Policy Change Management Automation

Problem:

In complex network environments, managing multiple firewalls from different vendors can become a laborious task, particularly when there are high volumes of policy change requests. The process of identifying the need for change, defining outcomes, developing a plan, communicating with stakeholders, and monitoring the change’s effectiveness is time-consuming.

Due to the volume or complexity of change requests, this operational activity often becomes the security team’s primary focus, detracting from other important tasks. Adding to the challenge is the need for a convoluted change approval process which is needed to protect the principle of segregation of duties.

Policy Automation:

Manual firewall policy implementation is both time-consuming and prone to errors. Automating this process, as with policy change automation, brings two significant benefits. It saves valuable time by relieving the security team of repetitive tasks, it reduces risk, as the built-in approval process ensures careful consideration of security policies and potential risks before changes are implemented. Automation is the key to efficient and secure firewall management.