Fortinet FortiGateRugged 70F SOCaaS, 1-Year (FC-10-F70FB-464-02-12)

Running a Security Operations Center around the clock is not practical for most OT-focused organizations. The FC-10-F70FB-464-02-12 license activates SOCaaS on the FortiGateRugged 70F, connecting the device’s log stream to Fortinet’s cloud-based SOC team for 24×7 monitoring, incident triage, and escalation when real threats are detected.

What SOCaaS Provides

SOCaaS stands for Security Operations Center as a Service. The subscription covers three primary functions:

• Log collection and monitoring: The FGR-70F forwards logs to the Fortinet cloud SOC platform where analysts and automated systems monitor traffic and security events continuously.
• Incident triage: When the platform flags an alert, trained analysts review it to determine severity, filter out false positives, and categorize the finding before acting on it.
• SOC escalation: Confirmed incidents are escalated through a defined process with notification to your team, including context about what was detected, which assets are involved, and what happened.

This is an à-la-carte service not included in any FortiGuard subscription bundle. It is purchased separately and runs alongside whatever other FortiGuard subscriptions the device already has.

Who Needs SOCaaS on a FortiGateRugged Deployment

OT environments tend to have a mismatch between the security risk they carry and the number of security staff dedicated to monitoring them. A utility substation or a manufacturing plant may have one IT person covering the whole site, with no overnight coverage and no formal SOC. SOCaaS fills that gap by putting Fortinet analysts behind the FGR-70F’s log stream at all hours.

This service is also useful for organizations that have the monitoring infrastructure for their corporate network but want to extend SOC coverage to the OT segment without building separate tooling or staffing for it.

Activation and Delivery

This is a software subscription license delivered electronically. DataCenter360.ca delivers the license key by email, typically within the same business day. Activation is handled through the FortiGate Cloud portal or directly on the FortiGateRugged 70F, and the device begins forwarding to Fortinet’s SOC platform once the subscription is active. No hardware or physical media is shipped.

SOCaaS vs. a Full FortiGuard Bundle

The FortiGuard Enterprise bundle (FC-10-F70FB-809-02-12) covers threat intelligence, filtering, and signature-based security services but does not include SOCaaS. This subscription is complementary to the bundle stack rather than a substitute for it. Organizations already running a bundle can add SOCaaS to layer on human-analyst monitoring without changing their existing FortiGuard subscriptions.

For organizations evaluating total managed-security options, the Managed FortiGate NOC service (660) is a related offering that covers device setup and policy management rather than threat monitoring. The two services address different operational needs and can be run together.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner supplying subscription licenses to OT operators, infrastructure teams, and managed service providers across Canada and worldwide. Electronic licenses are sourced through official Fortinet channels and fulfilled quickly. Reach out if you have questions about combining SOCaaS with other services on your FortiGateRugged 70F deployment.