Firewall policy change monitoring tool

Firewall policy management

Firewall policies help regulate the inbound and outbound traffic in your network by defining rules and rulesets such as access rules, web publishing rules, server publishing rules, IP address ranges, protocol preferences, ports to be utilized, and more. They are carefully crafted in accordance with the security requirements of your company and regulatory standards to block all unwanted traffic.

Firewall policy management is an important part of IT security. It includes periodically reviewing your firewall policies, and updating firewall rules and rulesets. Since changes made to the firewall policies affect both security of your network and business operations, it is mandatory to ensure that your security solution provides you with tools for firewall policy change monitoring. Several compliance mandates and security best practices are suggested, such as those from the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that recommends that the firewall policy change management be carried out by implementing a proper firewall policy management tool.

Firewall policy change monitoring with EventLog Analyzer

EventLog Analyzer audits firewall policy rule changes in your network and offers extensive reports to help you streamline your firewall policy management. With EventLog Analyzer, you can:

• Obtain detailed reports on added, deleted, and modified rules on all the supported firewall systems
• Schedule a regular delivery of these reports to your email inbox
• Create alerts to be notified of policy changes in real time

EventLog Analyzer supports more than a dozen firewall vendors, including Cisco, Fortinet, Juniper, SonicWall, PaloAlto, and more. The solution automatically scans your network, adds the applicable firewall device for monitoring, analyzes its log, and provides you with insights through intuitive graphical dashboards.