#1 most frequent
United States of America
100.0%2 installations of 2
What is Azure Firewall Manager?
Azure Firewall Manager provides central network security policy and route management for globally distributed, software-defined perimeters. It offers centralized configuration and management of multiple Azure Firewall instances, across Azure regions and subscriptions.
Categories & Use Cases
Top Performing Features
Automated Policy Orchestration
Automatically brings together all security controls in one place, automates changes and collapses risks
Category average: 7.8
Attack Path Simulation Testing
Simulation of potential attack paths to expose network exposure
Category average: 7.9
Policy Compliance Auditing
Automatic identification of gaps in compliance, remediation, and generation of compliance reports for auditors
Category average: 8.2
Areas for Improvement
Firewall Rule Cleanup
Ability to detect and cleanup rules that are either partially or completely unused, expired or shadowed
Category average: 8.9
Device Discovery
Ability to automatically find all devices connected to the network
Category average: 8.2
Vulnerability Scans
Network scans to pinpoint vulnerable locations for remediation
Category average: 8.4
Its Provide high level of security, responsive support and makes it easy to do policies and deployment.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Azure firewall Manager to manage central security policies and route management. Most important is that this product provide and addresses the central security policies for deployment and management in our organization. This product is primarily used for platform security.
Pros
- Anti -Spam and protection against phishing.
- Endpoint Security.
- DDOS Protection.
Cons
- Only we can do one way NATING.
- Initial setup was not easy.
- Dashboard Need improvement.
Return on Investment
- Provide and increased efficiency in security.
- Price wise it is expensive.
- Managing and controlling multiple firewall from one centralize portal.
Alternatives Considered
Sophos Intercept X for Server, Sophos XG Firewall and Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers
Other Software Used
Sophos Intercept X for Server, Azure Application Gateway, Azure App Service, Cisco 350X Series Stackable Managed Switches
Azure WAF something that you consider for your web apps.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We have implemented the WAF in Azure to secure our internally developed Web Apps that are hosted in Azure. It has allowed us to provide access to users externally from our organization to our Azure apps without compromising security. Using the WAF allows us to funnel traffic into Azure whilst using Conditional Access in Azure AD with Enterprise Apps.
Pros
- Security
- Firewall
- Traffic
Cons
- Functionality
- Setup is difficult.
- Networking
Return on Investment
- Externally hosted firewall.
- No cost having on Orem appliance.
- Cheaper as we only pay for what is use in Azure for it.
Alternatives Considered
Azure Application Gateway
Other Software Used
Azure Application Gateway, Microsoft Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange
Easy to use product to provide central network management
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Managed multiple sites and their connections into Azure to link multiple regions. It solved the need for having multiple places to visit to setup / troubleshoot network and firewall issues. Gave us DDOS protection and the ability to implement web application firewalls. Gave one dashboard to view and controll all the network
Pros
- Central Azure Firewall management
- Automate traffic routing
- Third Party support
Cons
- Bulk IP address fails, requires you to split it up smaller
- Firewall Rules dont always have good descriptions
- No Traffic Splitting
Return on Investment
- Reduced time required to manage multiple products
- Increased network visability
- Good logs for audits
Alternatives Considered
Juniper Advanced Threat Prevention
Other Software Used
Azure VMware Solution, Veeam Backup for Azure, KnowBe4 PhishER