Yokogawa collaborates with Fortinet for secure IT/OT integration

Industrial automation and technology solutions provider Yokogawa Engineering has joined Fortinet's Engage Partner Program, a program geared toward accelerating digital transformation for customers and enhancing partner growth.

Yokogawa's entry into Fortinet's Engage Partner Program reaffirms the organisation's dedication to bolstering the security of informational technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) integration within primary sectors like oil and gas, chemicals, mining, and manufacturing.

Dr. Darius Ngo, senior vice president, digital enterprise head at Yokogawa Engineering Asia Pte. Ltd., commented on the recent development, stating, "We are excited to join Fortinet's Engage Partner Program, which marks a significant step in our commitment to ensuring the security of IT/OT integration in key industries. Our extensive experience in industrial automation and our deep understanding of the unique security challenges faced by these sectors make us well-positioned to deliver comprehensive security solutions in partnership with Fortinet."

Michael Murphy, Director of Operational Technology and Critical Infrastructure at Fortinet, APAC, said, "Fortinet is proud to be formalising our historically close relationship with Yokogawa as a strategic partner within the operational technology and critical infrastructure landscape. This strategic partnership leverages Fortinet's expertise in networking, monitoring, and access security, alongside Yokogawa's transformative consulting services, to fortify defences and shape the future of secure, digitalised OT facilities. We are proud to collaborate and protect what matters most together."

Fortinet's Engage Partner Program is committed to facilitating the growth of its partners by helping them respond to evolving customer needs prompted by work-from-anywhere models, hybrid IT environments, and changing threat landscapes. The program offers broad growth opportunities through the expansive Fortinet Security Fabric, which is designed to secure customers' entire infrastructure, ranging from the data centre to the cloud.

Fortinet's Engage Partner program provides robust enablement tools for partners and is aimed at encouraging productive, predictable, and rewarding partnerships, thereby setting them apart from competitors.

Yokogawa offers ground-breaking solutions in measurement, control, and information to a wide variety of industries, encompassing energy, chemicals, materials, pharmaceuticals, and food. With a robust application of digital technologies, Yokogawa is set to enhance production, asset, and supply chain optimisation, paving the way for autonomous operations.