Strata Cloud Manager
New Features in October 2024
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New Features in October 2024
Here are the new features available in Strata Cloud Manager in October
2024.
Here are the latest new features introduced on Strata Cloud Manager. Features listed
here include some feature highlights for the products supported with
Strata Cloud Manager. For the full list of new features supported for a product you're
using with Strata Cloud Manager, see the release notes for that product.
Autonomous DEM: Browser-Based Real User Monitoring (RUM)
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October 31, 2024
Supported for:
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Real User Monitoring (RUM) uses a browser
plugin to capture live web application performance from the user's perspective. This
helps to reveal user experience issues that synthetic tests may not detect so that
you can have a more complete understanding of user experience across your
organization, take any possible remediation steps, and work to increase user
productivity and satisfaction.
RUM Benefits
- Comprehensive View into User Experience: Gather a new set of metrics to help you understand the full user journey so that you can take the appropriate actions.
- Enhanced Troubleshooting: View real-time application availability, usability, and the performance of underlying dependencies, such as APIs or microservices, enabling quicker and more accurate troubleshooting.
- Faster Remediation: Combine RUM metrics with synthetic metrics to detect a wider range of performance degradation issues, identify root causes, and receive recommended remediation steps.
Forward Syslogs for Enterprise DLP Incidents
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October 11, 2024
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Syslogs are a standard log transport mechanism that enables aggregation of log data
from different network devices into a central repository for archiving, analysis,
and reporting. You can now create a Log Forwarding profile to automatically forward
Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (E-DLP) Data Security incident syslogs to your third-party
security information and event management (SIEM), Security Orchestration, and
Response (SOAR), or other automated ticketing systems. This enables your SOC
Analysts and Incident admins to integrate Enterprise DLP into established
workflows to effectively triage, review, and resolve data security risks that occur
in your organization. You can configure a single Log Forwarding profile for multiple
enforcement points or you can create a different Log Forwarding profile for each.
You can associate the same enforcement channel with multiple Log Forwarding
profiles.
Enterprise DLP forwards DLP incident syslogs over a UDP or TCP port, and
requires a persistent connection to your SIEM, SOAR, or ticketing system to forward
DLP incident syslogs. Enterprise DLP can only forward DLP incident syslogs
while successfully connected to your SIEM, SOAR, or ticketing system. Enterprise DLP automatically continues forwarding your Enterprise DLP
incident syslogs to your SIEM, SOAR, or ticketing system after connectivity is
restored. However, Enterprise DLP can't forward any syslogs generated while Enterprise DLP and your SIEM, SOAR, or ticketing system are disconnected.
Simplified Application Test Configuration
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October 31, 2024
Supported for:
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Application tests now use top-level
domains or IP addresses instead of App-IDs to make it easier for you to define the
targets for your application tests and provide better coverage for an application
and its subdomains. Now, when you use a top-level domain as the target of your
application test, the test also probes the subdomains so you can identify if any of
the subdomains are causing experience issues.
Streamlined Licensing for Strata Cloud Manager
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October 16, 2024
Supported for:
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A new licensing structure for Strata Cloud Manager is now available, featuring two
licensing tiers: Strata Cloud Manager Essentials and Strata Cloud Manager Pro. This
unified structure streamlines the deployment of network security offerings,
including AIOps for NGFW, Autonomous Digital Experience Management (ADEM), cloud
management functionality, and Strata Logging Service. Strata Cloud Manager offers a
unified experience with the products accessible through a single interface, though
you require separate licenses for each product to integrate them into the
platform.
Here’s an overview of the two licensing tiers available for Strata Cloud
Manager:
- Strata Cloud Manager Essentials is the free tier that offers basic configuration and network security lifecycle management features to streamline operations and provide essential security.
- Strata Cloud Manager Pro is the paid tier that includes all features of Strata Cloud Manager Essentials, plus advanced features to enhance operational health, prevent network disruptions, strengthen real-time security posture, and ADEM for monitoring user experience performance. Strata Cloud Manager Pro includes Strata Logging Service with one year of log retention and unlimited storage, enabling centralized logging and seamless data retrieval across your deployment.
Strata Cloud Manager Essentials and Strata Cloud Manager Pro are available to
activate in customer support portal (CSP) accounts that don't have: Strata Logging
Service with sized storage, AIOps for NGFW Free or Premium, or Prisma Access.
For a detailed comparison of the available features and to learn more about how to
activate these licenses, visit Strata Cloud Manager License.