Maintain Efficient Enterprise Mobility with Strategic Threat Monitoring

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MAINTAIN EFFICIENT ENTERPRISE MOBILITY WITH
STRATEGIC THREAT MONITORING
December 10, 2015 Enterprise Security / Threat
Monitoring / SIEM
Gone are the days when a company-provided laptop
was considered an entitlement that only the
privileged few got to enjoy. This is the age of
the dynamic workplace and getting work done on
the go is what employees today value most as a
privilege that would enable them flexibility and
freedom to work on a personally-owned
device. Enterprise mobility has a myriad of
capabilities on offer to organizations that
largely depend on an access from anywhere
corporate network perimeter. However, a BYOD
policy can turn out to be a double-edged sword.
Gartner predicts that by 2017, half of the
worlds companies will require that their
employees bring in their own devices to work. So,
what does it take for a company to feature in the
50 that is rapidly embracing BYOD with
remarkable gung-ho? The answer is quite simple
A well-informed device management strategy. The
time to move from block access strategy to
safely allow access is nigh upon us and the
greatest impediment to its progress is fear
fear of the unknown. The greatest fear that
seems to have seized Anywhere-ization policy
makers is that with a device that feels
personal, employees would be all the more prone
to neglect in implementing security precautions.
For companies that do not have real-time threat
information, mobile device management could imply
lesser control than ever.
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MAINTAIN EFFICIENT ENTERPRISE MOBILITY WITH
STRATEGIC THREAT MONITORING

• Keeping a handle on data leakage risks
• A successful BYOD management policy needs the
  help of threat visibility to remain buoyant in
  the long run. Draft a policy encompassing data
  sharing rules, security measures, risk mitigation
  guidelines and best practices. Threat modelling
  for your business can help make the policy
  purpose-built. With most mobile operating systems
  being essentially open source, Malware writers
  can gain a better understanding of the OS and
  build more sophisticated threats. Enter cloud
  services, device syncing and rooting all adding
  fuel to the fire. When control over individual
  precautionary measures gets complicated, the
  logical step is turning to real time threat
  monitoring that focuses on data protection and
  confidentiality.
• Profiling network access and user behavior
• One of the best ways to identify a BYOD devices
  impact on company network is net flow analysis
  and packet-level inspection. Archive event data
  to visualize imminent suspicious trends well in
  advance. A monitoring system with next-generation
  Active Asset Discovery can provide visibility
  into file system integrity, active services and
  perilous activity.
• Seek answers to the most important questions
• Where did the issue originate?
• Which part of the network is under impact?
• When and how did the trouble begin and how can it
  multiply?
• Where are the vulnerabilities lurking?
• Reach out to us for help in developing and
  maintaining a thriving virtual work environment
  to protect your work applications and corporate
  data from infection and intrusion. We will make
  sure your BYOD policy is a win-win for you and
  your employees across your collaborative and
  extended enterprise.
• Visit alephtavtech.com to find out how our
  managed security monitoring and vulnerability
  management can help your enterprise and data
  security goals.