#1 most frequent
United States of America
62.0%75 installations of 121
What is AWS Firewall Manager?
AWS Firewall Manager is a security management service which allows users to centrally configure and manage firewall rules across accounts and applications in AWS Organization. As new applications are created, Firewall Manager brings new applications and resources into compliance by enforcing a common set of security rules. Users gain a single service to build firewall rules, create security policies, and enforce them in a consistent, hierarchical manner across the entire infrastructure.
Categories & Use Cases
Top Performing Features
Policy planning and rule management
Monitor the effectiveness of network security infrastructure
Category average: 8.9
Firewall Rule Cleanup
Ability to detect and cleanup rules that are either partially or completely unused, expired or shadowed
Category average: 8.9
Automated Policy Orchestration
Automatically brings together all security controls in one place, automates changes and collapses risks
Category average: 7.8
Areas for Improvement
Attack Path Simulation Testing
Simulation of potential attack paths to expose network exposure
Category average: 7.9
Anomalous Event or Behavior Deviation
Ability to pinpoint unusual events or trends
Category average: 8.6
Vulnerability Scans
Network scans to pinpoint vulnerable locations for remediation
Category average: 8.4
Who Buys & Uses AWS Firewall Manager
#2 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
6.6%8 installations of 121
#3 most frequent
India
5.8%7 installations of 121
Worth the money security software
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Since the AWS Firewall Manager monthly fees are high in comparison to other goods,
only one user should not use it. There should be a bigger emphasis on cost
structure. The ability to send the logs exactly where we want them would be
fantastic. It might offer more data and tutorials. With
the help of AWS Firewall Manager, users can centrally setup and administer
firewall rules for all accounts and applications within an AWS Organization.
Pros
- Users now have access to a single service that allows them to develop firewall rules, design security policies, and apply them uniformly and hierarchically throughout the whole infrastructure.
- Additionally, it offers built-in defence against different DDoS attack types.
- It has assisted us in streamlining the management of firewall settings for both onshore and remote employees.
Cons
- We can simply administer firewall rules throughout all systems, including both old and new applications, with the aid of the AWS Firewall Manager, and our system will be protected by the most recent security standards.
- It assisted us in safeguarding our assets across numerous accounts and even secured the private information of our employees.
- It is feasible to keep track of many resource accounts. As a result, we can complete our task faster. It is quite simple to use and aids in addressing the issue of network dangers such as viruses.
Return on Investment
- Error frames might be quite high at times. Since the monthly fees are high in comparison to other goods, only one user should not use it. There should be a bigger emphasis on cost structure.
- Even though it meets the majority of requirements, some custom rules can be a pain when an ad-hoc rule needs to be implemented in a restricted manner.
- I suddenly encountered some latency while attempting to access the software. The booting up and deploying of the AWS firewall management takes a very little time.
AWS Firewall Manager is a game changer!
Pros
- Cost
- Ease of use
- Integration
Cons
- User Interface
- Reliability
Return on Investment
- Client retention
- Less need for tedious tasks (cost savings)
Other Software Used
Calendly, LastPass for Business, Duo / Cisco Secure Access, by Duo
Easily enable Multi-account and Cross-account policies with AWS Firewall Manager
Pros
- Centralize administration
- Automatic protection
- Cross-account protection
Cons
- It could provide more tutorials
- More training documents
Return on Investment
- It has provided enhanced protection for our organizations resources
- It has allowed for faster setup of new users
Alternatives Considered
CenturyLink Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Other Software Used
Workplace by Facebook, Google Sheets, AWS Cloud9
A multi-featured that ensures the security of Web-Applications.
Pros
- AWS Firewall Manager is very easy to operate it in the first place unlike other software of this type.
- I highly adore the ease it provides in configuration management by API
- It provides protection to the applications from diverse forms of attacks.
Cons
- Its Support team charges are extremely high depending on the case.
- It has a limit to set up rules.
Return on Investment
- It has a system to filter out web traffic.
- It gives complete security to keep our system clean from tricky files.
- its documentation is highly perplexing and should be made unambiguous.
Alternatives Considered
Azure Firewall
Other Software Used
Zoho CRM, Bullhorn ATS & CRM, Slack