Fortinet wins Google Cloud 2026 Partner award for security
Fortinet has won Google Cloud's 2026 Partner of the Year Award for Workload Security, recognising its work with Google Cloud customers on cloud workload security.
The recognition centres on FortiCNAPP, Fortinet's cloud-native application protection platform, which is designed to secure workloads across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. It combines cloud security posture management, workload protection, and runtime threat detection in one platform.
Google Cloud said the award reflects partners' contribution to customer outcomes over the past year, placing Fortinet among the companies recognised in its partner ecosystem.
"The Google Cloud Partner Awards honour the strategic innovation and measurable value our partners bring to customers," said Kevin Ichhpurani, President, Global Partner Ecosystem and Channels, Google Cloud. "We are proud to name Fortinet a 2026 Google Cloud Partner Award winner, celebrating their role in driving customer success over the last year."
Fortinet said the platform gives security teams a single view across cloud environments and helps them prioritise risks for remediation. It also highlighted automated response functions and integration with its broader Security Fabric architecture to support co-ordinated security operations across the application lifecycle.
Platform focus
A key part of Fortinet's pitch has been tighter links between FortiCNAPP and FortiGate VM, its cloud firewall product. According to Fortinet, these integrations add network visibility and context to cloud security operations, while a unified risk workflow is intended to present a prioritised list of risks, assign owners, and track remediation work.
Fortinet said these functions are intended to reduce alert noise and improve mean time to remediate. The approach reflects a broader trend in the cloud security market, where vendors are trying to bring posture management, runtime protection, and operational workflows into fewer tools.
Fortinet said its relationship with Google Cloud has expanded through joint solution development, field programmes, and co-selling activity. It added that the two companies have also worked on reference architectures, workshops, and sector-specific security blueprints for customers in areas including retail, financial services, and the public sector.
According to Fortinet, those efforts have supported customers adopting cloud services while maintaining security controls. The company also said the work contributed to growth in Google Cloud usage among joint customers, though it did not provide figures.
Cloud market
The award comes as security suppliers compete to build broader cloud security platforms rather than point products. Organisations running applications across public cloud, on-premise, and mixed environments are under pressure to manage configuration risk, protect workloads, and detect threats without adding more fragmented tools.
In this market, closer ties between cloud providers and security vendors have become a common route to winning enterprise contracts. Awards from major cloud platforms can also help partners strengthen their position with shared customers and sales teams.
Fortinet framed the award as recognition of its broader cloud security approach and partnership with Google Cloud. It linked the result to efforts to offer more integrated controls for modern application environments.
"We're honoured to be recognised by Google Cloud as a 2026 Partner of the Year for Workload Security," said Vince Hwang, Vice President, Cloud Security, Fortinet. "This award reflects the strength of our platform approach and our continued collaboration with Google Cloud to help organisations secure workloads, reduce complexity, and scale their cloud environments with confidence."