This solution brief explains how Fortinet FortiGate and ElevenPaths Metashield for ICAP prevent sensitive information from leaking through document metadata and hidden content. Metadata can expose employee identities, software versions, infrastructure details, and other information useful for reconnaissance, phishing, ransomware, or social engineering. Through ICAP, FortiGate forwards requested web files to Metashield, which processes and cleans documents and multimedia before returning them for delivery. The transparent workflow preserves file integrity while enforcing consistent corporate policies. The combined solution reduces economic and reputational risk, protects shared information, and supports compliance with GDPR, ENS, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GLBA, SOX, and other data-protection requirem

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