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FireMon has introduced Policy Workbench, a new capability designed to help network security teams transition from manual, error-prone policy management to precision-driven automation. The solution provides immediate, environment-aware policy recommendations and a guided design workspace, allowing teams to improve accuracy and build trust in automation without requiring full readiness upfront.
FireMon launches Policy Workbench for network security policy automation.
It delivers day-one policy recommendations and a safe, guided design workspace.
The tool adapts to real-world, messy network environments without requiring full normalization.
Changes are continuously validated against standards like PCI DSS, NIST, and DORA.
It integrates with existing workflows, like ITSM tickets, without disrupting current processes.
Early deployments show policy analysis cycles reduced from weeks to days.
As enterprises operate across hybrid environments, security teams face pressure to automate but are hindered by fragmented visibility and complex, inherited rulebases. Policy Workbench addresses this by offering a practical on-ramp to automation. It provides usable recommendations and a secure workspace for designing and validating policy changes from day one, enabling teams to adopt automation at their own pace while maintaining governance.
The capability introduces a precision-first model, adapting to an organization's actual environment rather than forcing upfront normalization. Teams can design, validate, and prove policy intent before enforcement. The workspace shows exactly which devices, objects, and rules need updating to implement intended access, with continuous validation against internal and regulatory standards to flag violations pre-deployment.
Policy Workbench is built for operational reality, integrating directly into existing workflows. Teams can open and track ITSM tickets, attach contextual evidence for decisions, collaborate across departments, and maintain an audit-ready record—all without changing how they currently work. This bridges readiness gaps and improves policy accuracy, serving as a precursor to FireMon's full end-to-end automation offered in Policy Planner.
Early adopters are already achieving significant gains, compressing policy analysis and decision cycles from weeks to days. This builds on broader FireMon deployment outcomes, which include up to a 90% reduction in rule deployment time and a 96% reduction in policy-related vulnerabilities, demonstrating a clear path to stronger security posture through controlled, trusted automation.
About FireMon
FireMon is the global leader in firewall policy management, empowering enterprises to control risk, streamline operations, and scale securely across hybrid, cloud, and on-premises environments. Trusted by over 1,700 organizations in 70+ countries, FireMon automates enterprise network security policy management for the world’s most complex firewall infrastructures.
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