nGuard Managed Event Consolidation & Correlation (MECC)
Compliance for security event log management has never been so easy.
Today, many companies are struggling to stay ahead of emerging security threats. More and more of them are choosing security outsourcing as a solution to the complex problem of network security. The Gartner Group agrees that ''the majority of enterprises that outsource the monitoring and management of perimeter security will increase their security level at equal or reduced cost to internal efforts.''
To address this problem, companies are increasingly turning to Managed Event Consolidation & Correlation (MECC) from nGuard. nGuard MECC provides the ability to collect and correlate critical security events from across the enterprise.
Key Features
nGuard MECC delivers the key features that are required in today's dynamic business environment:
- Provides the ability to consolidate logging data from distributed and disparate systems
- Increased security posture against identity theft, unauthorized access attempts, worms, spyware, etc.
- Demonstrates "due-diligence" to auditors and regulators
- 7x24 monitoring and alerting to designated critical events
- Eliminates the burden of building and maintaining complex security event management infrastructure
- Utilizes market leading SIM technology from eIQ Networks
- Expert security professionals provide around the clock monitoring and maintenance
Complete Coverage
nGuard offers complete enterprise coverage.
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Network & Security Devices. Core network devices, firewalls, IPS & VPN devices generate a wealth of security event information. |
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Key Servers. Significant system and security events are constantly logged on enterprise servers. This essential data must be archived "off system" and reviewed for security breaches. |
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Laptops & Desktops. Protected or regulated information also lives on endpoint computers, whether laptops or desktops. Capturing key desktop events can provide an invaluable audit trail and essential forensic data in the event of a security breach. |
Benefits
nGuard MECC offers essential business benefits:
- Ensures regulatory and standards compliance with PCI/DSS, Sarbanes Oxley, Graham-Leach Bliley, HIPAA, FISMA, FERPA and ISO 17799
- Satisfies the mandatory log consolidation requirement of relevant regulations and data security standards
- Demonstrates "due-diligence" to auditors and regulators
Staffed by security consultants and engineers with decades of IT security experience, nGuard Managed Security Services utilizes veteran and credentialed security experts to stay abreast of changing security threats.
