FortiAnalyzer 5.4 Has Been Released!

If you are using a FortiAnalyzer in any capacity, go ahead and upgrade to 5.4. You will be thankful!

There are some things you need to take note of though before proceeding:

  • in 5.4, Fortinet changed the raw log / SQL design and support per vdom log file and also quota is now ADOM based, so a rebuild of SQL db is needed.

What’s new in FortiAnalyzer version 5.4.0

The following is a list of new features and enhancements in FortiAnalyzer version 5.4.0.

  • New GUI look
  • Remote SQL database deprecated
  • Device support improvements
  • Log forwarding improvements
  • Log storage improvements
  • Fetch offline logs
  • FortiClient improvements
  • FortiView improvements
  • Reports improvements
  • Others
    • Improved Event Management usability
    • Added Factory Reset option to Event Handler

Introduction

  • Improved Action and Security Action for the Traffic Log
  • Improved HA Conversion efficiency
  • Correlated FortiClient Logs with FortiOS Logs for Application Detection
  • Added logging support for FortiDDoS l JSON API Syntax Validation for Report Configuration
  • Added SSN/Credit DLP Charts
  • PCI DSS Compliance Report
  • Added View Related Logs Option in FortiView
  • Added the ability to clone a chart from report layout
  • Added options for chart import and export l Added CVE Information to FortiView and Reports
  • Supporting EMS Managed Endpoint Logs
  • Support FortiOS Web Application Firewall (WAF) and GTP Logs

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