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an entire network of computers grinding to a halt when
your online defence is down. MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Most businesses are aware of these dangers. However,
the challenge facing many of them is that they do not
have the resources to prevent and counter these threats.
They do not have the necessary expertise in-house to
monitor Internet usage, no way to ensure that there is
adequate protection, nor do they have the budget to
hire dedicated IT security professionals to address these
needs.
Certain cloud security suites like SingTel’s Business
Broadband Security Suite offers you better protection at
the network level. It will free you from having to worry
about network security issues, allowing you to focus
instead on your business.
Some of the benets include:
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Protecting your
online assets
The security of your business
work is critical in the modern
information age
Businesses today have to manage both the opportunities
and the perils of going online. The Internet provides a
powerful channel for communications, and the growing
use of web-based productivity tools and social media
applications have helped boost efciency and improve
business communications. However, it has also opened
up new avenues for online threats to enter the business
network and disrupt your operations.
The security landscape is further complicated by the bringyour-own-device
(BYOD) phenomenon, with a growing
number of businesses allowing employees to use their
personal devices for work. Left unmanaged, there can be
no guarantee that the devices are secure and there is no
way to restrict the types of websites that they are visiting.
Without proper security measures in place, businesses are
therefore vulnerable to threats ranging from viruses and
spyware to malicious apps and spam.
Malicious software entering your business network can
corrupt data and disrupt your operations, leading to nancial
loss in some cases. The last thing your company needs is
You do not have to purchase hardware or software to
protect your network, nor do you need to invest in IT
manpower to carry out network monitoring and manage
your in-house network security systems.
Help avert business disruption due to security breaches
by ltering out malicious content and identifying and
removing malware from your systems.
Employees would no longer waste time on web sites
that are counter-productive, nor do they have to
manually scan and delete unsolicited emails.
Ensure malware such as spam and other forms of
online attacks do not gobble up bandwidth and slow
down the performance of your business network.
No set up required. A user-friendly administration portal
makes it easy non-IT person to pre-set or change the
levels of security based on recommended security
templates.
Allow your business to scale without having to worry
about escalating security costs. Do not need to
purchase additional security licenses when you add new
devices or desktops which share the same broadband
connection as part of your business network.
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