VENDOR: Viewfinity
WHAT: Using Viewfinity Privilege Management, administrators can control privileges for users throughout the environment and escalate privileges as needed on a case-by-case basis or as part of an overall policy.
PRICE: Licensed on a per-node basis with prices ranging from as low as $20 up to $200 per device.
VENDOR: Tufin
WHAT: The Tufin Security Suite is back with some of the same solid features that made it an excellent product last year, but it also has some new features that again continue to separate it from the pack.
PRICE: $25,000
VENDOR: Tripwire
WHAT: Tripwire Enterprise brings together policy management, change management and file integrity monitoring under one easy-to-manage platform.
PRICE: Starting at $699 plus node licensing.
VENDOR: SolarWinds
WHAT: The SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager offers the ability to check all network devices, including routers, switches and firewalls, throughout the network environment against compliance and policy templates.
PRICE: $2,495
VENDOR: New Net Technologies
WHAT: NNT Change Tracker Enterprise from New Net Technologies offers a full suite of change management, file integrity, monitoring and policy management tools for network devices, including firewalls and systems, throughout the network environment.
PRICE: $2,200
VENDOR: NetWrix Corporation
WHAT: The Change Reporter Suite from NetWrix offers full change management across an entire network infrastructure.
PRICE: Starting from $18.28 per user for 150 users.
VENDOR: NetIQ
WHAT: The Secure Configuration Manager from NetIQ offers a full systems and configuration management platform to manage both risk and policy across many network assets.
PRICE: Starting at $1,200 per server.
VENDOR: Lumension
WHAT: Lumension Risk Manager is a piece of a larger suite called the Lumension Compliance and IT Risk Management platform.
PRICE: Starts at $33,196 for a perpetual license based on 500 seat installation.
VENDOR: FireMon
WHAT: The FireMon Security Manager with Policy Manager and Risk Analyzer is the ultimate policy and risk management tool.
PRICE: Starts at $11,995; Policy Planner and Risk Analyzer are additional costs.
VENDOR: AlgoSec
WHAT: The Security Management Suite from AlgoSec provides many features for both firewall policy and risk management. The suite can come bundled in a single appliance, and includes two key components, the Firewall Analyzer and FireFlow.
PRICE: Starting at $10,000.