Most small businesses think installing a firewall means they’re “secure.” That assumption is still getting companies compromised in 2026. Over the last year, ransomware groups and AI-assisted attacks have become faster, quieter, and harder to detect — especially for organizations running outdated or poorly configured security setups. And interestingly, one name keeps appearing in a lot of IT discussions: Fortinet. Not because it’s “magic.” Not because one product solves everything. But because network security expectations have changed dramatically. ** A Real-World Scenario Most IT Teams Recognize **A small accounting firm with around 40 employees thought their network security was “good enough.” They had: endpoint antivirus password policies remote VPN access a basic firewall Everything looked fine… Until one employee clicked a fake Microsoft 365 login page. Within hours: credentials were stolen remote access was abused suspicious outbound traffic appeared backups became inaccessible The scary part?…