{"id":15999,"date":"2025-09-16T11:52:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T09:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asecus.ch\/?page_id=15999"},"modified":"2026-03-04T11:36:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T10:36:36","slug":"security-policy-management-whitepaper","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.asecus.ch\/en\/security-policy-management-whitepaper\/","title":{"rendered":"Firewall rules under control?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ky9yeye3-a756412e8d2363902ef56d41ec343fa2\">\n.avia-section.av-ky9yeye3-a756412e8d2363902ef56d41ec343fa2{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n.avia-section.av-ky9yeye3-a756412e8d2363902ef56d41ec343fa2{\nmargin-top:40px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-ky9yeye3-a756412e8d2363902ef56d41ec343fa2 main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  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Policies can thus be managed consistently, securely, and audibly across different systems, manufacturers, and environments.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-13bu8q-836518d071245c8632a5f5ad6efe392b\">\n.flex_column.av-13bu8q-836518d071245c8632a5f5ad6efe392b{\nborder-width:1px;\nborder-color:#05668d;\nborder-style:solid;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:5px 10px 5px 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-13bu8q-836518d071245c8632a5f5ad6efe392b av_one_half  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div  '     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ky1qnref-a3b7851b5ecfccb9d5a7259f85a82a43 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Download our free white paper now<\/strong> and learn how Security Policy Management (SPM) can help you ensure transparency, control, and compliance in complex network environments.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kya28rg7-02e91d33bcb244b61c563320b267908e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/js.hsforms.net\/forms\/embed\/v2.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script>\n  hbspt.forms.create({\n    portalId: \"5192448\",\n    formId: \"4f8181e6-bc66-4bc0-aa26-5ff3093744ac\",\n    region: \"na1\"\n  });\n<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='hr av-1t8825h-20d659936a02fee55128a6cb8df6d16f hr-short  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1cdnn1h-db78a4fac9c3051cb22194a6600a8c07\">\n.flex_column.av-1cdnn1h-db78a4fac9c3051cb22194a6600a8c07{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1cdnn1h-db78a4fac9c3051cb22194a6600a8c07 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mecmj3lu-42d80a25a2ed2f0cc1105cfdb10ee2e9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Why security policy management?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Transparency<\/strong> across all firewalls, routers, and cloud security gateways<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong data-start=\"1071\" data-end=\"1098\">Automated analyses<\/strong> for identifying redundancies, shadow rules, and risks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Compliance certificates<\/strong> according to standards such as PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, NIS2<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1234\" data-end=\"1324\"><strong>Controlled change processes<\/strong> with documentation, approvals, and impact simulation prior to changes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kvdcjp-393c9e0df2dcdddd5768f9d19db2f54f\">\n.flex_column.av-kvdcjp-393c9e0df2dcdddd5768f9d19db2f54f{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-kvdcjp-393c9e0df2dcdddd5768f9d19db2f54f av_one_half  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mecmhsyj-4aa4f403eaf5861a005004c9958a9e5d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Who is this white paper for? 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