We can also advise you on, and implement for you, a number of additional measures designed to increase the security of your network, to protect you against malicious hacking, viruses, spyware and malfeasance.
Some examples are:
- Non-Microsoft browser standardisation to reduce entry points for spyware;
- Internet bridgehead servers to provide point-of-entry defence against spam, email-borne viruses and spyware; this can also allow you to monitor employee email and internet activity;
- Centralised anti-virus updates and infected file quarantine;
- Hardware and software VPN (Virtual Private Network) connections to allow mobile employees, home-workers and remote offices to communicate with you securely;
- Two-factor identification (special hardware "tokens" providing a constantly changing authentication number, used in conjunction with a PIN known only by the user, to replace passwords);
- Secure remote-access gateways to allow mobile workers access to all the internal systems they need to do their job without compromising your security;
We can also carry out tests of your security, sometimes known as "white-hat hacking" or "pen-testing" (short for penetration testing). You may be surprised at the ways confidential information could be at risk.
Key technologies we support in the security area include:
- SonicWall, Cisco, Checkpoint and Watchguard firewalls
- RSA SecurID and ActivCard two-factor tokens
- GFi MailEssentials and MailSecurity anti-spam and email anti-virus
- Symantec (Norton) Anti-Virus (Corporate and Enterprise)
- Citrix Metaframe Secure Gateway and Metaframe Secure Access Manager
- Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA)
- Computer Associates Pest Patrol