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LIKE BULLET-PROOF glass, the best protection for digital systems comes in layers. Today’s cybersecurity measures appear in different forms and flavors, and it’s the combination of these that produces the best protection available against so-called “black hat” forces intent on penetrating organizations’ defenses.
At the edge of the enterprise’s points of presence on the internet, hardware and software devices carefully block, examine, filter and reject traffic flowing in and out of the network. While the diverse technologies and techniques add up to a mitigating presence ranged against online attackers, the only 100 percent safe network is one that’s utterly isolated – and network isolation doesn’t create the best business model.
Good cybersecurity companies provide the multiple layers of protection that ensure the safest-possible connectivity with the internet, but at the lowest possible inconvenience both to security personnel and the rest of the enterprise’s staff and systems.
Kaseya’s offerings are a prime example: secure, practical, easy to manage and providing an overall minute-by-minute snapshot of developing threats and possible issues.
The global US-headquartered, IT systems management leader (with its Asia Pacific headquarters based in North Sydney) is currently out on the road showcasing its multifaceted approach to data security across ASEAN, with showcases for local business communities in Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, & Manila, as well as New Zealand (Auckland) and Australia (Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne).
Kaseya’s on-premises Virtual Systems Administrator (VSA) brings together a whole host of data management and protection systems into one centralized interface, designed for security professionals to command. The eponymously titled Webroot Kaseya module brings the specific endpoint protection expertise of Webroot into the Kaseya management infrastructure.
Endpoints are, of course, one of the most susceptible areas of any organization to cyberattack. Endpoints are usually the places where humans interact with technology: in order to do their jobs, of course, but also, endpoints represent where the outside world and the enterprise’s networks meet.
From CEO to new intern, every staff member walks into their place of work carrying a potential source of threats, in the shape of a cell phone (or, more accurately, a “powerful, portable computing device with voice communications facility”). The same employees interact all day, on some level, with more endpoints: iPad in the logistics hubs, desktop in the office, laptop in the company canteen or remote hotel rooms.
Where Webroot and Kaseya can help is to ensure these points of “biological interface”, if you like, are as safe to use as a company’s specialist servers or cloud-based clusters. Of course, technology, especially when being used on a BYOD basis (as most organizations now operate) is complex and changing. This fiendishly intricate topology is hard to maintain and protect without specialist systems – so that’s where the Webroot Kaseya module is best deployed.
The solution cleverly combines deployment and real-time status updates in a single dashboard, enabling rapid installation (under five seconds typically) automatically on new devices joining a network. All devices can be grouped according to type, sites, privilege level – however the enterprise sees fit. Existing Kaseya groups work seamlessly, making a Windows Mobile smartphone as safe and easy to configure for security as the CFO’s Dell desktop.
The centralized nature of the Kaseya/Webroot offering means there are no definition or signature updates to push out to endpoints. Cross-platform agents are low profile and no-conflict, and provide a range of protection against: viruses, malware, phishing, USB shielding, rootkits – even on-device web-browsing can be protected and directed away from threats.
Deep integration is possible with the Webroot Unity RESTful API, and scans and updates can be configured according to policy. Plus the Webroot endpoint protection module adds 30 additional data points to Kaseya’s existing 40 for each node. With this level of personalization available and the rich data-garnering capabilities of the solution, there are few situations which cannot be configured.
Those with specific requirements, or interested in learning more about the possibilities would be well advised to attend one of the upcoming executive briefing Kaseya events in ASEAN (Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, and Manila) and New Zealand (Auckland) and Australia (Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne). The company’s partners, CompTIA and Webroot, will also be present at the APAC events, so both endpoint specifics and network-wide protection systems can be explored, hands-on.
If you can’t make it in person, Kaseya and Webroot teams are more than happy to organize demonstrations or help with advice and information. Get in touch with a local representative today.
