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 Security and Standards
A global challenge and integrated enterprise
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K Subramanian
Deputy Director General
National Informatics Centre
Government of India |
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Through holistic approach to security at each tier of the network the organizations are able to reduce cost, improve manageability, enhance performance, tighten security and reduce risk exposure
Sound practices in information security
Information Technology is penetrating all walks of life. With the advent of Internet and the web technologies, we can see and feel the reorientation of business transformations, business deliveries and electronic transactions handled and Electronic Delivery Systems undergoing massive transformation. The organizations have become more dependent on the networks and business transactions, external data sharing and simple day-to-day communications. These needs drive the networks not only to be more transparent and accessible but also protected from illegal access and abuse. Today, the current security solutions are basically comprised of multi-point products designed for an isolated task (such as detecting a virus, preventing an intrusion). This results in lack of interoperability, unmanageability and a higher cost of ownership. So integrated security is emerging as an effective approach to address the new challenges. This integrates multiple security technologies such as anti-virus, firewall intrusion and combines policy compliance management, service and support, and advance research for more complete protection. Through holistic approach to security at each tier of the network (i.e. client, server, gateway), the organizations are able to reduce cost, improve manageability, enhance performance, tighten security and reduce risk exposure.
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