on 06-Mar-2023 05:00
A critical component to any mission-critical application infrastructure (Network and Security) is visibility. To effectively manage and protect an application, one must have granular visibility into performance and security events/metrics. However, visibility is not as effective, on its own, without the ability to take action to mitigate risks and improve operational efficiency, preferably automatically.
In this edition of the “Partner Solution Showcase” we introduce one of our technology alliance partners, BlockAPT. BlockAPT helps organizations to securely connect, monitor and manage their entire digital ecosystem from a single pane of glass, which enables them to audit, orchestrate, and automate IT security and operations centrally. The BlockAPT platform comprises three modular products that can be deployed independently or in combination. These products are:
Command - Centralized incidents and events database, customizable and automatable alerting, reporting and dashboards
Control - Centralized management and administration of the digital ecosystem from a single pane of glass to enable centralized orchestration and automation of tasks for SecOps, NetOps and CloudOps
Connect - Securing data-at-rest and data-in-motion using FIPS 140-3 certified MTE technology for post-quantum secure connectivity
The remainder of this article illustrates how BlockAPT can be used to collect, monitor, and process logs & events from F5 BIG-IP LTM and Advanced WAF. By combining security and networking data organizations can start their journey towards achieving unified visibility, which is a key component if they want to embrace automation.
BlockAPT Platform - Command enables customers to unify visibility into a single pane of glass WebUI. To maximize on the benefits of the BlockAPT Platform we recommend using BlockAPT Platform - Control to activate the automation and orchestration of actions following detected alerts or thresholds. This can be done using automated Workflows / Playbooks. Actions can also be manual or semi-automated.