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PATROL® for CiscoSecure PIX Firewall
Business Challenge
The firewall is the most highly visible line of defense in an organization's security environment. Firewalls must uphold an organization's security policy, protect critical data from malicious destruction or theft, and protect critical systems from inappropriate or illegal access. Organizations must have complete confidence that their systems and data are secure. With attempted violations growing, the availability and performance of the firewall becomes a critically important task.
Business Need
- Ensure firewall devices are available
- Integrate firewall management with enterprise management
- Employ management tools to enforce compliance and detect violations of the security policy
- Notify administrators of unauthorized policy and security breaches and configuration changes
- Maintain a management tool that reduces the complexity of firewall deployment
Our Solution
PATROL for CiscoSecure PIX Firewall automates failure notification to ensure firewall availability and minimize security risks. Deployment is quick and easy. PATROL installs on the inside network and connects to the PIX firewalls via telnet to monitor availability/failure of PIX devices and interfaces, security alerts and modifications to security policy. PATROL provides numerous statistical reports and easy access to Cisco IOS commands and responses. The product simplifies the effort of managing multiple firewalls by providing a single point of control, saving administrators both time and effort.
Key Features & Benefits
- Minimizes security risks by automatically identifying, alerting and notifying unusual firewall activity
- Ensures firewall availability through automatic failure notification
- Reduces firewall management overhead through a consolidated console
- Simplifies administrative burden by offering configuration commands as easy-to-pick menu items
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