Reports

How to read a Delyan Firewall analysis report and turn findings into action.

Delyan reports are designed to be defensible at audit time. Every finding is reproducible, every verdict is deterministic, and every recommendation traces back to the Firewall config line produced it.

Report structure

Every Delyan report has five sections, in the same order:

1. Executive Summary

High-level posture overview, hygiene metrics, and the highest-impact findings. Designed for CISOs, auditors, and non-technical stakeholders.

2. Critical Findings

The most-impactful issues surfaced by the deterministic analyzer — overly-permissive rules, exposed management services, weak admin policy, etc. Each finding includes the exact rule, the reasoning, and a recommended fix.

3. Detailed Parsing

Full rule listings, all object definitions, and per-finding technical detail for audit and documentation purposes.

4. Rule Analysis

Detailed output from the analysis tools: shadowed, redundant, permissive, expired and unused rules.

5. Compliance Framework

Pass / Fail per control against the compliance framework. Each control links to the evidence — the exact config line that determined the pass or fail.

Risk severity levels

Delyan assigns one of four severity levels to each finding, following common industry convention:

CRITICAL

Immediate action required. Severe risk to CIA. Address in 24 hrs.

HIGH

High-priority issues that should be addressed within a week.

MEDIUM

Moderate risks. Schedule to remediate in maintenance window.

LOW

Hygiene opportunities. Clean up as part of normal operations.

Export formats

Delyan exports analysis results in two formats:

PDF report

Audit-grade, branded, ready for stakeholders and examiners. PII redacted automatically.

Excel workbook

Per-finding rows with filters. Useful for analyst triage.