Firewall Audits and Reporting release notes

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title: Firewall Audits and Reporting release notes
description: The ServiceNow Firewall Audits and Reporting application helps administrators streamline firewall rule management and compliance auditing. See the following sections for release notes by version.Firewall Audits and Reporting continues to enhance firewall rule management with improved audit capabilities and expanded reporting features. These updates help administrators maintain security compliance and streamline firewall operations.
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# Firewall Audits and Reporting release notes

The ServiceNow® Firewall Audits and Reporting application helps administrators streamline firewall rule management and compliance auditing. See the following sections for release notes by version.

## About Firewall Audits and Reporting

-   Automate firewall rule auditing and compliance reporting to reduce manual review time and improve security posture.
-   Centralize firewall rule management across multiple vendors and platforms in a single interface.
-   Generate comprehensive audit reports to support compliance requirements and security assessments.

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## Activation and other requirements

-   **Activation information**

    Firewall Audits and Reporting is available as a store application. Install the application from the ServiceNow Store to activate it on your instance.

-   **Upgrade information**

    Upgrade to the latest version through the ServiceNow Store. Review the release notes for each version before upgrading to understand new features and changes.

-   **Browser requirements**

    Use the latest version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge for optimal performance.

-   **Additional requirements**

    Requires ITOM Visibility base plugins and appropriate role assignments for firewall management.


## Accessibility and localization

-   **Accessibility information**
    -   The application interface is navigable by keyboard and compatible with screen readers including JAWS and NVDA.
-   **Localization information**

    This application is available in English. Additional language support may be added in future releases.


**Parent Topic:**[ITOM Visibility release notes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/itom-visibility-rn.md)

## Version 2.0.0

Firewall Audits and Reporting continues to enhance firewall rule management with improved audit capabilities and expanded reporting features. These updates help administrators maintain security compliance and streamline firewall operations.

### What's new

-   **Fortinet FortiManager vendor support**

    Manage and audit firewall rules from Fortinet FortiManager devices. The new vendor support extends firewall auditing and reporting capabilities to Fortinet environments, enabling centralized rule management and compliance reporting across FortiManager-managed firewalls.


### What's changed

-   **Firewall rule compliance dashboard**

    The compliance dashboard now includes additional metrics and visualizations to provide better insights into firewall rule compliance status and trends over time.


### What's deprecated or removed

-   **No deprecated or removed features**

    There are no deprecated or removed features in this release.