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FortraProtect sensitive data wherever it moves, and test your defences
Fortra, formerly HelpSystems, offers a portfolio of security products covering data loss prevention, secure file transfer, email security, vulnerability management, integrity monitoring and offensive security testing.
- Portfolio
- Several product lines, many still sold under their own names such as GoAnywhere, Tripwire and Cobalt Strike
- Data protection
- Data loss prevention, data classification and email security
- File transfer
- GoAnywhere managed file transfer, on-premises, cloud, hybrid or as a hosted service
- Offensive security
- Penetration testing and red team tools, including Core Impact and Cobalt Strike
Problems Fortra products are used to solve
Fortra is a portfolio rather than a single product. The right starting point depends on the problem, so each row names the relevant product line.
| Topic | What it can lead to | How Fortra helps |
|---|---|---|
| Sensitive data leaving by email, cloud or USB | What it can lead to: Loss of intellectual property or personal data, and regulatory exposure. | How Fortra helps: Fortra DLP (formerly Digital Guardian) monitors and protects sensitive data across endpoints, networks and cloud. |
| Files exchanged by ad-hoc FTP, scripts or email attachments | What it can lead to: Unencrypted transfers, no audit trail, and fragile scripts nobody owns. | How Fortra helps: GoAnywhere MFT centralises, encrypts, automates and audits file transfers. |
| Unauthorised changes to critical systems | What it can lead to: Configuration drift, missed intrusions and audit findings. | How Fortra helps: Tripwire Enterprise combines file integrity monitoring with security configuration management. |
| Phishing and domain impersonation | What it can lead to: Business email compromise and spoofed messages using your domains. | How Fortra helps: Fortra email security, including Cloud Email Protection and DMARC Protection. |
| Not knowing whether defences actually work | What it can lead to: Vulnerabilities that attackers can chain together remain unknown until an incident. | How Fortra helps: Core Impact and Cobalt Strike support penetration testing and red team exercises; Fortra Vulnerability Management finds and ranks vulnerabilities. |
What Fortra does
The main Fortra product lines, described from Fortra’s own material. Most organisations use one or two of them, not the whole portfolio.
Data loss prevention
Fortra DLP, formerly Digital Guardian, protects sensitive data and intellectual property across endpoints, networks and cloud. It is delivered as SaaS or as a managed service, with endpoint agents for Windows, Mac and Linux.
Secure file transfer
GoAnywhere MFT simplifies, secures and audits file transfers, with encryption at rest and in transit, workflow automation and logging of transfer and administrator activity.
Email security
Products including Cloud Email Protection, DMARC Protection, Secure Email Gateway (formerly Clearswift) and Suspicious Email Analysis, aimed at impersonation, phishing and domain spoofing.
Integrity and configuration monitoring
Tripwire Enterprise combines file integrity monitoring (FIM) with security configuration management (SCM), using agents to detect changes in real time.
Vulnerability management
Fortra Vulnerability Management is risk-based vulnerability scanning delivered as SaaS.
Offensive security
Core Impact is a penetration testing platform with guided automation; Cobalt Strike supports red team operations and adversary simulation.
Which Fortra product line fits which need
A quick guide to the main product lines, the products in each and how they are delivered, based on Fortra’s published material.
| Topic | Products | Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| Data loss prevention and classification | Products: Fortra DLP (formerly Digital Guardian), Data Classification Suite (formerly Titus) | Delivery: DLP as SaaS or managed service; endpoint agent for Windows, Mac and Linux; network DLP as physical, virtual or cloud image |
| Secure file transfer | Products: GoAnywhere MFT and GoAnywhere Gateway, Globalscape EFT | Delivery: On-premises, cloud (for example Azure or AWS), hosted MFTaaS, or hybrid |
| Email security | Products: Cloud Email Protection, DMARC Protection, Secure Email Gateway | Delivery: Varies by product |
| Integrity and vulnerability management | Products: Tripwire Enterprise, Fortra Vulnerability Management | Delivery: Tripwire uses endpoint agents; Fortra VM is available as SaaS or on premises |
| Offensive security | Products: Core Impact, Cobalt Strike, Outflank Security Tooling | Delivery: Licensed tools used by security testers and red teams |
| Awareness and brand protection | Products: Fortra Security Awareness Training (formerly Terranova), Fortra Brand Protection | Delivery: Training content and phishing simulation; monitoring and takedown of impersonation |
Fortra’s portfolio and product names change through acquisitions and rebranding. Confirm the current product, edition and delivery model with Fortra or our team before planning.
Before you buy data protection or secure file transfer
Two of the most common reasons to look at Fortra are stopping data loss and replacing ad-hoc file transfers. These checks help either project, whatever product you choose. Nothing you tick is saved or sent.
How VirtuThinko helps you adopt Fortra
- 01
Requirements
We can help you identify which problem to solve first and which Fortra product line addresses it.
- 02
Demo or proof of concept
A focused trial on your own data flows, file transfers or endpoints.
- 03
Design and deployment
Architecture, installation, integration and initial policies or workflows.
- 04
Tuning and handover
Reducing false positives, migrating transfers, documentation and training for your team.
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Ongoing support
Help with upgrades, policy changes and troubleshooting.
Yes. Fortra is the new name of HelpSystems. Several products acquired over the years keep their own brand names and websites, such as GoAnywhere, Tripwire and Cobalt Strike, while others now carry the Fortra name, such as Fortra DLP (formerly Digital Guardian).
Fortra states that GoAnywhere MFT can run on-premises, in the cloud on platforms such as Microsoft Azure and AWS, as a hosted MFTaaS service, or in a hybrid setup.
According to Fortra, it encrypts files at rest and in transit, logs file transfer and administrator activity, and provides reports. GoAnywhere Gateway lets you avoid opening inbound ports into your internal network.
Fortra describes endpoint agents for Windows, Mac and Linux. Network DLP can be deployed as a physical machine, a virtual machine or a cloud image, for example in Microsoft Azure.
Fortra positions Core Impact as a penetration testing platform with guided automation, and Cobalt Strike as a tool for red team operations and adversary simulation. Both are tools for authorised testing only.
Fortra describes Tripwire Enterprise as combining file integrity monitoring with security configuration management. Agents on endpoints detect changes in real time, and it can also monitor some cloud storage resources.
Explore Fortra for your organisation
Tell us which problem you want to solve, such as data loss, file transfers or security testing, and the systems involved. A member of our team will contact you to arrange an initial conversation.