India, March 23 -- In the cybersecurity arms race of 2026, speed is no longer just an advantage; it is the only viable defense. As attackers weaponize AI to automate reconnaissance and exploit delivery, manual security operations are failing to keep pace. At Fortinet Accelerate 2026, the message from CEO Ken Xie was clear: "Security operations must function with the same speed and coordination as the attackers."

To meet this challenge, Fortinet has introduced a paradigm shift in its Security Operations (SecOps) Platform, moving beyond simple AI assistants to Agentic AI-autonomous systems capable of executing complex security workflows with minimal human intervention.

The headline innovation is the evolution of FortiAI. While previous ve...