A strong perimeter security infrastructure is critical, and knowing where to place your technology assets for maximum effectiveness is paramount. Symantec provides a holistic approach to security by helping enterprises integrate best practices for securing both the perimeter and the internal network.

Challenges

The success of your business depends on the security of your infrastructure. Almost all enterprises recognize the need to secure the network perimeter—the doorways into and out of the network. However, mobile technologies and dispersed workforces have blurred the edges of the corporate network. Remote access means flexibility and freedom for employees, but it also exposes the organization to a panoply of risks in the form of vulnerabilities and malicious code that is designed to exploit these gaps. This is further complicated by the need for partners, customers, and contractors to connect to the corporate network.

While securing the perimeter, many organizations leave the interior network wide open and unprotected. To maximize protection, enterprises need to apply security measures at all levels of the network. This includes defenses at the outer perimeter (e.g., firewalls and an intrusion detection system), defenses within the interior of the network (e.g., internal firewalls, network access control), and defense of the actual network resources (e.g., antivirus software, antispyware software, data encryption, and automated security policy enforcement).

Solutions

Symantec Infrastructure Hardening Service can help your organization reduce risk by securing your infrastructure—providing the foundation to protect your company's systems, data, and applications, and also the reliability, flexibility, and performance needed to rapidly respond to changing business needs.

The Symantec solution encompasses the following elements:

• The design and architecting of secure networks

• Network vulnerability assessments and penetration testing

• The evaluation of the security of operating and storage systems

• A roadmap of solutions to secure your corporate wireless infrastructure

Why Symantec?

When it comes to security, you want the optimum protection for your business. As the recognized leader, Symantec can help you build the comprehensive security required to protect your infrastructure at all levels.