Abstract: Systems and methods for managing firewall rules in a distributed firewall system are provided. A first subset of rules is identified to be removed from a first firewall in a first domain and to be added to a second firewall in a second domain. A second subset of rules is identified to be duplicated from the first firewall to the second firewall. Usage statistics for the rules in the identified subsets are synchronized between the first and second firewalls and the second firewall can be configured accordingly.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing firewall rules in a distributed firewall system are provided. A first subset of rules is identified to be removed from a first firewall in a first domain and to be added to a second firewall in a second domain. A second subset of rules is identified to be duplicated from the first firewall to the second firewall. Usage statistics for the rules in the identified subsets are synchronized between the first and second firewalls and the second firewall can be configured accordingly.

Abstract: Providing security for one or more network flows may include a security deployment node decomposing one or more virtual security appliances (265) of a logical security architecture (255) into security modules (310). The security deployment node orders the security modules (310) into a sequence (320) that implements a selected workflow pattern (400). The selected workflow pattern (400) may be selected from a workflow pattern database, and may define the security to be provided for a flow, for example, according to known best practices. The sequence (320) is then divided into segments (330), and the segments (330) are assigned to different groups (220) of network nodes (230) in a network (200). For each segment (330), an assignment of each security module (310) in the segment (330) to a network node (230) within the group (220) to which the segment (330) is assigned is computed. The network (200) is then configured according to the assignments.

Abstract: Providing security for one or more network flows may include a security deployment node decomposing one or more virtual security appliances (265) of a logical security architecture (255) into security modules (310). The security deployment node orders the security modules (310) into a sequence (320) that implements a selected workflow pattern (400). The selected workflow pattern (400) may be selected from a workflow pattern database, and may define the security to be provided for a flow, for example, according to known best practices. The sequence (320) is then divided into segments (330), and the segments (330) are assigned to different groups (220) of network nodes (230) in a network (200). For each segment (330), an assignment of each security module (310) in the segment (330) to a network node (230) within the group (220) to which the segment (330) is assigned is computed. The network (200) is then configured according to the assignments.