To help troubleshoot your cloud managed NGFWs, a Session Browser is now available in Strata Cloud Manager. The session browser addresses common challenges faced by security teams who are unable to interface with their NGFWs directly due to various operational constraints, such as NGFWs not being physically on location, network connectivity issues, or security policies that restrict direct device access.

The Session Browser provides real-time visibility into network traffic and session data, enabling administrators to diagnose issues remotely without requiring physical presence at the NGFW location. When reviewing session information, you can leverage advanced filtering capabilities to quickly isolate relevant data by rules, sources, destinations, or App-ID™. This granular filtering allows for efficient troubleshooting by narrowing down sessions to specific applications, user groups, or network segments that may be experiencing issues.

Beyond the core session browsing functionality, this release consolidates previously scattered troubleshooting capabilities into a unified experience. The available troubleshooting tools for DNS Proxy, User IP mapping, User Group configurations, Routing tables, Dynamic User Group membership, Dynamic Address Group populations, NAT policy evaluation, and External Dynamic Lists are now accessible through a single dashboard. This consolidation significantly reduces the time spent navigating between different interfaces and provides a complete view of your NGFW's operational status.

This feature allows distributed security teams to maintain optimal NGFW performance and quickly resolve network issues regardless of their physical proximity to the infrastructure.