Firewall Risk Visibility and Reduces Exposure at Massive Scale

The Challenge

A global managed cloud services provider faced urgent risk across more than 6,000 Cisco ASA and 200 Palo Alto firewalls without centralized policy management. A critical Cisco vulnerability exposed the environment to potential takeover, while patch timelines stretched years due to scale constraints. Lacking centralized visibility, the security team relied on manual processes, making it difficult to prioritize and remediate risk across thousands of devices.

The company sought to:

• Identify and prioritize vulnerable firewall policies tied to active threats
• Gain centralized visibility across multi-vendor firewall environment
• Reduce breach exposure without waiting for patch cycles
• Replace manual analysis with scalable, automated risk evaluation
• Provide leadership with clear data to guide remediation priorities

The Solution

The organization deployed FireMon to quickly identify vulnerable policies, centralize visibility, and prioritize remediation across its firewall estate. FireMon provided real-time analysis and flexible reporting, enabling security leaders to focus on the highest-risk exposures first while accelerating remediation efforts.

• Identify vulnerable firewall rules tied to critical CVEs
• Centralize visibility across 6,000+ firewalls
• Prioritize high-risk policies for immediate remediation
• Replace manual reviews with automated policy analysis
• Deliver pivot-ready reporting for executive decision-making

Results

• Reduced breach risk through prioritized vulnerability remediation
• Faster remediation cycles without waiting for patch timelines
• Audit-ready visibility across thousands of firewalls
• Improved executive decision-making through risk-based reporting.