Item: ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer
Rating: 8
Author: Matthew Goodhall

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Used by specific users within the security team, to check for any weaknesses within our local networks or on any of our servers as other members have different levels of access.

Pros and Cons

Easy Firewall rule management
Help with compliance audits
network traffic and bandwidth monitor

VPN server monitoring
Employee internet usage monitoring could do with more information
DNS lookup lists

Return on Investment

Much quicker preparation for audit
quick to install and start checking systems
ease of use

ManageEngine was chosen over the use of AlgoSec as it slotted nicely with other Manage engine services we use for services such as active directory management. Other benefits include how lightweight and easy to install and set up it is. You can install it inside your network and start testing within 20 minutes.

Key Insights

Do you think ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer's feature set?

Yes

Did ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer live up to sales and marketing promises?

Did implementation of ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Untangle NG Firewall, pfSense, Windows Server, Ubuntu Linux, Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365)

Likelihood to Recommend

The service has been extremely useful within audits such as for ISO 27001 with services such as Firewall Policy and Network security management. As part of our hosting solution being able to supply evidence of live firewall compliance to our customers is also a nice feature with the compliance tests being run against Nist ISO 27001 and NERC to list a few.

Honest review

Overall Satisfaction with ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer