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LAN Security for Financial Institutions
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Security breaches and data theft aimed at gaining access to private customer information, credit card data, and bank account details are on the rise. Financial institutions must protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the systems that store this critical information.
Regulatory and
industry requirements, such as S-Ox and PCI, also define strict standards for network availability and security best practices – they also mandate stiff penalties for failure or non-compliance. At the same time, customers demand 24x7 access to their personal financial information and cannot tolerate breaches of their data or service interruptions. |
While policy and process are paramount to maintaining the security of this information, financial institutions can also look for technology to help augment LAN security. Prospective solutions must be simple to use, manage, and deploy. But they must also be scalable and cost-effective and provide the range of functionality characteristic of a holistic approach.
Key features of a holistic LAN security solution
- Network Admission Control (NAC) - user authentication and posture validation
- User and application visibility – ties all traffic to user for efficient incident response and reporting
- Identity-based control – user/ role-based LAN segmentation
- Threat control – anomaly detection and malware containment
Key projects ConSentry can help address
- Control access to resources that store customer records and credit card data for PCI compliance
- Protect wired and wireless LAN from unauthorized access
- Segment employee access to sensitive servers and applications
- Enable guest Internet access without compromising other corporate LAN resources
- Ensure only compliant devices get on the LAN, with third-party or dissolvable agents for posture check
- Stop malware outbreaks, maintaining network availability and operational integrity
Related Links
How ConSentry Addresses PCI Compliance
CCR Group Taps ConSentry for Indentity-based Control
Town North Bank Banks on ConSentry for PCI Compliance
Texas Credit Union League Chooses ConSentry for LAN Security
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