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Insight Organization’s firewall is the gateway between network and internet. Together with endpoint protection, it’s an integral pillar of security infrastructure. Despite the importance of its role in defenses, the survey revealed that firewalls are failing organizations when it comes to delivering the protection they need. On an average, Indian organizations face 26 infected machines a month; approximately 60% higher infected devices in comparison to the global average. “Ineffective firewalls are costing you time and money. On an average, organizations are spending 7 working days to remediate infected machines,” said Sharma. “A single network breach often leads to the compromise of multiple computers, so the faster you can stop the infection from spreading the more you limit the damage and time needed to clean it up,” Sharma further added. “Companies are looking for the kind of next-generation, integrated network and endpoint protection that can stop advanced threats and prevent an isolated incident from turning into a widespread outbreak. Sophisticated exploits, such as MimiKatz and Eternal- Blue reminded everyone that network protection is critical to endpoint security and vice versa. Only direct intelligence sharing between these two can reveal the true nature of who and what is operating on your network.” Sharma went onto explain that the findings highlighted the importance of ‘simplicity’ in all aspects of the security process; network, endpoint or server. “Reducing complexity is absolutely fundamental to ensuring data and device security; a fact reflected in the research. According to the data, 79% respondents have security risks from unwanted or unnecessary apps, and a further 60% are concerned by productivity loss due to unwanted ones. Unnecessary complexity compromises transparency for a network manager and the end user, and can lead to – not merely security concerns – but, even, liability and compliance issues. The concept of simplicity is central to Sophos, in the way our products are designed and in the counsel we provide. We believe that the simpler the security protocols are to implement, the more likely they are to be effective.” Organizations acknowledge the need for better protection, visibility and response. The survey revealed that 84% of IT managers polled want better protection from their current firewall. 99% want their firewall technology to automatically isolate infected computers, and 96% want endpoint and firewall protection from the same vendor if it improves detection rates and incident response. Security is Not the Only Risk to Businesses Following security risks, 60% organizations are concerned about loss of productivity from unproductive apps. Business productivity can be negatively impacted if IT is unable to prioritize bandwidth for critical applications. For industries that rely on custom software to meet specific business needs, an inability to prioritize these mission critical applications over less important traffic could be costly. 69% of IT professionals who had invested in custom applications admitted that their firewall could not identify the traffic and therefore were unable to maximize their return on investment. Lack of visibility also creates a blind spot for the potential transfer of illegal or inappropriate content on corporate networks, making companies vulnerable to litigation and compliance issues. “Organizations need a firewall that protects their investment in business-critical and custom applications by allowing employees to have prioritized access to the applications they need,” said Sharma. “Increasing network visibility requires a radically different approach. By enabling the firewall to receive information directly from the endpoint security, it can now positively identify all applications – even obscure or custom applications.” 40 CIO&LEADER | <strong>May</strong> <strong>2018</strong>
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