New solution helps identify security blind spots
One of the biggest problems companies have in keeping their system secure is a lack of integration and coordination between security and operations. This can lead to security blind spots and processes that are isolated from protection solutions.
IT solutions provider BMC is announcing extensions to its BladeLogic Threat Director product that allow for the rapid identification of unsecured assets, and provide visibility into application dependencies. This means operations teams will be better able to anticipate the impact of actions on end users.
"There is a real disconnect in enterprise security between the identification of issues and taking action. Most organizations approach problems from the traditional perspective: a series of defined starts and stops, with no information sharing between steps," says Bill Berutti, president of cloud management/data center automation at BMC. "That game plan can leave the door wide open to malicious attacks while IT teams struggle to scale and keep track of all the moving parts. At BMC we are seeing first-hand that organizations realize this approach needs to stop. Our integrated BladeLogic Threat Director solution enables enterprises to eliminate risks and blind spots to reduce the attack surface".
It provides a clear task list so operations can address threats based on policy and impact, using criteria that protects uptime and maintains stability, and ensures the most critical issues are fixed first. Using operations inputs, the security dashboard provides key insight and updates to security teams on remediation workflow progress. Through the dashboard, an open dialogue is created for both teams to set priorities while doing away with opening service tickets that may never get resolved.
More information Threat Director is available in the BladeLogic website.
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