Security Infrastructure

Network attacks threaten productivity, customer service and business continuity while jeopardizing compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, HIPAA and other industry regulations. Integrated network security systems defend against attacks and are fundamental to maintaining operations and reputations. A properly secured network provides for data integrity, confidentiality and availability while assuring you're protected in a world fraught with threats. Uncover vulnerabilities, meet government and industry regulations and repel internal and external attacks with the guidance of The Arcis Networking.

Threat Prevention Solutions.

What is Threat Prevention?, Though the seemingly constant stream of new viruses, worms, rootkits, denial of service (DoS) attacks and other security threats achieve substantial publicity, such threats don't usually receive notice until significant damage has already occurred. For most companies, the network perimeter has expanded and blurred with the proliferation of mobile and remote users. In addition, operations like yours are frequently required to provide a degree of network access to vendor partners and customers so that they can access pertinent information. With all of these potential access points, it has never been more imperative for IT administrators to be proactive in implementing threat prevention devices.

Threat prevention describes a series of strategies that collectively build a multi-layer security protection plan that prevents malicious attacks from entering your environment and corrupting your systems and data.

How Will Threat Prevention Solutions Benefit My Business?, Implementing threat prevention solutions can deliver big benefits, including: Limited exposure to threats - comprehensive multi-layer security minimizes risk potential, Safeguards against data loss and crime - sensitive data remains secure, Enhanced productivity –threat prevention can block access to questionable websites, protecting against web-based attacks and preserving bandwidth

How Can I Help My Business Embrace Threat Prevention Solutions?, When evaluating threat prevention solutions, be sure to: Deploy a suite of products. Many vendors bundle several threat protection technologies into sets, enabling cost savings and improved interoperability, Understand where your most sensitive data resides, Determine network vulnerabilities, Outline remediation actions necessary to minimize system and data threats.

What Comprises a Threat Prevention Solution?

There are five key network areas to consider when developing your threat prevention strategy:

• Gateway and Network, Gateway protection is critically important. Effective threat prevention solutions include: antivirus, antispam, content filtering, intrusion detection, firewall and virtual private network services, and network access control.
• Server Security, Attackers see servers as keys to the kingdom. If the server doesn't contain the information sought, it provides a means of accessing it. Anti-malware protection, authentication, IP security and content filtering can help minimize this threat.
• Client Security, Attackers often attempt to compromise client systems to gain access. Threat prevention tools include antivirus, personal firewalls, threat protection and antispyware.
• Data Loss Protection, Data loss or theft can result in additional losses in customer trust and revenue. Implementing Data loss prevention solutions can help find the critical balance between protection and access.
• Application Security, Attackers can exploit vulnerabilities in application code to access or manipulate the information within it. Employing firewalls and authentications to protect applications, and implementing security policies can mitigate these risks.

IP Video Surveillance Solutions.Older analog video surveillance systems are giving way to the use of network Internet Protocol (IP)-based video. Advancements in IP video surveillance and network technology have transformed the physical security arena. Companies are leveraging prior network and application investments to achieve efficiencies in video security. Intelligence capabilities are moving to network cameras, allowing IP video surveillance systems to scale more easily than older analog systems. Such change has led to a need for integration between a company's physical security and IT teams.

How Will IP Video Surveillance Benefit My Business? Safeguarding employees and your data is critical. IP video surveillance can help:

• Deter malicious actions
• Provide an untarnished visual and audio documentation of events
• Capture evidence for legal action
• Secure your company's assets and inventory

How Can I Help My Business Embrace IP Video Surveillance? When considering an IP video surveillance solution, it's important to identify:

• High-traffic areas, entrances, and exits
• Locations of the most valuable assets
• How the system will be monitored and managed
• Protocols for storing, reviewing, archiving, and deleting video

What Comprises an IP Video Surveillance Solution? An effective IP video surveillance solution consists of the following components:

• IP Video Cameras

Network IP video cameras come in multiple sizes and can be designed for indoor, outdoor, or low-light areas. They can capture high megapixel images or high-definition (HD) video and have zoom capabilities. Additional IP video features to consider include motion, audio detection, and alarm notification.

• Management Software

Management software allows for central video management, provides scalability, and can also perform monitoring, recording, and event management functions.

• Storage Device

Dedicated storage devices are ideal for IP video systems. Unless a video is flagged for review, most are stored for 2-4 weeks before the system purges it. The higher the camera's image quality, the more storage space it will require.

Data Loss Prevention Solutions.

Data loss prevention—also known as data leakage protection—helps ensure that customer information, personal employee information, and research and development (R&D) data remains safe and secure. Most security measures are designed to protect an company's systems. Few such measures can protect against data loss especially once data moves outside the network perimeter. Data loss prevention solutions strategically protect your most important data-sensitive information that could cost your company the most damage to finances or reputation if it were compromised.

How Will Data Loss Prevention Solutions Benefit My Business? Data loss prevention provides a focused security approach to your sensitive data by working to secure the data itself. Once you’ve identified your most critical data and its location on the network, you can monitor it to determine:

• Who is accessing and using it
• Where it is being sent, copied or transmitted

The resulting tracking information allows organizations to manage sensitive data more confidently. This not only prevents against data loss but also flags any data being handled in a way that deviates from your company's established security policies.

How Can I Help My Business Embrace Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Solutions?

• Identify your most sensitive data - not all data requires DLP strategies
• Determine how sensitive data is currently being used and who needs to have access to it
• Match DLP enforcement to your security policy to ensure compliance

What Comprises a Data Loss Prevention Solution? An effective data loss prevention solution consists of a mix of the following components:

• Encryption, Encryption describes an algorithm used to jumble data in transit or stored on devices rendering it useless for those attempting to access without an encryption key. Encryption prevents lost or stolen data from being viewed or used by non-authorized individuals.

Encryption can be used with a wide array of devices including desktops, laptops, networked systems, mobile devices, removable media and storage devices.

• Data Leakage Products, Data leakage products help monitor, manage and protect data to minimize the risks of data loss and ensure compliance with security policies. These tools help classify data and monitor, report, or restrict data from being printed, e-mailed, or copied. Data is protected regardless of where the data resides even if the file type is changed.

Risk Assessment and Compliance Solutions.

Security risk assessment identifies and documents vulnerabilities in your environment and develops a remediation plan to eliminate those vulnerabilities. Security compliance establishes protocols to protect data confidentiality, prevent unauthorized access to information and comply with policies required by audits, regulatory acts and international standards. Security breaches related to the numerous regulations a company must adhere to have received a lot of press. While these regulations represent good security practices, they can seem overwhelming and unmanageable. The good news is that maintaining security compliance is not as complex as it may seem. Regulatory guidelines often provide a blueprint that can easily be incorporated into your existing security management policies.

How Will Risk Assessment and Compliance Solutions Benefit My Business? Security risk assessment and compliance solutions can help your company:

• Minimize security breaches by identifying and remediating gaps in your environment
• Achieve cost savings through detailed reporting that can reduce audit time and expenses
• Increase productivity with compliance software that detects and resolves vulnerabilities

How Can I Help My Business Embrace Risk Assessment and Compliance Solutions? When evaluating risk assessment and compliance solutions, it's important to:

• Understand internal and external security policies
• Document your current compliance posture
• Identify vulnerabilities and outline a remediation plan

What Comprises a Risk Assessment and Compliance Solution? An overall security compliance program might include:

• Risk Assessment

A comprehensive risk assessment carefully identifies and documents the vulnerabilities in your security environment, and then recommends a remediation plan to close the gap. It's generally a best practice to work with a third party to ensure the most objective view into your environment.

• Policy Management Software

Policy management software can ease the administration of security compliance management and provide a clearer audit trail. These tools are typically pre-loaded with common regulatory policy definitions such as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Payment Card Industry (PCI) standard. Some software allows you to include company-specific policies.

• Event Logging

Event logging is extremely helpful in documenting user activity. It creates an accurate record of user activity such as which users accessed which system as well as which websites they visited when and for how long.