Security Solutions - The NIVID Advantage

Accessibility

Access control is a crucial security concern as it is now common to have pervasive, live ports nearly everywhere within an enterprise or a SME campus. Where organizations once had a direct and static correspondence between an access port, a PC and a user, modern LAN5, WLANs and WANs extend far beyond the marginally controlled office environment.

Today there are innumerable methods to access enterprise network applications and resources, including wired clients that access the network via switches and routers, wireless clients that connect to Wi-Fi access points, dial-up clients using the Internet and virtual private network (VPN) software or remote access services (RAS).

Furthermore, enterprises are learning that providing network connectivity and facilitating access to specific information and resources are two entirely separate notions, and authorized access is only the tip of the iceberg in terms of network security.

At NIVID, We recognise and understand that organizations need to control not only who gets onto the network, but also what resources each user is able to access as well as where and when those resources can be accessed. Without the proper safeguards in place, infiltrating enterprise network applications and resources can be easy for unauthorized users.

User Types

The management of user types becomes increasingly complex as the enterprise network environment expands and changes to include full, part-time and temporary employees, contract workers, remote workers, guests, partners, resellers and customers. Each user type requires different access abilities and network resources

Where a network manager used to be concerned only with external threats, today’s network manager must also be concerned with internal problems, both real and potential. Unfortunately, it is no longer a given that anyone with authorized network access is completely trustworthy. NIVID partners with companies in order to implement network-based security with zones for different users combined with the conventional host-based security and Internet firewalls.

Mobility

The network is extending its reach to provide mobile connectivity with local wireless technology, public high-bandwidth wireless hotspots and digital cellular to address the needs of anytime, anywhere communications. Wireless networks and devices make the security challenge obvious. WLAN technology and use are rapidly evolving and growing, rogue access points litter corporate enterprises and the range of potentially mobile and always mobile digital appliances continues to diversify and proliferate.

The emergence of these mobile network access devices, next-generation convergence solutions and inexpensive wireless access points, combined with open ports existing in many campus public areas, provides endless connectivity opportunities and security vulnerabilities.

Convergence

As voice, video and data convergence is introduced to the network, new policies and procedures must be put in place. Core network security applications that performed well scanning and policing data transactions may now cause problems for voice and video applications sensitive to latency and jitter. This raises an entirely new set of security issues in conjunction with providing quality-of-service (Q0S) for next generation applications.

Enacting a Sound Security Strategy

Ensuring an enterprise’s network and data assets are fully protected extends beyond specific security products and features. It requires a sound, holistic security strategy that addresses three key business issues.

Infrastructure

Infrastructure elements are the secure physical foundation of switches, access points and WAN devices. At NIVID, we create solutions that are able to authenticate infrastructure devices, provide secure management communications, protect infrastructure devices from attack and offer resiliency against unanticipated faults.

Access

Access features facilitate a personalized network experience based on the user and the device through which they are connecting. NIVID security solutions are able to authenticate users, hosts, servers and services, ensure host integrity and enforce access rights.

Availability

Availability features must be able to detect and contain security breaches and other malfunctions. NIVID security solutions offer several availability features, including anomaly detection, intrusion detection/protection and new, innovative virus throttling functionality.

Privacy

Privacy features help protect user data being stored on or moved throughout the network. NIVID solutions preserve the integrity of data and ensure private communication by using the latest encryption technologies.

THE NIVID ADVANTAGE

	First, an organization needs an affordable, integrated, secure enterprise network that spans all locations. NIVID builds the network to offer simplified, secure, remote access via an integrated, versatile and affordable platform for interconnecting multiple sites and remote users.
	Second, we make sure that the network that is resilient and available even when under attack. As such, the infrastructure must defend against unknown worms and other malicious agents to prevent network downtime and avoid costly lost productivity and business function breakdowns. It also must be able to withstand unintentional problems that can have the same devastating effects as malicious agents, such as improper configuration or faulty equipment.
	Third, as a business mobilizes, so must its network security. The infrastructure we provide must provide a secure wireless extension to the wired network that is easy to deploy and manage, well integrated and fully transparent to mobile users.