What is FortiAnalyzer primarily used for?

FortiAnalyzer serves as a central log repository that plays a vital role in aggregating and managing data from various Fortinet devices, enabling a comprehensive view of the network's security posture and performance. This centralization allows security teams to collect, analyze, and visualize log data from different sources, providing insights into security events, user activities, and system performance. Through its analytics capabilities, FortiAnalyzer aids in identifying trends, spotting anomalies, and generating reports that can facilitate incident response and compliance reporting.

By pulling data from multiple devices into one coherent platform, it enhances the organization’s ability to monitor network health and respond to potential threats with greater efficiency. The integration ensures that organizations can leverage a unified security approach, effectively correlating events from different areas of their infrastructure to maintain optimal security visibility. While other options may address elements of network management or security, they do not encapsulate the primary function of FortiAnalyzer as effectively as the aggregation of log data.