Wallix aims to raise the level of IT securityand it is sharing some of its insights in a White Paper entitled: "IT systems: control over external service providers" Paris, 19 January 2010 – The growing trend of outsourcing IT services is forcing companies to open up access to increasing numbers of outsiders.
As they are not directly employed by the company, they present a global IT security risk that is difficult to control: information capture, destruction of sensitive data, taking control remotely, loss of control, irreversibility etc . Implementing a traceability solution, at any level of the network, makes it possible to track the operations being carried out in the company and establish responsibility for any malfunctions. In 2008, a third of companies, and over 72% of companies employing more than 150 people, called on external IT providers. Faced with this growing need, monitoring and tracking the actions performed on the computer network have become indispensable to avoid a risk with potentially disastrous and very costly consequences," according to Jean-Noel Galzain, the Wallix CEO. "This white paper lays the groundwork for a policy on managing IT providers, and assesses the risks inherent in outsourcing, with its high turnover of personnel. It also offers simple, practical answers to help IT and security managers establish a coherent information system security policy." |
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In its five chapters, the White Paper addresses the operational difficulties caused by the use of outside providers, existing solutions and above all a pragmatic implementation methodology. The Wallix Admin Bastion (WAB) approach is described in detail in Chapter Five of the White Paper.
Illustrated throughout with diagrams, it is a basis for reflection and for the practical implementation of a 360° security solution. The White Paper can be downloaded from here. About Wallix Wallix is the French leader in security software for managing critical IT infrastructure. The company meets access control and traceability needs with a simple, economical approach, without the need to install specific agents on hardware and with no deployment constraints on the customer's IT system.
The company supplies Wallix AdminBastion (WAB), an innovative traceability tool that allows organisations to control connections and record all the operations carried out on a company's devices or IT infrastructure in accordance with new security standards. Wallix solutions are marketed through a network of reseller partners and IT integrators. Wallix is supported by Oseo Innovation and the PM'UP programme and is a partner of the System@tic Paris Région cluster. It is supported by private investors including the Access2Net, Sopromec, Hedera and Venturi Capital funds. For more information on the company's solutions, http://www.wallix.com |
