Many organizations believe that Security stands in the way of the business – particularly when it comes to changing or provisioning connectivity for applications. It can take weeks, or even months to ensure that all the servers, devices and network segments that support the application can communicate with each other, while blocking access to hackers and unauthorized users.  It’s a complex and intricate process. But it doesn’t have to be this way. The solution is to manage application connectivity and network security policies through a structured lifecycle approach, which ensures that the right security policy management activities are performed in the right order, through an automated, repeatable process. 

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