 Today's fast-paced, hypercompetitive marketplace requires organizations to open their networks to customers, suppliers, and business
partners. This same openness, however, brings security risks that must be
properly managed.
The frequency and sophistication of network attacks is growing with
the use of automated hacking tools that can inflict catastrophic damage in
just a few hours. Left undetected or improperly corrected, vulnerabilities
provide an open door for 99 percent of all network attacks. Despite best
efforts by IT, assets continue to be accessed, crippled or even rendered
inoperable by unauthorized individuals, worms, or other threats. The
consequences for anything less than a rigorous dedication to security are
great. Outages caused by hackers and viruses cost businesses millions in
actual revenue, and even more in lost reputation, negative brand impact, and
diminished consumer confidence each year.
Courtesy Computers understands that keeping up with security is a
full-time job for any organization. Software patches are released almost
daily as new vulnerabilities are discovered, cyber crimes are detected, and
virus definitions are updated. Computer hackers are continually probing
networks and servers for any vulnerability to exploit. Monitoring for
patterns in network traffic to detect suspicious activity requires
around-the-clock dedication, expertise, and sophistication. For companies
that don't have security as a core competency, building the infrastructure,
staffing and personnel, and maintaining a practice can be a heavy
investment, fraught with risk.
Physical Security encompasses far more than keeping unauthorized
people out of our data centers. Logical security includes Network Intrusion
Detection, Host-Based Intrusion Detection, O/S Hardening, Patch Management,
Firewalls and Secure VPN. Our CourtesyCare Support Team work with customers
to sort through security options to find the solution that's right for you.
Whether we manage a single device or the entire security
infrastructure, Courtesy customers realize important benefits:
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Real-time, 24x7x365 security management,
monitoring and support
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World-class security built on industry-leading
technologies and tools
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Reduced operational and personnel costs
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Improved data integrity with the highest levels
of authentication, access control, and confidentially
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Lowered total cost of ownership (TCO) for
security infrastructure
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Cost-effective access to advanced intrusion
detection and protection technologies
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Security Consulting
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Network Security Assessments from Courtesy Computers provide the information
necessary to help insure regulatory compliance, alleviate concerns, and
assure the Company meets the required levels of security.
Network Security Assessments
Security
is not a "product", it's an ongoing process. Traditional security
products help protect computer networks but cannot guarantee
immunity from exposure. Any network is vulnerable to attack. What's
the first step in any network security review? Determining what
actual risks your organization may be facing. This can best be
accomplished by doing a base line Network Security Audit. A Network
Security Audit will determine the specific problem areas that need
to be addressed, and allow you to implement solutions to effectively
protect your corporate assets.
Additionally, by performing a Network Security Audit, you will be
able to gauge your organizations compliance with current security
regulations (Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, GLBA and others.
CCI's Consulting Services
look at an organization’s overall security, remediation and
IT
security life cycle requirements and determine areas that
require:
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Improved
network design to enhance overall corporate asset integrity
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Security
infrastructure changes to improve network security and manageability
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Basic
security remediation requirements including: system patching, policy
review and change, human engineering and training
CCI Consultants help clients protect corporate assets
tailored to their unique needs. From basic network implementations, to
large scale managed security services, CCI Consultants create and
integrate security solutions with flexibility, scalability, and
reliability.
CCI Consultants also will perform:
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Server
Hardening Services
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War
Driving Services (Wireless Networks)
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FireWall
Monitoring and Configuration Services
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Forensics
Services
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Problem/Attack Remediation Services
The six phases
of the IT security life cycle are:
- Phase 1:
Initiation—the organization determines if it should investigate
whether implementing an IT security service might improve the
effectiveness of the organization’s IT security program.
- Phase 2:
Assessment—the organization determines the security posture of the
current environment using metrics and identifies the requirements and
viable solutions.
- Phase 3:
Solution—decision makers evaluate potential solutions, develop the
business case and specify the attributes of an acceptable service
arrangement solution from the set of available options.
- Phase 4:
Implementation—the organization selects and engages the service
provider, develops a service arrangement, and implements the solution.
- Phase 5:
Operations—the organization ensures operational success by consistently
monitoring service provider and organizational security performance
against identified requirements, periodically evaluating changes in
risks and threats to the organization and ensuring the organizational
security solution is adjusted as necessary to maintain an acceptable
security posture.
- Phase 6:
Closeout—the organization ensures a smooth transition as the service
ends or is discontinued.
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