Securing the Host and Data

Securing the Host and Data Loss Prevention

As with any important corporate asset, the hardware at work is well protected to ensure absolutely no theft or vandalism. The company has two buildings, a corporate office and a call center. Both utilize the same security measures to ensure that all hardware components remain safe in the building. This is especially important as much of the information is confidential.

The first security measure used starts at the door of the building. To even enter the building, employees must use an access badge to open the magnetic lock doors. These badges can be activated and deactivated as needed, so employees who are walked out of the building cannot come back in. The last employee to leave for the night is responsible for setting the second security measure, a monitored alarm with motion sensors. Should anyone enter the building after hours that does not know the deactivation code, the alarm will activate and police will be sent to the site. The final measure to simply secure the building is security cameras positioned around the entire building. Given that one of the buildings is against a wild life preserve, this component is essential to ensure unauthorized public access to the property.

Once inside the building, the direct security of the hardware can be seen. Servers are in a locked room that requires a key that only authorized employees possess. However, the primary weakness within the company exists with the server room. During business hours, this room often remains unlocked and is accessible to any employee within the building. In addition to the server room, the more valuable servers are also bolted or strapped onto the server racks. The bolt and straps can only be released with a key that authorized personnel control. However, the servers could still be tampered with. The primary suggestion would be to implement a policy that requires the server room to remained locked during business hours and only authorized personnel have access to the room.

The three programs compared are Fidelis XPS, Code Green Content Inspector, and Palisade's Packet Sure.

Fidelis XPS

Code Green

Palisade Packet Sure

Price

$132,830.00

$30,000.00

$31,000.00

Performance: Catching Harmful Files

84.00%

90.00%

55.00%

Configuration

Difficult, used command post server setup

Simple with graphic interface

Simplest with setup wizard and walk through instructions

Finger Printing

Comes with its own program, and does not allow outside programs

Fingerprints all sorts of data and allows scenarios to be set up

More difficult to use and requires files to be exported into a flat file for analysis.

Reporting

Produce graphs and was easy to use

Produces graphs and allows integration into other software programs

Clunky interface and slow to use