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FireMon, the leading network security and firewall policy management company, has announced native support for NVIDIA Cumulus in its Policy Manager platform. This integration addresses policy sprawl in AI-intensive data centers, providing unified visibility, change automation, and compliance assurance for Cumulus Linux-based switching. As enterprises scale AI and high-performance computing workloads, FireMon ensures a single source of truth for security policy across diverse environments.
NVIDIA Cumulus, integrated with accelerated computing hardware post-acquisition of Cumulus Networks, forms the backbone of modern data center fabrics for AI and HPC. However, security governance has lagged, creating exploitable blind spots in mixed-vendor setups. FireMon's support unifies Cumulus policies with firewalls and cloud controls, normalizing objects and topology for streamlined risk reviews and faster remediation in dynamic environments.
The integration brings Cumulus-managed networks into Policy Manager's centralized workspace, offering consistent analysis alongside existing assets. Teams gain a holistic view of policy across on-premises, cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), and fabrics, eliminating silos that hinder compliance and operational efficiency.
FireMon applies proven workflows to Cumulus for designing, simulating, and verifying policy changes pre-implementation, minimizing rework and audit failures. This automation accelerates safe scaling in AI infrastructures, where rapid updates are essential yet error-prone.
Automated checks against baselines and frameworks generate evidence and track remediation timelines, ensuring audit readiness. FireMon Insights data reveals 60% of firewalls fail high-severity controls initially, with 34% at critical levels—issues rooted in governance. Extending management to open fabrics mitigates these risks enterprise-wide.
“Adding NVIDIA Cumulus support is a major milestone for FireMon and for our customers modernizing around open networking,” said Jody Brazil, CEO of FireMon. “Policy sprawl didn’t stop at the firewall; it followed workloads into the fabric, the cloud, and now AI interaction layers. By adding NVIDIA Cumulus support, we’re giving customers one place to govern policy from ground to cloud to data center. The result is continuous visibility, faster time-to-remediate, and audit-ready compliance proof, outcomes CISOs now demand as AI adoption accelerates.”
Leveraging NVIDIA Cumulus Linux interfaces like NVUE and REST API, the support aligns with operational models while maintaining vendor neutrality. It integrates with platforms like Zscaler and Cisco ACI/NSX, preserving FireMon's agnostic approach for heterogeneous deployments.
“Security teams don’t have the luxury of separate playbooks for each control plane. They need one governance model that spans firewalls, clouds, and fabrics, and they need evidence it’s working every day,” said Brazil.
Available immediately via the 2025.2.6 update, this enhancement sets a new standard for policy governance in AI-scale infrastructures, transforming security from an obstacle to a strategic enabler.
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. As a founder-led company, FireMon is redefining infrastructure protection through intelligent policy governance, enabling asset-centric control, zero trust readiness, and operational clarity at scale. Backed by industry-leading net promoter scores and relentless customer focus, FireMon ensures security becomes a strategic enabler, not an obstacle.
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