Hillstone Security Management
Hillstone Security Management (HSM) centralizes security operations, secure SD-WAN management, and ZTNA control.
What Hillstone Security Management is
Hillstone Security Management (HSM) centralizes security operations, secure SD-WAN management, and ZTNA control. It manages Hillstone NGFW, NIPS, ADC, and WAF devices and can monitor third-party devices through SNMP. Administrators can check device status, resource use, and licenses, while managing configurations, firmware, and signature upgrades. HSM manages ZTNA gateways and distributes policy packages and device-specific policies. For SD-WAN, it provides zero-touch provisioning, VPN overlay orchestration for hub-and-spoke and mesh topologies, and traffic steering based on applications, policies, and network conditions. Its firewall policy analyzer flags redundant, hidden, empty, or overly broad policies and high-risk port use. The HSM 4.7 datasheet lists more than 30 report templates, HTML and PDF reports, and log forwarding to third-party syslog servers. Deployment options include VMware Workstation, ESXi, and KVM; vHSM supports AWS. One master device can register up to 16 slave devices. Pricing is available on request, and Hillstone directs prospective customers to an authorized reseller for more information or a demonstration.
Good
- Manages Hillstone NGFW, NIPS, ADC, and WAF devices.
- Monitors third-party devices via SNMP.
- Policy analyzer identifies several rule issues.
- Provides more than 30 report templates.
Watch out
- Pricing is available only on request.
- One master device supports up to 16 slave devices.
- Kubernetes enforcement is not supported.
Who it suits
HSM is for organizations managing Hillstone security devices, third-party devices via SNMP, or SD-WAN and ZTNA environments. Its listed deployment and reporting options may suit teams seeking centralized device and policy administration.
Verdict
HSM brings network device operations, SD-WAN, and ZTNA management into one platform. Prospective buyers need to request pricing and confirm that its stated device scale and deployment options fit their environment.
The facts
Each one read from Hillstone Security Management's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access controls
- The HSM datasheet describes domain-specific administrators and hierarchical administrator, operator, and auditor roles with different privileges.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Availability
- Hillstone directs visitors to contact an authorized reseller to learn more or see a demonstration; the product page does not list a price.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Availability and sales
- Hillstone directs prospective customers to contact a local authorized reseller to learn more or see a demonstration.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Central management
- HSM centrally manages Hillstone NGFW, NIPS, ADC, and WAF devices, plus third-party devices via SNMP.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The datasheet lists VMware Workstation, ESXi, and KVM as virtual environment options and says vHSM supports AWS.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integration API
- The HSM datasheet says its ticketing system provides an API to connect with other ticketing systems.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Local signature updates
- HSM can act as a local signature server for environments that cannot directly access external signature update services.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Operations
- Administrators can monitor device status, resource use, and licenses, and manage configurations, firmware updates, and signature upgrades.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Policy analysis
- The firewall policy analyzer identifies redundant, hidden, or empty policies, overly broad addresses or port ranges, and high-risk port use, then reports recommendations.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- Hillstone describes HSM as a centralized security management platform for security operations, SD-WAN, and ZTNA.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Hillstone Security Management (HSM) provides security operations, secure SD-WAN management, and ZTNA control from a single pane of glass.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- The HSM 4.7 datasheet lists more than 30 built-in report templates and says reports are available in HTML and PDF formats.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Reporting and logs
- The datasheet lists more than 30 built-in report templates, HTML and PDF reports, and log forwarding to third-party syslog servers.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Scale limit
- The HSM 4.7 datasheet says one master device can register up to 16 slave devices.checked 8 Oct 2026
- SD-WAN
- HSM acts as an SD-WAN controller and supports zero-touch provisioning, VPN overlay orchestration, and traffic steering based on applications, policies, and network conditions.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Signature updates
- HSM can act as a local signature server for environments that cannot directly reach external signature update services.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Third-party logging
- The HSM 4.7 datasheet says logs can be forwarded to a third-party syslog server.checked 8 Oct 2026
- ZTNA
- HSM centrally manages and monitors ZTNA gateways and distributes unified policy packages and device-specific policies.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Hillstone Networks says it was founded in 2006 by NetScreen veterans.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2006checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Sunnyvale, California, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Device operations
- Administrators can monitor device status, resource use, and licenses, and manage configurations, firmware updates, and signature database upgrades.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Managed devices
- HSM centrally manages Hillstone NGFW, NIPS, ADC, and WAF devices and can monitor third-party devices via SNMP.checked 7 Oct 2026
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