To cope with this breadth of demands ? sometimes in very short time spans ? technology providers need to be able to cross traditional boundaries, allowing them to innovate across the entire ecosystem. Fortinet is at the forefront of such innovation. In 2016, alone we were granted close to 80 patents in such diverse areas as CASB, malware detection techniques, data leak protection, virus detection, hardware acceleration, DDoS, and cloud services. However, the cyber threat landscape is continuing to become more challenging in 2017. Here are a few areas that Fortinet has identified for intensive R&D during the coming year: 1. Deep learning for attack analysis Different types of detection technologies have emerged over the years.