Today we launched a major upgrade of Athena FirePAC.  This release has a brand-new look, which is consistent with our free Firewall Browser tool.  If you liked the Browser, you’ll really like FirePAC v4.0.  We’ve also added a bunch of great new features as well.  Upgrading to the new version is extremely painless and simple and will bring you many benefits that are sure to make your job easier!

Here just a few of the advancements you’ll find in the new release:

Usability

The FirePAC 4.0 UI has been redesigned to match the operational need for more dynamic and interactive analysis. You’ll really love what we’ve done to make the rulebases really explorable, plus we’ve added many new search and query options.

Impact Analysis

Now you can compare side by side the additions, deletions, and modifications to rules and objects based on the semantic dependencies.

Automated Scripts

All cleanup reports come with commented and well structured scripts so you can complete the entire process with more automated help.

Device support

We’ve added support for routers, so you can include the ACLs from these devices into your overall risk and service availability analysis.

Licensable solution-based components

These options allow you to mix and match the solutions you need for different groups of firewalls. When you are ready for your next project, you can buy exactly what you need and have the flexibility to add more on at anytime.

We’re really excited about this new release and have added a bunch of new videos to the Athena web site so you can review the highlights at your own convenience.  Check out these videos: Impact Analysis, Rule/Object Cleanup, and Object Rationalization.

To upgrade from v3.7.1 to v4.0, follow these easy steps:

1. Launch FirePAC
2. When you see the dialog informing you that a new version is available, click on the Update button.
3. Download the new release.
4. Send an email to support@athenasecurity.net letting us know you’re ready and we’ll mail over the new license.
5. Launch the installer.
6. Launch FirePAC and apply the new license.

Your existing data will be retained, so you need not worry about re-importing your firewalls.

Tags: Athena FirePAC, impact analysis, rule cleanup

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