framework reveals their tactics and strategies. You’ll walk away with practical insights to anticipate the enemy’s next move, turn intelligence into action, and give your organization the upper hand in defending your community, your data, and your mission.

April 2025 Office Hours

Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00 PM Eastern

Links from the chat:

FortiGate Automation Stitches

Agenda

  • Review of automation capabilities
  • Building Triggers and Actions
  • Using stiches to automatically respond to network and system events
    March 2025 Office Hours

    Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00 PM Eastern

    Links from the chat:

    SD-WAN on FortiGate

    Agenda

    • Fortinet definition/use case
    • Overview of components
    • Using for local internet access
      • Using in conjunction with NYSERNet
    • Policy/rule creation
    • Using with IPsec
    February 2025 Office Hours

    Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00 PM Eastern

    Links from the chat:

    Tools and Tips for Network Engineers

    Agenda

    • Notepad++ – config file management, data manipulation
    • VScode – config file management
    • Python – configurations scripts and logging into devices
    • GNS3 – FG VM
    • Draw.io – diagrams
    • Terminal programs
    • Organization tools
    • General recommendations
    January 2025 Office Hours

    Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00 PM Eastern

    Links from the chat:

    FortiNAC

    Agenda

    • General overview
    • Profiling IoT devices
    • Guest Access
    • 802.1x authentication
    • Integration with FortiGate

    Contact us

    The SUNY CPD is a collaborative central resource for the SUNY community providing access to high quality professional development opportunities focused on the latest trends and established best practices in higher education to enhance the capability of SUNY faculty and staff and increase SUNY’s competitive advantage.