Fortview Reference

Risk level indicators

There are currently two consoles within FortiView that display the Risk associated with the console: Applications and Cloud Applications. Each application pose different levels of risk to the network, represented by a colour code.

The following table identifies each risk level, from least to most severe:

 

Indicator Risk Description
 

 

 

Green:

 

These applications have little to no risk level, with no assigned risk defin-

  Risk Level 1 ition. Application file-sharing may result in data leakage, which would be a

typical example of a low level risk.

     

An example application would be the Google toolbar, or Dropbox.

 

 

 

Blue:

 

These applications have an elevated risk level and typically use excessive

  Risk Level 2 bandwidth. High bandwidth consumption can lead to increased operational

costs.

     

An example application would be Bittorrent.

 

 

 

Yellow:

 

These applications have a low risk level and are typically evasive.

  Risk Level 3  

Evasive applications can lead to compliance risks, and could include applic-

    ations such as JustinTV and GlypeProxy.
 

 

 

Orange:

 

These applications have a high risk level, and are defined as using both

  Risk Level 4 excessive and evasive bandwidth.
     

Example applications would be AutoHideIP and PandoraTV.

 

 

 

Red:

 

Applications that have a high risk level are prone to malware or vul-

  Risk Level 5 nerabilities that can introduce business continuity risks.

 

 

 

 

 


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