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Research

Research at FortiFind

Research is how FortiFind decides what to build. Ideas are investigated, specified and prototyped before they are promoted to products.

In research

Current research projects

  • Status: Research

    Endpoint defense

    DEF

    Defensive Endpoint Firewall Monitor: visibility into host firewall activity.

    Henix Cybersecurity

  • Status: Research

    Artificial intelligence

    FortiFind AI

    FortiFind's AI initiative: local, private and permission-aware intelligent software.

    FortiFind AI

  • Status: Research

    Operating system

    FortiFind AI OS

    A long-term project for a Linux-based desktop operating system with integrated AI and security.

    Systems & Operating Systems

  • Status: Research

    Programming-language research

    MBA Language

    Research into a programming language for defensive security engineering.

    Systems & Operating Systems

  • Status: Research

    Device research

    FortiFind X1

    Research into mobile devices and platforms.

    Mobile & Consumer Technology

Long-term tracks

Milestones, as each project records them

Copied from each project's own roadmap, including what has not been verified yet.

FortiFind AI OS

Source: Project roadmap and status file, 12 October 2026
  1. M0Bootable foundationIn progress
  2. M1Custom desktopPartial
  3. M2AI CorePartial
  4. M3Trusted system integrationPartial
  5. M4Developer previewNot started

MBA Language

Source: Project roadmap, specification draft 0.1
  1. M0Executable bootstrapIn progress
  2. M1Front-end hardeningNot started
  3. M2Language core v0.2Not started
  4. M3Typed IR and backend boundaryNot started
  5. M4Native backend prototypeNot started
  6. M5Capability and sandbox foundationsNot started
  7. M6Defensive security standard libraryNot started
  8. M7Developer toolingNot started
  9. M8Readiness and ecosystemNot started

Scope

Research areas

  1. Cybersecurity research
  2. AI research
  3. Network technology
  4. Programming languages
  5. Operating systems
  6. Mobile and hardware research
  7. Open-source engineering

Output

Publications

No publications yet

FortiFind has not published research yet. Papers, technical write-ups and experiment results will be listed here when they are ready, and none will be presented before they exist.

FortiFind Research & Labs

Where FortiFind's ideas are tested first