What happened
Fortinet announced (July 14, 2026) new FortiEndpoint capabilities — centralized visibility/guardrail policy over sanctioned and shadow AI apps/agents, native DLP (via integrated FortiDLP) inspecting data exchanged with AI tools, endpoint risk/compliance scoring feeding adaptive zero-trust access, and a built-in FortiAI-Assist natural-language investigation assistant — expected to ship Q3 2026.
Why it matters
A major endpoint/network security vendor consolidating shadow-AI discovery, AI-specific DLP, and risk-based access control into its core unified endpoint agent signals AI-usage governance is becoming a standard endpoint security line item, not a bolt-on.
Applicability
Enterprises using Fortinet Security Fabric/FortiEndpoint should plan for Q3 2026 rollout to gain shadow-AI visibility and DLP for AI interactions.