India's most trusted enterprise security solution providers 2021
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4. Editorās Note
n todayās virtual age, enterprise security has
Ibecome a major concern. The digital world has
undoubtedly enhanced communication but has also
opened doors for various cyber and other corporate
threats. Many companies have already fallen prey to
virus attacks and data thefts. In light of these
occurrences, enterprises are now on the lookout for a
saviour to protect them from such threats.
Moreover, enterprises also come across various
challenges related to architecture security, risk
management, etc. This eventually interrupts their
smooth functioning. In such circumstances, enterprise
security solution providers emerge as the guardians.
These companies provide their clients with excellent
services and ensure that they are protected from
threats of any kind.
The leading enterprise security solution providers
focus all their efforts on data centre, networking, and
web server operations in practice. They try to make
sure that their clients are free from all sorts of virtual
errors and threats. These solution providers emphasize
identifying the key risk areas and mitigating that risk to
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5. the highest possible degree. They approach every
problem in different ways, such as deploying risk-free
network architecture and creating ongoing training and
awareness programs for the staff to remain aware of
the current and emerging threats.
These companies provide comprehensive security
solutions while addressing the weaknesses and
vulnerabilities of the clients on a wide variety of levels.
They also work towards creating an enterprise IT
security policy that helps tackle ongoing areas of risk.
The prominent enterprise security solution providers
cater to a variety of organizations, whether big or small.
They establish a robust cybersecurity program
internally and utilize consultants to help deploy the
cybersecurity program with more efļ¬ciency.
The primary concern of these solution providers is to
ensure that their clients are free from any sort of cyber
threat and can function smoothly without any
interruptions. They ensure protection from different
types of scams and phishing attacks.
With the objective of providing their clients with
seamless IT security services, these companies employ
innovative techniques and adopt cutting-edge
technologies. Hence, to introduce you to the game
changers of the enterprise security solutions industry,
we present to you our latest issue, India's Most
Trusted Enterprise Security Solution Providers,
2021.
Have an interesting read!
- Ananda Kamal Das
Ananda Kamal Das
ananda@insightssuccess.com
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9. Management Brief
Company Name
Arulselvar Thomas
Founder and Director
RAH Infotech
Shyam Nagarajan
CTO and Co-founder
Rapyder
Objectstream
Ashok Kumar
Founder
Brisk Infosec is a global information security organization
focused in developing innovative security and compliance
solutions and in building high-performance security centric
solution.
Objectstream has an extensive experience in the fabrication
and installation of aircraft electrical/electronic components and
avionics equipment, as well as their troubleshooting, repair, and
replacement.
RAH Infotech was established in 2005 with a focus on
providing state-of-the-art technology solutions in association
with Global IT leaders
With a young, passionate team and expertise in Cloud
Computing Solutions, Big Data, Marketing and Commerce,
DevOps and Managed Services, Rapyder is the leading
provider of Strategic Cloud Consulting
Brisk Infosec
Technology
Amit Gupta
Founder and CEO
Rex Cyber Solution
Rex Cyber Solutions is a vendor-independent Information
security consultancy based in Chennai. Its experts lead the
industry in security auditing, penetration testing, forensics,
incident response, and architecture review
Rex Aantonny
CEO
India's Most
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Terrier Security Services
Established in 1989, Terrier Security Services has carved a
niche for itself in the Integrated Security space with
unparalleled domain experience and expertise.
K Ramesh
CEO
12. There is a changing trend in the industry concerning
the planning of security infrastructure. Till about a
few years back, most of the decisions regarding
organization security were taken by the management with
little coordination with professional security consultants.
That is why many businesses have been struggling when
faced with security breaches.
Today, security consultants are being given the due
authority as well as the responsibility to take over strategic
decision-making roles. This shows that the move is in the
right direction. With more and more businesses expanding
their global reach and the numbers of risk increasing,
security consulting has become increasingly specialized and
critical for business growth.
That is where Terrier Security Services India Pvt. Ltd.,
comes into the picture. Starting from a meager strength of 3
Guards at its commencing operations on 5th June' 1989,
with leading provider of Industrial Automation as its ļ¬rst
client, Terrier stepped into the business. With the nerve
centre in Bangalore, the company has spread its wings in
Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Haryana, Maharashtra, Madhya
Pradesh, Delhi, Gurgaon, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and
Orissa.
With a pan-India presence, Terrier delivers high-end
security and loss prevention solutions across diverse sectors
like Airports, Industries, Manufacturing, BFSI, Hospitality,
Education, Logistics, IT/ITES, and Retail. An ISO
9001/27001/14001/45001 certiļ¬ed company and only the
one for PASARA license audited. Terrier has built in-house
capabilities to handle everything - right from recruitment,
training, and security to R&D, design, and implementation.
A division of Quess Corp Limited, Terrier Security Services
is one of Indiaās top 10 security solutions providers. With 3
allied business verticalsāTerrier Security Services, Terrier
Electronic Security and Terrier Business Solutions
Today its presence and resources encompass:
ā¢25,000+ Guards
ā¢1,900+ Sites
ā¢700+ Clients
ā¢500+ Sites monitored remotely
ā¢QRTās vehicles integrated with National Command
Center
ā¢Full-ļ¬edged Training Centers at Bangalore, Bhubaneswar,
Pune Chennai, Hyderabad, and Jamshedpur provide
suitable platforms for imparting Pre and Post induction
training
13. A Top Dog in the Industry
Terrierās strong ManTech Security solutions and remote
monitoring facility from a global command centre helps in
fortifying its operations. As one the top provider of security
solutions, it maintains a comprehensive database of eļ¬cient
professionals for catering to the clientās manpower
requirements.
Its team comprises state-of-the-art technology with a highly
trained workforce to oļ¬er the most eļ¬cient security
solutions that meet the clientās speciļ¬cations. āWe also
have a specialized recruitment process and training module
for the respective sectors and situations to which our
security team gets deployed,ā says Dr. K Ramesh.
Prominent amongst the many distinctions, Terrier
enjoys over its competitors, a state-of-the-art global
command centre-enabled operating model that is one
of a kind.
The company values its clienteleās demands and oļ¬ers
customized modern security services. To ensure this, it
provides advanced training to the security guards on the
latest safety measures and equipment so that they can
prevent industrial hazards or accidents in the clientās
workplace. They are smartly uniformed, professionally
trained, and well-supervised personnel who are responsible
for the security and safety of assets, personnel, and property
against theft, accident, pilferage, and intrusion, etc.
Dynamics of Terrier
āAt Terrier, we aim to help in ensuring the safety and
security of businesses through our state-of-the-art security
solutions,ā says Dr. K Ramesh.
At Terrier Security Services, the company is redeļ¬ning how
business is done. The complete operation automation helps
clients increase productivity by saving time, money and
keeping track of their premise and assets.Its smart
operational solution gives them full online access keeping
their workspace safer. Some of its proven solutions are
online site survey, POP ā Paperless Onboarding, WorQ
App, Hawk-I, QRTās, OpsWorQ, Customer Care platform,
Online client dashboard, SeQure App and Invoice
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Paradigm Shift
Towards Transforming
The Company's Security
Capabilities From
Reactive To Proactive
14. automation. With a single-minded passion for creating
positive customer impact, Terrierās team helps its
customerscut costs, make operations sustainable, and
implement the mission-critical solution.
The company delivers it by integrating manpower services
with e-surveillance, intelligent business services, hardware,
software, and other IoT enabled sensors. It oļ¬ers a diverse
portfolio ranging from manned guarding and high-end e-
surveillance to command centre-led business solutions such
as remote asset management, access management, energy
optimization, and retail ROI enhancement.
āWe provide our security and business services expertise
pan India to IT/ITES and manufacturing sectors, solar
farms, critical infrastructure like (Airports, and Hospitals),
leading retail chains, and telecom providers,ā further adds
Dr. K Ramesh.
Over the years, Terrier has developed the capability to
deploy fully trained security personnel, on-site, across
India. āIt is our constant endeavor to deliver the highest
quality of products and services to our prestigious clientele,
which includes Fortune 500 companies and technological
giants,ā Dr. K Ramesh answers.
With over three decades of industry experience, it is
needless to say that the team at Terrier can be trusted to
deliver the right solution, speciļ¬cally curated for the needs
of the clients. The team proactively secures its clientās
assets, places, and people.
State-of-the-Art Security Oļ¬erings
āAt Terrier Security Services, we partner with you,
leveraging our expertise and experience, cutting-edge
technology and systems, and industry knowledge to provide
comprehensive, customized security solutions that help you
protect against threats,ā states Dr. K Ramesh.
If one is looking to have a security solution for long-term or
short-term assignments, the team at Terrier can provide
solutions that best ļ¬t their security needs and budget. The
company is structured to deliver security expertise for
specialized markets as well as multiple security solutions
utilizing people, technology, and knowledge.
Terrier Security Services provide innovative security
oļ¬erings across industries that ensure uncompromising
value, cost-eļ¬ectiveness, and results for other businesses.
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15. Dr. K Ramesh ā CEO
Dr. K Ramesh is the CEO for
Terrier Security Services. He holds
Ph.D. and MPhil from Bharathiar
University and MBA in Marketing.
He is a seasoned professional with
24 years of diverse work experience
including leadership role in
managing and driving Integrated
security solutions. An accomplished
leader with broad Sales and
Marketing, Operations Management,
Strategic planning skillset and
ability to provide creative,
enthusiastic, and forward-thinking
leadership in a team environment.
His previous organizations of work
include G4S, Securitas, MSF,
Pentasoft, Virtual 3D and
Telesistems where he proved his
ability to scale up and provide
creative and innovative leadership.
He brings a great mix of leadership,
inspiration, operational excellence,
technical expertise, and passion for
customer management.
Leaders of an Enterprise Security Solutions Giant
16. ļ· Terrierās Thermal Fever Screening
ļ· Terrier Facial Recognition Readers
ļ· Alerts on social distancing and masks
Its trained security operators are available 24 hours a day to
monitor the clientsā sites via CCTV. Blending talent and
technology enables Terrier to provide a service that is
second to none. āWe also provide a wide range of services
like Consultancy, Project Management, Commissioning,
and Service Operations,ā shares Dr. K Ramesh.
Also, Fever Screening Thermographic Cameras are
designed to detect elevated skin-surface temperature and
can be used for quick preliminary fever screening without
any human intervention. Any object with a temperature
above zero emits a detectable amount of radiation.
The thermal camera converts IR radiations into gray value
and establishes the accurate corresponding relation between
gray value and temperature through the temperature
measurement algorithm model. It is well known that one
major symptom of a virus infection is fever.
Therefore, a thermal camera with high temperature
accuracy can detect elevated body temperature and can be
used to make the preliminary screening. It is advisable to
install thermal cameras at places with long queues and huge
gatherings.
So, with all these resources at its disposal, Terrier Security
Services is really making a diļ¬erence in the enterprise
solutions space and Insights Success is glad to feature their
journey and story for our audience in a new light.
Through this, it empowers its clients to make better and
more informed decisions about security operations.
āWe also help you quantify and understand your risks,
identify and respond to threats and unify your organization
on security priorities,ā states Dr. K Ramesh.
With its expert team and proven frameworks, the company
ensures that it facilitates a deep understanding of business
and compliance needs of a client by assessing, reducing,
and managing their security risks.
Piercing through the Pandemic
During this time of uncertainty due to the advent of the
Covid-19 pandemic, the companies are navigating towards
remote supervision. Terrierās futuristic Global Command
Centre provides a centralized platform that allows its clients
to manage their site remotely with minimal personal
contact. āWe oļ¬er high-tech remote monitoring security
services, powered by advanced CCTV transmission and
recording technology,ā informs Dr. K Ramesh. Terrierās
systems have been programmed to manage and respond to
CCTV alarms generated from protected sites 24/7. Terrierās
contactless campus security and safety solutions
leverage smart tech and AI solutions to track and
protect its clientsā employees, visitors and contractors,
helping them reduce transmission risks, productivity
losses and compliance risks. Following are the
solutions:
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Industry Know-how
It is no secret that Indian enterprise security solutions
are poor. Indian enterprises are at a higher risk of
security breaches, and many reports prove this fact.
Whether it is start-ups or big established companies,
everybody faces challenges in keeping the ļ¬rm secure.
Security is vital for everyone. Violating rules and misusing
data is a serious oļ¬ense. There are several laws relating to
security, yet breaching rules for fraud is one of the most
commonly noticed oļ¬enses.
The situation right now is alarming. Inter-communication
has speeded, and industries use diļ¬erent technologies to
keep their data safe. It is diļ¬cult to hack data, but it is not
impossible at the same time. Threat to customer data is the
highest level of disappointment and loss in the enterprise
industry.
Cybercriminals and cyberbullies are taking advantage of the
technology and easily breaching the laws and privacy of
people. Firms are facing losses because of these crimes.
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20. Even after installing anti-virus software and diļ¬erent
security softwares, it is seen that most of the crimes happen
as they always used to. Taking extra care is a must-do and
not a should-do for companyās now.
Let us see the few most common challenges faced by
enterprises.
Phishing Attacks
Phishing attacks are those when an attacker acts as a
potential client and a trustworthy customer. It entices the
user to click on a malicious link and gives them access to
sensitive information, data, and credentials.
This is the biggest and most widespread attack. It is utterly
unsafe and most dangerous. It accounts for 90% of breaches
faced by companies. It has become easier as the breachers
act like legit business clients or customers. Faking and
interrupting your privacy can be done easily as the attackers
have become more convincing in being business contacts.
A major drawback that businesses face in phishing attacks
is the attacker/hacker uses social engineering to target the
people in the business industry. Hackers do not use
technological weaknesses in this kind of fraud.
Ransomware
Ransomware is one of the most common cyber-attack,
hitting thousands of businesses. This has grown more
common as it is the most lucrative form of attack.
Ransomware involves using encrypted company data so
that it cannot be used. Then the attackers demand ransom
from the businesses. This leaves the company with no
option but to pay the ransom or lose huge data, which will
somehow jeopardize the business.
Small businesses are aļ¬ected by this on a larger scale as
they donāt have a proper cyber security system to protect
their data. According to a report in 2018, Ransomware
aļ¬ected 71% of small businesses causing considerable
losses.
The hackers/attackers know that small businesses are more
likely to pay because they do not have the data back up.
Particularly, the health care sector is hit hard by these
attacks.
Malware Attacks
Malware usually comes from connecting defective devices,
spam emails, and malicious website downloads. It is
another most common challenge companyās face. It
encompasses a variety of cyber threats like trojans and
viruses. It is a term for malicious code that hackers use to
gain a network, steal data, and destroy data.
These attacks are particularly destructive for small
businesses as they can damage devices, requiring costly
repairs or substitutes to ļ¬x. They can also give hackers a
back door to open data, which can put clients and workers
at risk.
Weak Passwords
Using an easily guessed password makes the business
unstable as the risk of data corruption is heightened. Many
companies use several cloud-based services for diļ¬erent
work, which makes it easy for attackers to hack the data.
Employees use easy/weak passwords without knowing the
damage they can cause to the businesses. Using the same
password is also dangerous for companies.
There is a range of threats faced by businesses at the
moment. The safest way for businesses to protect these
threats is to have a thorough set of security devices in place
and utilize Security Awareness Training to ensure that users
are conscious of security risks and how to avoid them.
- Sayali Sangewar
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22. The most prominent enterprise security solution
companies utilize various strategies, techniques,
and processes for protecting information and IT
assets against unauthorized access, data breaches, and other
related risks which may threat the conļ¬dentiality, integrity,
or availability of these systems.
One such leading company which is revolutionizing the
enterprise security solutions space is none other than
Briskinfosec. Incorporated in February 2015 as LLP and
later formed as PVT LTD in 2017 it is a global information
security organization focused in developing innovative
security and compliance solutions and in oļ¬ering high
performance security solutions.
The company's excellence in carrying out various security
assessments has garnered success and appreciation from all
its valuable clients, from wide array of sectors. It has
established a reputation of providing top-notch information
security service to industry leaders, both in the Asia-Paciļ¬c
region as well in the other parts of globe.
ā¢ We have Identiļ¬ed as One Among Top 10 Most
Promising Cyber Security providers by CIO Review
Magazine.
ā¢ The most Powerful security solutions provider by "The
Leader's Globe" Magazine.
ā¢ We reported 8000 vulnerabilities within 4 hours and have
registered our name in āThe India Book of Recordsā for this
greatest achievement.
ā¢ We have been certiļ¬ed with ISO/IEC 27001, its
commitment to information security management of its
credentials as a managed service provider.
ā¢ Our cyber security initiatives are aļ¬liated by the
National Cyber Defence Research Centre (NCDRC).
ā¢ CSA (Cloud security alliance) honoured us with the
award for āAward of Excellence in cybersecurityā.
Taking Enterprise Security Solutions to the Next Level
Briskinfosec provides various types of cyber security
assessment services and solutions to its valuable customers
namely Virtual CISO/ Virtual Security Team/ Third Eye
Security Review assessment/Work from Home Security
assessment/ CXO review assessment/ GRC Assessment/
Source code review assessments/ /Corporate workshops/
VA/PT assessment in respective all IT asserts such as Web,
Mobile, API, IOT, SCADA, RF and Wireless technologies
etc., for both MSMEs and corporate sectors plus
government bodies including public institutions.
Also, Briskinfosec also oļ¬ers solutions like managed
security solution provider /soc /red team assessment as a
service, incident response, and so on.
In addition to the above, to fulļ¬ll the regulatory
compliances for the manufacturing /service-oriented
organization and also ļ¬nancial sectors including healthcare
industries, Briskinfosec oļ¬ers services on ISO 27001 /PCI
DSS /HIPPA /CCPA /EU GDPR, and much more.
The Erudite Founder and Director
The person leading Briskinfosec from the front is none
other than Mr. Arulselvar Thomas, the Founder and
Director of the company. He is a veteran in information
security focused on building innovative security solutions
and responsible for the technical vision. Mr. Arulselvar
leads the company in all the verticals. He leads the
company in technology deliverables, research initiatives,
and operations. Mr. Arulselvar is also the technical head of
research at National Cyber Defence Research Centre for
developing and executing technology strategy and setting
technology plans.
Facing the Challenges Eļ¬ciently
In the current scenario, especially during this unexpected
COVID 19 pandemic, the last one and half years have been
diļ¬cult for most of the organizations including
government/ semi government/ corporate sectors. Each
segment is facing tremendous challenges with internal/
external stakeholders. Our special Work from Home
security audit service helped lot of our trusted partners and
customers to see more value during these unrealistic
situations.
Briskinfosec
Protecting Data and Information Infrastructure in the Cyberspace
Streamlining Cybersecurity
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Mr. Arulselvar Thomas
Founder and Director
We aim to build
cyberspace for
locations
a secure and resilient
our valuable customers
across the geographical
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24. Accordingly, the company has tasked a corporate strategy
team with analyzing information about its company's
objectives, challenges, and opportunities, while the
enterprise strategy team seeks top-line growth through an
acquisition-centric strategy or through potential joint
ventures.
Since the work is always challenging, the company
conducted an internal discussion with its teams to
understand some of the biggest challenges confronting
enterprise strategy teams today, which include:
a. Lack of internal resources with sound exposure on
security related matters
b. Meeting the deadlines / aggressive timelines, as
stipulated by the customers
c. Continuous learning and to keep on updating the latest
technologies, mainly to blend digital tools and hybrid
teams; also, the organization requires the capacity to
constantly restructure enterprise assets and talent
d. Mindset: The company believes that the sole strategy is
about change, and driving change requires individuals and
organizations to have a 'change mindset'.
Making its Own Impression
In order to establish itself as a unique company,
Briskinfosec follows various practices, which gives it an
edge over the others. These have been mentioned below:
ā¢ BINT Labs is the oļ¬cial R&D Research Centre of
Briksinfosec.
ā¢ A total of 100+ Cybersecurity Tech Blogs have been
published on the website.
ā¢ 150+ open-source tools and objectives have been
conļ¬rmed through detailed evaluation, and full
demonstrations have been posted on our oļ¬cial YouTube
channel.
ā¢ Five cybersecurity tools were created and made available
for free on GitHub.
ā¢ BINT Labs has Developed and published two
cybersecurity frameworks: NCDRC MAST and Zero Trust
Frameworks.
ā¢ Every month, our monthly magazine Threatsploit
Adversary reports are given to the community in order to
identify large attacks with serious eļ¬ects. (Edition 34)
ā¢ As of now, there have been 100+ Cyber Monday
Awareness Quotes published.
ā¢ A total of ten Wake Up CXO awareness articles have
been published.
ā¢ 4 White Papers on Cybersecurity have been released.
ā¢ 15 Case Studies have been published
Embracing Technological Advancements
In this digital transformation era, technology plays an
essential role for startup business companies like
Briskinfosec. The company believes that it may be able to
compete with MNC companies without anyone realizing
how small/ medium/ big the company is with full security
protection and controls in place.
As per team Briskinfosec, technological advancements and
its advantages are:
ā¢ It increases the eļ¬ciency and productivity
ā¢ At par with the competitor
ā¢ Improve the ļ¬exibility
ā¢ Enhanced the marketing strategy
ā¢ Better customer service engagement
ā¢ Technology keeps safe with all security built in controls
are in place
The Road Ahead
Team Briskinfosec believes that the need for cyber security
has been increasing steadily. Organizations have started
focusing on protecting their information assets critically.
Work-from-home inducted by the pandemic has made
information assets much more vulnerable. āThis is an ideal
market for any company's expansion. We are no exceptionā,
states the management.
Precious Advice
The company states that for the young entrepreneurs (YE),
there are a lot of options available in this enterprise security
solutions market, because of the huge demand in this
vertical industry. Team Briskinfosec has the following
advice for the entrepreneurs of tomorrow:
a. YE should be open-minded, and they should enrich
sound knowledge in this cyber security domain, before
making up their mind and he/ she should have sound
network, in the respective industry cyber space.
b. They should know the market scenario and should take
survey/ stock about market demand
c. They should focus on trustworthy partnership
d. Minimum capital funds required
e. They should emphasize on good mentorship
f. Need to maintain transparency with the Stakeholders
g. Planning and implementation, also contingency plan
required
h. They should understand that good sales and marketing
team are their strengths
I. Identiļ¬ed and Technical Manpower resources
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28. The essence of
Enterprise
Security
Solutions
in Business
In todayās world, advancement in technology is
transforming the lives of people as well as businesses.
The entire world is going digital, and the pandemic has
accelerated this journey. In this journey of digitalisation,
data is the key to reaching the goal. Businesses use their
customerās data to provide them with the best services.
When any customer deals with a company, they trust the
company and give them access to their information, like
bank details, mobile numbers, addresses, other contact
details, and a lot more. So, it is important for a business to
respect the privacy of their clients and secure their sensitive
information. The companies also have to take care of their
employeesā and the organisationās data.
Securing the organisation from cyberattacks has become
challenging but a crucial task for any business. All the
companies follow a diļ¬erent procedure for securing the
data. Majorly, large organisations have a set of procedures
and policies for protecting the organisation from cyber
threats. They implement diļ¬erent strategies in order to
secure the companyās assets.
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30. Most of the time, the cyber attackers target small
organisations as they think there will be a less secure
environment. They also assume that large organisations
know how to deal with cyberattacks.
According to Verizonās Data Breach Investigations Report
in 2019, 43% of victims of cyberattacks were small
businesses. The reason is that small businesses do not have
the same level of resources and security as large
organisations. But protecting the organisation is crucial for
any organisation in order to avoid ļ¬nancial crisis and build
trust among the customers.
Following proper steps to prevent the organisation from
cyberattacks is essential. Below we have mentioned a few
steps to help you safeguard your organisation from
cybercrimes.
Deļ¬ne the Boundaries
In previous times when cloud technology was not
introduced, an organisationās boundaries consisted of
computing assets of the organisation and colocation of the
data centres. After adopting cloud technology, the
boundaries are no longer deļ¬ned by the geographic
location, but these boundaries must be extended to include
cloud services in the enterprise.
The enterprises have the information stored at their
corporate location and should leverage the AWS or Azure
technology in order to secure and store the information. The
controls to such technologies should be implemented
properly and included within the enterpriseās boundary.
Deļ¬ne your Software Environment
Deļ¬ning the software environment goes with deļ¬ning the
boundaries and identifying hardware and virtual devices. In
this step, consider all the software running within your
organisationās boundaries.
The software should be sorted according to the
organisationās requirement. For example, various software
will be running within your boundaries unnecessarily. A
software inventory tool can be used to complete this task.
Once you get all the necessary software running in the
organisation, update them all. Keeping all the software
updated in the organisation reduces the risk of cyber-
attacks. The software required should be co-related with the
hardware requirement. Once co-related, only allow the
necessary software to run within the organisationās
boundary.
Harden the Assets with the Boundaries
Once all the required software is gathered, it is time to
harden the operating system and applications within the
organisation. This eļ¬ort narrows down the requirement. It
focuses on the software running on every laptop, server, or
workstation within the organisationās boundary.
Many strict guides are available for hardening the operating
system, databases, applications, and network devices.
Not every parameter mentioned in the hardening guide
should be considered, as many of them negatively impact
the system. You need to identify these parameters. Once the
required hardening parameters are identiļ¬ed and
implemented, a conļ¬guration baseline is created for your
organisation. The approved conļ¬guration baseline must
conļ¬gure all the approved software. The software should be
aligned with approved conļ¬guration baseline in order to
work correctly.
Implement Vulnerability Management Program
Software is commonplace to ļ¬nd vulnerabilities as no
software is perfect. But how your organisation deals with
these vulnerabilities is important. The vulnerability
management programs help to reduce the time between
identifying vulnerabilities and implementing solutions to
correct them.
Make sure to scan and test every patch of the software.
Once every patch is tested, deploy it for production.
Review the use of Administrative Access across the
Enterprise
The ļ¬nal step in implementing enterprise security solutions
is to review the use of administrative access across the
entire organisation. The attackerās goal is to attack the
organisation, which gives administrative access to many
employees. So, make sure to provide the access to software
and applications to only those employees who need it for
their job.
Ensure that the employees with administrative access use
their administrative account while performing tasks;
otherwise an account without administrative access should
be used.
By following these steps, you can prevent your
organisationās security. Maintaining a security program is
an essential thing for organisations. Remember to work in
phases and include every step mentioned above in your
security program.
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