Security Management Software For Manufacturing Organizations

Security management software protects intellectual property and other sensitive data, such as patents, customer records, financial records, business plans, research and development, competitive analysis and positioning, and more. Intellectual property is the key to keeping a competitive edge, but mis-configured and unpatched systems are vulnerable to malicious code such as trojans, keyloggers and spyware, which along with unmanaged removable media can open the floodgates for data to escape into the wrong hands. Protecting this sensitive information at the endpoint, where many of these leaks occur, has become a top challenge for manufacturing organizations.

Look no further than the recent data thefts of financial records and corporate IP:

• TJ Maxx – where almost 46 million credit and debit card numbers were stolen in a hack of their server
   
• DuPont – where a DuPont scientist covertly used DuPont’s computer systems to steal trade secrets valued at more than $400 million shortly before joining a rival company
   
• Jimmy Choo – where the owner of Jimmy Choo shoes had a Trojan on her machine used by her husband to snoop on her business activities.

The security threat has shifted to quiet threats with the goal of financial and competitive gain. Malicious code is being developing to target specific organizations and specific databases within these organizations. And with removable devices the size of a thumb able to hold up to 160 GB, confidential financial records are constantly at risk from data theft or data loss.

Lumension’s Security Management Software Protects Intellectual Property at the Endpoint

Lumension’s security management software protects against threats targeting manufacturing organizations by providing the necessary controls to manage the data flowing to and from network endpoints and by rapidly patching and remediating software and configuration vulnerabilities that could leave IT assets and sensitive data exposed. These solutions include:

• PatchLink Update™ - Proactive management of threats through automated collection, analysis, and delivery of patches (all major operating systems and applications) across heterogeneous networks.
   
• PatchLink Scan™ - Complete network-based scanning solution enables assessment and analysis of threats impacting all network devices.
   
• PatchLink Security Configuration Management™ - Out-of-the-box regulatory and standards-based assessment to ensure endpoints are properly configured.
   
• PatchLink Developers Kit™ - Create custom remediation packages to address configuration issues, remove unauthorized files and applications, address Zero-day threats, patch custom software and more.
   
• PatchLink Enterprise Reporting™ - Robust data warehouse that enables easy creation and sharing of reports on all aspects of your remediation efforts in support of policy compliance.
   
• Sanctuary® Application Control - Policy-based enforcement of application use to secure your endpoints from malware, spyware and unwanted or unlicensed software.
   
• Sanctuary® Device Control - Policy-based enforcement of removable device use to control the flow of inbound and outbound data from your endpoints.

Lumension Security Management Software Helps Manufacturing Organizations to:

• Protect corporate IP from insider or targeted threats
  • Remove the risk of corporate IP or financial data from being improperly disclosed
  • Track flow of inbound and outbound data by providing a detailed audit trail of all device and application execution attempts, by tracking data that is copied to and from removable devices and by controlling what data is allowed to be copied to a device at the file level
  • Patch and remediate vulnerabilities before they can be exploited to access sensitive data
  • Control and monitor the flow of inbound and outbound data
  • Identify organizational security holes in the protection of mission-critical information through comprehensive auditing capabilities
  • Prevent trojans, keyloggers or spyware from “snooping” or stealing sensitive data
     
• Prevent malware and zero-day threats originating at an endpoint
  • Protect against network security breaches where corporate IP or financial data could be exposed to fraud
  • Enable the transmission, integrity, confidentiality and retention of sensitive data without disruption, corruption or loss
     
• Improve IT system performance
  • Prevent unwanted desktop applications and devices from burdening network bandwidth
  • Enable faster computing resources on network, laptops and desktop PCs
  • Maintain desktop PCs’ performance as new with configurations remaining stable
  • Enable transaction and order processing systems to run without impediment
     
• Reduce endpoint security TCO
  • Remediate vulnerabilities more quickly and with fewer required resources
  • Minimize security or compliance crisis response
     
• Improve end user productivity
  • Block unwanted, non-business desktop applications
  • Enforce policy to ensure endpoints run as expected
     
• Enforce software license compliance within the organization