AlgoSec raises firewall security risk management bar
AlgoSec announced its latest version which provides a web-user interface to ensure policy compliance and maximize network efficiency. AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer solutions provide risk management, change management, automated audit, and security and policy compliance capabilities in easy to deploy and use offerings. AlgoSec’s solutions do this by delivering unmatched analysis, visibility and intelligence into an enterprise’s firewall configuration and policy.
In addition to providing automatic notifications whenever a firewall configuration has been changed, the potential impact of those changes and subsequent recommendations, the newest version allows IT, auditors and consultants using the convenience of a web interface to:
” Launch custom queries and run firewall analyses from anywhere
” View in near real time whether firewalls are blocking operational traffic
” Control each user’s permissions on a per-firewall basis
” Generate specific compliance reports (e.g. Sarbanes-Oxley) to verify firewall policy is in alignment
AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer supports a broad range of products including: Check Point FireWall-1 on Sun Solaris, Linux, Win-NT, Nokia, SecurePlatform, Alteon, Provider-1, Crossbeam, all versions of Cisco PIX, Cisco FWSM, Cisco ASA, Cisco IOS Router Access Control Lists and Juniper NetScreen.