Back when I was using NetScreen firewalls, before they were absorbed into
Juniper, I got their "centralized management" tool, and was quite
disappointed. It was handy to have one tool for administering all of the
firewalls in our network, but it didn't really give me anything that I
wouldn't have today with a browser window with tabs for each device.
To really leverage centralization, you want to be able to do things like
create a policy that can be deployed to multiple locations for consistency.
Make sure the tool you choose offers you that kind of leverage.

David Gillett, CISSP CCNP

-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Gil [mailto:the900 (at) gmail (dot) com [email concealed]]
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 03:31
To: security-basics (at) securityfocus (dot) com [email concealed]
Subject: Centralized firewall management and log analysis tools

Hi list!

Recently I've been tasked with designing a solution for a company that has
multiple offices, each with a database server and firewall, connected to the
central headquarters through vpn. They administer each of these offices
individually and would like a centralized server for firewall
administration, log analysis and possibly IDS/vpn administration.

I've been thinking about splunk+snort+a firewall that provides centralized
management. Is there a better set of tools for the job? Or even better, a
single tool that integrates all features?

I'd love to hear from you people with experience in implementing similar
solutions which tools worked best for you.

Best regards,
Dan

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