Spam and virus filtering
FortiMail privacy rating
Email security gateway from Fortinet that filters spam, phishing, malware and business email compromise. It runs as a hardware appliance, a virtual machine or a cloud service, and can also protect Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace through their APIs.
Summary
FortiMail scores 18 out of 100 (grade F) on the spam and virus filtering criteria. It partly meets no ads or data sales, independent audit and security headers. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B+.
Score 18 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The privacy policy describes Google Analytics and third-party ad services that track visitors across sites with cookies.
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Partial
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Paid product with no ads, but the privacy policy states that Fortinet "sold" and "shared" website visitor data, as the CCPA defines those terms, to marketing and analytics providers.
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Partial
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Fortinet lists ISO/IEC 27001 certification and SOC 2 reports, but audit reports are only shared on request.
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No
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
No transparency report or government request policy is published. The privacy policy only says data may be disclosed to comply with law or for law enforcement.
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No
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
Automated tests
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Not tested yet
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Not tested yet.
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Partial
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade B+ (80/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.