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it_user494103 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Analyst, Team Lead Network Security Assesment at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
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It has helped us manage PCIDSS compliance.

What is most valuable?

  • Risk management for the rules
  • Policy optimization suggestions

AlgoSec allows me to understand the inside of the firewall and brings simplicity to very complex firewall setups.

How has it helped my organization?

It has helped us manage PCIDSS compliance and also improved the overall network security.

What needs improvement?

The product has several compliance checks built in for PCIDSS, ISO, SOX, etc., and also a baseline security policy. It would be nice to allow customers to build their own policy, based on the customer’s own customization and business needs.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used it for four years.

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What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

The application is easy to deploy in an hour and can be done via a user guide.

How are customer service and support?

Support needs are rare. I only require support around twice a year. Upgrades are easily done by the user but when support is required, it is great.

How was the initial setup?

Initial setup is easy because it is a virtual appliance with its own OS.

What about the implementation team?

I have expertise in implementation and prefer to do it myself rather than invoke the support contract. I believe it helps me stay knowledgeable and besides, AlgoSec implementation is a breeze.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The license is perpetual but support is periodic.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I tried the ManageEngine firewall analyzer. AlgoSec has a superior firewall policy optimization algorithm.

What other advice do I have?

It’s a good buy for simplifying large networks.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user3396 - PeerSpot reviewer
it_user3396Team Lead at Tata Consultancy Services
Top 5Real User

Cool review

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Security Analyst - ISO 27001 at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Consultant
The change management is valuable, but the server database size can cause some internet slowness

What is most valuable?

  • Firewall analyzer
  • Change management system

How has it helped my organization?

  • Change management system
  • 3D view of your firewall configuration
  • Tool intelligence, highly useful for information security
  • Design point-of-view

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used it for two years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

I wasn't involved in the deployment; I just use it as a firewall engineer.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Sometimes due to server database size, the disk gets exhausted and then there is slowness over the internet.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

I haven't been involved with contacting AlgoSec.

Technical Support:

I haven't been involved with contacting AlgoSec.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I haven't used any other solution.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I was not the one who made the decision, but I have been supporting for customer.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user871845 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Professional at NTT Security
Real User
AFA has helped us to spot risky rules, overlapping rules and helps prioritize remediation efforts.

What is our primary use case?

Firewall Analyzer (AFA) to analyze configs from production firewalls of various types.

How has it helped my organization?

AFA has helped us to spot risky rules, overlapping rules and helps prioritize remediation efforts. We have a variety of firewalls and look forward to expanding services such as FireFlow.

What is most valuable?

In AFA, the ability to trend rule usage and drill into traffic seen hitting that rule is powerful for cleanup of overly permissive rules.

For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues with stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues with scalability.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer service has been helpful and responsive.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Skybox Security. However, Skybox is has less actionable output than Algosec. 

How was the initial setup?

Setup does take some time to customize to your environment.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user541047 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Real User
We like the ​rule optimization and risk analysis. It should support IPS devices.

What is most valuable?

  • Rule optimization
  • Risk analysis

How has it helped my organization?

Saves time and labor cost in optimizing and operating our firewall system.

What needs improvement?

Find duplicate objects in different firewalls.

For how long have I used the solution?

3 years

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

Mainly with log collection.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

None.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

Good.

Technical Support:

Good.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

No.

How was the initial setup?

Simple to setup.

What about the implementation team?

Via a vendor team. They are good.

What was our ROI?

I don't have the details, but it is effective.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

No.

What other advice do I have?

It should support IPS devices.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Florian_1276251 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Expert at a integrator with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Improves policy manageability, efficiency, and accountability
Pros and Cons
  • "Firewall Analyzer is valuable because it makes searching our existing policies so simple."
  • "They can make some improvements to the user interface because it can be slow at times."

What is our primary use case?

We use AlgoSec for automating and management of security changes to our firewall policies.

How has it helped my organization?

AlgoSec makes it easier to implement flow-opening requests by our users. We now have a standard procedure that everyone must follow, whereby they create an AlgoSec request for any change to the firewall policy. The product also helps us to keep track of every change that occured in the past.

AlgoSec also provides us an easy way to review the policies of all of our firewalls. We are able to perform searches for specific rules/objects on all of them at the same time, even if they are from different vendors.

What is most valuable?

Firewall Analyzer is valuable because it makes searching our existing policies so simple.

We like FireFlow because it provides an easy way to introduce flow-opening requests.

What needs improvement?

They can make some improvements to the user interface because it can be slow at times.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using AlgoSec for three years.

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it_user302103 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Consultant
It provides us with a trail of changes, and the Audits For The Firewalls Are Now Straightforward.

What is most valuable?

It provides us with a trail of changes. It also has an optimization advisor.

How has it helped my organization?

The audits for the firewalls are now straightforward.

What needs improvement?

The regulatory compliance rules.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using it since March 2015, and I'm responsible for the deployment and administration of it.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

No issues encountered.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues encountered.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues encountered.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

It's very good, nothing to complain about.

Technical Support:

It's excellent, their support is fast and very competent.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I didn't use a similar solution previously.

How was the initial setup?

It was straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

We used a vendor team who covered all the aspects, and requirements, of the product.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

No other options were evaluated.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Security adviser at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Offers robust automation and risk assessment while user interface and cloud adoption need updates
Pros and Cons
  • "I rate the scalability at nine out of ten, demonstrating a robust ability to expand and cater to large enterprises."
  • "The user interface for AlgoSec has remained unchanged for the last ten years and could benefit from being more interactive and informative."

What is our primary use case?

I used AlgoSec for risk assessment and managing firewall rules, including risk assessment and firewall policy automation.

What is most valuable?

My use of AlgoSec included the FireFlow module, which is a firewall automation tool. Additionally, AlgoSec's risk analysis module was beneficial.

What needs improvement?

The user interface for AlgoSec has remained unchanged for the last ten years and could benefit from being more interactive and informative. Additionally, a cloud offering as a SaaS would relieve the burden of managing hardware, applying numerous patches, and monitoring the health state of the solution. Implementing a SaaS service would allow for immediate value realization.

For how long have I used the solution?

I used AlgoSec from 2020 to 2025, approximately four to five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the stability at eight out of ten, indicating a reasonably stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the scalability at nine out of ten, demonstrating a robust ability to expand and cater to large enterprises.

How are customer service and support?

I rate customer service at six or seven out of ten. Both response time and quality need improvements. While there is a dedicated engineer program that provides consistent support, regular support without this subscription is lacking.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

At my previous company, I used AlgoSec but shifted to using Tufin in my current role.

How was the initial setup?

The setup process for AlgoSec is fairly simple.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Pricing for AlgoSec is fairly competitive. Rating the pricing on a scale from one being high to ten being low, the price is considered competitive without being specified absolutely.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I currently work with Tufin and have observed that AlgoSec is slower in adopting new technologies like cloud compared to Tufin and FireMon. Tufin and FireMon are leaders in technology change adoption.

What other advice do I have?

My overall rating for AlgoSec, based on my last experience in January, would be seven out of ten. AlgoSec is suitable for enterprises that manage about 300 firewalls, and the burden on the solution is more about the number of firewalls and policies managed rather than the number of users. For technical functionality, I find Palo Alto to be better since AlgoSec does not support time-based objects or specific categorization groups.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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