SSD-assistance Adds Simple Security Setting Check Function for FortiGate, Supporting FortiOS 7.6
Say Technologies updated 'SSD-assistance' to support FortiOS 7.6 and automatically generate a simple security check sheet for FortiGate to prevent configuration errors.
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Say Technologies Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, President: Chisato Sampei, hereinafter 'Say Technologies') announces that it has upgraded 'SSD-assistance (hereinafter SSDA)', a server configuration specification auto-generation service adopted by over 500 companies with a retention rate of over 97%, adding support for FortiOS 7.6 and a new function to generate 'FortiGate Simple Security Setting Check Sheet'.
Background of the Upgrade
■ The problem of having configuration data but not fully grasping its content
In IT infrastructure construction and operation, it is often the case that although configurations exist, they are not organized or managed in a way that third parties can verify. Particularly with firewall equipment, understanding configurations tends to rely on specific personnel, making checks like 'Are appropriate settings applied?' or 'Are there areas needing review?' highly personalized.
SSDA has previously supported the visualization and standardization of construction details by automatically generating configuration specs from setting information. With this new feature, it can now generate a document of 'basic check items from a security perspective' based on the settings, providing a trigger for confirmation and review alongside understanding the configurations.
■ SSDA's Track Record of Over 500 Adoptions
Since its launch in 2018, SSDA has expanded its scope from servers to public clouds, firewalls, and network areas. The cumulative number of adoptions is over 500 companies, maintaining a retention rate of over 97%, and it is mainly used by SIers.
In the field, the mechanism of automatically generating configuration info into highly readable documents has contributed to efficiency and quality standardization in creating spec sheets. Going forward, we plan to expand security check items and the range of supported devices.
Overview of the Upgrade
■ New Feature: Generation of Simple Security Setting Check Sheet
The newly added 'FortiGate Simple Security Setting Check Sheet' is a function that automatically generates a document listing basic security checkpoints based on FortiGate configuration info. This enables the following uses:
- Assistance in confirming and reviewing configuration details
- Facilitating understanding during handovers to operational staff
- Reducing personalization by visualizing configuration status
Additionally, since this check sheet can be generated along with conventional configuration specs, both construction details and security aspects can be grasped comprehensively. This allows for use as an alignment tool among stakeholders or explanation materials for clients.
■ Examples of check items on the 'FortiGate Simple Security Setting Check Sheet'
This check sheet is structured based on the following perspectives:
- Account management
- Administrative access control
- Version management
- Presence of unnecessary settings
[Specific Examples]
- Are initial administrator accounts left active?
- Is administrative access (HTTPS/SSH, etc.) appropriately restricted?
- Are firmware update settings properly configured?
- Are unused interfaces or protocols enabled?
■ Sample of 'FortiGate Simple Security Setting Check Sheet'
▶ A set of 3 materials to quickly understand SSDA, including a sample of the 'FortiGate Simple Security Setting Check Sheet', can be downloaded here.
https://www2.say-tech.co.jp/product/ssda/consider/download-3set
■ New Support for FortiGate FortiOS 7.6
In addition to the previously supported FortiOS 7.2 and 7.4, it now supports FortiOS 7.6. This allows SSDA to generate configuration specs and check sheets in more environments.
About SSD-assistance
■ Automatically generate 'ready-to-submit' configuration specifications in 3 steps, minimum 10 minutes
SSD-assistance automatically generates configuration specifications of identical quality regardless of the creator, simply by running a dedicated tool.
Background of the Upgrade
■ The problem of having configuration data but not fully grasping its content
In IT infrastructure construction and operation, it is often the case that although configurations exist, they are not organized or managed in a way that third parties can verify. Particularly with firewall equipment, understanding configurations tends to rely on specific personnel, making checks like 'Are appropriate settings applied?' or 'Are there areas needing review?' highly personalized.
SSDA has previously supported the visualization and standardization of construction details by automatically generating configuration specs from setting information. With this new feature, it can now generate a document of 'basic check items from a security perspective' based on the settings, providing a trigger for confirmation and review alongside understanding the configurations.
■ SSDA's Track Record of Over 500 Adoptions
Since its launch in 2018, SSDA has expanded its scope from servers to public clouds, firewalls, and network areas. The cumulative number of adoptions is over 500 companies, maintaining a retention rate of over 97%, and it is mainly used by SIers.
In the field, the mechanism of automatically generating configuration info into highly readable documents has contributed to efficiency and quality standardization in creating spec sheets. Going forward, we plan to expand security check items and the range of supported devices.
Overview of the Upgrade
■ New Feature: Generation of Simple Security Setting Check Sheet
The newly added 'FortiGate Simple Security Setting Check Sheet' is a function that automatically generates a document listing basic security checkpoints based on FortiGate configuration info. This enables the following uses:
- Assistance in confirming and reviewing configuration details
- Facilitating understanding during handovers to operational staff
- Reducing personalization by visualizing configuration status
Additionally, since this check sheet can be generated along with conventional configuration specs, both construction details and security aspects can be grasped comprehensively. This allows for use as an alignment tool among stakeholders or explanation materials for clients.
■ Examples of check items on the 'FortiGate Simple Security Setting Check Sheet'
This check sheet is structured based on the following perspectives:
- Account management
- Administrative access control
- Version management
- Presence of unnecessary settings
[Specific Examples]
- Are initial administrator accounts left active?
- Is administrative access (HTTPS/SSH, etc.) appropriately restricted?
- Are firmware update settings properly configured?
- Are unused interfaces or protocols enabled?
■ Sample of 'FortiGate Simple Security Setting Check Sheet'
▶ A set of 3 materials to quickly understand SSDA, including a sample of the 'FortiGate Simple Security Setting Check Sheet', can be downloaded here.
https://www2.say-tech.co.jp/product/ssda/consider/download-3set
■ New Support for FortiGate FortiOS 7.6
In addition to the previously supported FortiOS 7.2 and 7.4, it now supports FortiOS 7.6. This allows SSDA to generate configuration specs and check sheets in more environments.
About SSD-assistance
■ Automatically generate 'ready-to-submit' configuration specifications in 3 steps, minimum 10 minutes
SSD-assistance automatically generates configuration specifications of identical quality regardless of the creator, simply by running a dedicated tool.