Firewall Policy Assessment

Challenge

Enterprise networks often include thousands of interconnected devices—such as firewalls, routers, and switches—with complex configurations and security policies. These policies, which contain thousands of objects and hundreds of rules, are frequently updated, making them difficult to manage effectively. Without routine assessments, misconfigurations, policy gaps, and unused rules can go undetected, leading to reduced performance, compliance issues, and heightened security risks. In worst-case scenarios, such oversight can result in significant operational disruption and financial loss.

Solution

Secure Application’s Firewall Policy Review service conducts a comprehensive audit and analysis of your firewall and router configurations. The goal is to enhance protection, optimize performance, and identify system vulnerabilities. This service delivers a detailed risk assessment report highlighting vulnerabilities and prioritizing threats to business-critical assets. It also uncovers hidden risks in overly complex rule sets and identifies outdated, duplicated, or unused rules, improving the overall efficiency and speed of your firewall systems.

Benefits

• Supports compliance with regulatory and industry standards
• Proactively identifies and mitigates potential vulnerabilities
• Improves the performance of critical network infrastructure
• Delivers reliable, thorough results through a proven assessment methodology

The Firewall Policy Review evaluates firewall effectiveness in terms of accountability, efficiency, and security. Manual verification ensures proper rule functionality and alignment with best practices.
Our services include:

• Assess firewall and perimeter security configurations against internal policies
• Review security settings to align with industry best practices and ensure optimal protection
• Interview IT personnel to verify adherence to change management procedures
• Evaluate administrative access and control mechanisms on firewall management platforms
• Audit firewall logs for completeness and accuracy
• Inspect rule bases for compliance with baseline standards
• Identify configuration weaknesses and outdated firmware or software versions
• Verify proper access control settings (internal and external)
• Review authentication, account management, and communication controls
• Analyze rule order for performance optimization
• Evaluate event storage and alerting mechanisms
• Assess backup, disaster recovery, and redundancy strategies
• Deliver a prioritized report of findings with actionable recommendations