Network, Desktop and Endpoint Security

Security Management in the enterprise today accounts for a significant portion of the IT budget.  Effective threat management must come from a number of points of access in the network and must be comprehensive from the Gateway level where initial access to the rest of the world is accessed down to the servers, desktops and now even remote mobile devices such as PDA's and Smartphone's.  Enterprises that are covering only a portion of these threats are still under considerable risks of intrusion by a number of more sophisticated threats.  The hackers of yesterday, while not as prevalent as in years gone past have not disappeared but have re-surfaced now in new more sophisticated, profit driven enterprises.  The thrill of hacking for the sake of it has been replaced by identify theft, malware production, spyware and a host of other threats that can upset an enterprises financial standing and reputation and open it to a host of legal actions for failing to adequately secure access to corporate or private data in its possession.

In addition to the basic threat management objectives, Enterprises are now facing an increased litany of Governmental laws and regulations that require compliance with specific standards for protection of financial data, personal data and other organizational data.  Specific standards such as  Sarbanes Oxley (SOX), HIPAA, FISMA, and BASEL II – require organizations to scrupulously comply with ever changing threats and data protection methodologies.  In addition to management and mitigation of threats, these standards also require visibility into user activity, and auditability of security breaches at the endpoint.

The tools necessary to manage or mitigate these threats are now increasingly complex as well but are more essential parts of the IT architecture.  These products are Industry recognized for their excellence and in threat identification, mitigation, management and reporting.

• Norman Virus Control

  Norman Virus Control (NVC) is a collection of antivirus software applications and utilities that protect your workstations, servers and gateways against malicious software. The most prevalent types of malware are computer viruses, worms, and trojans.

• Sophos EndPoint Security and Control

  Assess, control and protect all endpoints with one product Cross-platform security and control for your desktops, laptops, file servers and mobile devices. Sophos delivers complete protection against viruses, spyware and adware, controls VoIP, IM, P2P, games and removable storage devices, and enables you to assess and control all endpoints.  Cross-platform security and control for your desktops, laptops, file servers and mobile devices. Sophos delivers complete protection against viruses, spyware and adware, controls VoIP, IM, P2P, games and removable storage devices, and enables you to assess and control all endpoints.

• Security Reporting Center

  Your firewalls protect your network and the information housed within it from both internal and external attacks. But they also collect a wealth of information stored in their log files—information such as where hacker attacks originate, which employees send the most e-mail, how much bandwidth your organization uses and which employees are accessing inappropriate Websites. Marshal Security Reporting Center analyzes the data in your firewall log files to generate valuable reports. It also helps you optimize the security of your network, ensure that employees use network and Internet privileges appropriately and manage network bandwidth requirements.