AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer (AFA) Key Features

The AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer (AFA) is easy to deploy and use. It provides instant and automated continuous audit presented in easy to read, familiar graphical reports with automatically generated email alerts.

AlgoSec supports the major platforms in the enterprise market: Check Point, (FireWall-1 and Provider- 1 on Solaris, Nokia, SecurePlatform, Alteon, Crossbeam and Windows) Cisco firewalls (PIX, ASA and FWSM), Cisco routers, and Juniper Netscreen.

Key Benefits for IT Operations:

Optimized Performance eliminates clutter by identifying duplicated, disabled, expired, and unused rules and objects and provides guidance for rule reordering.

Enhanced Management maximizes efficiency by enabling queries across multiple firewall platforms and verifying that business processes will not be impacted by changes.

Improved Change Management optimizes workflow by offering “what if” analyses across firewall platforms, Cisco®, Juniper® Netscreen™ and Check Point®, before implementing change requests.

Ensured Regulatory Compliance aligns configurations with standards: SOX, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, ISO 27001, HIPAA, FISMA, IAVA, Cyber Security Standards (CIP), Basel II, and NIST 800-41.

Intuitive Graphical Interface provides offline view from any web browser in same format as the leading firewall platforms.

Key Benefits for Risk Management:

Deep Risk Analysis automatically maps topology and identifies the most serious threats based on industry best practices, prioritizes subsequent risks and offers guidance on what and how to remediate.

Automated Assessment and Compliance generates automatically populated per firewall compliance reports, assuring continued adherence to internal corporate policies and external regulatory standards.

Continuous Security Audit provides complete audit trail and replaces error prone manual task to ensure configuration is aligned with policy.

Offline Web Interface provides offline policy store delivering unprecedented visibility and insight to ensure current configurations match mandated policies and continuous firewall rule changes.