Security From Symantec For Manufacturing Industry - Sujata Computers Pvt Ltd

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This is Pushkar Nath, Sujata's Data Security Specialist. This blog is for CXOs in Manufacturing Industry to understand what data security threats are around us and how to keep the data safe from the threats.

In today’s tech savvy world, where systems are getting automated, it is leaving vulnerable points which render an organization prone to data leak. We will do critical analysis sector wise to pinpoint the leak points and ways to plug them. Today I am picking up manufacturing sector for critical analysis

End Users – It can be anyone designing team, people from R&D department, data entry executive, receptionist etc. There is possibility of malware infection through internet and spreading it in local area network and crashing down the entire network. Apart from that it might be possible that they might try to send documents or critical organization data through USB, mails or web. This can be prevented by using Antiviruses, data loss prevention, web and Messaging gateway protection. Hard disc, file and folder and removable USB level Encryption

Accounts/Finance Department – This department handles one of the most critical assignments of an organization and that is to manage the entire financial dealing and transactions. Any leakage of financial details might prove detrimental to the organization. This department is prone to phishing attack. . Antiviruses, data loss prevention, web and messaging gateway protection, Hard disc, file and folder and removable USB level Encryption  endpoint to endpoint encryption with two factor authentication will provide adequate security to this department.

Human Resource department – Human resource department has under its possession entire record of the employees. As manufacturing sector is labour intensive sector so every company has long list of labours doing blue collar and white collar jobs.  Companies doling out financial services are always on prowl for these type of database.  Security becomes necessary. Antiviruses, data loss prevention, messaging gateway protection, hard disc, file and folder and removable USB level Encryption becomes critical necessity of this department.

Sales and marketing Dept. – This department generates revenue for an organization. They have data of their clients and their requirements. As personals from this department remains mobile. So BYOD is gaining currency among them. . Antiviruses, data loss prevention, web and messaging gateway protection, Hard disc, file and folder and removable USB level Encryption  , gateway to end point mail  encryption , mobile device management, mobile application management coupled with two factor authentication will provide adequate protection to the devices, application and data.

IT Department – This department manages the entire IT infrastructure of an organization. It has to manage server infrastructure, networking, end points of the users.  Its role becomes critical in the sense that if it gets down then functioning of the entire organization will come down to notch. The first product which is of extreme importance for them is back up software for end points and servers. Second is archiving and third is solution for hardware and software inventory management.

Top management – This level of management is privy to secrets of all the above mentioned departments. Any IT admin can’t stop them from accessing there date/mails etc from their own device or from home. Security becomes critical as any intentional or unintentional loss of data, documents can have a devastating effect on the entire organization. Antiviruses, data loss prevention, web and messaging gateway protection, Hard disc, file and folder and removable USB level Encryption  endpoint  to end point  mail  encryption , mobile device management, mobile application management coupled with two factor authentication will provide adequate protection to the devices, applications and data.

Let me know if you have any concerns around the data security or you can get a free check up of your IT infrastructure and processes set for accessing the critical data within your organization from me and my team in Sujata.

Regards,
Pushkar Nath

 

Beyond Heartbleed: Protecting Your Business with Symantec

The discovery of the Heartbleed bug in April, 2014 exposed a serious vulnerability in OpenSSL, an open-source cryptographic library often used with applications and web servers like Apache and Nginx. This latest high profile, targeted attack allowed infiltrators access to the memory of web servers running vulnerable versions of the library. Heartbleed quickly compromised the privacy for communications applications on the Web such as e-commerce, banking, email, and instant messaging, and opened the door to the interception of user information, passwords, and identities.

While the world now knows of the widespread havoc Heartbleed has caused to both businesses and individuals, it begs the question, “What happens when the next Heartbleed (or worse) comes along, and what can an organization do to weather yet another chapter in an all-too-familiar string of debilitating attacks?”

As a worldwide leader in information protection, Symantec not only has a comprehensive suite of solutions to discover and remediate vulnerabilities today––no matter their origin––but also has the thought leadership and world-class expertise to stay ahead of the next “Heartbleed.” With industry leading security solutions coupled with a global team of security engineers, threat analysts, and researchers to safeguard businesses from malicious attacks, Symantec is poised to help protect organizations by helping them discover the vulnerabilities,remediating the damage through effective patching and repair, then helping to further protect critical data and resources from future incursions.

Symantec security solutions include:

• Symantec Control Compliance Suite

• Symantec Certificate Intelligence Center

• Symantec SSL Certificates

• Symantec Validation and ID Protection Service

• Symantec IT Management Suite powered by Altiris technology

• Symantec Endpoint Protection

Symantec has made available both a webinar recording and a white paper to help you better understand how to implement a ‘discover, remediate, and protect’ plan at your organization. Also, stay up to date on Heartbleed news from Symantec, and get at advice on how to limit your exposure.

(Blog by Sanket Kadam)

Symantec and Hitachi partner for unstructured data governance

Today’s release of Symantec Data Insight adds data governance for Hitachi NAS Platform environments and enhances records management.

Today’s release of Symantec Data Insight adds data governance for Hitachi NAS Platform environments and enhances records management by offering a unique blend of information classification automation and data owner decision making.

We are pleased to announce the general availability of Symantec Data Insight 4.5.1 which now enables:

• Data governance for Hitachi NAS 12.x.
• Records Classification Workflow: enables records owners to review classified documents related to a retention policy and automatically archive that information into Enterprise Vault.
• Additional filtering options for permission reporting and enhanced custom reporting ability for directory services.
• Alert policy options which provide a new policy and enhanced configuration options for access monitoring.

Symantec Data Insight integrates with Hitachi NAS Platform (HNAS) to discover and collect activity and permissions information. It provides a web-based interface to monitor and report on users’ access to data. Tim Durant, Hitachi’s Senior Director of Global ISV Alliances and Data Protection, is excited about this new opportunity with Symantec.  “Our customers face challenges in establishing what data exists, who owns the data, and how the data is being used.  Now they can benefit from performance at scale with both the Hitachi platform they store data on and the Symantec application they use to gain visibility into it.” 

Mr. Durant shares a customer perspective that Symantec has aligned its technology offerings to address.  With 69% of corporate data having no legal, business or regulatory value, effective data management and protection requires large-scale automation and accountability for taking retention and disposition actions on the growing amount of information.  This is why performance, scale and automation were built into the latest workflow in Data Insight.

“One of the challenges to traditional records management is the lack of a balanced approach between leveraging classification technology and user decision to automate the retention process,” says Ketan Shah, Director of Product Management at Symantec.   “With the new records classification workflow the integration between Symantec DLP, Data Insight and Enterprise Vault enables that automatic and seamless discovery and retention of a record once it has been confirmed by the data owner.”

As Symantec DLP discovers potential records throughout an organization, owners are engaged via the recently released Data Insight self-service portal to make records determinations.  DLP policies are then matched to Enterprise Vault retention policies and records are automatically archived under the appropriate retention period.

Blog by Sanket Kadam

Symantec Backup Exec 3600 Appliance: A Purpose Built Disaster Recovery Appliance

Symantec Backup Exec™ 3600 Appliance is the only solution that provides Symantec Backup Exec™ software on optimized hardware integrated into an affordable appliance from the industry leader in backup. Symantec Equipped with integrated data deduplication, granular recovery, and virtual machine protection, the Backup Exec 3600 Appliance manages data growth and effectively reduces rising storage costs while enabling faster backups. Unlike other solutions, the Backup Exec 3600 Appliance reduces downtime with patented Symantec™ V-Ray technology that restores entire servers, critical Microsoft® applications, and VMware® or Microsoft Hyper-V® virtual guests in minutes.

Key features

•     Reduces backup complexity and simplifies data protection with an all-in-one backup and recovery solution that integrates software and hardware from a single vendor.

•     Speeds up backup windows and achieves faster recovery times using disk storage.

•     Dramatically minimizes downtime and data loss by rapidly recovering what you need, when you need it.

•     Includes a wide variety of pre-licensed Backup Exec Options, enabling protection of applications on physical or virtual servers, including Microsoft® Exchange, SQL® Server, SharePoint®, Active Directory®, as well as Lotus Notes®, Oracle®, and virtual instances on VMware, Hyper-V, and more.

•     Replicates backup data to another Backup Exec 3600 Appliance or managed Backup Exec media server in any location when using the Enterprise Server Central Admin Server Option (included with the Backup Exec 3600 Total Protection Suite or sold separately).

•     The Deduplication Option provides customers with the ability to reduce backup storage by 90 percent or more, improve backup windows, and facilitate better remote office protection.

•     Easy to deploy, configure, and manage through a single console.

•     Protects and integrates with all key VMware and Hyper-V technologies, including VMware vStorage™, vStorage APIs for Data Protection (VADP), and Microsoft® Hyper-V Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS).

•     Offers Microsoft-certified backup and recovery for the latest Windows® environments, including Windows® 2012 and 2008 R2, Microsoft® Exchange 2013 and 2010 SP1, Windows® 7, and Hyper-V.

Key Benefits

•             Simplify backup with an all-in-one comprehensive backup appliance

•             Reduce backup windows and storage by up to 90 percent with seamless built-in data deduplication.

•             Built-in replication with optimized data deduplication

•             Fast and powerful backup and recovery

•             Tape support

•             Proven, reliable, and easy-to-use

•             Centralized management and reporting

Appliance Configuration:

Symantec™ Auto Support

Backup Exec 3600 Appliance provides monitoring of key hardware components and notifies the administrator of faulty events. The hardware monitoring feature ensures your backup environment is working at top efficiency, allowing you to anticipate needs before they become issues. The Call Home feature keeps a watchful eye on a multitude of preset conditions and maintains a history of the product's health with Symantec Auto Support which offers proactive support at no additional charge. The hardware history is available to the Symantec™ Global Support Center to use while assisting with any support cases, providing useful context to resolve issues in a timely manner.

Why Sujata Computers

We are one of very few Symantec partners enabled for deployment of Symantec BE 3600 Appliance. We are the first to conduct the Proof of Concept (POC) at the end customer’s live environment and first to deploy the appliance. Our Team has worked with Symantec Experts in a handshake fashion to get a hands on expertise on the appliance.

    SMB Customers can avail FLAT 15% DISCOUNT*

FOR ENQUIRIES AND DEMO PLEASE CONTACT ME ON sanket.k@sujataindia.com or +919011017300

Thanks

Sanket Kadam

Symantec Expertise with SCPL

Specialized Competencies available with SCPL

We at Sujata Computers Pvt Ltd having more than two decades of experience in delivery and deployment of specialized IT Solutions like Information Security, Data Protection, Disaster Recovery, Storage Solutions and many more. SCPL is till date able to satisfy the IT needs and requirements of more than 3000 SMB and 400 Enterprise Companies.

SCPL Partnership with Symantec is now almost more than a decade old. In these years we have achieved number of certifications and awards. We have developed extra ordinary competencies in various verticals like

• Enterprise Security
• Data protection with Backup Exec
• Data Protection with NetBackup
• Small and Medium Business

SCPL has proven competency and expertise to deploy and configure various solutions like

·         Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 :

Unrivaled security and blazing performance across physical and virtual systems.
Powered with Insight and Sonar to tackle targeted attacks and unknown threats.

·         Symantec Protection Suite 4.0 :

Symantec Protection Suite Enterprise Edition is powered with Symantec Insight and protects with the industry’s fastest, most-effective endpoint security, combined with industry-leading messaging protection and innovative web security.

·         Symantec Backup Exec 2014 :

Symantec Backup Exec delivers powerful, flexible, and easy-to-use backup and recovery to protect your entire infrastructure whether built upon virtual, physical, or a combination of both. 

·         Symantec Backup Exec 3600 Appliance :

Backup Exec 3600 Appliances eliminate risk by integrating Backup Exec 2014 software with purpose-built backup hardware to provide an easy, complete, and cost-effective backup solution.

·         Symantec NetBackup 7.6 :

The NetBackup Platform is a holistic backup and recovery solution that is optimized for virtually any workload, whether physical, virtual, arrays, or big data, and delivers truly flexible target storage options, whether tape, 3rd party disk, appliances, including the NetBackup Deduplication Appliances and Integrated Backup Appliances, or cloud

·         Symantec NetBackup 5230 Appliance :

The NetBackup appliances are ideal for customers looking for turnkey solutions for their organization. The appliances enable efficient, storage-optimized data protection for the data center, remote office and virtual environments.

·         Symantec Enterprise Vault :

Enterprise Vault, the industry leader in archiving, enables organizations to efficiently store, effectively manage, and easily discover and retrieve unstructured information as needed for business. As the industry’s most widely-deployed on-premise enterprise archiving solution, Enterprise Vault helps customers deduplicate information at the source to reduce operational costs, manage organization-wide retention and information governance policies, and control the costs of compliance and litigation support.

·         Symantec Drive Encryption :

Symantec’s encryption solutions enable organizations to deliver data protection with centralized policy management through the optional use of Encryption Management Server.

·         Symantec Data Loss Prevention :

DLP helps you protect your data from loss and theft, comply with privacy laws, and safeguard your reputation.

In addition to these solutions, we are closely working with Symantec Technical and Engineering Team for getting hands on skills for the upgraded and recent products launched.

Considering the growing competencies of SCPL, Symantec has been recently awarded as Best Emerging Partner of Year 2014-15.

For any Symantec related enquiries please feel free to contact me on sanket.k@sujataindia.com  or +91-9011017300.

Thanks!

Sanket Kadam

Product Manager-Symantec