AlgoSec Reviews

We use AlgoSec for firewall policy management.

The most valuable feature of AlgoSec is its firewall analyzer. AlgoSec also has a better interface.

AlgoSec's audit management is not good enough and can be improved. Also, AlgoSec should be made more scalable.

I have been using AlgoSec for around one year.

AlgoSec is a stable solution.

AlgoSec is not a scalable solution. Only I use AlgoSec in our company to do firewall management.

It is moderately easy to set up AlgoSec.

Two staff were involved in AlgoSec's deployment, which took around three hours.

Before choosing AlgoSec, we evaluated Tufin as an option. We chose AlgoSec because it has a better interface.

AlgoSec is a good firewall management tool for organizations with multiple firewall levels. If you only have two or three firewall levels, then AlgoSec is not worth investing in.

Overall, I rate AlgoSec an eight out of ten.

We used AlgoSec during a migration between firewall vendors. We needed a tool that could help evaluate the effectiveness of our existing rule base and inventory network objects.

Running AlgoSec helped us clean up years worth of obsolete rules and objects. This left us with a clean and up-to-date policy on our new firewalls.

• Policy risk mitigation identifies and helps tighten risky rules rendering the policy more secure. 
• The change management feature is great for environments with multiple firewall engineers.

The only thing I had slight issues with is the web UI which is a bit tricky to navigate. It can be difficult to find what you're looking for without having to click around for a bit, but once you get to know where things are, it's not bad.

This is the first solution of this kind I have used.

Setup is a breeze.

I did not evaluate any other solutions.

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We use AlgoSec FireFlow and AFA modules for risk analysis, audit, and change management to enforce appropriate security compliance.

It has streamlined our processes for access and firewall management. It is used by all the IT user community internally and by our service provider who is in charge of our IT run activities.

AFA and FireFlow modules are the one that we use. 

• AFA provides project teams with a simplified way to obtain the status on their current rule set. 
• Fireflow is used for our change management process and is linked to our CP FW. 

Integration to cloud ITSM tools, such ServiceNow.

Be able to automatically analyze application traffic with machine learning capabilities and propose simplification for rule set optimization.

• Firewall rule monitoring
• Consolidated report on unused objects and rules

We use this tool for rule monitoring and cleaning up the unused objects to improve performance. The risk team uses this tool to validate the existing traffic flow for their approval.

It is currently unable to export the report to a CSV file, and I look forward to seeing it in the next version/release.

I have used it for more than four years.

Deployment was very easy; the vendor-provided documentation was good.

Technical support is 8/10.

I was able to implement it on my own.

It's a very useful product and I highly recommend everyone having this product in place on their security infrastructure.

The primary use for AlgoSec is managing firewalls and to introduce a workflow system for requesting access through firewalls, which is fully integrated with them.

It provides faster go to market with fewer resources. In one system, users are able to request access through the firewall for business services, which can be approved by the appropriate team and can be implemented automatically by the system itself. Furthermore, users are able to track whether one particular access is blocked on any of firewalls or not, etc.

The most valuable modules are Firewall Analyzer and FireFlow. FireFlow is the workflow system, whereas Analyzer is the module responsible for tracking the configuration of firewalls, routers, switches, load balancers, etc.

There are many more useful features that cannot be listed here in a detailed manner.

I would like to be able to see what objects have the same IP, but different names in different firewalls. Since the system is able to show all of the objects for the integrated devices, it can be confusing if one particular object (eg. IP address/host) has different names in different firewalls.

I have been using AlgoSec for two years.

We have not experienced any problem with the system.

The system can be run on virtual machines, so we don't have any issue with scalability.

I would rate the technical support with five stars. :-)

We always received the necessary help quite fast, and the answers were valuable.

We didn't have a similar system before this solution.

It was not so complex and didn't take more than several days until we integrated all of the important networking devices.

It was implemented by a vendor, they had the necessary expertise.

Actually, I cannot really estimate because I am responsible for the operation of the system. I can say that we have saved some resources with the automatic implementation feature.

I propose to purchase licenses for all of the networking devices in the network, because if not all of the devices are integrated then the query of particular access cannot be discovered entirely.

We have chosen this system after evaluation (RFQ). The other competitor was Tufin.

The AlgoSec Firewall analyzer has helped us to analyze and optimize our firewall by evaluating the rules and services. These include routing, access rules, and restricting both applications and servers.

This solution has helped my client to analyze and assess whether any service or routes are needed for connections that are going to be created. It has also optimized the efficiency of the firewall by evaluating the rule set.

This solution helps us to save time, making the job more efficient for our network engineer.

The features that are most valuable are the interactive topology map and the traffic simulation queries.

The MAP helps us by generating a network topology map and checking the routing table for every device that is connected. The traffic simulation queries help us to check the connection between two objects. This allows us to gather information about the devices pertaining to blocked traffic or services that we need to add.

The MAP has a persistent issue with a firewall that is using a double BVI (Bridge Virtual Interface). In this configuration, it cannot give the correct and proper topology, so the traffic simulation query cannot run properly between the source and destination.

We have used other firewall products and it is very complex to check if any connections are down or blocked. 

• To change management of the rules
• History of changes
• Risk analysis and evolution of the risk factors over time.

• Transparency over the actions made in the rulebase by the different firewall operators
• Documentation of the rules.

The traffic simulation query helps to understand which rules match or don't match for a specific traffic pattern, helping troubleshoot application issues.

We use the "rules change notification" feature to inform the different firewall managers when someone made a change. The actual change comes in a PDF file attached to the e-mail, while it would be faster to have it directly embedded in the notification mail.

Depending on your network topology, the traffic simulator might have some hard time tracing the traffic path between your devices correctly. This has already been improved in the past but could still be enhanced.

The solution is very stable. Some caution is required when you do major upgrades on your firewalls to ensure that AlgoSec can still work with the new software release of the firewall.

The setup is very easy, as it comes as a virtual appliance you deploy in your own virtual environment. The setup is straightforward, and you can very quickly add your firewalls and start tracking changes, query the traffic simulator, and so on.

We use FireFlow, AppViz, and AppChange. We use them mainly to visualize our firewalls.

We have three data centers, but we are also providing the public cloud as well.

We implemented it to get a better, clearer view. It has supported us very well.

The solution provides us with full visibility into the risk involved in firewall change requests. This is very important for us because we are regulated according to the FDA. It shows us which changes have been made and why. So, it has worked very well for our compliance needs.

AlgoSec is a tool that really supports our work in compliance and our customers' requirements, fulfilling their FDA requirements.

Our security has been stronger due to AlgoSec. We don't have human errors.

The most valuable feature is its ease of use.

It provides a very good, clear view. I really love the product. 

Overall, it gives a better overview of our firewalls. This is a tool that we cannot live without because it is easy to view and maintain.

I have been using this solution for four years.

Overall, the stability is good. It supports our work. We are happy and our customers are happy.

It has very good scalability.

The technical support is fast and very good. I would rate the support as six or seven out of 10.

Neutral

We have seen ROI on time. AlgoSec has reduced the time it takes to implement firewall rules in our organization. It used to take around an hour, and we can now implement them in 20 minutes.

It is a good investment due to the losses that a customer will have if they are not aligning with the FDA. That would be in the millions, so it is a good investment from our side and the customer's side.

Quality has a price. 

We have tried other vendors. This is the best solution that we came up with due to our requirements and demands.

It is good for integrating with leading security vendors.

I would rate the solution as eight out of 10. If you have requirements with very strict alignment for firewall rule processes, then I would really recommend this product.