In NSM, how are features such as unified policy management classified?

Unified policy management, as classified within Network Security Management (NSM), refers to the simplification and enhancement of how policies are created, deployed, and managed across the network. Usability enhancements focus on improving the interactions between users and systems, making processes more intuitive and effective. In the context of NSM, these enhancements streamline the management of security policies, ensuring they are easier to handle and enforce consistently across various devices and platforms.

This is particularly important in environments where security policy needs to adapt to changing network conditions and threats, allowing administrators to respond intelligently without excessive overhead. By improving usability in policy management, administrators can better maintain compliance with security standards and respond to incidents more effectively.

The other categories do not capture the essence of unified policy management. Compliance standards relate to regulatory requirements and validation, network monitoring focuses on tracking and analyzing network performance and security events, while device management pertains to the administration of hardware assets rather than the overarching policies governing security across those devices.