Fortinet FortiGate 1000F AI-based Inline Malware Prevention, 1-Year (FC-10-F1K0F-577-02-12)

A FortiGate 1000F running IPS and antivirus already blocks known threats. What it doesn’t catch on its own is the file nobody has seen before: a zero-day payload with no signature yet. The FortiGate 1000F 1-Year AI-based Inline Malware Prevention Service (FC-10-F1K0F-577-02-12) closes that gap, holding suspicious files inline for a sub-second AI verdict before they reach the network, sold as a standalone twelve-month subscription with no hardware attached.

What this service covers

Inline Malware Prevention Service (ILMPS) runs machine-learning inspection directly in the traffic path on the FortiGate 1000F:

• Real-time inline verdicts: unknown files are evaluated against Fortinet’s AI models in-line, with a pass/block decision returned in real time rather than after the fact, closing the window a cloud-sandbox detonation would otherwise leave open.
• Zero-day and unknown-file coverage: targets threats with no existing signature, including new ransomware variants and previously unseen malware families.
• MITRE ATT&CK correlation: flagged activity maps to the MITRE ATT&CK matrix, speeding up investigation and incident response instead of leaving analysts to piece together raw alerts.

The FortiGate 1000F pairs NP7 network processors with a CP9 content processor, which is what makes inline inspection at this scale possible without dropping the appliance’s rated NGFW throughput.

Who needs the standalone service

ILMPS is built into the Enterprise Protection bundle for the FortiGate 1000F, but it is also sold à la carte for a 1000F that already runs FortiCare and a UTP or ATP subscription and just needs inline zero-day file inspection added on top, without stepping up the entire service tier. Organizations handling ransomware-prone traffic, finance, healthcare, or any environment where a single unknown file slipping through is unacceptable, are the typical buyers of this SKU on its own.

Inline Malware Prevention vs. the FortiGuard bundles

ILMPS ships inside the Enterprise subscription for the FortiGate 1000F but is not part of the ATP or UTP tiers, which instead cover zero-day detection through cloud-based sandbox services rather than inline AI verdicts. The table below shows where this service sits against the bundle tiers.

A FortiGate 1000F on ATP or UTP still gets zero-day coverage through the cloud sandbox, just not the sub-second inline verdict this SKU provides. Moving to the Enterprise subscription (FC-10-F1K0F-809-02-12) folds ILMPS into the full tier instead of licensing it as a separate line item.

Activation and delivery

The license ties to a specific FortiGate 1000F by serial number and activates electronically once applied, no physical product ships. The appliance needs an active FortiCare support contract in place for the inline scanning engine to register and stay current across the 12-month term.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner, and this license delivers the same way anywhere in the world: electronically, with no freight and no customs step. If a 1000F’s exposure runs beyond inline malware alone, we can lay out the Enterprise bundle next to this SKU so the numbers are visible before you decide.