Firewall Management Solution

Feature 

      Benefits 

Proper Firewall Configuration 

UBC ISS M10, Section 4 

• Helps auditing virtual firewall contexts as per the security requirements 

Firewall Management 

• Firewall Rule Management: create, modify, and optimize rules to ensure security and performance 

• Rule Analysis: identify and eliminate unused, redundant, or overly permissive rules to optimize configurations 

• Change Management: process and track changes to configuration with automated impact analysis and approval 

Policy Compliance 

• Policy monitoring: monitor firewall and security policies to ensure compliance with internal standards 

• Regulatory Requirements: generate reports tailored to specific frameworks, such as PCI 

Risk and Vulnerability Management 

• Risk Analysis: assess and quantify security risks based on current configurations, policies and vulnerabilities 

• Vulnerability Scanning: perform vulnerability scans to identify and address potential risks within the network 

Performance Optimization 

• Policy Optimization Recommendations: receive automated recommendations for security policies to improve efficiency and reduce complexities  

Compliance and Audit Reporting 

• Compliance Reports: generate reports for specific requirements (e.g. PCI) or internal security standards. E.g.; on demand, weekly or monthly reports 

• Audit Trail: details of all changes made to configurations  

Self-Service Options 

• Change Request Submission: submit and track change requests directly through the self-service portal for any firewall requests/changes 

• Knowledge Base Access: access to a detailed knowledge base with documentation, tutorials and best practices 

Self-Service Policy Management  

• Rule Creation and Modification: users can create and modify rules through an interface, streamlining the process 

•  Rule Review and Approval Workflow: built in workflows allow users to submit changes for review and approval, ensuring there is proper oversight and compliance 

Automated Rule Recertification 

• Self-Service Rule Recertification: users can revalidate firewall rules on a scheduled basis, ensuring that all rules are still necessary without requiring manual reviews  

• Rule Usage Analysis: provide users with data on rule usage (hit count) helping to identify and remove redundant or unused rules 

Change Management 

• Change Request Submission: users can submit changes directly through the self-service portal, ensuring that all changes are documented and approved 

Service Availability 

• 24/7 

Support Availability 

• Regular business hours, critical incident response available after-hours