Implement Best Practices and Recommendations
Enhance your organization’s security posture with AIOps by identifying deviations from Cisco Secure Firewall best practices. Run assessments on your devices, generate reports, and receive insights that guide you toward optimal performance.
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Assessment: Evaluates your firewall configuration across multiple categories. Each check determines alignment with Cisco Secure Firewall best practices. The report summarizes the total number of checks performed. It categorizes the results as Passed or Requires review.
Checks that require review indicate deviations that could impact firewall efficiency and security. Each failed check presents an opportunity for improvement. Addressing these checks contributes directly to optimizing firewall performance.
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Recommendation: Provides specific recommendations to address identified issues, ensuring optimal firewall performance. These include detailed information such as the nature of the problem, symptoms, impact, and required actions.
The best practices and recommendations checks are developed with input from Cisco's Technical Assistance Center (TAC) and Customer Experience (CX) teams. This input helps address trending issues, incorporate industry best practices, and enhance the reliability of recommendations. Implement these recommendations to resolve issues, align with best practices, and optimize firewall performance.
Feature |
Description |
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Automated Assessments |
Runs periodic evaluations of firewall devices against Cisco best practices. |
Checks Summary |
Displays how many checks passed and highlights those requiring review. |
Trend Visualization |
Shows the number of checks over time, helping you compare passed and failed checks across assessment cycles. |
Device Reports |
Provides device-specific results and percentage of improvement potential. |
Review Category and Check Control |
Enable or disable review categories or individual checks for future assessments. |
Before you begin
Ensure that Best Practices is enabled under Settings. For more information, see AIOps Settings.
Procedure
Step 1 | In the left pane, click Monitor > Insights & Reports > AIOps Insights > Best Practices and Recommendations. The Assessment Summary provides a high-level overview of assessment results. It includes two tiles:
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Step 2 | In the Device reports section, you can view the list of all available device reports. Filter devices by Device status, Review categories, or Assessment status to narrow down results. Assessment Statuses: Each device report has an Assessment Status, which indicates the current state of the assessment.
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Step 3 | From the three-dot menu icon next to each device:
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Step 4 | Click on a Device name to view a detailed report for that specific device.
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Step 5 | Enable or disable an entire category from future assessments. You can also disable individual checks within a category.
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