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Integrated security for Cisco networks from IBM
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| Keeping critical information safe
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Protect critical information from viruses and worms. Automate processes to manage access to your networks. The integrated security for Cisco networks from IBM provides products and services offerings that can enhance the security of Cisco networks.
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| Our commitment to helping academic institutions protect their networks
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Many providers do not understand, appreciate or have the capability to respond to the full scope of the issues around securing your network, especially the ability to remediate vulnerabilities in a dynamic way. IBM can provide your organization with education industry expertise and best practices in security management.
IBM is an active leader in formulating privacy policy, forming the Worldwide Center of Competency for Privacy Consulting. IBM also founded the Institute for Electronic Government in 1995 as a resource for public sector leaders worldwide and has extensive experience with security solutions.
With the expertise of approximately 3,000 security consultants, implementation experts, engineers and technology architects, as well as nearly 100 researchers, IBM works as a team to deliver security and privacy solutions to the public sector around the world.
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| Reduce exposure, promote compliance
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From sensitive personnel information to student records, protecting the privacy of employee and student information is critical to all schools. Identification and authentication of users who access sensitive data is an ongoing challenge, especially with so many potential hackers inside the firewall.
The integrated security for Cisco networks from IBM provides the ability to identify, prevent and adapt to security threats in accordance with established and emerging policies set by your institution. IBM and Cisco offer the ability to ensure compliance with a growing number of security regulations and maintain a centralized place to define, control and audit disclosure of sensitive data.
The solution is designed to: -
Reduce security exposures by verifying identities for network access and providing device compliance checking.
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Enhance accuracy of reports by centralizing administration of defined security policy.
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Expand network security by automating security policy enforcement, execution, and end point security scans.
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Increase remediation for non-compliant devices by supplying notification of security vulnerabilities.
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| Identity management and security compliance
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The first scenario addresses identity management. An organization concerned about compliance with security mandates needs to provide users with access to applications, network resources and data. In addition, administrators want to simplify the implementation of identity management across the organization by unifying identity management between the organization applications and the network admission system.
IBM can address their needs and help: -
Reduce the time it takes to administer network, wireless and remote access.
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Know the people (not just the user IDs) who have access to the network, wireless and VPN.
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Remove unknown users from the network.
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Automate the process of managing and identifying users on the network.
The second scenario addresses security compliance. An individual school must comply with organizational security mandates from the district office. Likewise for an individual department, such as the registrar, at a higher education institution. IBM can implement our solution to help: -
Facilitate centralized control and local autonomy ensuring security and consistent policy on networks.
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Inspect security information, such as whether a machine’s antivirus definitions are up-to-date or whether its operating system is adequately patched, before letting it connect to a network.
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Detect a computer’s software state and compare it to management policies before granting access to certain network resources, thereby making network access decisions on a more precise level than before.
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Slash elapsed time to provide users with access to network resources and applications, automate routine administration tasks, and help eliminate errors.
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| The cost of a securing a network
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Securing your Cisco networks not only provides compliance but can help reduce the cost of protecting your infrastructure and the privacy of your constituents. The integrated security for Cisco networks from IBM can help: -
Lower security administration costs by automating reporting tasks as well as alerts for systems breeches.
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Reduce costs by providing common solution and leveraging CISCO network infrastructure.
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Build greater trust in technology based services by demonstrating that personal information can be handled responsibly and confidentially.
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Questions about this solution? Contact an IBM Education specialist.
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