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Athena Introduces FirePAC -- for Simplifying Firewall Configurations, Supporting Device Migration and Automating Firewall Reviews
(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) LISLE, IL, September 3 / MARKET WIRE/ --
Athena Security, creators of AthenaVerify, has
announced the release of FirePAC, ideal for simplifying firewall configurations, supporting device migration and automating firewall
reviews. FirePAC provides unparalleled precision in pinpointing the
rules that can be cleaned from a firewall.
A pragmatic tool that saves precious time for network engineers, FirePAC
works for any size business. It is the most cost-effective and affordable
solution available today. It ensures a correct configuration that allows
only essential services in and out of the firewall.
Due to the limited number of tools for verifying firewall policies, most
configurations are riddled with policy errors. A firewall policy error
either creates exposures that allows malicious traffic to enter private
networks or blocks legitimate traffic and disrupts business operations,
which in turn could lead to irreparable, and often severe, consequences.
"Because they were the first network security solution deployed by most
organizations, firewall policies have grown out of hand," says Richard
Stiennon, a security industry blogger for Network World. "Tools to
evaluate, simplify and optimize
firewall rule sets are becoming required elements of a security
department's capabilities."
Common errors in a firewall configuration range from incorrect rule
ordering and grouping of network objects, to improperly comprehending the
complex interactions between multiple routing, address translation, and
filtering rules. A manual rule-by-rule inspection of the configuration can
present a misleading view of the firewall's behavior because it hides the
inter-relationships between the rules. FirePAC is an expert at
understanding the rules in context to the entire ruleset which is the most
accurate way to identify policy conflicts.
FirePAC makes it possible to confidently remove the ACL rules that create
policy conflicts while keeping the semantics of the firewall unchanged. It
runs the analysis offline without any packet transmission and poses no risk
to production networks. These key qualities are tremendously useful for
several important security operations initiatives, such as migrating from
Cisco PIX to ASA, or reducing the amount of manual effort and expense
required to perform in-depth firewall reviews.
"Athena designed FirePAC to help relieve some of the high pressure demands
of being a network professional," says Adarsh Arora, CEO of Athena
Security. "It saves time so network engineers can more quickly correct
network errors, troubleshoot, and prevent or mitigate impending network
issues. Not only is it easy to use and install, but it is available as
downloadable software for free evaluation and online purchase."
Athena FirePAC offers three essential must-have capabilities for every
network engineer:
Policy Analysis -- FirePAC's normalized end-to-end firewall policy analysis
shows the impact on packet flow when all the ACL, NAT and routing rules are
combined together in addition to the device's implicit behavior. It also
performs 90+ firewall audit
checks and shows which ACL rules are executed for any specified policy
query.
Anomaly Detection -- Anomalies are several classes of rules that are
redundant, overlapping or conflicting. FirePAC provides reports that
pinpoint more rules for optimizing a configuration than any other product
available today.
Policy Comparison -- FirePAC allows users to detect policy errors before
they are deployed to production networks. It can compare two revisions of
a configuration file and automatically calculate the impact on firewall
service availability.
Pricing and Availability
Athena FirePAC is immediately available for download at Athena Security's website.
Pricing starts at $1,495 for any size rule set with the first year of
maintenance included. For more information please visit Athena Security's
website or contact the Athena Security sales department at 630-353-1900.
About Athena Security
Athena provides comprehensive analysis tools for managing and simplifying
firewall configuration complexity. We make this possible by revealing the
precise relationship between firewall rules and network services in a
single device or across an entire network. Developed to address the
operational needs of network engineers, Athena's products provide safe,
offline analysis with the strength, attention to detail, scale and
flexibility necessitated by companies of all sizes. For more information,
please see http://www.athenasecurity.net.
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Media Contact:
Anjali Gurnani
Athena Security
Phone: 630-353-1900 x21Email Contact
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