Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 24 | Page 15

LATEST INTELLIGENCE BUILD A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO NETWORK AND APP SECURITY: HOW TO SECURE YOUR ENTIRE DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM. PRESENTED BY S ophisticated application attacks like WannaCry and NetPetya garnered a lot of attention in the news – and with good reason. They’re evolving, persistant, and rapidly increasing in frequency. But app attacks aren’t the only threats that should be on your radar. Threats of every kind can be pervasive. From the network to applications, attacks continue to hit organizations at every layer of the infrastructure. Historically, the solution has been to tack on another point product, but this approach leaves gaps in security. Only a comprehensive, end-to-end solution can fully protect your data – regardless of where it lives. The balancing act between security and usability Users want choice when it comes to their apps and devices, and the flexibility to work anywhere, anytime. But that creates a lot of undo complexity, security risk, and systems sprawl for IT to manage. With the right solution, organizations don’t have to give one priority over the other – they can have both. Regardless of where data resides, your organization can give employees the tools they want, while ensuring IT has the visibility and control to actively monitor your entire ecosystem from a unified console. Threats morph to outsmart security Attacks are constantly evolving to outsmart security. They’re now pervasive at every level of your IT infrastructure. Here’s a snapshot of how attacks are changing. n Download whitepapers free from www.intelligentcio.com/me/whitepapers/ www.intelligentcio.com INTELLIGENTCIO 15