AWS Network Firewall now supports rule hit count
AWS Network Firewall's new rule hit count feature lets security teams identify dormant rules without log mining — a practical hygiene improvement for enterprises managing complex AWS rulesets.
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As firewall rule sets grow in complexity, security teams face a common challenge: manual log analysis is used to determine which rules are actively matching traffic and which are consuming capacity without being triggered. This lack of visibility creates operational and compliance gaps. Organizations with governance policies that require removal of dormant rules after a […]
Editorial Analysis
Complex firewall rulesets accumulate dead rules that increase attack surface and complicate audits; automated hit counting enables evidence-based rule lifecycle management.
Activate rule hit counts and integrate the data into your firewall rule review cadence to remove or consolidate unused rules.
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