NSE7-ZTA-7-2: Fortinet NSE 7 - Zero Trust Access 7.2Demo

An endpoint policy supports a Profile (Off-Fabric) configuration that provides separate endpoint-profile selections for off-fabric devices. Assigning different web-filter profiles through that policy lets FortiClient EMS push the appropriate configuration according to the device’s on-fabric status.

With the FortiClient EMS integration, an alarm mapped to the MDM Host Compliance Failed event marks a host as at risk when it is not compliant with an EMS policy. Fortinet documents this behavior in its FortiNAC FortiClient EMS integration guidance.

The core Zero Trust principles are to verify explicitly, limit access to the minimum privileges required, and assume a breach has occurred so that systems minimize blast radius and continuously validate access.

IoT deployments can include devices with unavailable or unsupported updates, leaving unpatched vulnerabilities that expand the attack surface. Their rapid, sometimes ad hoc deployment also makes it difficult to identify every connected device and attain complete network visibility. Cisco identifies both unpatched IoT devices and incomplete visibility as key management and security challenges.

An NGFW can serve as a segmentation gateway, controlling access between network segments and enforcing granular policy. It also inspects traffic, including at Layer 7, to identify and secure permitted communications under Zero Trust policy.