Matrix report pages

Matrix reports include the following pages.

Some report pages include information about the devices. For more details, see View AFA device data and Device report pages

Matrix Report Pages

Page

Description

HOME page

Provides a general overview of the report, including a list of devices in the matrix, changes to the devices, risks, and policy optimization.

RISKS page

Provides a high-level executive summary of the risk analysis findings.

Available only with the AFA Risk and Compliance Module

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE Page

Access a variety of automatically-filled compliance reports for this matrix.

Available only with the AFA Risk and Compliance Module.

POLICY OPTIMIZATION page

Find out what you can eliminate from each device's policy to optimize it and make it more efficient and maintainable.

BASELINE COMPLIANCE page

Indicates whether matrix members' configurations comply with certain baselines.

POLICY page

Provides access to the wealth of detailed information collected and identified during the analysis.

CHANGES page

Displays the changes in rules, objects, and the resulting changes in allowed traffic and risks, over all the history of AFA reports for this matrix.

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HOME page

The Home page provides an overview of the matrix report. The page's content depends on your AFA modules.

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RISKS page

The Risks page summarizes all risk analysis findings by providing the following:

Note: The risks which appear are associated with traffic that is allowed across all devices in the matrix. If one of the devices in the path blocks the traffic, the risk does not appear.

  • The security rating for the matrix. The security rating indicates the matrix's degree of compliance with security standards. A security rating of 100% indicates full compliance. For more details, see Configure security ratings.

  • The total number of risks in each severity category, not counting duplicates.
  • A graph displaying the security rating trend.

  • A list of all the matrix's risks, in decreasing order of severity.

    The list includes a brief summary of each threat: the risk, its trigger count (the number of times it was detected), and a brief description. The New label indicates risks that were not present in the previous report.

  • The ability to easily drill down to specific rules and groups.

  • A visual representation of the risks per device, with each device's security rating.

    To access an individual device's report, in the Lowest Security Rating area, click on the device's name.

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REGULATORY COMPLIANCE Page

The Regulatory Compliance page includes aggregated compliance reports for the entire matrix.

To view a report, click the desired report's name.

For more information see REGULATORY COMPLIANCE page

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POLICY OPTIMIZATION page

The Policy Optimization page enables you to optimize your policy, by identifying inefficient rules and objects. A separate list is provided for each device in the matrix.

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BASELINE COMPLIANCE page

The Baseline Compliance page includes aggregated baseline compliance reports for the entire matrix.

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POLICY page

The Policy page enables you to drill down into various aspects of your policy.

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CHANGES page

The Changes page provides detailed information about changes to the devices in the matrix, over the whole history of AFA reports for the matrix. The information is divided into policy changes and risk profile changes.

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