NETWORK SECURITY MANAGEMENT

Network security management enables administrators to oversee a network comprising both physical and virtual firewalls from a centralized location. Administrators require network security management solutions to achieve extensive visibility into network behavior, automate device configurations, enforce global policies, monitor firewall traffic, generate reports, and provide a unified management interface for both physical and virtual systems.

Functions of NSM:

Working of Network Security Management

Network security management offers comprehensive visibility into the network and gathers data on assets (including groupings and classifications), firewalls, applications, ports, protocols, VPNs, NAT, and security policies, as well as vendor devices. This information is detailed for individual devices and thoroughly analyzed. The data is converted into intelligence that transforms security transactions into manageable, actionable insights for policy creation. These updated policies are then distributed to enforcement points (firewalls), ensuring continuous network protection.

Real World Solution for NSM:

Junos Space Security Director is a robust network security management solution that integrates advanced security visibility with automated policy management. Featuring an intuitive, wizard-driven interface, granular configuration options, and predefined profiles for deploying devices and security services, Security Director simplifies administration. It aids administrators in managing all phases of the security policy lifecycle, including stateful firewall, unified threat management (UTM), intrusion prevention, application firewall (AppFW), VPN, and Network Address Translation (NAT), via a centralized web-based interface across multiple sites. Security Director facilitates efficient policy management for numerous security devices and offers highly scalable device management capabilities.