FireMon Introduces Policy Workbench for Precision-Driven Network Security Policy Automation

New capability delivers day-one policy recommendations, a safe design workspace, and a practical path from manual policy work to precise, trusted automation across hybrid environments

LENEXA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FireMon, the leading network security and firewall policy management company, today announced FireMon Policy Workbench, a new capability designed to help network security teams move from manual, error-prone policy management to precision-driven policy automation, starting on day one.

As hybrid enterprises expand across on-prem, cloud, and outsourced environments, security teams face growing pressure to reduce risk without breaking the network. While automation is often the end goal, fragmented visibility, inherited rulebases, and incomplete onboarding routinely delay adoption. Policy Workbench addresses this reality by delivering immediate, environment-aware policy recommendations and a guided design workspace, without requiring full automation readiness upfront.

“Security teams are under pressure to automate, but real networks are messy,” said Jody Brazil, CEO at FireMon. “Policy Workbench gives usable recommendations and a safe place to design changes on day one, while you decide how far and how fast to take automation.”

Policy Workbench introduces a new model of automation grounded in precision. Instead of forcing teams to normalize everything upfront, it adapts to the organization’s actual environment, enabling security teams to design, validate, and prove policy intent before enforcement.

Policy Workbench adds a guided policy design workspace that shows which devices, objects, and rules must be updated to implement intended access. Changes are continuously validated against internal standards and frameworks, including PCI DSS, NIST, and DORA, with violations flagged before deployment.

Built for Real-World Operations

Policy Workbench integrates directly with existing workflows, enabling teams to:

• Open and track ITSM tickets
• Attach contextual evidence to support decisions
• Collaborate across security and operations teams
• Maintain an audit-ready record from design through approval

All without changing how teams already work.

While FireMon Policy Planner delivers full end-to-end automation, Policy Workbench serves as the on-ramp, bridging readiness gaps, improving policy accuracy, and strengthening trust before automated enforcement.

Proven Impact, Even Before Full Automation

Early design partner deployments are already demonstrating material operational gains, even prior to full automation and onboarding.

Across initial implementations, security teams are compressing policy analysis and decision cycles from weeks to days by eliminating manual review steps, reducing handoff, and surfacing actionable recommendations immediately. Day-one insights are accelerating segmentation and policy decisions by an order of magnitude, allowing teams to move faster without bypassing governance or introducing risk.

These results build on outcomes seen across FireMon deployments, including:

• Up to a 90 percent reduction in rule deployment time
• 83 percent less audit preparation effort
• 81 percent lower compliance reporting overhead
• Up to a 96 percent reduction in policy-related vulnerabilities

“Full automation is the destination, but precision is the prerequisite,” Brazil added. “Policy Workbench lets teams design, test, and adopt automation on their own terms, without rewriting how they work today.”

FireMon Policy Workbench is now part of the FireMon Policy Planner Module, enabling organizations to modernize network-security policy management across hybrid, cloud, and on-prem environments, no matter where they are on their automation journey.

About FireMon

FireMon is the global leader in firewall policy management, empowering enterprises to control risk, streamline operations, and scale securely across hybrid, cloud, and on-premises environments. Trusted by over 1,700 organizations in 70+ countries, FireMon automates enterprise network security policy management for the world’s most complex firewall infrastructures.

As a founder-led company, FireMon is redefining infrastructure protection through intelligent policy governance, enabling asset-centric control, zero trust readiness, and operational clarity at scale. Backed by industry-leading net promoter scores and relentless customer focus, FireMon ensures security becomes a strategic enabler, not an obstacle. Learn more at FireMon.com or request a personalized demo.