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Learn how to manage security policies across hybrid cloud, data centers, cloud firewalls, security groups, and enterprise firewalls with governance Cloud network security policy management: How to manage policies across hybrid cloud, data centers, and firewalls Cloud network security policy management: How to manage policies across hybrid cloud, data centers, and firewalls A payment application may look simple on an architecture diagram. In practice, one request can leave a data center, cross a next-generation firewall, reach an AWS VPC, call an Azure service, and depend on a Google Cloud firewall policy for a nightly reporting job. Each control has its own console, rule language, owner, and change history. Cloud network security policy management is the practice of governing those access rules as one operating model across hybrid environments . It connects policy inventory, application dependencies , risk, change workflows , and audit evidence across cloud-native controls, cloud firewalls, and traditional firewalls. The goal is not to make each platform behave the same way. It is to translate shared security intent into the right control while keeping the business reason and evidence connected. Schedule a Demo What is cloud network security policy management? Cloud network security policy management focuses on the rules that decide which network traffic is allowed or denied across cloud and data center environments. It includes traditional firewall rules, cloud firewall policies, AWS security groups, Azure network security groups, Google Cloud firewall policies, network ACLs, and related enforcement points. It is part of the broader discipline of network security policy management , but it has to account for the way cloud controls behave differently from perimeter or segmentation firewalls. This is narrower than general cloud security, which also includes identity, workload protection, data security, logging, and vulnerability management. Here, the core question is connectivity access: which source can reach which destination, over which service, for which application, and under whose approval? Start with intent, not syntax A useful model starts with intent. An application server may need to reach a database on a defined port. That intent may become a firewall rule in the data center, a security group rule in AWS, an NSG rule in Azure, and a firewall policy in Google Cloud. The syntax changes, but the review still needs to show the owner, business need, usage, risk, and evidence. Schedule a Demo Why hybrid policy management becomes fragmented Native cloud and firewall tools are useful for local administration. Fragmentation appears when the same application path crosses several environments and no single team owns the route from request to approval to later review. Cloud engineers manage security groups and network ACLs Network teams own data center firewalls and segmentation zones Application owners request temporary exceptions for releases, migrations, or support windows Compliance teams ask for proof months after the change was approved Fragmentation grows quietly. A migration leaves a broad rule in place. A temporary opening never receives a review date. A tag changes, but a rule still points to an older object. A cloud team narrows inbound access, but egress remains too broad. That is why cloud policy work cannot rely only on rule tables. Teams need to know what a rule is for, which application depends on it, whether traffic still uses it, what risk it introduces, and which approval record should stay with it. Schedule a Demo The controls teams need to manage together Hybrid policy management is easier when teams treat controls as part of one governance workflow, not as unrelated configuration lists. The point is not to flatten the technical differences. It is to keep the same decision trail around access, ownership, risk, and review. Security controls to manage in hybrid cloud policy operations Control type Where it appears What policy teams must track Common policy-management risk Traditional firewalls and NGFWs Data centers, private cloud, perimeter, segmentation zones Rules, objects, zones, owners, traffic history, change tickets Stale exceptions, broad objects, undocumented dependencies Cloud firewalls and cloud NGFWs Public cloud networks, hub-and-spoke designs, inspection VPCs or VNets Policy hierarchy, routes, inspection paths, logging, ownership Policy drift between cloud and data center enforcement AWS security groups and network ACLs VPC resources, subnets, instances, load balancers Associated resources, inbound and outbound rules, ports, protocols, peer references Access that looks narrow locally but is broad in context Azure NSGs and application security groups Subnets, network interfaces, virtual networks Rule priority, direction, service tags, application group references Conflicting priorities or rules that no longer match app structure Google Cloud firewall policies and VPC rules Organizations, folders, projects, VPC networks, regions Policy level, rule direction, targets, tags, service accounts, logging Rules applied at the wrong hierarchy level or missed during review Schedule a Demo A practical workflow for managing policies across environments Strong hybrid policy programs do not start by forcing one rule format into each platform. They start by making security intent visible, reviewable, and traceable across the estate. Build a policy inventory across firewalls, cloud accounts, security groups, NSGs, firewall policies, network ACLs, and distributed controls Normalize intent into source, destination, service, direction, application, owner, and business reason Map application dependencies before changing or removing access, especially around migration paths and shared services Review usage and risk, including traffic history, internet exposure, sensitive zones, broad objects, and compliance scope Route changes through risk-based approvals based on application ownership, risk tier, and security review needs Implement and validate the change in the correct cloud or firewall control, then confirm that the intended access still works Preserve the request, approval, implementation, validation, and exception history for later review Schedule a Demo Common mistakes to avoid Automating changes before the team understands application context. A rule may look unused in a short traffic sample but still support a maintenance job, a failover path, or a seasonal finance process. Treating that rule as an automatic cleanup candidate can turn a review task into an outage. Assuming one rule model can be copied into each cloud and firewall platform. Security groups, NSGs, firewall policies, network ACLs, and NGFW rules differ in scope, statefulness, evaluation order, hierarchy, and object model. The right goal is shared intent, not identical syntax. Managing policies only by IP address. IPs change, cloud resources scale, and applications rarely map neatly to one object. Reviews are stronger when they include owners, service names, tags, traffic flows, risk findings, and change history. Reviewing inbound access while leaving egress and east-west traffic out of the conversation. A narrow inbound rule can still leave broad lateral or outbound paths if teams do not review the route end to end. Schedule a Demo What to look for in a cloud network security policy management platform A platform should help teams see policy across cloud-native and traditional enforcement points without pretending those controls are identical. In a real review meeting, the useful question is not just whether a rule exists. It is whether the reviewer can see why the access exists, who asked for it, which service uses it, what traffic proves it, and what would be affected if it changed. Application context is especially important. A policy decision is easier to trust when the reviewer can see which service uses the connection, who owns it, whether real traffic has been observed, what risk or compliance gap is attached, and which ticket created the access in the first place. Governed change workflows matter as much as visibility. A strong approach should support request intake, risk analysis, approval routing, implementation checks, validation, exception handling, and evidence preservation. It should also help teams prioritize stale, risky, broad, or unclear access before routine cleanup work consumes the review queue. For executives, the value is operating consistency. For practitioners, it is less time piecing together facts from separate consoles and tickets. For compliance teams, it is a clearer audit story when someone asks why access was approved and whether it still belongs there. Schedule a Demo How AlgoSec Horizon supports application-centric policy governance This is where a platform view matters. Cloud network security policy management is not only a cloud console problem or a firewall operations problem. It is a governance problem that depends on application context, security policy visibility, risk analysis, change control, and compliance-ready evidence. AlgoSec Horizon helps enterprise teams connect that context across complex hybrid environments. The platform supports application-centric policy governance by helping teams understand connectivity, assess policy risk, manage changes with governance, and preserve evidence for audit readiness. Specialized Horizon modules Relevant Horizon modules, including Horizon Security Analyzer and Horizon ACE, support specific parts of the platform workflow for security analysis and cloud policy management. The broader value comes from keeping those activities tied to applications, owners, approvals, and risk context instead of treating policies as isolated rules. Schedule a Demo Frequently asked questions What is cloud network security policy management? It is the practice of governing network access rules across cloud-native controls, cloud firewalls, and traditional firewalls. It connects policy inventory, application dependencies, risk, change workflows, and audit evidence so teams can manage access consistently across hybrid environments. How are cloud security groups different from firewall rules? Cloud security groups are typically attached to cloud resources such as instances, interfaces, or workloads and often use cloud-specific evaluation behavior. Traditional firewall rules usually sit at network boundaries or segmentation points, such as data center, perimeter, or zone-based firewalls. Can one policy model work across cloud and data center environments? One intent model can guide governance, but the controls still need to be translated by environment. The same business requirement may become different configurations in AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and a data center firewall. How often should hybrid cloud and firewall policies be reviewed? Review cadence should depend on change velocity, risk, and compliance requirements. High-risk, internet-facing, privileged, or migration-related access usually needs more frequent review than stable low-risk access. How does policy management support audit readiness? Policy management supports audit readiness by preserving the evidence behind access decisions, including the request, owner, approval, risk review, implementation record, validation, exception history, and recertification status. Schedule a Demo See how AlgoSec Horizon can help Schedule a demo to see how AlgoSec Horizon helps security teams gain application-centric visibility, manage policy changes with governance, and support audit readiness across hybrid environments. Schedule a Demo Select a size Cloud network security policy management: How to manage policies across hybrid cloud, data centers, and firewalls What is cloud network security policy management? 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The new product version release provides extended multi-cloud hybrid network visibility, reduces risk exposure and addresses new compliance regulations in a unified platform AlgoSec Security Management solution A33.10 delivers new compliance reporting and precise discovery of application connectivity The new product version release provides extended multi-cloud hybrid network visibility, reduces risk exposure and addresses new compliance regulations in a unified platform May 20, 2025 Speak to one of our experts RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ, May 20, 2025 – Global cybersecurity leader AlgoSec has launched its new Security Management solution version A33.10, as a part of its AlgoSec Horizon platform. The new release provides better visibility across multi-cloud hybrid network environments, prioritizes risks more easily, reduces compliance effort and cuts down on manual processes by automating policy changes. As network environments grow more distributed, visibility becomes harder to maintain. The 2025 State of Network Security Report found that 71% of security teams struggle with visibility, which is delaying threat detection and response. Without comprehensive network visibility, security teams lack a clear understanding of application behavior to protect, detect, and prevent vulnerabilities. “AlgoSec is committed to updating its products to solve everyday problems that security teams face,” said Eran Shiff , VP Product of AlgoSec. “The A33.10 release ensures that our customers have clear and unified visibility into their complex hybrid network environment to reduce manual processes and ensure proper compliance reporting.” Highlights from the AlgoSec Horizon product update include: ● Visibility continues at the application level. Application security management is now faster and smarter with AlgoSec Horizon Security Analyzer and AlgoSec ACE ’s cloud application discovery as a datasource, allowing the creation of an application library fast. ● Security and compliance go hand in hand. To prepare security teams for audits and identify risks earlier, the new update includes a dedicated DORA and SOC2 compliance reporting, as well as built-in MITRE ATT&CK mapping. ● Streamlined application traffic view. This release introduces early availability support for AWS Load Balancer and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN (Viptela), helping teams clearly see how traffic traverses across hybrid infrastructure and make more informed decisions. To learn more about the new A33.10 product release, click here . 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 2200 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: Megan Davis Alloy, on behalf of AlgoSec [email protected]

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Get your application discovery and dependency mapping questions answered. Find clear explanations, best practices, and learn how to improve your understanding of your IT landscape. Application Discovery & Dependency Mapping Explained (FAQs) Introduction A network is the sum of its components, and if you want to ensure its functioning at the highest level, you need to be able to pinpoint every app that exists inside it. However, when the average company has 254 SaaS apps, identifying all the apps and dependencies that exist throughout an on-premise or cloud environment is easier said than done. Organizations cannot afford to rely on manual IP scanning to catalog or inventory each app their employees use every day; they need an AI-powered, automated, and scalable application discovery process. In this post we are going to examine what application discovery is, and how an automated dependency mapping tool can help. Schedule a Demo What is application discovery? Application discovery is the process of identifying and creating an inventory of the apps installed and used throughout an environment. This not only includes apps used within on-premise servers, but also those in the cloud, in containers, and even on employees’ personal devices. Discovering applications is essential for IT administrators because it helps to set out a framework they can use to navigate the network and understand how different elements fit together. It also enables security teams to manage the performance and security of the business apps used by the organization. Schedule a Demo What is a dependency mapping tool? A dependency mapping tool is essentially a tool that automatically maps apps and dependencies. A typical dependency mapping tool automates the discovery of applications within a network and provides a visual map to which an IT administrator can refer. Dependency mapping tools are a popular choice among IT teams because manually identifying and inventorying apps is a time-consuming process. Schedule a Demo Key benefits of application dependency mapping Taking the time to map application dependencies, or investing in a tool that automates the process, pays dividends because it provides administrators with a heightened understanding of their organization’s IT environment. Greater visibility over how apps connect to each other reduces the amount of time it takes to conduct troubleshooting and root cause analysis, which means that disruptions can be resolved faster, limiting the overall operational impact of downtime. Dependency mapping also enhances change management, giving administrators the ability to identify the impact that changing the topology or composition of the network will have on critical services. At the same time, better knowledge of the IT environment makes it easier to spot inefficiencies and redundancies, giving insights into more cost-effective ways of structuring the network and decreasing resource consumption. As an added bonus, having a complete understanding of application topology decreases the risk of vulnerabilities in the network, and reduces the likelihood of data leakage and intrusions from unauthorized third parties. Organizations interested in mapping application dependencies at scale would be well-advised to incorporate an application dependency mapping tool so they do not have to manually poll apps from scratch. Schedule a Demo Application discovery in cloud environments AlgoSec AlgoSec is the industry-leading AI-powered application and connectivity management solution for mapping apps, security policies, and connectivity flows across on-premise, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. As a solution, it is designed to enable network security operations teams to map and understand app and connectivity flows through their organization. This top-down, topological perspective allows users to identify business risks and remediate them ASAP. For example, an administrator can use the platform to identify obsolete traffic that could serve as a potential entry point for malicious traffic. At a high level, application discovery not only helps administrators keep up with topology changes in the network and reduce the risk of downtime, it also provides the visibility needed to simplify the management of firewall and SSL configurations. Features Discovery of applications and connectivity flows Real-time map of app connectivity requirements Impact assessment of topology changes on application connectivity , security and compliance Complete easy-to-use workflows for streamlining migration to a new data center or cloud environment Zero-touch change management and access rule recertification Use cases Create a real-time map of applications and connectivity flows to outline network topology. Use workflows to support users who migrate apps as part of the data center migration process. Before migration, assess and predict the impact of topology changes on application connectivity, performance and security. Automatically configure application security policies post-migration. Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the AWS application discovery service AWS application discovery service is a common choice for migrating apps to an AWS environment. The AWS discovery service can automatically discover on-premise applications, and integrates with AWS Migration Hub to help migrate multiple applications at the same time. While this approach is useful for identifying applications in on-premise environments, unlike AlgoSec, it does not offer deep visibility into connectivity flows. It also offers limited support for cloud migration, lacking automated change management capabilities and migration workflows. Features The AWS application discovery service is designed to enable organizations to identify applications across AWS-powered cloud environments. The service includes the following features: Encrypt data in transit and at rest Create a snapshot of your on-premise application inventory Integrate discovery data with other AWS services, such as AWS Migration Hub and SMS Plan migrations for servers that share applications Connect applications to servers Group servers to migrate Mix agentless and agent-based approaches Use cases The main use case for AWS Application Discovery is discovering and creating an inventory of on-premise Information you can gather includes hostnames, IP addresses, MAC addresses and more. Map connections between applications and servers to create a visual representation of your network environment. Ingest utilization data to plan for your migration to the AWS Migration Hub. Microsoft Azure Migrate: Discovery and assessment tool One of the next biggest alternatives to the AWS application discovery service is the Microsoft Azure Migrate: Discovery and assessment tool. This solution enables users to automatically create an inventory of on-premise databases software, web apps, and SQL or AWS server instances. The Microsoft Azure Migrate: Discovery and assessment tool also integrates with Azure Monitor ’s Application Insight, an application monitoring solution. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Oracle Cloud also offers its own migration tool designed to migrate on-premise applications and virtual machines from on-premise environments to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure using automated migration and provisioning. Oracle Cloud’s migration tool also offers templates, workflow automation and connectors for popular workloads including SQL Server, MySQL, Java, etc. Like Azure, Oracle Cloud also offers Application performance Monitoring integration. Schedule a Demo Other cloud providers and SaaS solutions Besides the top three cloud vendors, there are a number of other cloud security and SaaS-vendors offering application discovery capabilities. Some of these are listed below: Datadog Feature summary: Automated application and dependency mapping in real-time, alerts, latency graphs, and performance anomaly detection. Pros and cons: Rapid app and dependency mapping but beyond that lacks functionality for supporting cloud migrations. ManageEngine applications manager Feature summary: Application Discovery and Dependency Mapping (ADDM) with IP range application discovery, scheduled discoveries, scan summary reports, and a dependency map view. Pros and cons: IP range based discovery offers a broad view of apps and dependencies but does not offer migration workflows and change management capabilities. SolarWinds server & application monitor Feature summary: Polling to create application and dependency maps, tracking the response time of services, creating custom alerts for network latency, packet loss, and uptime monitoring. Pros and cons: Designed for monitoring application performance in on-premise environments, but it too lacks migration support. Schedule a Demo Application discovery in on-premises environments One of the main challenges that organizations face when trying to discover applications in on-premise environments is reliance on outdated legacy monitoring tools. Manually discovering and mapping applications is inefficient, and offers limited visibility over configuration data and metrics across the environment. Application discovery tools such as AlgoSec’s tools enable security teams to discover application dependencies and connections throughout the environment that could easily be overlooked by relying on manual approaches alone. Automation also opens the door for an organization to leverage virtualization technologies from providers like VMware and Hyper-V, which unlock new cloud-native capabilities that cannot necessarily be replicated on-premises. Schedule a Demo FAQs How does AlgoSec help with application discovery and asset management? AlgoSec can help you to discover, identify, and map applications across your on-premise and cloud environments in real-time using AI, so you can keep an up-to-date perspective of your entire network. How does AlgoSec help optimize traffic flows and improve firewall performance? Deploying AlgoSec enables an organization to scan traffic flows and match them to applications within the environment. Once you discovered traffic flows, you can start to automatically optimize application flows and the maximum number of flows per application in order to optimize your firewall throughput and performance for end users. How does AlgoSec help enforce security and compliance across the data center? Increased transparency of application, traffic and firewall flows makes it easier for IT security teams to assess the effectiveness of security policies in the environment, and creates an audit trail that can be used to manage potential compliance violations. Enhanced visibility makes it easier to maintain compliance and to ensure that security controls are effective at protecting your critical data assets from compromise or misuse. For example, administrators can automatically identify compliance gaps and generate compliance reports to document the state of firewalls and surrounding infrastructure to comply with PCI, HIPAA, SOX, and NERC. How does AlgoSec help with business continuity and disaster recovery? AlgoSec helps your organization to maintain business continuity not only through proactive network security policy management, but also by simplifying the process of migrating application connectivity flows and firewall policies to the cloud and ensuring compliance. Migrating your apps and data to a secondary site ensures that if your primary site is affected by a power outage or natural disaster, you will still be able to access critical information. Furthermore, according to an EMA survey, network security policy management also enhances business continuity by helping organizations to enforce more consistent security policies, conduct more proactive disaster recovery testing, and limit the number of change-related outages. How does AlgoSec help with data center migration? AlgoSec can help you to migrate your data center by discovering and mapping applications and connectivity flows, and connecting them to the relevant policies. Once these are discovered, the solution can migrate them to a new on-premise installation or cloud platform, while automatically identifying and removing obsolete and redundant firewall rules. This reduces the amount of overall manual processes associated with the migration. How does AlgoSec help with cloud cost optimization? AlgoSec’s application discovery and mapping capabilities help your organization to optimize costs in the cloud by giving you a reference point to conduct application performance monitoring and ensure that your cloud bandwidth is used efficiently. This ensures that you are getting the maximum throughput from your network infrastructure and are not being held back by outages or other application performance issues. What are ADDM solutions and their advantages? Application Discovery and Dependency Mapping (ADDM) is a category of software solutions that can map applications and dependencies to help human users understand how they connect together and interact. ADDM solutions are a popular choice for IT administrators because they enable users to identify and map dependencies automatically rather than spending a substantial amount of time locating them manually. How does application performance monitoring work? Application performance monitoring is where an organization monitors performance metrics from applications located throughout their environment. Monitoring application performance helps to generate insights into how to optimize system availability, performance and response time. It also helps to ensure that end users enjoy a solid user experience with minimal downtime. What are some common application discovery methods? There are a number of common application discovery methods that organizations can deploy. These include: Sweep and poll – A technique for discovering IT assets whereby a system pings IP addresses and identifies the devices that issue a response. Network monitoring – Monitoring real-time packet information to generate data on application dependencies. This can be done at the packet level by capturing packets or at the flow level with NetFlow. Agent on Server – A process for identifying applications that uses a software agent deployed to a server to conduct real-time monitoring of incoming and outgoing traffic in order to map dependencies. Orchestration-Level Discovery – Where an organization uses an orchestration platform like AlgoSec to discover applications and dependencies automatically without having to deploy agents to servers. What is the role of DevOps in application discovery? Application discovery plays an important role in the DevOps process because it enables development teams to work toward automated app deployment. Automating the discovery of apps and connectivity flows means that users do not need coding knowledge to understand the environment. Increased visibility also supports a DevSecOps strategy, offering security teams greater transparency over application components. For example, a security analyst can view apps and connected dependencies and get a clear perspective of the entire attack surface and potential vulnerabilities a hacker could exploit. What is the role of application discovery in cloud migration? Discovering applications and dependencies helps you to fast-track your cloud migration by identifying what components you need to move and allowing you to phase the deployment in steps. Schedule a Demo Take control of your network Gaining visibility over applications in your environment is a critical step on your journey toward enhancing your business agility and continuity and minimizing downtime. A better understanding of app topology helps administrators find risks and remediate them quickly to ensure ongoing compliance. If you cannot see how effectively your applications are being delivered, or how they perform, then there is no way to consistently optimize performance or enforce security policies. While manually developing an inventory of apps and dependencies is a time-consuming process, the AlgoSec platform can completely eliminate the need for this by discovering apps in real-time so you can see how these components connect to each other on-premise, and across the private or public cloud. Real-time visibility over apps gives you everything you need to manage performance, risk, and compliance challenges at enterprise pace. Schedule a Demo Select a size Introduction What is application discovery? What is a dependency mapping tool? 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Explore Algosec's customer success stories to see how organizations worldwide improve security, compliance, and efficiency with our solutions. TECHCOMBANK SAVES TIME AND RESOURCES WITH SIMPLIFIED FIREWALL POLICY MANAGEMENT Organization Techcombank Industry Financial Services Headquarters Hanoi, Vietnam Download case study Share Customer
success stories "AlgoSec enables us to identify ways to consolidate and optimize rules and perform deep risk analysis and automate workflows in ways that other products cannot match" Background Techcombank is one of the largest joint stock commercial banks in Vietnam. With more than 300 branches and 7,000 staff, Techcombank provides deposit products, loans, leasing, cash management and other services to more than 3.3 million individual customers and 45,000 corporate clients. Challenge Tens of firewall devices and hundreds of routers and switches protect the financial data of Techcombank’s customers, as well as the operations of hundreds of branches throughout Vietnam. As a bank, all security policies and firewall configurations must comply with PCI-DSS and ISO27001 standards. Ensuring compliance, however, created ongoing headaches for the IT security team. “With equipment from many different vendors, even simple policy audits were challenging tasks,” says Mr. Van Anh Tuan, CSO of Techcombank. “As a result of the diversity of products and lack of visibility, it was difficult for us to monitor changes to rule configurations in real time in order to maintain internal security compliance as well as PCI compliance.” “Cleaning up and fine tuning firewall policies was a particularly complex process, which made it difficult to respond quickly to the changing needs of our business applications,” adds Mr. Tuan. “We wanted a way to optimize and consolidate rules across all of our firewalls, regardless of manufacturer, and completely automate the end-to-end workflow for firewall rule change management.” In addition, Techcombank sought a solution that would simplify the process of conducting risk analysis, evaluating PCI compliance and identifying the necessary steps for remediation. Solution Following an in-depth competitive evaluation, Techcombank selected AlgoSec’s Security Management solution. “AlgoSec met many of our key requirements, better than its competitors in our evaluation,” Mr. Tuan notes. Techcombank particularly liked AlgoSec’s superior security policy analysis and ability to make actionable recommendations with a high level of accuracy. “AlgoSec will enable us to identify ways to consolidate and optimize rules, perform deep risk analysis, automate workflows and ensure compliance in ways that other products cannot match,” says Mr. Tuan. Techcombank’s IT team wants to be able to quickly identify security policy risks and see what specific steps they need to take for remediation. The bank uses AlgoSec to identify overly permissive firewall rules based on actual use as well as duplicate, unused and expired rules and objects. This information gives Techcombank the data they need to close off potential access points and help prevent attacks. AlgoSec also provides clear, detailed recommendations on how to best reorder rules for optimal firewall performance. In addition, AlgoSec validates firewall policy and rules against regulations such as PCI, as well as industry best practices and customized corporate policies to uncover and prioritize risks and track trends over time. For Mr. Tuan, one of the most valuable benefits of AlgoSec is the increased visibility into security policies across the full range of devices. “Now we can easily monitor our firewall operations and quickly detect any mistakes or non-compliant changes made. These operations used to be invisible to me.” Mr. Tuan comments. The AlgoSec deployment process went very smoothly for Techcombank. “Our team received training from AlgoSec and their partners here in Vietnam and we were fully utilizing the product almost immediately. Post-implementation support has addressed every issue quickly and enabled us to take advantage of all aspects of the product in order to optimize our firewall rules and improve our security posture even faster than we anticipated,” Mr. Tuan adds. Since implementation, AlgoSec has enabled Techcombank’s IT team to “greatly reduce our time and resources when complying with internal policies and PCI standards, and when monitoring changes in rules,” says Mr. Tuan. “We are very happy with the improved security and visibility provided by AlgoSec and will continue to use and exploit more AlgoSec features and add licenses,” he concluded. Schedule time with one of our experts

Algosec Horizon AppViz provides clear visibility into application connectivity, ensuring optimal security and simplifying network management. Horizon AppViz: AI-Powered Application Discovery, Visualization & Security Remove blind spots across your hybrid network Schedule a demo AI-Powered Application Discovery Horizon AppViz’s AI driven application discovery transforms how applications are onboarded. Instead of relying on manual identification, Horizon AppViz uses embedded AI to automatically surface high confidence application candidates based on real network and change data. The result is faster onboarding, broader coverage, and reduced operational effort while keeping you in control of what gets added to your environment. Accelerate secure change requests Reduce manual interventions and accelerate application delivery Gain faster visibility Gain a unified view of your network's security posture Strengthen governance Stay ahead of regulatory requirements with automated compliance checks Reduce manual mapping Prioritizes risks based on application criticality, risk severity, and threat exposure Horizon AppViz allows you to scale, secure, and simplify hybrid network security Horizon AppViz’s application first approach simplifies hybrid network security with: AI-Driven Discovery Engine Horizon AppViz automatically identifies application dependencies and traffic flows across hybrid networks. It enables a unified view of business application flows, spanning on-premises data centers and multi-cloud environments. Learn more Prioritize risk on context Horizon AppViz doesn’t just show vulnerabilities; it reveals them through a business lens, mapping them directly to the critical applications that underpin a company’s operations. Learn more Ensure Application-centric compliance Real-time visibility into compliance status across hybrid environments helps organizations stay ahead of regulatory demands. Horizon AppViz allow application recertification workflows that ensure tracking of compliance expiration dates without manual intervention, reducing audit preparation time by eliminating the need for rule-by-rule recertification. Learn more Automated change management Manual change-management processes can be error-prone and inefficient. To streamline security policy updates, it is essential to analyze the impact of planned network changes before implementation. Automating security policy changes reduces errors and accelerates processes. Integrating security, DevOps, and IT teams into a collaborative workflow enhances efficiency, while proactively addressing security risks helps lower change-request rejection rates. Learn more “The key is understanding your applications; if you don’t understand your applications fully, you can’t manage them, and you can’t reduce the risk around them” “Preparing for audits became 50% faster with AppViz” “We reduced change request rejections from 10% to 0%” Don’t just take our word for it 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

AlgoSec seamlessly integrates with network security controls in Amazon Web Services AWS as well as other security devices across your hybrid network AWS & AlgoSec Hybrid cloud security policy and configuration management AlgoSec seamlessly integrates with network security controls in Amazon Web Services (AWS), as well as other security devices such as firewalls, whether deployed on-premises or in the cloud, in order to deliver unified security policy management across the hybrid network. AlgoSec also enables effective security management of the various security control layers across the multi-cloud estate. AlgoSec offers instant visibility, risk assessment, and central policy management, enabling a unified and secure security control posture, proactively detecting misconfigurations. Schedule a demo Solution brochure Key benefits Continuous visibility Get a full network map of your entire hybrid network estate – both on-premises and in public and private clouds. Understand your security policy with traffic simulation queries. Central management of security policies Get an aggregated view of similar security groups across accounts, regions, and VPCs. Easy migration By automatically discovering, mapping, and migrating connectivity configurations with firewalls and security groups, AlgoSec simplifies the complex process of migrating business applications to the cloud. Hybrid network change management Leverage a uniform network model and change management framework that covers the hybrid and multi-cloud environment Learn more about network security in AWS See how AWS users benefit from AlgoSec We empower the world’s most complex organizations to gain visibility, reduce risk and process changes at zero-touch across the hybrid network. Protect Outbound Traffic in an AWS Hybrid Environment The Fundamentals of AWS Security Groups New! How to Manage Dynamic Objects in Cloud Environments How to Intelligently Select the Security Groups to Modify When Managing Changes in AWS The Right Way to Audit AWS Policies Combining Security Groups and Network ACLs to Bypass AWS Capacity Limitations Change Management, Auditing and Compliance in an AWS Hybrid Environment Contact sales Work email* First name* Last name* Company* country* Select country... Short answer* By submitting this form, I accept AlgoSec's privacy policy Continue Explore the AWS & AlgoSec Partnership Security management in the hybrid cloud Solution brief Migrating to AWS in six simple steps Read the blog

Learn how to effectively prevent and block ransomware attacks using your firewall. Discover essential configurations and best practices for enhanced security. Prevent & block ransomware attacks on firewall What is a ransomware attack? Ransomware is a malware attack that locks a victim’s data and demands a ransom, usually in Bitcoin, for its release. It often spreads through disguised executable files or malicious emails but can also exploit software vulnerabilities. A notable instance is the WannaCry attack, which spread without user interaction. Given the increasing sophistication of these attacks, understanding and combating ransomware is crucial for tightened cybersecurity. Schedule a Demo What are the main types of malware and ransomware threats? Understanding the variants of malware and ransomware infections in cybersecurity is critical to effective prevention and response. These threats can range from viruses to sophisticated Ransomware-as-a-Service models. Let’s delve into the main types: Viruses – Malicious software that can spread to other files and operating systems. Worms – Self-replicating malware spreading independently through networks, causing significant damage. Trojans – Disguised as legitimate software or files, Trojans can steal data or exploit permissions to gain unauthorized system access. Adware – This malware displays unwanted ads or pop-ups on a system, often for the attacker’s revenue generation. Fake pop-ups – Messages claiming your system has a virus and demanding payment for its removal, such as FakeAV and System Progressive Protection. Rootkits – Designed to hide their presence, rootkits enable remote access for malware, making it difficult for antivirus software to detect and remove the threats. Botnets – Attackers use these networks of compromised computers, known as botnets, to carry out remote DDoS and other cyber attacks. Spyware – This malware secretly monitors user activity and collects sensitive data. Fileless malware – Operating entirely in a system’s memory, this malware type is hard to detect and remove. Phishing emails – Disguised emails that trick recipients into clicking a malicious link or opening email attachments that appear authentic. Malvertising – Hackers inject malicious code into legitimate online advertising networks, redirecting users to malicious websites. Drive-by attacks – Users visit unsafe, fake web pages, including sites infected unknowingly or fake sites posing as legitimate ones. Self-propagation – Physically infects a system through a network or USB drive. Encryption ransomware – Encrypts your files and demands payment in return for the decryption key. Examples include CryptoLocker and WannaCry. Locker ransomware – A cyber threat restricting access to your system, demanding payment for restoring access. Winlocker and Police-themed ransomware are examples. Mobile ransomware – Targeting mobile devices, this ransomware locks the device or encrypts the files, demanding payment for their release. Android Defender and Simplelocker are examples. RaaS (Ransomware-as-a-Service) – Distributed as a service, this ransomware model allows anyone to buy or rent ransomware kits or apps for infecting others. Recognizing these threats is the first step toward ransomware prevention . Schedule a Demo Are firewalls able to provide ransomware protection? Yes, firewalls offer a layer of protection against ransomware. They act as a barrier between computers and networks, scanning incoming and outgoing traffic based on defined security parameters to block malicious packets. Firewalls can help thwart ransomware attacks by blocking suspect IP addresses, prohibiting remote access without authorization, and controlling the flow of certain data types that could carry ransomware. Schedule a Demo Which firewall rules can block ransomware? Several firewall rules can help block ransomware: Block known malicious IP addresses – You can configure firewalls to block traffic from IP addresses known to often distribute ransomware. Block all inbound traffic on port 445 – Used for file and printer sharing, port 445 is a common target for ransomware attacks. Restrict outbound traffic – Limiting outbound traffic to necessary ports can prevent a ransomware attack from communicating with its command and control server, thus halting the attack. Implement Geo-IP filtering – Some organizations may find it beneficial to block or limit traffic from specific countries or regions, particularly if they are known sources of ransomware. Disable Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) – Many ransomware attacks exploit RDP to gain remote access to systems. Disabling RDP at the firewall can help prevent these advanced threats. Implement Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS) – These systems can detect unusual traffic patterns or system activities that suggest a ransomware attack, allowing the firewall to respond and block the attack. Application control – Firewalls with application control features can prevent the execution of unrecognized or unauthorized applications, which can stop the delivery or execution of ransomware. Schedule a Demo What are the best practices for ransomware prevention? Clean up and tighten firewall rules Over time, firewall rules can get messy. This mess might let attackers in, just like weak VPNs or vulnerable email security can. Regularly cleaning up firewall and endpoint protection rules can help stop a ransomware attack . When you change a rule, make sure you know why. Misconfigured changes could disrupt apps or expose VPN tunnels. Analyze the risks and vulnerabilities in your network Every network security solution has some risks. These risks come from different providers. It is essential to find these risks and rank them based on how much they can harm your business. Since threats can pop up anytime, endpoint security with anti-malware features is essential. Focus on risks that could hurt critical business apps. Tying vulnerabilities to related firewall rules can make this easier, just like real-time updates in endpoint security can help stay ahead of new threats. Mitigate lateral movement and control east-west traffic with network segmentation Using network segmentation allows you to minimize the impact on your network in case of an attack. This is particularly effective against swift threats such as zero-day attacks, which target a software vulnerability that is unknown to the software vendor or to antivirus vendors. By securing crucial company data in protected segments with strong encryption keys and employing sandboxing, you are well-equipped to manage east-west traffic. East-west traffic refers to the communication or data transfer that happens inside the network, from server to server, or between internal applications. By managing this traffic, you can prevent attackers from moving laterally across your network. Adding multi-factor authentication can make this strategy even more robust. It adds another layer of security to keep attackers under control. For enhanced protection against cyber threats, consider implementing micro-segmentation . This advanced method can provide granular security controls and can further deter lateral movement across your network. Identify where your hybrid network is exposed to public networks In complex network setups with multi-cloud and hybrid systems, it is very important to see everything that is happening. You need to know how your business apps connect, including any vectors that unwanted or harmful traffic, such as bots, could use. To understand where your hybrid network is exposed to public networks, you need a complete map of your network and the ability to simulate traffic. This information can help you find and fix points where your network is exposed. Respond to incidents coming from SIEM/SOAR solutions with rapid isolation SIEM/SOAR systems collect and examine logs from your IT setup, security tools, and business apps. This helps the SOC team find and flag strange activities for further investigation. But with so much data, many alerts are false positives. Still, this does not mean you are lost in a sea of noise. By linking security incidents to network traffic patterns, you can tell if a compromised server is exposed to the internet. This can help you quickly separate an infected server if a Trojan gets past your defenses, which is a crucial strategy in stopping ransomware attacks. Schedule a Demo What steps must you take when a ransomware attack is detected? Step 1: Identify the attack – Act quickly if you think you are under a ransomware attack. Signs of an attack can include files you cannot open, weird computer activity, or a ransom message on your screen. If you see these, confirm it is ransomware and take steps to limit the damage. Step 2: Isolate affected systems – When you know you are under attack, isolate the affected computers from the rest of your network. This can stop the ransomware from spreading. You might need to disconnect from the internet, turn off Wi-Fi, or even shut down the system. Step 3: Secure backup data – Backups can help you recover from ransomware. If you have not already saved backups in a different place or offline, do it immediately to protect data from damage. Step 4: Report the incident – Tell your IT department or security team about the attack. If you do not have an IT team, you might need help from a cybersecurity company. Also, tell the law enforcement agencies and any organizations you are a part of that might need to know. Step 5: Preserve evidence – Keep any evidence related to the ransomware attack. This might include ransom messages, emails, or system logs. This evidence can help the police and cybersecurity experts understand what happened and might help get your data back. Step 6: Remove the ransomware – IT or cybersecurity experts should be the ones to get rid of the ransomware. They have special tools and methods to remove ransomware. Experts will ensure that it does not cause more harm to your files or computers. Step 7: Restore your systems – After the ransomware is gone, you can start fixing your systems. If you had backups that were not affected by the attack, you might be able to restore your systems to their previous state. If not, you might need a professional service to recover your data. Step 8: Post-incident review – Review what happened and how you responded. Find any weak spots in your security that the attack exploited and make a plan to improve your safety. This step can help stop future attacks and strengthen your business’s cybersecurity. Schedule a Demo How does AlgoSec prevent and mitigate ransomware attacks? Manage security policies AlgoSec’s tools help you deal with network security policies. They enable you to fight against ransomware attacks. AlgoSec makes sure your firewall does not have too many rules or unnecessary ones. Removing old or superfluous rules and eliminating duplicates will improve your anti-ransomware policies. Don’t forget to check out AlgoSec’s anti-ransomware resources . Visualize your network AlgoSec lets you see your entire network. It shows you all your business applications and how and where they connect. You can use this network map to find places that might be exposed to public networks and fix any weak spots. Optimize security policies AlgoSec gives you tools to improve your security policies. They help you clean up your firewall rules and remove old, duplicate, and too-permissive rules. AlgoSec’s intelligent change management automation and useful reports help you keep your policies clean. By ensuring new rules are designed and implemented optimally, potential ransomware attacks can be blocked. Assess & mitigate risks AlgoSec helps you find and deal with risks in your firewall policies. It checks your security policies against a list of best practices and known threats. By checking the risk of each new change before it is made, AlgoSec makes sure you do not accidentally add unknown risks to your network. This helps you protect your network from ransomware attacks. Tie security incidents to business processes AlgoSec’s platform smoothly integrates with all the leading SIEM and SOAR solutions. This lets you connect security problems directly to your business processes. If there’s a breach, AlgoSec quickly stops the attack by cutting off any servers at risk. This helps you limit the damage from a ransomware attack. Enforce network segmentation AlgoSec helps enforce network segmentation in your hybrid network. It automatically finds applications and their connections. This creates a real-time map for designing your network divisions. AlgoSec allows you to define which traffic is allowed, making sure your security rules fit your division strategy. It also automates security changes. The platform supports software-defined micro-segmentation control over network traffic, compatible with Cisco ACI and VMWare NSX. Schedule a Demo Select a size What is a ransomware attack? What are the main types of malware and ransomware threats? Are firewalls able to provide ransomware protection? Which firewall rules can block ransomware? What are the best practices for ransomware prevention? What steps must you take when a ransomware attack is detected? How does AlgoSec prevent and mitigate ransomware attacks? 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