Business vs. Technology, the age old debate. Does technology facilitate business or does technology hamper the way you do business? More often, corporate executives say that technology takes a bulk of the blame when business objectives are not met. Why? Unplanned upgrades; unmanaged or poorly configured hardware and software can leave critical resources exposed to exploitation, corruption and theft. They also leave your business intelligence open to hackers; thereby compromising your business objectives for their personal gain

Couple the external threat with the internal challenges of an already overworked, under-prepared IT management team whose days are filled with the “smooth” operation of your telecom, internet, network, computers, software and peripherals. To counter for the problem, more people could be hired, but would they have the skills to monitor and solve or would they bring another set of “hows?”

Or you could make the right decision for your organization’s health by outsourcing your IT security to a qualified team of professionals, not only skilled in understanding the technological limitations, but more importantly, translating it into a language clear to every executive: cause and effect on the bottom line.

Why Managed Security Services?

Because today’s increasingly complex security threats demand complete, flexible, round-the-clock expertise.

As companies continue to join the Internet to speed up business processes, the security risk grows accordingly. Today, many companies provide network access to partners, customers and employees nurturing opportunities for people with ill intent. Although these organizations may establish strong perimeter security, it is only a first line of defense.

For an organization to effectively protect critical information, it takes more than integrating the latest security technologies. A complete security program including round-the-clock management and monitoring, real-time security intelligence, global infrastructure as well as a team of 24/7 security experts are key elements to keeping pace with today's increasingly complex security threats.

Right-thinking companies lower their costs and increase their security by outsourcing to a qualified, forward-thinking team of security professionals. As more organizations invest into data redundancy and offsite business continuity facilitation, smart organizations are looking for the "total package;" Organizations that are able to guide IT procurement, oversee installations of new equipment, monitor and secure our most principle asset: 'business intelligence.'

By combining best-of-breed technology with aggressive knowledge-driven security professionals, Shifra Managed Security Services provide 24/7/365 enterprise security management, allowing you to focus on your business.

The Shifra Managed Security Services program provides 4 mission critical services, encompassed in security information management platform, Spleen.

• Security Information and Event Management
  The core feature of SIEM is the ability to gather security data from all of the critical assets residing on your network and to present that data via a single interface.
  
• Enterprise Security Monitoring
  Enterprise Security Monitoring service provides 24x7x365 protection from malicious attacks. Our technology platform and security experts analyze the data from your critical information assets to thwart known and unknown threats in real-time.
  
• Security Device Management
  Security Device Management services remove the burden of day-to-day administration and monitoring of your Firewall, Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Prevention infrastructure.
  
• Vulnerability Scanning
  Vulnerability Scanning service provides you with the scanning, workflow and reporting necessary to protect your assets against malicious activity.

Spleen (Platform)

The Spleen Information Security Management Platform is the foundation of our suite of Managed Security Services. This advanced highly-scalable technology can process millions of security events daily from clients’ global infrastructure to identify known and unknown threats in real-time.

Spleen monitors virtually any security device or critical information asset such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, routers, databases, operating systems or applications. Spleen aggregates events from your infrastructure, filters them to separate security events from normal business activity and then transmits events of interest securely back to our Secure Operations Centers.

Axon (Client Interface)

Spleen’s secure, web-based interface, Axon, delivers unparalleled functionality and visibility. It is much more than a simple reporting tool. Axon’s client interface is a robust, purpose-built application that provides you with the workflow, secure communication and reporting necessary for an effective security management process.

The Axon client interface’s corrective workflow uses Spleen’s asset-based approach to prioritize incidents, vulnerabilities and threat intelligence according to the risk they pose to your business. Axon’s client interface allows you to track and resolve these issues in the most effective way possible and in a timely fashion.