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A network security policy is a critical part of your IT cyber policy It helps determine what traffic is allowed on your network, keeping critical assets secure Network security policy examples & procedures Introduction A network security policy delineates guidelines for computer network access, determines policy enforcement, and lays out the architecture of the organization’s network security environment and defines how the security policies are implemented throughout the network architecture. Network security policies describes an organization’s security controls. It aims to keep malicious users out while also mitigating risky users within your organization. The initial stage to generate a policy is to understand what information and services are available, and to whom, what the potential is for damage, and what protections are already in place. The security policy should define the policies that will be enforced – this is done by dictating a hierarchy of access permissions – granting users access to only what they need to do their work. These policies need to be implemented in your organization written security policies and also in your IT infrastructure – your firewall and network controls’ security policies. Schedule a Demo What is network security policy management? Network security policy management refers to how your security policy is designed and enforced. It refers to how firewalls and other devices are managed. Schedule a Demo Cyber Security Policies as Part of IT Security Policy A good IT security policy contains the following essentials: Purpose Audience Information security objective Authority and access control policy – This includes your physical security policy Data classification Data support and operations Security awareness and behavior Responsibility, rights, and duties A cyber security policy is part of your overall IT security. A cybersecurity policy defines acceptable cybersecurity procedures. Cybersecurity procedures explain the rules for how anyone with potential network access can access your corporate resources, whether they are in your physical offices, work remotely, or work in another company’s offices (for example, customers and suppliers), send data over networks. They also determine how organization’s manage security patches as part of their patch management policy. A good cybersecurity policy includes the systems that your business is using to protect your critical information and are already in place, including firewalls. It should align with your network segmentation and micro-segmentation initiatives. Schedule a Demo How AlgoSec helps you manage your network security policy? Network policy management tools and solutions, such as the AlgoSec Security Management Solution , are available. Organizations use them to automate tasks, improving accuracy and saving time. The AlgoSec Security Management Solution simplifies and automates network security policy management to make your enterprise more agile, more secure and more compliant – all the time. AlgoSec is unique because it manages the entire lifecycle to ensure ongoing, secure connectivity for your business applications. It automatically builds a network map of your entire hybrid network and can map and intelligently understand your network security policy across your hybrid and multi-vendor network estate. You can auto-discover application connectivity requirements, proactively analyze risk, rapidly plan and execute network security changes and securely decommission firewall rules – all with zero-touch and seamlessly orchestrated across your heterogeneous public or private cloud, and on-premise network environment. Schedule a Demo Select a size Introduction What is network security policy management? Cyber Security Policies as Part of IT Security Policy How AlgoSec helps you manage your network security policy? Get the latest insights from the experts Application-aware network security! Securing the business applications on your network Keep Reading Avoiding the Security/Agility Tradeoff with Network Security Policy Automation Keep Reading Examining the Security Policy Management Maturity Model Keep Reading Choose a better way to manage your network

Optimize cloud security and management with AlgoSec Cloud for Microsoft Azure, providing visibility, compliance, and automation for your hybrid cloud environment. AlgoSec Cloud for Microsoft Azure Cloud security policy and configuration management made simple As organizations adopt cloud strategies and migrate applications to Microsoft Azure and other clouds to take advantage of economies of scale, they face new levels of complexity and risk to their security posture. Security controls and network architectures in Azure are distinct from those found in on-premise data centers. Customers of Azure services often do not know how to use them securely. AlgoSec Cloud enables effective management of the security control layers across the hybrid and multi-cloud estate, including Microsoft Azure. Schedule a Demo Cloud security main challenges IT and Security staffs find it difficult to create and maintain security in the cloud due to: Complexity of multiple layers of security controls includingCloud providers’ built-in configurations that impact security posture, such as IAM permissions, encryption state, security groups, public/private permissions, asset types like databases, storage and accounts, as well as configuration types like deployment location, networks ACLs, and Misconfigurations can result in security risks across various assets, including IaaS, PaaS and accounts. Security products by cloud providers with many different mechanisms and operational rules and techniques like Azure Security products by independent security vendors (e.g., Next Generation Firewalls by Check Point and Palo Alto Networks). Multiple public clouds along with private clouds and on-premise Security professionals are challenged by the need to understand the differences in the technologies while managing them separately using multiple consoles and diverse tools. Multiple stakeholders managing the security in the cloud. Unlike on-prem networks where policies are typically managed by security teams, in the cloud, other stakeholders (application developers, DevOps, cloud teams) manage changes to cloud configurations and security rules, challenging consistency and control, and increasing the risk of misconfigurations Schedule a Demo All cloud security under a single umbrella AlgoSec Cloud enables effective security management of the various security-control layers across the multi-cloud estate. AlgoSec Cloud central management provides instant visibility, risk assessment and compliance analysis, enabling enforcement of company and regulatory policies, and proactive detection of misconfigurations Schedule a Demo Manage your Microsoft Azure security environment When used in conjunction with AlgoSec’s Firewall Analyzer and FireFlow, customers benefit from a hybrid approach, spanning on-premise, SDN and legacy network security. Continuous Visibility. Always know about the assets that require protection and the multiple security constructs and configurations protecting them. Monitor changes to the cloud configuration and the potential risk of each change. Risk management and compliance. Enforce company and regulatory policies while verifying adherence to best practices. Proactively detect misconfigurations in access, permissions and other configurations to protect cloud assets, including cloud accounts, VMs, storage, databases and more. Automated central management of security policies. Manage network security controls (Network Security Groups, etc.) in one system across multiple accounts, regions and VNETs. Leverage a uniform network model and change- management framework that covers the hybrid and multi-cloud environment. Schedule a Demo Azure Firewall AlgoSec delivers an intuitive and effective central management solution for Azure Firewall, Microsoft’s cloud-native, scalable network and application firewall. Users can consistently manage multiple instances of Azure Firewalls across regions and multiple Azure accounts. Schedule a Demo Quick deployment AlgoSec Cloud is an agentless SaaS solution and is easy to deploy in minutes. It offers immediate ROI and significant security improvements. Schedule a Demo Key Business Benefits Enhanced visibility across the entire hybrid and multi-cloud estate Improved cloud-security posture to avoid breaches Automatic compliance assurance with constant audit-readiness Secure change management at the speed of cloud deployment Reduced manual labor, errors, and associated risks and costs Schedule a Demo AlgoSec Cloud Advantages Unified view of the entire network, hybrid and multi-cloud estates from a unified platform Simplified management of complex multi-layered cloud security controls Automatic risk detection and recommended best practices Avoidance of false alarms – risk analysis takes into consideration all security constructs Schedule a Demo Comprehensive and Unified Security for Heterogeneous Environments AlgoSec seamlessly integrates with all leading brands of traditional and next-generation firewalls and cloud security controls as well as routers, load balancers, web proxies, and SIEM solutions, to deliver unified security policy management across any hybrid-cloud, multi-cloud, SDN, and on-premise network. Additional devices can be added via the AlgoSec Extension Framework. Let's start your journey to our business-centric network security. Schedule a Demo Select a size Cloud security policy and configuration management made simple Cloud security main challenges All cloud security under a single umbrella Manage your Microsoft Azure security environment Azure Firewall Quick deployment Key Business Benefits AlgoSec Cloud Advantages Comprehensive and Unified Security for Heterogeneous Environments Get the latest insights from the experts Choose a better way to manage your network

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Webinars Radically reduce firewall rules with application-driven rule recertification Does your network still have obsolete firewall rules? Do you often feel overwhelmed with the number of firewall rules in your network? To make sure your network is secure and compliant, you need to regularly review and recertify firewall rules. However, manual firewall rule recertification is complex, time-consuming and error-prone, and mistakes may cause application outages. Discover a better way to recertify your firewall rules with Asher Benbenisty, AlgoSec’s Director of Product Marketing, as he discusses how associating application connectivity with your firewall rules can radically reduce the number of firewall rules on your network as well as the efforts involved in rule recertification. In this webinar, we will discuss: The importance of regularly reviewing and recertifying your firewall rules Integrating application connectivity into your firewall rule recertification process Automatically managing the rule-recertification process using an application-centric approach October 14, 2020 Asher Benbenisty Director of product marketing Relevant resources Changing the rules without risk: mapping firewall rules to business applications Keep Reading AlgoSec AppViz – Rule Recertification Watch Video Choose a better way to manage your network Choose a better way to manage your network Work email* First name* Last name* Company* country* Select country... Short answer* By submitting this form, I accept AlgoSec's privacy policy Continue

Continued growth underscores AlgoSec’s commitment to innovation and leadership in application-centric security to drive business value AlgoSec Achieves Strong Growth in 2024, Expands Customer Partnerships and Services Driven by Application-Centric Vision Continued growth underscores AlgoSec’s commitment to innovation and leadership in application-centric security to drive business value March 20, 2025 Speak to one of our experts RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ, March 20, 2025 – AlgoSec , a global cybersecurity leader, today announced a double-digit year-on-year annual recurring revenue growth and a gross dollar retention of over 90%. The company has consistently generated positive cash flow and remained debt-free since it was founded in 2004. The company also saw an increase in multiple industry verticals, including Finance, Government, Telecommunications, Healthcare, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. These accomplishments are a testament to AlgoSec’s strong market position, customer satisfaction and application-centric approach to cybersecurity across the hybrid environment. To effectively execute and meet the needs of the world’s largest organizations, AlgoSec has the highest number of employees and 70% more research and development engineers than any competitor. According to Gartner , the fast-evolving threat environment is changing the cybersecurity industry, as a result of increases in generative AI, cloud adoption and regulations. As the cybersecurity industry continues to evolve and the needs of businesses change, AlgoSec remains committed to investing heavily in product innovation and development. Stemming directly from these market shifts, AlgoSec recently launched the AlgoSec Horizon Platform , the industry's first application-centric security management platform for the hybrid network environment. The AlgoSec Horizon platform serves as a single source for visibility into security and compliance issues across the hybrid network environment to automatically discover and identify their business applications across multi-clouds, and remediate risks more effectively. “As a company led by its founders and focused on its customers, AlgoSec’s consistent growth showcases our ability to empower the most complex organizations to securely accelerate their application delivery,” said Chris Thomas , Chief Revenue Officer at AlgoSec. “Heading into our 21st year of business, we look forward to pushing these efforts even further to help organizations future-proof their network security through our unique application-centric approach.” Additional 2024 AlgoSec milestones and company accomplishments include: Winning two Cisco Partnership Awards , recognizing the value for securing application connectivity across hybrid networks Being recognized with Established Vendor Designation in 2024 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for Network Automation Platforms Listing as a 2024 SC Awards Finalist: Best Enterprise Security Solution for AlgoSec’s application-centric platform Launching the company’s AI-powered security platform to securely manage application-centric connectivity and remediate risk in real time Ranking as the #1 network security management solution in the market by real users on Gartner Peer Insights, G2 and Peerspot For more information on AlgoSec’s vision for 2025 and beyond, and to discover why over 2,200 of the world's most complex organizations trust AlgoSec to help secure their most critical workloads, visit www.algosec.com . About AlgoSec AlgoSec, a global cybersecurity leader, empowers organizations to securely accelerate application delivery up to 10 times faster by automating application connectivity and security policy across the hybrid network environment. With two decades of expertise securing hybrid networks, over 2,200 of the world's most complex organizations trust AlgoSec to help secure their most critical workloads. AlgoSec Horizon platform utilizes advanced AI capabilities, enabling users to automatically discover and identify their business applications across multi-clouds, and remediate risks more effectively. It serves as a single source for visibility into security and compliance issues across the hybrid network environment, to ensure ongoing adherence to internet security standards, industry, and internal regulations. Additionally, organizations can leverage intelligent change automation to streamline security change processes, thus improving security and agility. Learn how AlgoSec enables application owners, information security experts, SecOps and cloud security teams to deploy business applications faster while maintaining security at www.algosec.com . MEDIA CONTACT: Michelle Williams Alloy, on behalf of AlgoSec [email protected] 855-300-8209

Webinars Network Security Vision with Application Visibility | Live discussion and demo You’re always making changes to your network, commissioning and decommissioning servers, moving data to and from the cloud, revising application connectivity settings and policies, and/or adding and removing business applications. But how do you make sure that you are not running blind and making network configuration mistakes that may lead to outages? Are you leaving firewall openings for unused applications, making your network vulnerable to insider threats or outside attackers? Stop running blind. Expand your vision with application visibility. With application visibility, you associate your traffic flows to the related business applications, enhance network visibility, improve troubleshooting, gain enhanced compliance reports, and even save time while improving security on your network. In this webinar, Avishai Wool, AlgoSec’s co-founder and CTO, and Yoni Geva, AlgoSec’s Product Manager, will demonstrate – in a live demo – how to overcome these challenges and ensure business continuity through application visibility. Join the webinar and learn how to: Associate your business applications with your security policy rules. Identify the network traffic relevant for each application. Identify hidden risks and vulnerabilities in your applications. Associate compliance violations with relevant business applications. Improve troubleshooting by identifying affected applications. Better document the applications on your network. March 5, 2020 Prof. Avishai Wool CTO & Co Founder AlgoSec Yoni Geva Product Manager Relevant resources Adopting an application-centric approach to security management: getting business leaders interested Keep Reading The Need for Application-Centric Security Policy Management Keep Reading Choose a better way to manage your network Choose a better way to manage your network Work email* First name* Last name* Company* country* Select country... Short answer* By submitting this form, I accept AlgoSec's privacy policy Continue