Whitepapers

Firewall management challenges impact practically every business and every IT department today. In this whitepaper you will learn about some firewall management risks you may not have thought about along with some ideas you can implement to help ensure network security is kept in check and your business is not exposed at its most critical point.

Validating the compliance of corporate firewalls with PCI DSS requirements is a complicated task that consumes time and is prone to human error. This whitepaper describes how organizations can ensure compliance with PCI-DSS and describes how automated tools such as AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer can greatly reduce compliance efforts.

Learn how The AlgoSec Suite allows MSSPs to differentiate themselves by offering value-added services, easily and cost-effectively, through powerful automation capabilities.

Firewalls continue to serve as the first line of defense for preventing network attacks, but they also introduce the most management challenges. Packed with tips by real security professionals, the "Big Collection of Firewall Management Tips" features practical tips you can implement today to rise up to the challenge of managing complex, ever-changing firewall policies.

Firewall rule clutter creates operational complexity, exposes organizations to potential risks, and negatively impacts network performance. This whitepaper describes how AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer enables organizations to easily cleanup the clutter and reorganize firewall rules to work more effectively.

Many firewall rules are overly permissive and expose organizations to risk. This whitepaper describes how AlgoSec's Intelligent Policy Tuner automates the analysis of firewall traffic logs for rule refinement and instant optimization of permissive rules, without impacting business requirements.

The Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards developed by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) requires registered entities to demonstrate "auditable compliance" of firewalls and related infrastructure.

This paper describes the requirements of CIP, with a focus on simplifying CIP audits for firewalls by using automated tools.