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Uplogix Envoy Console Management - Security & Compliance

Today’s stringent security and compliance requirements put unprecedented pressure on IT staff to ensure complete control and accountability over the IT infrastructure. As networks have become more geographically distributed, complex and business-critical, it has become more challenging to control who has access to network devices and servers, to control what they are doing with these devices, and to accurately report on all user interactions in order to satisfy security and compliance auditors. In the case of a network outage or disruption, security postures and auditing are often relaxed in favor of restoring service quickly to the affected users.

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To ensure compliance, three key requirements must be met:

* Accountability - When a change is made, who is responsible and are they authorized to make the change?

* Transparency - Is there an audit trail of all user interactions?

* Measurability - What is the impact of the changes being made, both authorized and unauthorized?


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Discover Unprecedented Secure Management


Uplogix’ out-of-band management solutions are setting a new standard when it comes to security. Our Envoy NRM appliances operate on a secure management platform that supports the industry’s most stringent AAA requirements and ensures that security and management policies are always enforced, even during a network outage.

Envoy NRM also delivers the reporting data you need to pass compliance audits. The appliances log all changes made to managed devices and the results of these changes, saving the information locally and then transmitting it to a central location for storage. These capabilities enable Envoy NRM to satisfy key compliance requirements. Plus, Envoy NRM offers the added value of non-stop availability and control over your distributed infrastructure, and the ability to streamline network support to decrease support costs, and to avoid disruptive outages.

A recent survey of Fortune 1000 companies conducted by the Yankee Group found that 50% of respondents reported unauthorized changes were made in the past 12 months. And of the unauthorized changes reported, the network staff could not account for 47% of the changes.


Secure Management Capabilities

Unparalleled Network Security –

Envoy NRM delivers and enforces role-based user access controls and authentication, even during network outages.

* Maintains and enforces AAA (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting), regardless of the state of the network; under normal circumstances, the Envoy NRM integrates with remote authentication mechanisms, such as TACACS and Radius, but if connectivity is lost, the appliances rely on cached authentication data to maintain authorized access even during downtime.

* Prevents unauthorized user access by automatically closing idle console sessions, eliminating another important security gap.

* Eliminates the need for SNMP; Envoy NRM collects diagnostic data using the most reliable and secure method available - the console connection - enabling the appliances to collect 10 times the device sample data compared to traditional SNMP-based monitoring tools, without their inherent performance and security risks.

* Utilizes the strongest security, encryption and authentication standards on the market today (SHA-1 password hashing, 3DES encryption, SSHv2, Certificate Authentication support)

Complete Compliance Auditing and Reporting –
Envoy NRM monitors, measures and reports on all changes made to the network infrastructure to satisfy industry and regulatory compliance standards such as the PCI Data Security Standard and Sarbanes-Oxley. Envoy NRM captures, logs and archives every keystroke, unlike SNMP-based tools that fail to capture changes during a network outage. Additionally, all user access is audited and device configuration changes are recorded, even when the network is down or performance is degraded.

Remote Site Lifeline for Critical Configuration/OS Changes –

Envoy NRM ensures that system-wide network security and configuration changes are made using consistent, repeatable and secure methods to minimize the risk associated with making changes manually.

Additionally, Envoy NRM provides an automated procedure for detecting and recovering from erroneous configuration changes called SurgicalRollbackª. Transactional changes can be rolled back on a session or device basis and Envoy NRM can automatically restore the system to the pre-change state, eliminating network downtime caused by human error.



A regional independent system operator (ISO) is the organization entrusted with keeping electric power flowing to millions of consumers and businesses. Uplogix helped a leading ISO ensure compliance with NERC's Cyber Security Standards, while simplifying network support and maintenance tasks. Click now to download the case study!

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Since 1997, Gillaspy Associates has built a solid reputation for developing strong relationships with our customers by providing them with quality solutions and ongoing support.

 

 

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