Security solutions that meet your organisation’s needs
The frequency of internet fraud and threats to business assets from both internal and external parties are driving organisations to focus on security. NEC Business Solutions provides a wide range of managed security services for the protection of your organisation’s data and telecommunications networks.
NEC’s IT&T security services are suited to organisations that require a high level of enterprise wide security, yet have limited internal resources to make it happen. Customers select from a comprehensive suite of services which are delivered via the expertise of NEC and its global security partnerships.
An integral component of these solutions is a powerful interactive analysis tool that provides real time reporting of the state of your network and hosts. This high level of visibility allows you to review security logs instantaneously.
Additionally, customers can be provided with a secure link into NEC’s security monitoring server. This allows you to receive up-to-date web based statistics via an internet browser. This web portal means you maintain high levels of security awareness, while NEC security experts perform day-to-day security management and monitoring tasks.
Virtual private network (VPN) solutions
A virtual private network (VPN) allows for connectivity of multiple sites over a private or public wide area network (WAN) infrastructure. The establishment of a VPN service over a public infrastructure can realise significant cost savings as compared to private alternatives.
VPNs can also be used to remotely connect roaming users such as a mobile sales force, telecommuters or the home office user who may need access to information from the corporate network.
Setting up and managing VPN tunnels takes some effort, especially when multiple tunnels are required. NEC can provide VPN services to meet a wide range of business needs. These services can relieve organisations of the administrative and management burden often associated with VPNs.
Security policy development
Many managers find devising an IT&T security policy difficult and onerous. However, a well developed security policy can protect valuable corporate data and prevent business disruption and costly downtime.
NEC can assist organisations create new policies, or modify existing policies, in line with recognised AS/NZS 4444 or ISO17799 information security standards.
Your security policy will determine what security measures are implemented across your organisation, and how. Your security policy may also be utilised as a high-level statement from senior management, from which all other documentation can be derived. All day-to-day company documentation is usually an expansion of the policy, converting ‘what’ is to be achieved into ‘how’ it is achieved.
Threat assessment analysis
NEC can undertake a threat assessment analysis to detect deficiencies that exist in your data or telecommunications networks. This service highlights areas that may require security enhancements, and makes recommendations to help organisations address them.
Threat assessments can also determine whether an organisation’s networks adhere to security policies. They can be performed on a ‘one off’ basis to meet a specific business need, or can be scheduled to take place at regular intervals. Each assessment includes in-depth consultation with NEC’s security experts. A full report is then produced that highlights the vulnerabilities of the network in terms that non-technical staff can understand.
Intrusion detection services
Many organisations only detect intrusions or security breaches after they have occurred. By this time, valuable information may be lost or data and telecommunications systems may be severely compromised.
NEC’s intrusion detection services (IDS) utilise the current technology to identify attacks on your company networks in real time. Importantly, once detected, NEC’s Security Operations Centre can deploy counter measures to stop the attack and possibly prevent future attacks.
Intrusion detection services (IDS) can be customised to suit your organisation’s needs and network, and to complement any measures you may already have in place, such as virus scanning technology.
Access protection services
Many organisations simply use firewalls alone to protect access to the Internet. But this may not be adequate protection for your organisation’s valuable information and systems. NEC’s access protection services provide protection over and above a simple firewall between your corporate network and the internet. For example:
- How does your organisation secure remote access services via direct dial-up or over the internet?
- What about protecting dedicated links to third party companies?
- How do you protect your organisation from attacks which may be initiated internally?
Access to and from corporate networks requires protection - and some areas of internal networks such as server farms require additional protection. NEC’s security experts can devise robust protection services for your organisation.
Security management & monitoring services
Even if your organisation employs a wide range of security measures, this may not be enough if they are not continuously kept updated, or if your internal IT department does not have clear visibility of your network.
NEC’s security management services ensure your IT department is kept informed of the latest information on current threats. We can proactively configure security equipment to block even the newest forms of attack.
Additionally, NEC monitoring services keep a constant eye on your security measures to ensure they are operating effectively. In the event that something stops working, NEC can quickly investigate the problem and assist in restoring the service. Robust, comprehensive management and monitoring of security services is imperative to minimise or prevent costly business disruption.
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