3 Cybersecurity Bets To Ride Coronavirus-Led Work-From-Home Wave

 | Mar 22, 2020 10:15PM ET

The pandemic coronavirus that claimed 14,765 lives is wreaking havoc on global trade, investments, tourism, supply chains and consumer confidence. Total number of infections is now more than 341,722, per the FireEye, Inc. Quote

Fortinet (NASDAQ:FTNT) is benefiting from its portfolio strength. The FortiMail platform can be used to block specific file types containing certain keywords, such as those related to the coronavirus. FortiMail is also capable of sending attachments to the FortiSandbox solution to check whether the file displays any malicious behavior.

Moreover, the company’s latest FortiOS 6.4 introduced automation, scalability, performance and AI capabilities to its Security Fabric Platform. This enables the stock to provide Zero-Trust Network Access that identifies and secures users and devices, on and off network.

Further, the new operating system allows to expand Office 365 security coverage through integrations with FortiMail and FortiCASB.

Fortinet, Inc. Price and Consensus

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Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) solutions are provided through its QualysGuard Cloud Platform, which offers enterprises instant visibility of their IT assets and global security practices. The company’s cloud-based security and compliance stack help organizations secure and protect their IT infrastructures and applications, a must-needed practice in the hour of employees working from any devices anywhere.

Qualys is a dominant name in the vulnerability management space. The company also partnered with Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Cloud and its portfolio of integrated Cloud-based security and compliance solutions are available via the Google Cloud Marketplace.

Qualys, Inc. Price and Consensus

Qualys, Inc. Quote

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