The Network Security Process

The information security risks that a business faces are constantly changing. Network security should be a continuous process built around a security policy. A continuous security policy is most effective, because it promotes retesting and reapplying updated security measures on a continuous basis.

Establishing a security policy consists of four basic steps: Assess, Design, Deploy and Manage. It is important to have a security policy and process in place that balances the risks with cost effective solutions.

Assess

To begin this continuous security process, you need to assess your current sitution to create a security policy that enables the application of security measures. A security policy needs to accomplish the following tasks:

Identify the organization's security objectives
Document the resources to be protected
Identify the network infrastructure with current maps and inventories

To create or implement an effective security policy, you need to determine what it is you want to protect and in what manner you will protect it. Next, you should assess the risks.

Security Assessments

Veraciti offers a comprehensive security analysis of a customer's network from the perspective of an outside hacker as well as internally from the perspective of a disgruntled employee or contractor. Security vulnerability information is compiled, analyzed, and concisely presented to you with operational-level recommendations as to how to better secure your network and its data while at the same time enabling you to reach its full business potential.

What's included in Veraciti's Security Assessment?

An operational and comprehensive analysis of the state of network security
A simulated attack on a network from diverse viewpoints
A security Assessment Report which includes findings and recommendations

Design

Having identified the assets and the risk, a secuity strategy can be designed. The design process includes addressing the following security areas such as :

Access Control and Authentication
Virus/Vandal Control
Security Policy Design
Virtual Private Network
System Backup

Deploy

Deploying a sound security strategy includes implementing policies at a high-level that dictate how to conduct business securely and procedures that provide specific actions and technologies to implement to ensure security.

Manage

Once a security strategy is in place, it is important you can easily and continually manage its security strategy.

To this end, Veraciti offers Managed Firewall services.

Managed Firewall services include:

Design and implementation of a firewall solution that is scalable to meet dynamic customer needs.
Pro-active maintenance and monitoring of firewall including professional change management.
Periodic configuration and security audits.
Customer access and control of firewall

Some premium firewall services include

URL filtering
Virus scanning
High availability options
Bandwidth utilization management