Email is under assault as never before, with AI and other technologies and methods sparking an explosion of new threats to IT, businesses, and organizations that are in greater need of protection than ever.
The 2025 Fortinet GLOBAL THREAT LANDSCAPE REPORT, puts it this way:
“Threat actors leverage AI for phishing, impersonation, extortion, and evasion tactics.” And with AI, those tactics are rapidly increasing in attacks on enterprises of all sizes.
The Solution
To stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape, Fortinet has expanded its FortiMail Email Security Platform with the launch of the Fortimail Workspace Security suite, an AI-powered SaaS solution that protects email, web browsers, cloud storage, and collaboration tools such as Slack and Microsoft Teams.
It’s built for the real world, where phishing, business email compromise, and account takeovers now slip past Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace’s built-in defenses.
At its core, the strategy is direct. Fortinet is aiming this at the individuals who bear the responsibility when an attack occurs—CISOs, heads of IT infrastructure, cloud architects, and IT directors. These are the professionals who recognize that email remains the primary entry point for attackers, responsible for nearly every malware and phishing incident that makes headlines.
The Growing Cost
It couldn’t be more timely. According to Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks cost businesses $6.3 billion last year. Additionally, 40 percent of ransomware victims had corporate email addresses included in the compromised data dumps.
Fortinet’s go-to-market plan extends into sectors where risk is constant, including healthcare, finance, manufacturing, retail, and technology.
The approach is twofold: introduce new customers to a single platform for advanced email, browser, and collaboration security, and expand protection for existing FortiMail users through seamless extensions into user-facing apps. Every deployment can be standalone, bundled, or integrated through APIs directly into Microsoft and Google environments.
Sales conversations usually begin where the problems are most visible. Companies that have dealt with phishing incidents or are approaching renewal cycles tend to be the first to engage. Others are simply recognizing that their existing email security no longer keeps pace with modern threats.
Real Relief, Faster Response
For IT departments running lean, the FortiMail Workspace Security suite includes a 24/7 managed incident response service that offers real relief — cutting noise, speeding up response times, and easing the day-to-day strain on security teams.
The technology underneath is sophisticated but simple in purpose: stop what’s coming before it lands. FortiMail Cloud SaaS uses large language models, contextual and behavioral analytics, and image recognition to spot malicious intent before it reaches a user’s inbox.
Fortinet has built this platform for lean teams who bear heavy expectations. There’s no hardware to manage, no MX (Mail Exchange) record changes, and no setup friction. Everything runs from a single dashboard.
A compelling reminder: Fortinet has been a pioneer in the convergence of cybersecurity and networking, giving the company experience and market-leading stature when it comes to unifying critical technologies.
By unifying threat detection and adding managed response without adding complexity, Fortinet’s AI-powered workspace security reframes what “comprehensive” actually means—protection that stretches across the digital workspace, not just the inbox.
You can find more information from Fortinet here.