{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"131242","rtpr_id":"nGNX7XjQjV","ticker":"FTNT","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["FTNT"],"title":"Fortinet Launches Free High School Cybersecurity Curriculum to Build the Next Generation of Cyber Defenders","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-08-31T13:00:00.932Z","article_body":"SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fortinet® (NASDAQ:\nFTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking\nand security, today announced that the Fortinet Training Institute is\nlaunching free technical cybersecurity courses for students, the Technical\nHigh School Cybersecurity Curriculum\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=z6DQltBUPJfPLSsKlEqk6bSP3Lt8jsZMo_TfFFDh30f1qwfHDo2h9yZ4BhjLvaVc0ACJz8DgZDO2S1bxNeBSwY4cai9zUNVf8MxohZHRhgEaW5fTz9xZkayHojOP1pgE1vi80dUxGXi6fD1bc6uEWXwU3mUj1oehmpIXZWK_e1bVa0whLoEL97zWXk3bJQ_wsmiVpqFMYLU77j6n0gAbvvSr4kJCWWOYJiP-IA3AqXk=),\navailable to schools across the United States through the Security Awareness\nand Training Service\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=SpYfzkTyAjYpE6Cn2p2w6bu70_mtShj6AcwvUlf6aFxnPMZx1e6B8Cl06dCbCbfgK2JYSu1TC42nk9_LeEQB8gnLc9pS7-S26QBhd70TtjKzJs6pIGKtTNjGbP4jwso_aA9bmcJK-5FZjrls5oYxxkvd1S2r-MtqK6sYpKZ2nFvGQ1wq577rDquVRI6GWJU5).\n\n“Closing the cybersecurity skills gap starts in the classroom, long before a\nstudent enters the workforce. This new curriculum allows high school students\nthe opportunity to build foundational technical skills and knowledge and\ndiscover whether a cybersecurity career is right for them, while giving\nteachers a ready-to-use curriculum they don’t have to build on their own.\nThis launch reflects our commitment to making cybersecurity education\naccessible to every school, and more importantly, every student, regardless of\nexisting resources,” said Melonia da Gama, Director of Training\nand Learning Programs, Fortinet Training Institute.\n\nOffered at no cost, the curriculum builds foundational knowledge and career\ninterest while bridging toward industry certifications, giving Career and\nTechnical Education (CTE) leaders, district technology leaders, and teachers a\nway to expand cybersecurity programming without straining budgets or\ninstructional bandwidth.\n\nThe curriculum\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=-bGZXVSTVqT3szay0i3hPuABAI2J5HIBKE5Bmrm24jXYW72c_moKh5TSh7_ruF1dNoblns7sF5RihHmM73xMJQmKo4I1eLSxzCxvqXcqdHoXOvBrq84rIG9datKFeT7OBPDTo5W2YFyo7lvXYpxezEQ1HD2TAClgH6tM3NfUrGDVfHlBIdpxK7u9DJhi2Sne)\nis organized in a two-course format. Each course will take a full school year,\napproximately 180 days, or 145 hours to complete. These two courses offer\nstudents the opportunity to develop core cybersecurity knowledge and\nprerequisites before learning advanced technical cybersecurity skills.\n* Cybersecurity 1: Foundations is the first year-long course and the entry\npoint into Fortinet Training Institute’s two-course cybersecurity pathway\nfor high schools. It focuses on introducing key skills and knowledge, while\nencouraging students to consider continuing education and cybersecurity\ncareers.\n\n* Cybersecurity 2: Fundamentals is the second year-long course that builds on\nthe learning from the first year. This course focuses on technical and\npractical cybersecurity skills, advanced cybersecurity concepts, and serves as\na bridge to industry-standard cybersecurity certifications.\nA Foundational On-Ramp to a Two-Course Cybersecurity Pathway\n\nSchool districts face growing pressure to align programs with workforce\ndemand, but many lack affordable, standards-aligned cybersecurity content or\nthe capacity to build courses from the ground up. Fortinet’s Technical High\nSchool Cybersecurity Curriculum closes that gap with a ready-to-implement\ncurriculum that expands a student’s opportunities.\n\nThe curriculum is built around three core pillars:\n* Free, standards-aligned curriculum: Schools and districts gain access to\nhigh-quality, standards-aligned cybersecurity instruction at no cost, allowing\nprograms to launch immediately without seeking additional funding or\nnavigating approval delays.\n* Ready-to-use lesson plans and instructor materials: Modular lessons,\nactivities, and teaching materials reduce preparation time for educators,\nenabling teachers to deliver high-quality cybersecurity instruction with\nconfidence, even without a deep cybersecurity background. Teachers may choose\nto use pieces of each lesson to supplement other course content, or teach the\ncourses from start to finish.\n* A no-cost implementation model: By removing financial barriers to entry, the\nprogram is designed to accelerate adoption across schools and districts of\nevery size, helping students build foundational knowledge across networking,\ncryptography, endpoint security, application security, risk management, and\ncyber defense.\nTogether, these elements help schools better prepare students for college\ncoursework, industry certifications, and cybersecurity careers, while giving\ndistricts a way to demonstrate innovation and career-focused, future-ready\nlearning to their communities.\n\nBuilding Real-World Pathways: Chicago Public Schools Explores an Early Pilot\n\nDistricts building cybersecurity pathways are looking to the Technical High\nSchool Cybersecurity Curriculum to strengthen existing coursework. Chicago\nPublic Schools (CPS), which has expanded access to the college board’s AP\ncybersecurity course, is among the early districts exploring Fortinet’s\ncurriculum as a foundational resource.\n\nAs CPS’s high school computer science team grew its cybersecurity pathway,\nit identified a need for a curriculum that builds foundational knowledge while\npreparing students for more advanced coursework. Fortinet’s Technical High\nSchool Cybersecurity Curriculum progresses through networking, cryptography,\nendpoint security, application security, risk management, and cyber defense,\nclosely complementing the AP cybersecurity framework and giving students a\nlogical path to build prerequisite knowledge before or alongside the AP\ncourse. Modular lessons and flexible pacing let teachers adapt implementation\nto their own classrooms and schedules.\n\n“Chicago Public Schools is committed to preparing students for high-demand\ncareers in cybersecurity through rigorous, industry-aligned learning\nexperiences. As we expand access to AP cybersecurity across our district, we\nare excited to explore Fortinet’s Technical High School Cybersecurity\nCurriculum as a potential resource to strengthen our pathway. Participating in\nan early pilot provides an opportunity for our educators to evaluate the\ncurriculum, provide meaningful feedback, and help shape high-quality\ninstructional resources that prepare students for both college-level\ncoursework and future cybersecurity careers,” said Daniel Patterson, High\nSchool Computer Science Manager for Chicago Public Schools.\n\nAbout Fortinet\n\nFortinet\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=JT_13I8x_2WCOnB6N3OrWSvbrCvmDprMTqGrtRq4b8p7H32NIzO1g0Eocxm_KRZpbFosvdspziARkliuCkS4wA==)\n(NASDAQ: FTNT) is a driving force in the evolution of cybersecurity and the\nconvergence of networking and security. Our mission is to secure people,\ndevices, and data everywhere, and today we deliver cybersecurity everywhere\nour customers need it with the largest integrated portfolio of over 50\nenterprise-grade products. Over 1 million customers trust Fortinet's\nsolutions, which are among the most deployed, most patented, and most\nvalidated in the industry. The Fortinet Training Institute\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=JT_13I8x_2WCOnB6N3OrWUpnxoJ6CjXV8o_S5bg8M3o9_r5bcJ8RRWntVLZV1Gyao9pegseTV2vIHhGGKYFN_WzjJEm9D_tALRUrtF7hdMJOgFpQXd3u4yhZEMjYwQfo),\none of the largest and broadest training programs in the industry, is\ndedicated to making cybersecurity training and new career opportunities\navailable to everyone. Collaboration with esteemed organizations from both the\npublic and private sectors, including Computer Emergency Response Teams\n(“CERTs”), government entities, and academia, is a fundamental aspect of\nFortinet’s commitment to enhance cyber resilience globally. FortiGuard Labs,\nFortinet’s elite threat intelligence and research organization, develops and\nutilizes leading-edge machine learning and AI technologies to provide\ncustomers with timely and consistently top-rated protection and actionable\nthreat intelligence. Learn more at https://www.fortinet.com, the Fortinet Blog\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=JT_13I8x_2WCOnB6N3OrWcFAiXQcTWvvpKuV7Ee1FWP7tDYohglc2zXUXJQm5lr-7VUqk_DEJxmJ5BUC9cX3v55eoC89WkOL4rxCqh-aQvI=),\nand FortiGuard Labs\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=JT_13I8x_2WCOnB6N3OrWS43w2JEdNkxFjJ_USUdxwafpZWF06lI7c0wCHEacfHfZrIJEijiV-IBmv7pfsWwJEHqtcY0yrFsthLY9q-YFQM=).\n\nAdditional Resources\n* Visit fortinet.com/trust\n(https://fortinet.com/content/fortinet-com/en_us/trust.html) to learn about\nFortinet innovation, collaboration partners, product security processes, and\nenterprise-grade products.\n* Read about how Fortinet customers\n(https://fortinet.com/content/fortinet-com/en_us/customers.html) are securing\ntheir organizations.\n* Learn about Fortinet’s commitment to product security and integrity\n(https://fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/flyer/flyer-fortinet-commitment-to-product-security-and-integrity.pdf),\nincluding its responsible product development and vulnerability disclosure\napproach and policies.\n* Follow Fortinet on X (https://www.x.com/Fortinet), LinkedIn,\n(https://www.linkedin.com/company/fortinet) Facebook\n(https://www.facebook.com/fortinet), and Instagram\n(https://www.instagram.com/fortinet/). Subscribe to Fortinet on our blog\n(https://fortinet.com/content/fortinet-blog/us/en.html?utm_source=website&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=blog)\nor YouTube\n(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJHo4AuVomwMRzgkA5DQEOA?sub_confirmation=1).\nCopyright © 2026 Fortinet, Inc. All rights reserved. The symbols ® and ™\ndenote respectively federally registered trademarks and common law trademarks\nof Fortinet, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates. Fortinet’s trademarks\ninclude, but are not limited to, the following: Fortinet, the Fortinet logo,\nFortiGate, FortiOS, FortiGuard, FortiCare, FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager,\nFortiASIC, FortiClient, FortiCloud, FortiCore, FortiMail, FortiSandbox,\nFortiADC, FortiAgent, FortiAI, FortiAIGate, FortiAIOps, FortiAntenna, FortiAP,\nFortiAPCam, FortiAppSec, FortiAuthenticator, FortiBranchSASE, FortiCall,\nFortiCam, FortiCamera, FortiCarrier, FortiCART, FortiCASB, FortiCentral,\nFortiConnect, FortiController, FortiConverter, FortiDAST, FortiDATA, FortiDB,\nFortiDevice, FortiDDoS, FortiDeceptor, FortiDeploy, FortiDevice, FortiDevSec,\nFortiDLP, FortiEdge, FortiEDR, FortiEndpoint, FortiExplorer, FortiExtender,\nFortiFirewall, FortiFlex, FortiFone, FortiGSLB, FortiGuest, FortiHSM,\nFortiHypervisor, FortiIdentity, FortiInsight, FortiIsolator, FortiLink,\nFortiMonitor, FortiNAC, FortiNDR, FortiPAM, FortiPhish, FortiPoint,\nFortiPoints, FortiPortal, FortiPresence, FortiProxy, FortiRecon,\nFortiRecorder, FortiSASE, FortiSAT, FortiSEC, FortiSIEM, FortiSMS, FortiSOAR,\nFortiSOC, FortiSRA, FortiSwitch, FortiTelemetry, FortiTester, FortiTIP,\nFortiToken, FortiTrust, FortiVoice, FortiWAN, FortiWeb, FortiWiFi, FortiWLC,\nFortiWLM, FortiXDR, Lacework FortiCNAPP, Linksys, the Linksys logo, Linksys\nCognitive, Intelligent Mesh, Velop, Max-Stream, WRT and SECURITY FABRIC. Other\ntrademarks belong to their respective owners. Fortinet has not independently\nverified statements or certifications herein attributed to third parties and\nFortinet does not independently endorse such statements. Notwithstanding\nanything to the contrary herein, nothing herein constitutes a warranty,\nguarantee, contract, binding specification or other binding commitment by\nFortinet or any indication of intent related to a binding commitment, and\nperformance and other specification information herein may be unique to\ncertain environments.\n\n Media Contact:                                              Investor Contact:                                                  Analyst Contact:                                                 \n Stephanie Lira Fortinet, Inc. 408-235-7700 pr@fortinet.com  Anthony Luscri Fortinet, Inc. 408-235-7700 investors@fortinet.com  Sarah Goodwin Fortinet, Inc. 408-832-1428 sgoodwin@fortinet.com  \n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/5ff95cf2-3889-43ac-b81c-1d5cffe84868)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX7XjQjV","title":"Fortinet Launches Free High School Cybersecurity Curriculum to Build the Next Generation of Cyber Defenders","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"FTNT","created":"2026-08-31T13:00:00.932Z","tickers":["FTNT"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fortinet® (NASDAQ:\nFTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking\nand security, today announced that the Fortinet Training Institute is\nlaunching free technical cybersecurity courses for students, the Technical\nHigh School Cybersecurity Curriculum\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=z6DQltBUPJfPLSsKlEqk6bSP3Lt8jsZMo_TfFFDh30f1qwfHDo2h9yZ4BhjLvaVc0ACJz8DgZDO2S1bxNeBSwY4cai9zUNVf8MxohZHRhgEaW5fTz9xZkayHojOP1pgE1vi80dUxGXi6fD1bc6uEWXwU3mUj1oehmpIXZWK_e1bVa0whLoEL97zWXk3bJQ_wsmiVpqFMYLU77j6n0gAbvvSr4kJCWWOYJiP-IA3AqXk=),\navailable to schools across the United States through the Security Awareness\nand Training Service\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=SpYfzkTyAjYpE6Cn2p2w6bu70_mtShj6AcwvUlf6aFxnPMZx1e6B8Cl06dCbCbfgK2JYSu1TC42nk9_LeEQB8gnLc9pS7-S26QBhd70TtjKzJs6pIGKtTNjGbP4jwso_aA9bmcJK-5FZjrls5oYxxkvd1S2r-MtqK6sYpKZ2nFvGQ1wq577rDquVRI6GWJU5).\n\n“Closing the cybersecurity skills gap starts in the classroom, long before a\nstudent enters the workforce. This new curriculum allows high school students\nthe opportunity to build foundational technical skills and knowledge and\ndiscover whether a cybersecurity career is right for them, while giving\nteachers a ready-to-use curriculum they don’t have to build on their own.\nThis launch reflects our commitment to making cybersecurity education\naccessible to every school, and more importantly, every student, regardless of\nexisting resources,” said Melonia da Gama, Director of Training\nand Learning Programs, Fortinet Training Institute.\n\nOffered at no cost, the curriculum builds foundational knowledge and career\ninterest while bridging toward industry certifications, giving Career and\nTechnical Education (CTE) leaders, district technology leaders, and teachers a\nway to expand cybersecurity programming without straining budgets or\ninstructional bandwidth.\n\nThe curriculum\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=-bGZXVSTVqT3szay0i3hPuABAI2J5HIBKE5Bmrm24jXYW72c_moKh5TSh7_ruF1dNoblns7sF5RihHmM73xMJQmKo4I1eLSxzCxvqXcqdHoXOvBrq84rIG9datKFeT7OBPDTo5W2YFyo7lvXYpxezEQ1HD2TAClgH6tM3NfUrGDVfHlBIdpxK7u9DJhi2Sne)\nis organized in a two-course format. Each course will take a full school year,\napproximately 180 days, or 145 hours to complete. These two courses offer\nstudents the opportunity to develop core cybersecurity knowledge and\nprerequisites before learning advanced technical cybersecurity skills.\n* Cybersecurity 1: Foundations is the first year-long course and the entry\npoint into Fortinet Training Institute’s two-course cybersecurity pathway\nfor high schools. It focuses on introducing key skills and knowledge, while\nencouraging students to consider continuing education and cybersecurity\ncareers.\n\n* Cybersecurity 2: Fundamentals is the second year-long course that builds on\nthe learning from the first year. This course focuses on technical and\npractical cybersecurity skills, advanced cybersecurity concepts, and serves as\na bridge to industry-standard cybersecurity certifications.\nA Foundational On-Ramp to a Two-Course Cybersecurity Pathway\n\nSchool districts face growing pressure to align programs with workforce\ndemand, but many lack affordable, standards-aligned cybersecurity content or\nthe capacity to build courses from the ground up. Fortinet’s Technical High\nSchool Cybersecurity Curriculum closes that gap with a ready-to-implement\ncurriculum that expands a student’s opportunities.\n\nThe curriculum is built around three core pillars:\n* Free, standards-aligned curriculum: Schools and districts gain access to\nhigh-quality, standards-aligned cybersecurity instruction at no cost, allowing\nprograms to launch immediately without seeking additional funding or\nnavigating approval delays.\n* Ready-to-use lesson plans and instructor materials: Modular lessons,\nactivities, and teaching materials reduce preparation time for educators,\nenabling teachers to deliver high-quality cybersecurity instruction with\nconfidence, even without a deep cybersecurity background. Teachers may choose\nto use pieces of each lesson to supplement other course content, or teach the\ncourses from start to finish.\n* A no-cost implementation model: By removing financial barriers to entry, the\nprogram is designed to accelerate adoption across schools and districts of\nevery size, helping students build foundational knowledge across networking,\ncryptography, endpoint security, application security, risk management, and\ncyber defense.\nTogether, these elements help schools better prepare students for college\ncoursework, industry certifications, and cybersecurity careers, while giving\ndistricts a way to demonstrate innovation and career-focused, future-ready\nlearning to their communities.\n\nBuilding Real-World Pathways: Chicago Public Schools Explores an Early Pilot\n\nDistricts building cybersecurity pathways are looking to the Technical High\nSchool Cybersecurity Curriculum to strengthen existing coursework. Chicago\nPublic Schools (CPS), which has expanded access to the college board’s AP\ncybersecurity course, is among the early districts exploring Fortinet’s\ncurriculum as a foundational resource.\n\nAs CPS’s high school computer science team grew its cybersecurity pathway,\nit identified a need for a curriculum that builds foundational knowledge while\npreparing students for more advanced coursework. Fortinet’s Technical High\nSchool Cybersecurity Curriculum progresses through networking, cryptography,\nendpoint security, application security, risk management, and cyber defense,\nclosely complementing the AP cybersecurity framework and giving students a\nlogical path to build prerequisite knowledge before or alongside the AP\ncourse. Modular lessons and flexible pacing let teachers adapt implementation\nto their own classrooms and schedules.\n\n“Chicago Public Schools is committed to preparing students for high-demand\ncareers in cybersecurity through rigorous, industry-aligned learning\nexperiences. As we expand access to AP cybersecurity across our district, we\nare excited to explore Fortinet’s Technical High School Cybersecurity\nCurriculum as a potential resource to strengthen our pathway. Participating in\nan early pilot provides an opportunity for our educators to evaluate the\ncurriculum, provide meaningful feedback, and help shape high-quality\ninstructional resources that prepare students for both college-level\ncoursework and future cybersecurity careers,” said Daniel Patterson, High\nSchool Computer Science Manager for Chicago Public Schools.\n\nAbout Fortinet\n\nFortinet\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=JT_13I8x_2WCOnB6N3OrWSvbrCvmDprMTqGrtRq4b8p7H32NIzO1g0Eocxm_KRZpbFosvdspziARkliuCkS4wA==)\n(NASDAQ: FTNT) is a driving force in the evolution of cybersecurity and the\nconvergence of networking and security. Our mission is to secure people,\ndevices, and data everywhere, and today we deliver cybersecurity everywhere\nour customers need it with the largest integrated portfolio of over 50\nenterprise-grade products. Over 1 million customers trust Fortinet's\nsolutions, which are among the most deployed, most patented, and most\nvalidated in the industry. The Fortinet Training Institute\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=JT_13I8x_2WCOnB6N3OrWUpnxoJ6CjXV8o_S5bg8M3o9_r5bcJ8RRWntVLZV1Gyao9pegseTV2vIHhGGKYFN_WzjJEm9D_tALRUrtF7hdMJOgFpQXd3u4yhZEMjYwQfo),\none of the largest and broadest training programs in the industry, is\ndedicated to making cybersecurity training and new career opportunities\navailable to everyone. Collaboration with esteemed organizations from both the\npublic and private sectors, including Computer Emergency Response Teams\n(“CERTs”), government entities, and academia, is a fundamental aspect of\nFortinet’s commitment to enhance cyber resilience globally. FortiGuard Labs,\nFortinet’s elite threat intelligence and research organization, develops and\nutilizes leading-edge machine learning and AI technologies to provide\ncustomers with timely and consistently top-rated protection and actionable\nthreat intelligence. Learn more at https://www.fortinet.com, the Fortinet Blog\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=JT_13I8x_2WCOnB6N3OrWcFAiXQcTWvvpKuV7Ee1FWP7tDYohglc2zXUXJQm5lr-7VUqk_DEJxmJ5BUC9cX3v55eoC89WkOL4rxCqh-aQvI=),\nand FortiGuard Labs\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=JT_13I8x_2WCOnB6N3OrWS43w2JEdNkxFjJ_USUdxwafpZWF06lI7c0wCHEacfHfZrIJEijiV-IBmv7pfsWwJEHqtcY0yrFsthLY9q-YFQM=).\n\nAdditional Resources\n* Visit fortinet.com/trust\n(https://fortinet.com/content/fortinet-com/en_us/trust.html) to learn about\nFortinet innovation, collaboration partners, product security processes, and\nenterprise-grade products.\n* Read about how Fortinet customers\n(https://fortinet.com/content/fortinet-com/en_us/customers.html) are securing\ntheir organizations.\n* Learn about Fortinet’s commitment to product security and integrity\n(https://fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/flyer/flyer-fortinet-commitment-to-product-security-and-integrity.pdf),\nincluding its responsible product development and vulnerability disclosure\napproach and policies.\n* Follow Fortinet on X (https://www.x.com/Fortinet), LinkedIn,\n(https://www.linkedin.com/company/fortinet) Facebook\n(https://www.facebook.com/fortinet), and Instagram\n(https://www.instagram.com/fortinet/). Subscribe to Fortinet on our blog\n(https://fortinet.com/content/fortinet-blog/us/en.html?utm_source=website&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=blog)\nor YouTube\n(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJHo4AuVomwMRzgkA5DQEOA?sub_confirmation=1).\nCopyright © 2026 Fortinet, Inc. All rights reserved. The symbols ® and ™\ndenote respectively federally registered trademarks and common law trademarks\nof Fortinet, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates. Fortinet’s trademarks\ninclude, but are not limited to, the following: Fortinet, the Fortinet logo,\nFortiGate, FortiOS, FortiGuard, FortiCare, FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager,\nFortiASIC, FortiClient, FortiCloud, FortiCore, FortiMail, FortiSandbox,\nFortiADC, FortiAgent, FortiAI, FortiAIGate, FortiAIOps, FortiAntenna, FortiAP,\nFortiAPCam, FortiAppSec, FortiAuthenticator, FortiBranchSASE, FortiCall,\nFortiCam, FortiCamera, FortiCarrier, FortiCART, FortiCASB, FortiCentral,\nFortiConnect, FortiController, FortiConverter, FortiDAST, FortiDATA, FortiDB,\nFortiDevice, FortiDDoS, FortiDeceptor, FortiDeploy, FortiDevice, FortiDevSec,\nFortiDLP, FortiEdge, FortiEDR, FortiEndpoint, FortiExplorer, FortiExtender,\nFortiFirewall, FortiFlex, FortiFone, FortiGSLB, FortiGuest, FortiHSM,\nFortiHypervisor, FortiIdentity, FortiInsight, FortiIsolator, FortiLink,\nFortiMonitor, FortiNAC, FortiNDR, FortiPAM, FortiPhish, FortiPoint,\nFortiPoints, FortiPortal, FortiPresence, FortiProxy, FortiRecon,\nFortiRecorder, FortiSASE, FortiSAT, FortiSEC, FortiSIEM, FortiSMS, FortiSOAR,\nFortiSOC, FortiSRA, FortiSwitch, FortiTelemetry, FortiTester, FortiTIP,\nFortiToken, FortiTrust, FortiVoice, FortiWAN, FortiWeb, FortiWiFi, FortiWLC,\nFortiWLM, FortiXDR, Lacework FortiCNAPP, Linksys, the Linksys logo, Linksys\nCognitive, Intelligent Mesh, Velop, Max-Stream, WRT and SECURITY FABRIC. Other\ntrademarks belong to their respective owners. Fortinet has not independently\nverified statements or certifications herein attributed to third parties and\nFortinet does not independently endorse such statements. Notwithstanding\nanything to the contrary herein, nothing herein constitutes a warranty,\nguarantee, contract, binding specification or other binding commitment by\nFortinet or any indication of intent related to a binding commitment, and\nperformance and other specification information herein may be unique to\ncertain environments.\n\n Media Contact:                                              Investor Contact:                                                  Analyst Contact:                                                 \n Stephanie Lira Fortinet, Inc. 408-235-7700 pr@fortinet.com  Anthony Luscri Fortinet, Inc. 408-235-7700 investors@fortinet.com  Sarah Goodwin Fortinet, Inc. 408-832-1428 sgoodwin@fortinet.com  \n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/5ff95cf2-3889-43ac-b81c-1d5cffe84868)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-31T13:00:01.092255451Z","server_sent_at_ms":1788181201092},"received_at":"2026-08-31T13:00:01.150Z","source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/08/31/3353331/0/en/fortinet-launches-free-high-school-cybersecurity-curriculum-to-build-the-next-generation-of-cyber-defenders.html"},"analysis":{"id":"120150","press_release_id":"131242","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals","sector":"Information Technology"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"product_launch","narrative":"Fortinet’s Training Institute has launched the Technical High School Cybersecurity Curriculum, a free two-course pathway available to U.S. schools to address the cybersecurity skills gap.\n\nThe curriculum, titled Foundations and Fundamentals, provides foundational and technical knowledge over approximately 145 hours to prepare students for industry certifications and careers.\n\nChicago Public Schools is exploring an early pilot of the curriculum to support its expanded AP cybersecurity coursework.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Fortinet expands education reach with free high school curriculum."},"keyFigures":null,"quotedText":"Closing the cybersecurity skills gap starts in the classroom, long before a student enters the workforce.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Melonia da Gama","role":"Director of Training and Learning Programs, Fortinet Training Institute"},{"name":"Daniel Patterson","role":"High School Computer Science Manager for Chicago Public Schools"}],"products":["Technical High School Cybersecurity Curriculum","Security Awareness and Training Service"],"companies":[{"name":"Fortinet","ticker":"FTNT"},{"name":"Chicago Public Schools","relationship":"pilot partner"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Launch of a free educational curriculum with no disclosed revenue impact or financial metrics. 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