We are happy to anounce that our network monitoring product ManageEngine? OpManager now (Build 7010 onwards) supports integration with ManageEngine? Firewall Analyzer.
Integrating OpManager with Firewall Analyzer allows you to monitor your Server's Security, Traffic, & Bandwidth utilization in depth. The benefits of this integration support are:
? Determine the top active users of your servers.
? Monitor suspicious user activities, potential attacks and hack attempts which can compromise your server.
? Identify the highly utilized resources/URLs in your servers.
? Receive notifications on any policy violations on your servers.
? and more
View sample screenshots of the Firewall Analyzer integration support provided in the latest OpManager update.
Please write to us at support@fwanalyzer.com to know more about this integration support.
AJ
We are happy to announce the availability of ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer Service Pack 3 (Build 4030).
To get the complete build (4030) follow the below URL.
http://manageengine.adventnet.com/products/firewall/download.html
Customers using earlier build of Firewall Analyzer, please download the Service Pack 3 from the below URL. Please follow the instructions before applying the service pack.
http://manageengine.adventnet.com/products/firewall/service-packs.html
Listed below are the feature enhancements, bug fixes and limitations of build 4030:
New Features and Enhancements
> WatchGuard 8.0 Syslog supported.
> D-Link DFL series supported.
> Security statistics dashboard view for port scans, virus, attacks, failed logon's, and other security events has been included.
> View cumulative flow rate of firewall logs for troubleshooting.
> Protocol Identifiers range support for the addition or modification of protocols.
> Custom report profile creation now supports IP Address range and CIDR format while adding filters.
> Automatic hard disk space alert has been provided.
> NetScreen, and FortiGate Firewall Admin reports for compliance has been included.
> Japanese language support has been provided.
> Guest user privileges now satisfy the strict access control requirements of MSSP customers.
Bug Fixes
> NetScreen user to IP address mapping, where users authenticated using single sign-on servers, were not mapped to the IP address logged in the firewall logs.
> PDF formatting issues.
> Issues in CheckPoint VPN reports.
Known Issues
For any assistance please write to support@fwanalyzer.com
Thanks & Regards
AJ
We are happy to announce that we have become Juniper Networks security partner by joining their J-Partner Solutions Alliances Program.
AdventNet Joins Juniper Networks J-Partner Solutions Alliances Program
Companies Deliver Comprehensive Security Solutions to the Enterprise
PLEASANTON, Calif., March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- AdventNet(TM), Inc.
(http://www.adventnet.com) today announced it has joined the Juniper Networks J-Partner Solutions Alliances Program as a security partner. The collaboration between AdventNet's ManageEngine(TM) Firewall Analyzer software and Juniper Networks' security solutions provides enterprise customers with best-in-class security products to protect their network infrastructure.
AdventNet's ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer software is an enterprise-class software for firewall, VPN, and proxy server log analysis. It will help network security administrators to track bandwidth usage, detect intrusions, audit traffic, detect anomalies through network behavioral analysis, and monitor website user access efficiently.
"We welcome AdventNet to our J-Partner Solutions Alliances Program as a security partner," said Domenic Perri, senior manager, Business Development at Juniper Networks. "Juniper Networks' security appliances generate critical security information that needs to be analyzed and presented to IT personnel in real-time to avoid security breaches. Our customers will benefit from AdventNet's expertise in enterprise network security management to support this key role."
"We are excited by this opportunity to be a part of the J-Partner Program," said Krishna Sanjeeviah, senior director of Business Development at AdventNet. "Our partnership with Juniper allows us to provide best-in-class security solutions to customers and increase their ROI for their security infrastructure."
About the Juniper J-Partner Solutions Alliances Program
Juniper Networks transforms the business of networking by creating competitive advantage for our customers with the most sophisticated networking and security solutions in the industry. The J-Partner Solutions Alliances Program offers six alliance categories, each one focused on a particular aspect in delivering next-generation networking and security
solutions, providing organizations with integrated and interoperable best-in-breed solutions. The six categories are: Infrastructure, Security, OSS and Network Management, Applications, Content and Media, and Managed Services. For more information on joining the J-Partner Solutions Alliances Program, please visit http://www.juniper.net/partners/.
About AdventNet
Founded in 1996, AdventNet is a software company with a broad portfolio of elegantly designed, affordable products and web services. AdventNet offerings span a spectrum of vertical areas, including network & systems management (ManageEngine.com), security SecureCentral.com), collaboration, CRM & office productivity applications (Zoho.com), database search and migration (SQLOne.com), and test automation tools (QEngine.com). AdventNet and its global network of partners provide solutions to multiple market segments including: OEM's, global enterprises, government, education, small and medium-sized businesses and to a growing base of management service
providers. http://www.adventnet.com, http://www.zoho.com
We are happy to inform you that we are taking part in the upcoming RSA Conference 2007, to be held between Feb 5-9, Moscone Center, San Fransico.
Visit us at Booth #2147
Existing customers, please get in touch with support@fwanalyzer.com before Feb 2nd, to get hold of a Free Pass for the Expo to be held between Feb 6-8.
See you at the show!
AJ
Folks,
For our next release of Firewall Analyzer, we are toying around with some new ideas for our security dashboard, which we have tried to capture in the prototype screens below. We would like to hear from you about your opinion on the same. You can also refer to our Online Forum Post on the same topic.
The reason for providing this is to, provide a complete snapshot about the informations regarding Attack, Virus and Security Events occurred in the Firewall(s). We have developed a prototype for the same,
1. Click Security Statistics to view the information provided. Complete details will be shown when clicked on "firewall name" and "count".
Security Statistics:
2. Choose between Prototype -1 or Prototype -2 for the graphs to be displayed in Home tab.
Prototype 1:
Prototype 2:
3. For a complete walk through please refer the below link,
Once you have got a feel about our proposed "Security Statistics" in dashboard, kindly let us know ( support@fwanalyzer.com ) the following. This will help us to evolve better,
* Did the "Security Statistics" provide all the information which you were looking for ?
* Do you want any other information to be added/modified/removed ?
* Do we need to re-define our presentation format ? If so please provide us more information about the discrepancies faced ?
Merry Xmas & Happy New Year
regards
AJ
TMCnet Contributing Editor David Sims has authored an article on Firewall Analyzer and its capabilities of supporting MSSP's.
Snippets from the article are as follows:
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| ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer is an enterprise-class, vendor-neutral software for firewall log analysis. It's billed as enhancing the availability and security of a network by continuously collecting, analyzing, and reporting on the firewall traffic logs.Firewall Analyzer supports almost all major firewalls including Cisco Pix, CheckPoint, NetScreen, WatchGuard, SonicWall and FortiGate."We have been receiving a lot of requests from MSSP's and NOC Administrators asking for user specific device view, anomaly detection filters, and administration report support in Firewall Analyzer to cater to their disparate clients," said Saravana Kumar, Firewall Analyzer's Lead Architect.ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer is available for download for both Windows and Linux installations. A 30 days, unlimited, professional edition is available for evaluation. |
Happy Reading
AJ
Folks,
I hope you would have got wind about Service Pack 2 release of Firewall Analyzer. The latest build is 4020, and it is loaded with lots of powerful features!
If there are any MSSPs around then this release is a MUST TRY for you folks! And for the novice who is new to ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer, you must visit our website www.fwanalyzer.com to know about our product and see for yourself as to why customers like The Big Blue (IBM), Ernst & Young, Wipro, Oklahoma State University and others are using our product.
Happy logging!
AJ
Firewall Analyzer is now listed in NetworkWorld IT Buyer's Guide for Network Traffic Analysis
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| This guide includes product descriptions of tools -- both point products and software included in a larger management suite -- that provide diagnostics for troubleshooting networks. |
Its always motivating when you receive appreciation for your work...
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| ...Their Firewall Analyzer was the absolute best software we could find for reports on out Cisco PIX. I have always liked the fact that they not only do a Windows version, but a Linux as well.... |
...and we must say, THANK YOU.
The managed security services model is becoming more appealing and cost effective for enterprises because it requires no hardware or software on client premises, thus removing the need for on-site maintenance and added layers of complexity to the infrastructure. Today, managed security service providers (MSSPs) are available to implement hosted solutions?to monitor, report and remediate enterprise network problems.
So if you are a MSSP looking to pass-on the following benefits to your customers get in touch with us (support at fwanalyzer dot com)
ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer offers the following benefits to the MSSPs, which would overall help them in their operations in meeting SLA?s and keep their costs down.
Centralized Firewall Monitoring - web based user interface lets you view 24/7 firewall traffic details in real-time from any system on the network.
Multiple Firewall Vendor Support ? support for most leading enterprise firewalls.
Low TCO ? Total Cost of Ownership for Firewall Analyzer is the lowest in the industry, and prevents costly overheads.
Real-time Alerting ? set threshold-based alerts and instant e-mail notifications when alerts are triggered.
Flexible Log Archiving ? archive all log data, or modify archiving intervals depending on disk space.
Trending ? view traffic trends and determine bandwidth usage and user access patterns.
Instant Reports ? generate over 100 pre-defined reports on bandwidth usage, protocol usage, and more.
Powerful Multi-level Drill-down ? drill down from traffic reports to see top hosts, top protocols, top websites, and more.
Security Analysis ? analyze denied requests, top denied URLs, and more.
VPN Reports ? view VPN statistics, VPN usage details and more for each VPN across the firewall.
Squid Proxy Reports ? view top talkers, website details, and squid usage summaries specific to squid proxy servers.
Radius Reports ? view top Radius users, request distribution trends, and more for each Radius server.
Custom Reports ? define reporting criteria, set graph parameters, and save reports. Your customers would be impressed J
Scheduled Reporting ? set up schedules for reports to be generated and mailed automatically.
Built-in Database ? comes with an integrated MySQL database that is already configured to store all log data. No external database configurations are needed.
Host OS Support ? Can be installed and run on Windows and Linux systems making it suitable for deployment in a wide range of environments.
Aloha!
AJ
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