Algosec for firewall auditing
What do you like best about the product?
I can quickly review firewall changes and drill down into risky settings.
What do you dislike about the product?
The topology map is useless. Can't save it after making manual manipulations.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are trying to use the tool as a firewall manager but it doesn't seem to have the foot hold we were hoping for.
Algosec enabled us to complete a complex migration project removing a lot of manual work.
What do you like best about the product?
Algosec enabled automated conversion of FW rules from an old firewall to a new firewall whilst also converting rules from non zone based to zone based. This saved countless hours of manual work and also identified gaps in rules and removed unecessary rules too. Harry Lewins was also incredibly helpful to deal with as too were his support team.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing that we encoutnered with the product was a problem, we had to get around some security requirements but they were all internal issues.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It allowed us to migrate from an old firewall platform and also do a complete review of all firewall rules at the same time.
My experience implementing AFA
What do you like best about the product?
I primarily use AlgoSec's AFA to gain insight into firewall configurations and guide my clients to improve network perimeter security, as well as provide network monitoring, easily and effectively.
It is a very easy tool to implement and does not interrupt the communication of the devices.
What do you dislike about the product?
I feel like they could improve the web interface, not bad, but it could improve, as well as improve algosec academy as there are some bugs when it comes to advancing resources.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Optimize policy, troubleshooting and risk rules.
Product feature and integration with Cisco Product
What do you like best about the product?
I belive your product can intergration with all product of cisco and Easy to used with GUI and Feature of you will be support with multi-view of requirement of customer.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think educate and enable partner in thailand will be leak, Need team to enable partner and marketing message to custoemr.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Sinble panel to manage security for customer
Good support
What do you like best about the product?
Good support in every step of the selling process
What do you dislike about the product?
I have nothing to point at this moment to highlight
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
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algosec
What do you like best about the product?
get overview and connection path. it is easy to use
What do you dislike about the product?
Getting familiar with product. No other dislike
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
uniform rule and detecting any shadow rules
We Great AlgoSec deployment
What do you like best about the product?
Firewall Analyzer & FireFlow and ease of user
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing, everyting is working as expected
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Policy Automation
Comprehensive solution
What do you like best about the product?
working with ACI together, unlike Tufin, this is compatible with Cisco
What do you dislike about the product?
No presence of Algosec in Switzerland, to convince Swiss customers
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Management of rules and policies
Best Case Solution for a Optimizer | CFM
What do you like best about the product?
Simplicity and easy deployment of the solution
What do you dislike about the product?
Bugs on versions released in 2020 which had issues on databases which cased a lot of patch upgrades
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Microsegmentation is good but does not support certain features like policy deployment for micro segmentation like ilumio.
Need more integration on other new upcoming solutions
A network security management solution to manage network security policies, optimize firewall rules, and automate security workflows
What is our primary use case?
AlgoSec was used as a firewall setting, but we had issues with change management, approvals, and the workflow to deploy firewall rules. The tool covers the technology and intelligence, but we had a lot of manual work to convince sponsors and correlated areas that used AlgoSec or needed to open a firewall rule.
What is most valuable?
AlgoSec has a feature that provides intelligence on which rules are correct. It was crucial in helping us understand which rules were important and which ones could be turned off or removed, simplifying the structure. It helps prioritize actions and performance needs. The performance boost we had was huge. We were considering buying new firewall structures, but with AlgoSec, we just organized the rules and avoided spending more money on the environment.
What needs improvement?
We faced internal challenges with our services and the process. If we had a closer approach from AlgoSec with instructions on how to build or change the management process, how to improve our environment, it would have been better. The big problem was more about the approval and request roles, and bureaucratic side of things.
For how long have I used the solution?
I left the company a couple of years ago. I bought AlgoSec in 2022, and after a few months, I left the company and joined a different one that already had AlgoSec infrastructure in place.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We had no stability problems. After we engaged with the project and started using AlgoSec, we established that no rule could be done without AlgoSec's approval. We removed admin rights from the technical team, and we didn't have any issues because AlgoSec worked as intended. We removed manual admin rights and only allowed AlgoSec to create and edit rules.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support was really technical and had a more technological view of the problem. Here in Brazil, we have a lot of discussions, conversations, and meetings, so the technology didn't resolve the problem we had like that.
How was the initial setup?
We had some troubles when deploying the environment, but the technical support was fast enough to solve them. The complexity of our site was an issue, but with technical support, any problems with maintenance were covered. It was not a big issue for us.
What was our ROI?
In terms of return on investment, we achieved our targets. The money spent on after-hours work with the team paid for the tool in the first year, therefore, the investment was worth it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I compared the prices of AlgoSec with Tufin and FireMon. I don't recall the exact cost, but it was within budget and not very expensive. In addition to standard licensing fees, we didn't have any significant additional costs. We did hire new people for the change management process, but that's not a technology issue.
What other advice do I have?
I wouldn't recommend AlgoSec for environments with fewer than 500 rules or without multiple offices, as the solution is quite complex to deploy and engage teams. It's more suitable for larger enterprises with complex environments. If you have a complex environment, AlgoSec is a good choice, but for smaller or medium-sized companies with fewer firewalls, it's easier to manage with the console provided by the vendor. If your site has complexities and you deal with multiple firewall vendors, AlgoSec simplifies management. However, if you only have one vendor, it's better to avoid adding more consoles. For environments with multiple vendors and many rules, AlgoSec or any firewall management tool would help.
Overall, I would rate AlgoSec ten out of ten, considering the complexities of the companies I've worked with. The tool needs to be managed by expert teams who understand both the technology and the change process.
