FireMon Cloud Defense
A cloud security solution that provides real-time monitoring, compliance tracking, and threat detection across cloud environments.
| Category | Security Monitoring & Logging |
|---|---|
| This page updated | a month ago |
| Pricing Details | Contact for pricing information. |
| Target Audience | Organizations using cloud services that require enhanced security and compliance management. |
FireMon Cloud Defense addresses the exponential increase in security complexity as organizations expand their cloud services, particularly in managing compliance, inventory, and threat detection across decentralized cloud teams.
The technical architecture of FireMon Cloud Defense revolves around real-time monitoring and automation. It natively integrates with cloud providers like AWS and Azure, monitoring API activity to update inventory and run security and compliance assessments in real-time. This includes a searchable cloud asset inventory with full change history, highly customizable security assessments to detect misconfigurations, and continuous compliance tracking and reporting aligned with standards such as CIS and PCI-DSS.
Key operational considerations include the use of an event-driven, serverless architecture that enables rapid notification and remediation. Alerts are routed instantly, appearing in less than 30 seconds on AWS or GCP and within 2 minutes on Azure. The platform also features deep ChatOps integration with tools like Slack and Teams, allowing for effective communication and 1-click remediation options directly within these channels. This integration helps bridge the gap between security, development, and operations teams, ensuring swift response to high-priority issues.
From a technical standpoint, FireMon Cloud Defense enhances cloud-native security alerts with integrated enrichment, filtering, and routing, reducing false positives and alert fatigue. It also implements just-in-time IAM approvals to reduce identity risks, eliminating the need for static credentials or long-term permissions. The platform supports fully automated remediations and integrates with third-party systems to trigger external workflows, ensuring consistent enforcement of security and operational best practices.