Just three years ago, technology headlines were rife with articles stating that the firewall was obsolete. And maybe that prophecy would have come true if we were stuck with the same old firewalls that could...
Government departments and contractors are rapidly undergoing digital transformations to public and hybrid cloud infrastructures, and now more than ever require increased network visibility to reduce complexity and ensure security. Prior to COVID-19, government agencies...
Before working for FireMon, I was a cybersecurity professional at a Fortune 500 where I inherited a lot of firewalls with a lot of rules. Complexity was king, and chaos reigned, but implementing FireMon made...
Cybersecurity trends—a result of technological developments, cultural shifts and attackers’ innovations—build upon the past. Without the Internet of Things, we wouldn’t have edge computing; without privacy concerns, we wouldn’t have such strong legislation growth. We’ve...
The firewall is dead. Long live the firewall! Research firms and tech pundits have predicted the demise of the firewall for years now, chiefly because it doesn’t protect against modern day threats and is often...
You can’t manage what you can’t see, and when it comes to security controls, complexity is the enemy of visibility. FireMon’s 2019 State of the Firewall report uncovered a great deal of complexity related to...
With data breaches on the rise and affecting every corner of every industry, from credit cards to medical testing companies, it poses the question about why these breaches keep occurring and what enterprises can do...
FireMon’s automated compliance assessment capabilities help you validate that firewall configurations meet all requirements and alert you when a violation occurs. The FireMon platform accommodates both predefined policy analysis that leverages industry best practices and...
FireMon’s firewall policy analysis and reporting capability provides a single, detailed view of every security device on the network to help you identify gaps and redundancies in firewall policy. The results are better defenses, faster...
With FireMon’s change management workflow capabilities, you learn the full implications of every policy change prior to implementation. Proactive “what-if” impact analysis recommendations prevent disruptions in service and security to keep your network running smoothly.