An attacker need only detect one weakness to breach your network and take control; in other words, every potential security weakness must be identified - and secured - in order to protect your company's digital assets.
Enterprise web server attacks from both internal and external sources are relentless. Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems, and anti-virus systems are simply not enough to adequately protect the network. IT administrators need to identify and correct potential issues on an ongoing basis and take into account the continuously changing network landscape. The challenge for enterprise administrators is to effectively utilise resources and manage a comprehensive network security threat management process without becoming overwhelmed in the quest to proactively guard the web server's critical assets.
To successfully overcome this challenge, companies need to think of security threat management as a critical strategic process involving distributed resources, deployments and technology. Organisations need to incorporate both process and technology into a single, effective solution, which advantageously utilises technology to create and enforce security policies, establish roles and responsibilities, perform regular audits, remediate issues, verify corrective actions, and report on the entire process.
Most organisations value the integrity, security and availability of their information assets, customer data, HR information and confidential transactions. Most organisations also now utilise the Internet to extend the ways in which they conduct their business. The security threats associated with a connection to the Internet are now widely recognised. What can organisations do to ensure themselves against these threats?
The Solution:
Organisations want to mitigate the risk that their networks can be compromised or breached. Vulnerability assessments provide a snapshot and a benchmark to measure the susceptibility of their networks. The assessments serve as a catalyst to instigate remedial action to resolve issues before rogue parties on the Internet can take advantage of them.