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Manual and disconnected workflow steps slow evaluation, weaken visibility, and complicate communication, tracking, and risk assessment for security, availability, and regulatory compliance. It outlines the typical firewall change management cycle and explains how an automated workflow system improves change accuracy and productivity. The document highlights Skybox Change Manager’s capability to automate and streamline change control end to end.","White Paper 2 010  \nFirewall Change Management  \nImprove IT Efficiency by Automating Firewall Change Workflow Processes  \n[www. skyboxsecurity. com](www. skyboxsecurity. com)  \nExecutive Summary  \nFirewall management has become a hot topic among network and firewall professionals, particularly  \nfor enterprise organizations. Firewall configuration and maintenance processes that are fairly simple  \nand straightforward when managing a few firewalls can be incredibly time consuming when there are  \ntens or hundreds of firewalls deployed. The struggle to keep firewalls configured properly can severely  \nimpact network availability, access, security, and compliance with regulations, not to mention reduced IT  \nproductivity and added management costs.  \nFor enterprise IT organizations, having an effective firewall change control process is key. A typical  \norganization may need to make firewall changes hundreds of times in a month, with each change  \nrequiring hours of evaluation time to assess potential impact to business continuity and security. A flaw  \nin the way a change is performed might block the access to critical services, or significantly increase the  \nlevel of exposure to threats, or break firewall compliance with regulations.  \nSurprisingly, most organizations lack an integrated and automated workflow approach for this critical  \nprocess. Disconnected, manual process steps and handoffs lead to poor communication and impair  \ntracking. Separate databases of network and firewall-related information make it difficult for a network  \nanalyst to evaluate security and availability risks. Workflow tools and process automation have a  \nsignificant impact on IT productivity and firewall change accuracy — linking the steps, communications,  \nsupporting data, and handoff mechanisms needed to have a successful change process.  \nThis white paper presents the current challenges in managing firewall changes, the typical firewall  \nchange management cycle, and the concepts of an automated workflow system that address these  \nchallenges. Finally, this paper will discuss the unique characteristics of Skybox Change Manager and its  \nability to automate and streamline the change management process.  \n2  \nSkybox Security, Inc • [www.skyboxsecurity.com](www.skyboxsecurity.com) • +1 (866) 675-9269 • +1 (408) 441-8060  \n2099 Gateway Place, Suite 450, San Jose, CA 95110  \nCopyright © 2010 Skybox Security, Inc. 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