The open and interconnected networks of organisations today allow the companies to work more effectively by easily sharing data with customers, suppliers and business partners.

However, the same networks pose a serious threat to organisations if not properly secured. Information security threats of today are more sophisticated, frequent, and dangerous than ever before and can result in damage on the IT infrastructure around the globe in a matter of hours from a number of different points on the network.

IT Security Risk Management requires better coordination and a holistic approach to handle an increasingly difficult task. It requires organisations to capture information seamlessly and act on vulnerabilities in a quantified and qualified way. IT security solutions such as firewalls, anti-virus software, and intrusion detection systems are necessary layers of security but are incapable of pro-actively detecting and preventing network vulnerabilities.

Organisations must adopt a multi-layered approach to network security to create protection redundancies such that if a threat passes through one level, it is stopped at the next. Better yet, organisations must adopt an approach that pro-actively addresses the underlying security threat before it becomes a risk .

A critical component to maintaining business continuity is preventing security threats from compromising critical systems. As new vulnerabilities are discovered and patches are released, organizations are challenged on how to prioritise these updates.

The window of time to remediate new vulnerabilities has shrunk to just hours, compared to months in the past. With this shrinking window, network security policies must include a component to provide immediate action to protect from new vulnerabilities as they are announced.

Secunia

Secunia assists companies in their vulnerability management process, including vulnerability assessment and security configuration baseline. Mitigation activities are prioritised based on the severity of the vulnerability, the current threat environment, and the business use of the vulnerable asset. We assist companies protecting and shielding vulnerable assets until a permanent solution is completed as well as identify the root cause for the vulnerability, enabling the company to eliminate the threat through changes in the network, server, and pc configuration policies.

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