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Proactive network security Firewall management services (also known as MSSPs, or Managed Security Service Providers ) , are third-party providers that manage and maintain your firewall infrastructure. They operate, administer, monitor and maintain the infrastructure. Firewall management companies also help establish, maintain, and monitor firewall rules. Schedule a demo Case study Firewall management services Common questions about firewall management services What are managed firewall services? A managed firewall are the services around firewalls that ensure that firewalls have clear and well-maintained firewall policy rules, firewalls are proactively patched and updated when needed, and that there is proactive monitoring and auditing. What does a firewall management company do? Firewalls are managed by MSSPs. By using a managed firewall service, organizations get intrusion protection and rapid response to any security incidents. What are firewall service providers and what do they do? Firewall service providers can provide firewalls as a cloud service (FWaaS). Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) moves firewall functionality to the cloud instead of the traditional network perimeter. This allows firewalls to be deployed anywhere in the world and support geographically dispersed remote workforces. How do MSSPs and managed firewall services relate to network firewall security management? MSSPs handle network policy security management in-house. It is the responsibility of the MSSPs to institute, maintain, and modify firewall rules and manage the entire change management process end-to-end. MSSPs can use network security management solutions to manage multiple clients and accelerate visibility, automation, compliance monitoring, and change management. Resources Learn from the experts. Get the latest industry insights AlgoSec Cloud for Microsoft Azure Read More One of Australia’s Leading Superannuation Organizations Gains Insight Into their Network, Enabling Innovation Read More Arcon Maintains Security Across Diverse Customer Networks With AlgoSec Read Document Orange Cyberdefense Furnishes Application Delivery and Network Automation Read Document How AlgoSec helps support firewall
management services Gain visibility into the entire security network AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer simplifies daily network operations by automatically generating an interactive, self-updating topology map. Using the map, MSSPs gain instant visibility into the impact of security policies on network traffic, and can quickly troubleshoot connectivity issues, plan changes, and perform "what-if" traffic queries. Automate security policy change management Change management processes are slow. Processing a single change in a complex enterprise environment, which often has hundreds of changes each month, can take days, or even weeks. With AlgoSec’s automated security policy management, MSSPs can process security policy changes in minutes, avoiding guesswork, and manual errors, while reducing risk and enforcing compliance. Using intelligent, highly customizable workflows, AlgoSec automates the entire security policy change process. Automate firewall auditing and ensure continuous compliance Keeping up with the numerous regulations that are found across geographies and industries can be extremely time consuming and complex. AlgoSec automatically generates pre-populated, audit-ready compliance reports for all the leading industry regulations, including SOX, BASEL II, GLBA, PCI DSS, GDPR, ISO 27001, and internal corporate policies — which helps reduce audit preparation efforts and costs. Cleanup, recertify, and optimize security policies AlgoSec continuously analyzes existing network security policies and provides actionable recommendations to help cleanup and reduce risk. AlgoSec can uncover unused, obsolete, or duplicate rules, initiate a recertification process for expired rules, provide recommendations on how to consolidate or reorder rules for better performance, and tightens overly permissive rules. Schedule time with one of our experts

Podcasts Managing Cybersecurity Follow the hottest Cybersecurity trends, solutions and tips by industry leaders and security experts just like you. Delivered by AlgoSec, the world's leading application connectivity and security policy company. Lessons in Cybersecurity Learn to tighten network security with effective strategies and tactics from AlgoSec Co-Founder and CTO, Prof. Avishai Wool, a well-renowned cyber security industry authority.

AlgoSec security center AlgoSec prioritizes the security of our products and solutions throughout their entire life cycle. We employ rigorous security practices during development using automatic and manual procedures. These practices include comprehensive threat and risk analysis, adherence to security standards, and regular testing to identify and address vulnerabilities. Our applications undergo complete penetration testing by reputable third-party vendors to ensure their security. See AlgoSec SaaS Services – Security Practices . Data security and security practices Product security Security is a core part of our product development activity. During the development of a new product or feature, we conduct a comprehensive threat and risk analysis, and create a specific security requirement for the product/feature and its integration into a complete solution. During the design phase and before release, we ensure product security by comprehensive testing (vulnerability assessment and penetration tests) using OWASP security standards. All security updates, patches or upgrades undergo the same rigorous tests, and are only deployed once they are proven to be secure. Pen Tests include: We proactively scan our products using industry-standard tools for vulnerabilities on a nightly basis: On-premises ASMS solution SaaS services AlgoSec website AlgoSec Customer Portal On-premises ASMS solution is scanned by three commercial vulnerability scanners Dynamic web application scanning follows the OWASP methodology (DAST). Our SaaS offerings are scanned continuously by AlgoSec Cloud and AlgoSec Prevasio At AlgoSec, we are dedicated to adhering to regulatory compliance requirements and industry standards to ensure the utmost security. We have implemented robust security measures and practices to mitigate risks and maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your data. We continually strive to stay at the forefront of security technologies and best practices to provide you with the highest level of protection. Our security center is designed to provide you with comprehensive information and resources to understand our commitment to safeguarding your data and protecting your business. Overview Certifications ISO/IEC 27001:2022 AlgoSec is certified for the ISO/IEC 27001 standard which outlines the best practices for information security management systems. Download ISO 27001 Certificate SOC 2 Type II Report AlgoSec has been certified following a SOC 2 Type II audit conducted by an independent service auditor. This audit evaluates the design, implementation, and effectiveness of the controls we have in place for our products. It ensures that our security practices align with the criteria of security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. During the audit period, tests were performed on controls as they existed and were applied to those controls relating to in-scope trust services criteria. The audit covered all the controls pertaining to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of AlgoSec. A copy of the AlgoSec SOC 2 Security, Availability, Confidentiality & Privacy Report is available to customers, partners and evaluators here: AlgoSec Portal AlgoSec holds multiple certifications, demonstrating our firm commitment to top-tier security. We strive to comply with and maintain high-quality standards in line with globally recognized frameworks. These include: AlgoSec understands the importance of confidentiality and privacy in protecting customer data. We have established policies and procedures to ensure the privacy of your information and comply with applicable data protection regulations such as GDPR. AlgoSec has established policies and procedures to demonstrate GDPR compliance. You can find detailed information about our privacy practices in our Privacy Notice . Questions regarding our privacy may be addressed to [email protected] . Privacy Security advisories List of CVEs published against AlgoSec products: CVE-2023-46596 Improper input validation in FireFlow’s VisualFlow workflow editor Reference: Advisory Severity: 5.1 Medium Issue date: 2024-02-15 Updated on: 2024-02-15 CVE-2023-46595 Net-NTLM leak via HTML injection in FireFlow VisualFlow workflow editor Reference: Advisory Severity: 5.9 Medium Issue date: 2023-11-02 Updated on: 2023-11-16 CVE-2022-36783 AlgoSec–FireFlow Reflected Cross-Site-Scripting (RXSS)  Reference: Severity: 5.4 Medium  Issue date: 2022-10-25 Updated on: 2022-10-27 CVE-2014-4164 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in AlgoSec FireFlow 6.3-b230 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a user signature to SelfService/Prefs.html. Reference: Severity: 4.3 Medium  Issue date: 2014-06-16 Updated on: 2015-12-04 CVE-2013-7318 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BusinessFlow/login in AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer 6.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the message parameter. Reference: Severity: 4.3 Medium  Issue date: 2014-01-29 Updated on: 2014-08-06 CVE-2013-5092 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in afa/php/Login.php in AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer 6.1-b86 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO. Reference: Severity: 4.3 Medium  Issue date: 2014-01-29 Updated on: 2014-08-06 Reporting vulnerabilities to AlgoSec If you discover a security vulnerability in our systems, we encourage you to responsibly disclose it to us through the provided reporting process. Your efforts play a crucial role in our ongoing commitment to prioritize the security of our products and solutions throughout their entire life cycle. AlgoSec takes security concerns seriously and works diligently to resolve reported issues with utmost urgency. On-prem Security: FAQs Device credentials are stored on AlgoSec Appliances for operational purposes using AES 256-bit encryption, with a randomly generated master key and per-password random salt. Local user credentials stored on AlgoSec Appliances are encrypted using PBKDF2 algorithm with salts and 27,500 hash iterations. How does AlgoSec secure sensitive data at rest? Data in transit: TLS 1.2. How does AlgoSec secure data in transit? You can configure ASMS to encrypt your backup files based on a password you provide. Encryption uses GPG. Are backup files encrypted? Data remains in your estate (environment) and is not accessible to AlgoSec. Therefore, data retention is your choice. Data that is provided to AlgoSec as part of handling your technical support cases is kept for 90 days or until the case is resolved. What is the data retention policy? Yes. See our Product Security section Does AlgoSec run pen tests on the on-premises product? Yes. Please report any findings to us using the process outlined in the ‘Reporting Vulnerabilities to AlgoSec’ section. Can I conduct a penetration test against AlgoSec products? SaaS Security: AlgoSec Cloud and Prevasio products collect network, configuration, access information, and usage information from the customer's cloud environment. AlgoSec Cloud can also be connected your on-premises ASMS. AlgoSec AppViz and ObjectFlow products rely on ASMS to collect data about your on-premises filtering technologies and configuration. What data is used by AlgoSec? Yes. AlgoSec SaaS supports SSO via SAML 2.0 (for example, Azure Active Directory (AAD), Okta, etc.). For customers who don’t want to use SSO, AlgoSec SaaS uses the Cognito AWS service to manage users. Does AlgoSec support Single-Sign-On (SSO)? All AlgoSec SaaS-based products use Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). How is access control handled? It is currently not possible to restrict access to the tenant only from company IP addresses. Is it possible to restrict access to come only from the company's IP range? Yes. Both human-triggered actions (from the browser) and programmatic actions (from an API call) require authentication and use a token. Does AlgoSec SaaS perform authentication of all calls and authorization to control access to functionalities via tokens? Data in transit: TLS 1.2. Data at rest: RDS and S3 buckets are encrypted using AWS disk encryption technology (AES-256). Does AlgoSec SaaS use encryption mechanisms in transit and at rest based on secure ciphers/protocols? Yes. Do activity and audit logs provide sufficient information for legal and audit purposes of all actions performed by administrators and users, in order to meet e-discovery orders? Yes. Audit logs may be exported. Does the system allow the sending of logs and security audit trails to SIEM platforms? No. Do AlgoSec SaaS products have known vulnerabilities that were not fixed in the latest version? Yes. Does AlgoSec have a Business Continuity plan? AlgoSec SaaS uses separate databases and S3 buckets for each tenant. Will the data be stored in a repository shared with other companies? Data is retained as long as it is not deleted by the customer. Is there a data retention policy for SaaS products? A small number of designated site-reliability engineers (SREs) and tier-4 support engineers may have access to customer tenants for operational maintenance and technical support activities. Do AlgoSec employees have access to customer data? Yes. See our ‘Product Security’ section. Does AlgoSec run pen tests on the SaaS product? This requires prior approval from AlgoSec to avoid service disruptions. Please report any findings to us using the process outlined in the ‘Reporting Vulnerabilities to AlgoSec’ section. Can I conduct a penetration test against AlgoSec SaaS products? 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Learn about the 6 levels of intelligent automation and understand how to practically implement and apply them. Get insights into the hands-on aspects of incorporating intelligent automation into various network security processes. This exploration will help you become aware of the feasible side of using intelligent automation in real-world situations. Six levels of automation Join the journey to network security automation Choose a better way to manage your network LEVEL 01 Manual control AlgoSec’s central visibility capability is in place without any policy management solutions. All policy changes and processes are done manually by SecOps. Security operators are implementing policy changes through various existing tools, driven by the valuable insights gained from the Firewall Analyzer . These insights encompass a comprehensive understanding of security estate policies , applications, and associated risks . LEVEL 02 Assisted control Basic policy management solution provides structured workflow that enables SecOps to effectively plan, carry out, and approve the changes. The Policy Management Solution with FireFlow facilitates structured, audited workflow for executing changes, enabling operators to efficiently plan and carry out all tasks. Within this workflow, the evaluation and approval of risks are seamlessly integrated. LEVEL 03 Partial automation Policy management solution provides planning recommendations , while SecOps validate, carry out, and approve the changes. The Policy Management Solution provides valuable support in the planning process by offering intelligent recommendations regarding the methods for implementing changes. Operators can then focus on task validation and authorization with confidence. LEVEL 04 Conditional automation Policy management solution provides assistance , while SecOps validate & authorize all tasks. The Policy Management Solution streamlines provisioning up to the firewall level by providing a network plan and recommendations for rule and object modifications . This empowers operators to concentrate on task validation and authorization. LEVEL 05 High automation Policy management solution automatically implements low-risk policy changes , freeing up SecOps to work on critical tasks. The Solution automatically implements low-risk policy changes as per a customized risk profile, freeing up operators to focus on critical tasks. Furthermore, the Policy Management Solution offers the flexibility of integrating with external solutions . LEVEL 06 Very high automation Policy management solution autonomously provisions low-risk scenarios with zero intervention. SecOps assist in unique environments or cases. The Policy Management Solution efficiently processes change requests from application owners , autonomously provisioning low-risk scenarios with zero intervention . Operators are then available to provide support in specialized environments or for unique cases

ROI Calculator Estimate your potential benefits from using the AlgoSec Security Management Solution This ROI calculator will show your potential yearly savings when you use the AlgoSec Security Management Solution based on your organization-specific inputs. To see an example of your potential savings, fill out this 5-step questionnaire based on your company’s answers. Here’s how much money you can save EVERY year Fill out the form to see the numbers! AlgoSec Security Management Solution ROI Results Here's how much money you can save every year Here's how the savings break down Start Over Disclaimer The AlgoSec ROI Calculator is intended to provide an example of your potential savings when using the AlgoSec Security Management Solution, the results are based on your input and some assumptions derived from AlgoSec's experience. The ROI Calculator is provided "as is" and AlgoSec does not warrant nor make any representations regarding the use, validity, or accuracy of the results of this tool. AlgoSec undertakes to keep in confidentiality all information provided within the tool. Actual savings may vary and a more accurate result, that will also take into account the investment in purchasing the AlgoSec Security Management Solution, may be obtained by contacting us via the online contact form.

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Security Policy Management with Professor Wool Network Security for VMware NSX Network Security for VMware NSX with Professor Wool is a whiteboard-style series of lessons that examine the some of the challenges of and provide technical tips for managing security policies across the VMware NSX software-defined data center and traditional data center. Show all 3 Lessons Next Generation Firewalls Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) with Professor Wool is a whiteboard-style series of lessons that examine the some of the challenges of and provide technical tips for managing security policies on NGFWs across in evolving enterprise networks and data centers. Show all 4 Lessons Managing Business Application Connectivity Managing Business Application Connectivity is a whiteboard-style series of lessons that examine the challenges of and provide technical tips for provisioning and decommissioning application connectivity across enterprise networks and data centers. Show all 8 Lessons Network Segmentation Course Network Segmentation with Professor Wool is a whiteboard-style series of lessons that examine the challenges of and provide technical tips for segmenting networks for security across in evolving enterprise networks and data centers. Show all 7 Lessons Best Practices for Amazon Web Services Security Best Practices for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security is a whiteboard-style series of lessons that examine the challenges of and provide technical tips for managing security across hybrid data centers utilizing the AWS IaaS platform. Show all 8 Lessons Firewall Management 201 Firewall Management with Professor Wool is a whiteboard-style series of lessons that examine the challenges of and provide technical tips for managing security policies in evolving enterprise networks and data centers. Show all 18 Lessons Advanced Cyber Threat and Incident Management Advanced Cyber Threat and Incident Management is a whiteboard-style series of lessons that examine some of the challenges and provide technical tips for helping organizations detect and quickly respond to cyber-attacks while minimizing the impact on the business. Show all 2 Lessons Micro-Segmentation Implementing a micro-segmentation strategy in the data center blocks lateral movement and helps protect the organization from cyberthreats. Watch this whiteboard video series on micro-segmentation and learn why and how to segment the data center, how to future-proof your policies and about the ongoing maintenance of a micro-segmented data center. Show all 5 Lessons Best Practices: Incorporating Security into DevOps Best Practices for Incorporating Security into DevOps, is a whiteboard-style series of lessons that examine the challenges of and provide technical tips for how to incorporate security throughout the DevOps process. Show all 4 Lessons Have a Question for Professor Wool? Ask him now

Firewall policy management Automate firewall rule changes Every enterprise network needs to have effective firewall management tools to make sure the entire IT infrastructure is secured against unauthorized and potentially harmful traffic from outside the network. Improve your firewall policy management with tested and proven firewall policy management tools and mitigate network issues with an effective firewall management software. Learn More Webinar Firewall Policy Challenges As a firewall admin, the challenges associated with firewall rules, firewall compliances, firewall policies and firewall changes secure your business networks and systems are not centered only around the firewall technology itself, but also on how the firewall configuration is integrated with your business security policies. With the growing number of applications and devices, network ecosystems have become so complicated that a simple oversight on a precarious firewall may render the entire network offline and endanger the security of the business to various forms of cyber-attacks. Poorly implemented firewall policy management solutions can result in substantial business risks and often by the time it is revealed, the damage has already been done; take for example: Redundant firewall rules that result in illegal network access and cyber-attacks Differences in firewall compliances that are part of government and industry regulations Inappropriate firewall rule modifications that interrupt business applications When it comes to firewall change management, simple oversights and blunders can cause problems that will expose the network to security risks. Additionally, the complexity of today’s networks, devices, applications and the tasks performed within the management solution, require a strong firewall policy management solution in place. Firewall Management Tips 2 Minute Definition FAQ Firewall administrators must know how to properly and effectively manage firewalls to make sure that the IT infrastructure and the business are protected against external and internal unauthorized and potentially harmful network risks. How do you make firewall policies effective? Using a firewall is about creating and establishing intelligent and effective firewall policy decisions. Firewalls are more than capable of implementing policies by translating firewall rules established by the firewall administrator. Then again, as a firewall admin, you must understand the types of firewall rules that will make sense on your current infrastructure. Ordinarily the time investment needed with firewall optimization relies heavily on the initial setup, leaving firewall policy management fairly simple. Although it may take some time, ideas and testing to come up with a firewall security policy that best serves your business requirements, doing so will provide you better control over the security of your network. How long does it take to implement security policy changes? Depending on the firewall policy management tools you use, you can actually process security policy changes within minutes or hours. The good thing about using highly customizable and smart workflows is that it simplifies and automates the whole process of modifying your firewall policies from the first stage of planning to designing a practical risk analysis to implementation, validation and auditing. How do you create a change management workflow? Every change task category or configuration change category needs to have a workflow linked to it. Creating a workflow is required prior to creating a change category or change task category. Technically, you can generate a new workflow from scratch or you can opt to just copy an already existing workflow and create the necessary modifications. How to manage firewall rules? The firewall policy management interface enables network administrators to either enable or disable firewall policies with the purpose of creating or managing the firewall rules designed for outgoing, incoming and inter-zone traffic. FIREWALL POLICY MANAGEMENT RESOURCES Discover how AlgoSec can help your firewall policy management Firewalls Ablaze? Put Out Network Security Audit & Compliance Fires Watch webinar Firewall Policy Management Keep Reading How to Build Firewall Policies for East West Traffic Watch webinar Private: How to Take the Fire Drill out of Making Firewall Changes Watch Webinar Automating the Firewall Change Control Process Watch Firewall Policy Management Keep Reading Firewall rule automation & change management explained Read More Firewall Management: 5 Challenges Every Company Must Address Read Document Firewall Policy Management Keep Reading Firewall rule automation & change management explained Read More ADDITIONAL FEATURES AlgoSec’s firewall policy management solution enable you to significantly increase visibility across your network environments: on-premise, SDN, public clouds, hybrid and multi-cloud Most of the infrastructures are hidden, when crossing into the public cloud domain, such as storage, compute and network. This often causes restrictions when it comes to visibility tools and procedures. But AlgoSec’s firewall policy management tools make it a lot easier to manage and implement standard workload performance by understanding the topology to discover network flows. Understanding the impact of network flows Firewall policy management tools allow you to track and monitor the flow of applications and important services over all areas of the network and provide key insights into network bandwidth usage. This can also work out historical trends for proactively identifying security issues and capacity planning. An effective monitoring of network flows provides you confidence knowing that your network is secure. Managing firewall policies across multi-cloud and hybrid environments When it comes to multi-cloud and hybrid environments, network administrators need to recognize which network flows and security controls affects application connectivity as well as cloud-specific security controls including virtual and physical firewalls that protect cloud resources. Extending the lifespan of hardware Cluttered firewall policies and misconfigurations affect the firewall performance, forcing organizations to invest in costly hardware upgrades to counteract the degradation in performance. Optimize and clean up cluttered policies with actionable recommendations. Consolidate similar rules, discover and remove unused rules and objects, as well as shadowed, duplicate and expired rules - effectively increase existing hardware lifespan. Maintaining security cloud compliance posture It is essential to manage firewall policies that maintain security cloud compliance posture and establish uniform firewall policy across complex clouds and hybrid environments. Handling multiple cloud-management portals Managing various cloud security management consoles, each with its own unique language and GUI, can be a great hassle. With AlgoSec, handling multi-cloud platforms has become a lot easier, providing users with complete control over their cloud services using a single, unified console. Enforcing cloud network security policy consistently Consistency is the crucial design principle behind cloud security solutions. Imposing the cloud network security policy consistently is the defining assumption for an effective firewall policy management platform. Schedule time with one of our experts

Cisco ACI SDN: Top Benefits & Best Practices AlgoSec simplifies, automates, and orchestrates security policy management for Cisco ACI to accelerate application delivery while ensuring security and continuous compliance. Available as part of the Cisco solutions plus program and listed on the global price List (GPL). See it in action Watch a video Unify policy management across your hybrid network Automate network security policy management across the data center, automating the provisioning of security policies across the ACI fabric and multi-vendor security devices connected to the ACI fabric. Easily access the benefits The app in the ACI app Center makes the integrated solution easily accessible from the APIC user interface. The AlgoSec app for ACI provides visibility into the security and compliance posture of the ACI fabric, enables contract connectivity troubleshooting, and automates security policy changes for firewalls connected to the ACI fabric. Securely accelerate risk and compliance Proactively assess risk in Cisco ACI contracts and recommend changes needed to eliminate misconfigurations and compliance violations. See how Cisco ACI users benefit from AlgoSec Policy portability with AlgoSec - Enabling migration into Cisco ACI Modernize your network and harness the power of nexus & Cisco ACI with AlgoSec Modernize your network and harness the power of nexus & Cisco ACI with AlgoSec Resources Partner solution brief: AlgoSec and Cisco Read more Partner solution overview: AlgoSec and Cisco ACI Read more The new way to modernize your network and harness the power of Cisco nexus & Cisco ACI with AlgoSec Read more Use case: Cisco ACI policy migration Read more Increasing Cisco ACI adoption with AlgoSec Read more Cisco ACI & AlgoSec: Achieving Application-driven Security Across your Hybrid Network Read more Choose a better way to manage your network Description and further info Securely accelerate application connectivity Securely provision, maintain and decommission connectivity required by business applications. Map application connectivity to ACI contracts, EPGs, and to ACI fabric firewall policies. By automatically mapping application-connectivity requirements to the underlying infrastructure, application, security, and network teams are aligned. See and understand complex network security policies AlgoSec provides visibility and analysis of complex network security policies across virtual, cloud, and physical environments to simplify security operations, including policy cleanup, troubleshooting, auditing, and risk analysis. security and operations teams can simply and automatically optimize the configuration of Cisco firewalls, routers, and SDN solutions to ensure security and compliance. Securely automate application delivery Automate security policy change management – even with multi-vendor security devices, creating and pushing ACI contracts and EPGs and policy changes directly to the network. Compliance is a breeze, with “on the fly” risk and compliance assurance during policy changes of ACI and in-fabric firewalls. Get the most out of your ACI investment AlgoSec’s uniform security policy management transcends legacy networks, cloud, and WAN all the way to your ACI fabric, delivering full visibility across your entire network. Bring firewalls and the ACI fabric into a single unified view, enabling comprehensive management and offering an automated workflow to assess the impact of changes. Securely accelerate micro-segmentation initiatives Leverage Cisco secure workload (formerly Cisco tetration) as well as other data sources and sensors to discover application flows by quickly learning how applications use the network. AlgoSec automatically generates whitelist policies based on discovered connectivity and pushes them to ACI contracts and firewalls to enforce east-west filtering. Securely accelerate data center and cloud migration Simplify data center application and server migrations, and minimize outages and misconfigurations across the hybrid estate. Map security devices and policies to ACI’s application data constructs, and gain risk assessments to application connectivity as depicted by ACI.

Firewall configuration: What is it? How does it work? Firewalls can greatly increase the security of enterprise networks, and enable organizations to protect their assets and data from malicious actors. But for this, proper firewall configuration is essential. Firewall configuration involves configuring domain names and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and completing several other actions to keep firewalls secure. Firewall policy configuration is based on network types called “profiles” that can be set up with security rules to prevent cyber attacks. Schedule a demo Watch a video Firewall configuration challenges Configuring firewalls can raise many challenges Finding the right firewall It can be overwhelming to decide between a hardware or software firewall, so make sure you first determine your business needs and network configuration. Software firewalls can protect individual machines against harmful traffic; hardware firewalls are suitable for protecting enterprise networks. Broad firewall policy configurations During firewall setup, broad approvals policies that allow traffic from any source to any destination can expose the network to several security risks. It’s safer to implement narrow permissions from the start by following the Principle of Least Privilege (POLP). These firewall rule configurations can be widened later as required. Non-standard authentication With non-standard authentication methods, your firewall could accept weaker passwords or place less stringent limits on the number of login attempts allowed. This increases the risk of cybersecurity breaches. For safety, use only standard authentication methods. Open ports and risky management services Cybercriminals leverage open firewall ports and dynamic routing protocols to penetrate and exploit enterprise networks. Disable open ports at the time of firewall configuration. Other open ports should be adequately protected. Inadequate firewall monitoring If firewalls are not monitored, you may miss signs of unusual traffic that could indicate the presence of cyber attackers. Always monitor and log outputs from security devices so you will be alerted if you’re under attack. If an attacker does break through, alerts reduce the time to response. Guest or public networks: Use this profile when the system is connected to a public network. It’s best to set restrictive access because the other systems on the network could be potentially harmful. Private networks: Use this profile when connected to a network in workgroup mode. Set access to medium levels since the other systems can be mostly trusted. Domain networks: This profile is used when networks are connected to an Active Directory (AD) domain. A group policy controls the firewall settings. What are the network profiles for firewall configuration? A typical enterprise-level network is segregated into multiple security zones or “rings”: Ring 1: The Internet Edge Ring 2: The Backbone Edge Ring 3: The Asset Network Edge Ring 4: Local Host Security These zones are a logical way to group the firewall’s physical and virtual interfaces, and control traffic. Traffic can flow freely within a zone, but not between different zones until you define and allow it within the firewall policy configuration. In general, more zones means a more secure network What is the role of security zones in firewall settings? Yes, you can create a filter with a list of words, phrases and variations to be blocked. Configure your firewall settings to “sniff” each packet of traffic for an exact match of this text. Can I configure my firewall to block specific words or phrases? For each network profile, a firewall displays status information like: Profile currently in use Firewall state (On or Off) Incoming connections and current policy Active networks Notification state What information does a firewall display for each network profile? You can set firewall filters for all these protocols: Internet Protocol (IP) to deliver information over the Internet Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) to break apart and reconstruct information over the Internet HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for web pages User Datagram Protocol (UDP) for information that requires no user response File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to upload/download files Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) for sending text-based information via email Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to collect system information from a remote computer Telnet to perform commands on a remote computer What are the protocols you can set firewall filters for? Here’s a 6-step secure firewall setup process: Secure the firewall Update with the latest firmware Replace default passwords with strong, unique passwords Avoid using shared user accounts Disable Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) or configure it securely Restrict incoming/outgoing traffic for TCP Create firewall zones Group assets into zones based on functions and risk levels Set up the IP address structure to assign zones to firewall interfaces Configure Access Control Lists (ACLs) Make them specific to the source and destination port numbers and IP addresses Create a “deny all” rule to filter out unapproved traffic Create an ACL (inbound/outbound) for each interface and sub-interface Disable admin interfaces from public access Disable unencrypted firewall management protocols Configure firewall logging Critical if PCI DSS compliance is a requirement Disable extra/unused services Test the firewall configuration Ensure the correct traffic is being blocked Perform penetration testing and vulnerability scanning Securely back up the configuration After you complete the firewall setup, manage and monitor it continuously to ensure that it functions as intended What are the firewall configuration steps? FAQ Get answers to your firewall configuration and firewall setting questions Resources Learn from the experts. Get the latest industry insights Common network misconfiguration risk & how to avoid them Watch the Webinar Remediating misconfiguration risks in public clouds Read blog Examining the most common firewall misconfigurations Watch the Webinar Want to see it in action? Get a personal demo Choose a better way to manage your network More firewall features AlgoSec’s range of firewall configuration and management tools enable organizations to identify and block cyber attacks. All our offerings are up-to-date to protect your enterprise even from the latest threats. Get enhanced visibility into on-prem and cloud networks Automate security troubleshooting, application discovery, network auditing, and risk analysis with AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer . Optimize your firewall configuration for ongoing, reliable security and uninterrupted compliance. 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NIST standards & cybersecurity framework explained The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) is a US government agency, under the Commerce Department, whose mission is to set several types of standards, including security standards. Some NIST data security standards include NIST 800-53, which offers security controls and privacy controls in the areas of application security, mobile, and cloud computing, and supply chain security, NIST 800-53/FI, which establishes standards to implement FISMA , NIST 800-30, which provides guidelines for conducting risk assessments, NIST 800-171, pertaining to the physical security of data centers, and ISO 27001 . White Paper Solution Overview Understanding the NIST Cybersecurity Framework One of the most widely used NIST security standard is the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF). This internationally recognized framework offers voluntary guidance, based on existing standards, guidelines, and practices for organizations to better manage and reduce cybersecurity risk. It provides companies with an easy-to-understand common language for talking about cybersecurity risk, no matter where they are on the org chart – from the server room to the board room. The NIST Cybersecurity Framework identifies five core functions: Identify Protect Detect Respond Recover The framework describes desired outcomes that are understandable by everyone, applies to any kind of risk management, defines the entire breath of cybersecurity, and spans both prevention and reaction. Webinar Infographic FAQ ABOUT NIST CYBERSECURITY STANDARDS Understanding NIST Cybersecurity Standards is a crucial part of your network security compliance posture. There are many international regulations that your organization needs to be compliant with, including HIPPA , PCI DSS , GDPR , NIST , ISO 27001, and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX). Do the NIST Cybersecurity Standards provide a checklist of what all organization should do? No. The framework provides guidance that should be customized by different organizations to best suit their unique risks, situations, and needs. Organizations have different risks, threats, vulnerabilities, and risk tolerance. They will also differ in how they implement the practices in the framework. It should not be implemented as an un-customized checklist or take a one-size-fits-all approach How does my firewall management help with NIST Standards and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework? NIST Special Publication 800-41 establishes guidelines for firewalls and firewall policies, which govern standards and best practices for firewall policy management. According to the guidelines, an organization’s firewall policies should be based on a comprehensive risk-assessment. Firewall policies should be based on blocking all inbound and outbound traffic (“Default Deny”), with exceptions made for desired traffic. Policies should consider the source and destination of the traffic, in addition to the content. Many types of IPv4 traffic, such as those with invalid or private addresses, should be blocked by default. Organizations also should have policies for handling incoming and outgoing IPv6 traffic. Organizations should also determine which applications may send traffic into and out of its network and make firewall policies to block traffic for other applications. According to the guidelines (5.2.2), “if multiple firewalls need to have the same rules or a common subset of rules, those rules should be synchronized across the firewalls. This is usually done in a vendor-specific fashion.” AlgoSec provides out-of-the-box regulatory compliance reports for NIST SP 800-41. What about NIST SP 800-53? NIST SP 800-53, Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations, relates to systems, including firewalls, that monitor and control at the external boundaries of the network and systems that connect to parts of the network. It provides extensive standards for firewall management. AlgoSec provides out-of-the-box regulatory compliance reports for NIST SP 800-53. Do NIST standards also relate to FISMA compliance? How AlgoSec Helps with NIST Standards? FISMA sets out guidelines for managing information security that must be followed for all information systems used or operated by a U.S. federal government agency in the executive or legislative branches, or by a contractor or other organization on behalf of a federal agency in those branches. By following NIST Cybersecurity Guidelines and NIST’s guidelines for firewalls and firewall policies, organizations get closer to FISMA compliance. AlgoSec helps identify traffic flows and associate it with the relevant business applications, and design firewall policies that work across your hybrid network, all with zero-touch automation to reduce the chances of manual misconfigurations. AlgoSec also helps manage and synchronize rules across the multi-vendor estate, so there is holistic and unified management across a network made up of multiple vendors. By using AlgoSec, organizations can be sure that their security management practices follow best practices such as NIST standards. AlgoSec automatically generates pre-populated, audit-ready compliance reports for leading industry regulations, including NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-41, SOX, GLBA, PCI DSS, and ISO 27001— which helps reduce audit preparation efforts and costs. AlgoSec also uncovers gaps in organization’s compliance posture and proactively checks every change for compliance violations. AlgoSec also provides daily audit and compliance reporting across the entire heterogeneous network estate. What are some common regulations that customers must be compliance with? RESOURCES See how AlgoSec can help you meet NIST Cybersecurity Standards. Check out these resources. Firewall audit checklist for security policy rules review Read More Regulations and compliance for the data center – A Day in the Life Read Document Choose a better way to manage your network