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C O NTR O LL ED FI LE PR O T E CTI ON WITH IN T HE P ERI ME TER AND B EY OND – A N ETI Q S O LU TI ON BRI EF
In today’s vibrant business environment the information
se curity paradigm has changed dramatically. It is no
longer an option to protect just the perimeter of the
organization, since information is frequently shared with
many external users. Collaboration with third parties,
workforce mobility and cloud computing contribute to this
change and organizations need to ensure their data is
protected, never misused and accessed only by the right
people.
People are Everywhere
…and so is Your Data!
Enterprise applications and storage are
moving to the cloud, adoption of the
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend is
growing and mobility is here to stay. An
organization’s confidential data is no
longer used only within the organization
and data protection solutions need to
secure data anywhere, anytime
whether it is at rest, in motion or in use.
As the enterprise work environment
evolves, so do the threat landscape and
security needs. Cyber security threats
race against protection tools and
organizations need to ensure they
remain on the winning end of that race,
with their data protected, at all times.
Compliance and regulations also adapt
according to the speed of the race
between cyber threats and security
solutions, requiring persistent
protection of data wherever it resides.
As owners of their data, organizations
are responsible for the protection of the
data and as such, are accountable for it
being breached.
While the adoption of mobility and
collaboration tools does increase
productivity, it also carries new security
challenges. How do you protect a piece
of data once it leaves the person who
created it? Can you guarantee it will not
be copied, forwarded to a wrong person
or edited without permission? Can you
keep confidential files protected even in
case of a data breach?
Simply Control your Data
NetIQ SmartCipher adds ongoing
control and protection, securing
confidential data that resides within, as
well as outside of, the organization’s
boundaries, independent of network,
device, application or data type.
SmartCipher provides seamless
persistent file protection by wrapping
the actual piece of data with a
protection layer that secures the data
itself be it in motion, at rest or in use
SmartCipher allows this level of
protection in a non-invasive manner,
while enabling end users to continue
working in the way they are used to,
without changing behaviors or requiring
extensive training. Its transparent
integration into existing business driven
processes with automated rules or
manual override, allows complete
control of each piece of data, delivering
Key Benefits
Control & Protection
Persistent protection of any
type of file and the data
stored within, providing full
control of access to and
usage of the file, in motion,
at rest or in use, inside or
outside of the organization.
Seamless and Transparent
No changes are applied to
users’ behavior and business
flows. The organization’s
employees,
partners,
customers etc., continue to
use the collaboration tools
they are used to, as
protection is applied per file.
Compliance & Security
Control
and
secure
regulated information and
provide internal control and
information
integrity.
Ensure files are protected
even in the event of security
breaches and data leaks.
Integration &
Administration
Integration is made easy, via
SmartCipher’s scalable API.
Existing permissions are
added to the SmartCipher
rules and policies are set
according to pre-defined
rules
based
on
user/library/file type and
more.
Monitoring & Intelligence
Complete control of and
visibility into activities
performed on or with files.
Be it for a specific file, user,
file type and more.
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unmatched data protection, per file.
The SmartCipher unique patented
technology embeds its engine to an
actual file. This “grip” keeps the file
protected even in the events of data
breaches, stolen devices and other
unintentional or malicious capture of
confidential data.
Organizations can define and apply
rules to best protect their data, based
on their specific security needs. Such
rules can define who can access a file
and on what device, where and when a
file can be accessed, what activities a
user can perform on a file (copy, edit,
print) etc.
INFORMATION STEWARDSHIP
Implementing SmartCipher
contributes to what is often
referred to as information
Stewardship. This can best
be defined as follows:
Information
stewardship
pervades a business. The
information steward oversees information throughout
its life cycle, regardless of
how it's used, who owns it,
where it resides and more.
Stewardship means dataquality management, data
security, auditable compliance with privacy and
disclosure guidelines, information life-cycle management (ILM), and businesscontinuity planning and
disaster recovery.
INTEGRATED APPROACH
SmartCipher seamlessly integrates with the world’s most-used file systems
Monitor, Analyze, Learn
By placing an embedded layer onto a
file, organizations gain extensive
monitoring and tracing capabilities that
provide complete visibility into what
activities are performed with or on
throughout a file. The information
gathered through this process provides
important audit input and facilitate
various security related
procedures/regulations.
By collecting and analyzing data from
the protected files (structured and
unstructured), organizations can gather
intelligence about how files are being
used, which files are more prone to be
breached or leaked, how files are used
in different locations or on different
devices and more.
In addition, the pre-defined policies per
file enable SmartCipher to act as a DLP
(Data Loss Prevention) enhancement,
delivering organizations complete
control over a file’s locations and what
actions are being performed with it.
NetIQ takes an integrated
approach
towards
Information
Stewardship.
SmartCipher
can
be
seamlessly integrated with
our Identity, Access and
Security
Management
Solutions, comprising a solid
and comprehensive Data
Breach Protection solution.
Learn More
If you want to learn more
about how NetIQ can help,
reach out to us:
E: [email protected]
T: +31 172 505 555
W: www.NetIQ.com