Firewall configuration review is a comprehensive assessment of a firewall’s rulesets. A penetration tester will use a variation of manual and automated techniques to analyse a firewall’s ingress and egress rules, the assessment focuses on highlighting potential security vulnerabilities from security best practices.
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What Does a Firewall Configuration Review Include?
A thorough firewall configuration review typically includes:
Rule and Policy Analysis: Analysing all firewall rules to remove outdated or redundant entries and ensure policies are aligned with security goals.
Access Control Verification: Reviewing access control lists (ACLs) to ensure that only authorized users and devices can access specific network areas.
Port and Protocol Review: Ensuring that open ports and allowed protocols are necessary and secure, reducing exposure to potential attacks.
Logging and Monitoring Settings: Verifying that logging is enabled and configured properly for ongoing monitoring and incident response.
NAT Configuration: Reviewing network address translation (NAT) settings to ensure secure handling of internal and external IP addresses.
Audit for Compliance Standards: Checking that firewall settings comply with industry standards and regulations relevant to your business.
Firewall Firmware and Patch Status: Ensuring that your firewall firmware is up-to-date with the latest patches to protect against known vulnerabilities.
How DigiFortex Can Help with Firewall Configuration Review?
At DigiFortex, we provide expert firewall configuration reviews to help businesses strengthen their network security. Our firewall review services include:
Comprehensive Rule Review and Optimization: We examine each rule and policy, removing unnecessary or redundant rules to improve performance and security.
Security Gap Analysis: Our team identifies any configuration weaknesses or misconfigurations that could put your network at risk, providing recommendations to close these gaps.
Access Control Review: We ensure your access controls are properly configured to limit unauthorized access, enforcing a principle of least privilege.
Compliance Verification: DigiFortex’s firewall experts will review your configuration to ensure it meets compliance standards, providing detailed reports for PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, and other regulatory requirements.
Ongoing Monitoring and Alerts: We set up and fine-tune logging and alert mechanisms, helping your team respond promptly to any suspicious activities.
Why Choose DigiFortex for Firewall Configuration Review?
With 17 US patents, with years of experience establishing McAfee India, with 25+ years in cybersecurity and in Network segmentation DigiFortex is geared to do this seamlessly. Our client includes Amazon Pay, Govt. of India, Top US financial institutions, and many similar names
A small glimpse of DigiFortex’s globally recognized work
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Completed the Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) audit for Amazon Pay, which included:
- IS Audit (Information System Audit)
- V-KYC (Video-based Know Your Customer)
- VAPT (Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing)
- SAR (Security Assessment Report)
- RBI Data Localization compliance
- Conducted security assessments for the #1 U.S. financial institution, covering 17 of their websites across 17 countries.
- Performed a comprehensive Cloud Security Assessment for HDFC Bank.
- Provided IT audit services for the integration of HDFC’s system with the Government of India’s Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).
- Selected by Indian Bank to conduct a full security assessment of their data centers in Chennai and Mumbai.
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