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