Fortinet FortiGate 50G-SFP-PoE AI-Based Inline Malware Prevention, 1-Year (FC-10-F50GP-577-02-12)

Signature engines stop the malware everyone has already catalogued. The novel sample, repacked an hour ago, is the one that gets through, and that is the gap FC-10-F50GP-577-02-12 closes. It adds FortiGuard’s AI-based Inline Malware Prevention to a FortiGate 50G-SFP-PoE for a year, holding suspect files at the wire and clearing them with machine-learning analysis before they reach a powered endpoint or a workstation behind it.

What this service covers

AI-based Inline Malware Prevention is a FortiGuard service that inspects files inline as they cross the 50G-SFP-PoE. Instead of waiting for a known signature, it runs machine-learning models that identify and block malicious content in real time, including variants no one has seen before. It is a single line item in Fortinet’s catalog, and on the FortiGate bundle map it belongs to the top Enterprise tier rather than the entry bundles.

This single line versus the bundles

Buying this service by itself makes sense when you specifically want inline AI malware blocking layered onto a subscription you already run. If you are still choosing how to license the device, the table below shows where this capability sits against the ATP, UTP, and Enterprise bundles. Because inline malware prevention lives in the Enterprise tier, most buyers reach it by stepping up to the Enterprise bundle rather than stacking individual services.

Who needs it

This line is for security teams concerned about zero-day and fast-mutating malware, and for organizations whose risk posture calls for inline machine-learning inspection instead of signature-only detection. On a 50G-SFP-PoE branch, it is usually chosen by sites that already run higher-tier protection and want the Enterprise-grade malware layer added explicitly.

Activation and delivery

The service is delivered electronically and registers to the FortiGate 50G-SFP-PoE serial through FortiCloud. Nothing ships, and the entitlement is valid worldwide. Once attached, the inline AI inspection engine pulls its updates from FortiGuard automatically.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner, and this service is tied to authentic FortiGuard entitlements. If broad coverage is your real goal rather than one capability, ask us about the Enterprise bundle for the 50G-SFP-PoE, which carries inline malware prevention alongside the full FortiGuard stack. We will help you compare the two before you commit.