SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Network security provider Fortinet has announced that Qdoba Mexican Grill has deployed Fortinet's FortiGate multi-threat appliances for firewall, virtual private network (VPN) and Web content filtering at its headquarters and 140 corporate-owned restaurant locations nationwide. In addition, Qdoba has deployed Fortinet's FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer management and reporting appliances at its Wheat Ridge, Colo., headquarters to monitor and analyze network activity and attempted attacks.
Complying with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard mandates, effective management of remote locations and solving space constraints were the driving factors in Qdoba's selection of a security provider, according to a news release. As part of the compliance initiative, Qdoba wanted all corporate-owned restaurants to have network-based security.
FortiManager system is the central management platform for the Fortinet security infrastructure.
In Qdoba's case, when a restaurant's general manager or assistant manager calls into headquarters with network questions, IT staff can easily diagnose and fix problems remotely via FortiManager. Qdoba has also deployed a FortiAnalyzer-2000A carrier-class analysis appliance. The FortiAnalyzer system allows IT staff to distribute weekly network reports.
