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Building an ROI Case for Endpoint Security Management

Thursday, August 13th, 2009 by clear-blue-security

Endpoint security management is the IT equivalent to ditch digging. Its dirty, sweaty, monotonous and thankless work better left to minimum wage earners with brawn, not maximum wage earners with brain.

OK, so maybe changing the ink jet cartridge is more depressing, but, endpoint security management doesn’t rank much higher.

IT organizations are working to get away from administrative tasks and would like to spend more time on analysis, end-user productivity and supporting strategic objectives of the business. Despite agreeing that jobs like endpoint security management are better left to automation, getting upper management to spend money on automation tools isn’t easy in the current economic environment.

How can an IT administrator justify implementing an endpoint security management solution?

In a study performed by the Aberdeen Group (as a disguised sales pitch for Symantec), it was determined that at least $243 per endpoint per year (26% of total cost of endpoint ownership) is spent on support costs; reinstallation, reimaging and recovery; endpoint security and compliance; and endpoint management.

There is a lot of room for cost savings by proactively managing endpoint security fundamentals and eliminating these events.

Get the full story here: http://networkresourcesblog.com/2009/08/securing-and-managing-the-endpoints-the-case-for-convergence/

One of the biggest gaps reported between ‘best in class’ companies and the industry standard was the ability to have centralized visibility and reporting of endpoint software and hardware configuration. Monitoring the security state of each endpoint is the first step in eliminating the root cause of security incidents.

Clear Blue Security made it easy to say “Yes!” to centralized endpoint security management as the worlds first 100% free endpoint security management solution.

Protect your endpoints today.  Download Clear Blue Security’s Endpoint Security management software for free.

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Remote Endpoint Security Solution for Managed Service Providers

Thursday, August 13th, 2009 by clear-blue-security

Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are searching for ways to lower operating costs while providing better service to their clients. Implementing a remote endpoint security solution is one of the best ways to reduce the risk of client network outages and lost business continuity.

Because MSPs are responsible for the client infrastructure, they are also responsible for the tools required to manage it. Remote monitoring and remediation allows an MSP to increase their geographic reach and lower their costs by automating otherwise manual tasks. The savings can be passed on to the client or kept as profit for the MSP. 

Most remote endpoint security solutions require heavy up-front costs in the form of hardware, software and implementation, making them out-of-reach for smaller MSPs and too costly to deploy at SMB customers.

Clear Blue Security has compiled a list of requirements from MSPs who service small and medium sized businesses and have a dire need for an affordable endpoint security solution:

The endpoint security solution has to be lightweight and easily deployed:

The implementation cost for traditional monitoring products is high due to set-up and hardware costs. When implementing at SMBs, any hardware costs are usually covered by the MSP, not the client.

The endpoint security solution must be non-intrusive:

MSPs cannot risk service levels when introducing a tool that helps lower their costs. Implementation must appear seamless to the client.

The endpoint security solution must automatically monitor and alert vulnerabilities:

The cost of manual monitoring is too high and causes the MSP to provide less security for the client.

The endpoint security solution must work in a heterogeneous security environment:

SMB clients cannot afford to switch anti-virus vendors to accommodate the needs of an MSP remote monitoring tool. 

Clear Blue Security is the only remote endpoint security solution for MSPs that meets the requirements of small/medium sized businesses.

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Without Automation is Endpoint Security Management Possible?

Monday, August 3rd, 2009 by clear-blue-security

The war cry of IT managers today is, “I want my team to provide services, not be mechanics.”

IT professionals are working their way out of the trenches as companies focus on leveraging technology to save money and deliver more solutions faster. But do company owners understand the soft costs of mis-managing the talent pool?

Using intelligent and expensive resources to perform rudimentary tasks seems counterproductive in most organizations. And, as the role of IT becomes critical path to the business mission, IT professionals are expected to continuously evolve and manage more with less.

Automation promises a way for the IT department to scale manpower and simplify laborious tasks that take away from design and implementation responsibilities. Endpoint security management is a good example of a task best left to an automated system.

It is impractical for most companies to assign a full-time resource to manually monitor every endpoint to ensure security compliance. By using an automated endpoint security management tool like Clear Blue Security, endpoints are monitored real-time even when outside the network.

In a recent survey conducted by Clear Blue Security on 125 small and medium sized businesses, 100% of the businesses exhibited critical security vulnerabilities on the network. A majority of the threats were “elementary” and could have been easily avoided if an effective monitoring and detection system were in place.

“Most small and medium sized companies have basic security measures in place. A firewall and antivirus are par for the course.” comments John Sirvydas, CTO of Clear Blue Security. “We find most problems in the configuration of endpoint security tools. An endpoint security management system is required in resource constrained and complex networks to ensure the tools are updated and running properly.”

Protect your endpoints today.  Download Clear Blue Security’s Endpoint Security management software for free.

 

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Endpoint security is critical for millions of businesses around the world. What about yours?

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 by clear-blue-security

What is endpoint security software?

Endpoint security software is a centrally-managed software system that protects end-user devices such as laptops, PC’s, Smart phones, PDA’s, POS terminals and more. Endpoint security systems are hosted on a server or gateway, and installed on every endpoint or user device that connects to the business network.

Why is endpoint security software important?

Today’s business environment has changed drastically over the last decade.  As businesses expand, they require more and more users to access their corporate network.  Employees, contractors, strategic partners and others consistently access network data via remote locations, LANs or wireless connections.  These types of access points create a windfall of potential entry points for security threats to infiltrate the network.  This makes it increasingly difficult for IT managers to protect the network from worms, Trojans, spyware and other malicious code that can threaten business continuity, compromise data, jeopardize productivity and require costly and time-consuming incident remediation.

Clear Blue Security™ monitors your company’s endpoint security status and lets you know how to solve any problems it detects using the following agents:

  • Unapproved Software: Ensure that all software applications installed on your computer networks are approved by your company’s security policy.
  • Suspicious Traffic: Detect abnormal traffic on your network that could indicate an attempt to access or manipulate your computers.
  • Intrusion Vulnerability: Identify open ports or other undesired access points that could put your network at risk of intrusion.
  • Malware Protection: Protect your network by ensuring antivirus and other endpoint security software are installed, updated and functioning properly on all computers.
  • Updates & Patches: Assure all critical security updates and patches are installed, with Microsoft’s minimum protection.
  • Security Practices: Ensure all your computers are configured and used in accordance with best practices for network security.
  • Clear Blue Agents: Monitor your endpoint security status and lets you know how to solve any problems it detects.
  • Virtual Security Assistant: Provide 24/7 security for your entire network at a fraction of the cost of human domain experts.

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