Managed Network Security

Learn about the managed network security. Also, learn the following best practices of the network security you can use.

Introduction About Managed Network Security

Managed network security is the process that allows the administrator to the following:

• manage a network that involves physical
• also, managing the virtual firewalls from a central location

Moreover, the administrator to have a high level of visibility into the following:

• network behavior
• configuration
• automate device
• enforce global policies
• generates reports
• viewing of firewall traffic
• providing a single management interface

Managed Network Security Address Concerns

So we already tackle how to manage network security is important to an administrator. Moreover, the administrator has also a broad task, such as the following:

• supports the expanding matrix of users, applications, devices, and locations,
• adhering the compliance,
• ensuring the access controls and security mechanisms,
• optimizing the performance,
• troubleshooting the demand.

All of these are necessary. Because a misconfiguration could lead to a network vulnerability. Moreover, it could cause threats and regulatory fines.

Another step to avoid events like this, administrators should put security policies.  

• Network deployment are the following:
  • Remote installation
  • Initial configuration
  • configuration of automation scripts

• Feature configuration are the following:
  • Interfaces configuration or the VLAN
  • Routing
  • Ethernet switching configuration

• Network Security Management are the following:
  • NAT
  • VPN configuration
  • Security policy
  • Shared and reusable security policy
  • Threat mitigation

• Network monitoring are the following:
  • Data and application activity
  • Log and reports
  • Topology view
  • Hardware
  • High availability
  • Network failure configuration

• Network maintenance are the following:
  • Firewall rule adjustments
  • Signature updates
  • Single/multiple/bulk/shared configuration 
  • OS versions upgrade
  • Licenses
  • Adjust routing

Managed Network Security: How It Works?

 So the network security provides the full set of transparency in the networks. Also, it helps to generate the following

• assets
• applications
• firewalls
• VPNs
• Protocol
• NAT
• also, the security policies and vendor devices

With this, the information practices into the details that will use to the individual devices. Then after this, the following data is translated.

So the data now becomes intelligence that decrypts security operations. Such as the following:

• manageable
• actionable information.

Moreover, an updated policy is distributed to support the firewalls. With this, you will able to ensure your network protection.

Best Practices Of Network Security

So with network security, it offers a lot of advantages. Here are the following:

1. Implementation of formal IS governance approach. It will provide you the ability of the following: detect incidents, respond quickly, and investigate effectively.
2. Update your software and systems. 
3. Maintain the compliance
4. Detect insider threats. One of the biggest reasons why companies fail? Because of an unexpected attack from the inside personnel.
5. Back-up data. So backing up your data is necessary. In case of disorder, you have your back-up files.
6. Warn you about social engineering. 
7. Stop data loss. 
8. Build an incident response playbook
9. Educate and train your users. Users sometimes are the biggest pain-points in the company. Especially in information security. Therefore, training should be applied.
10. Outline clear use of the following policies. It is applied to the new staff and to your third-parties. Moreover, it is the best way to educate your staff and also the user. A clear outline of the policies will state the requirements of your company.