Forwarded From: darek milewski <darekmat_private> http://www.internetwk.com/news0299/news021699-8.htm Tuesday, February 16, 1999, 4:20 p.m. ET. Taking Snapshots Of Enterprise Security By RUTRELL YASIN Enforcing security policy across a distributed enterprise network can be a bear. IT managers have to use a variety of tools and wade through reams of reports to determine if their companies' applications and systems conform to corporate security practices. Axent Technologies Inc., however, is attempting to lighten IT managers' workload. The network security vendor unveiled today a new version of its Enterprise Security Manager software that lets security administrators check, manage and enforce security policies from a central console. ESM 5.0's new console and advanced reporting features provide a snapshot of security levels across the enterprise in a single graph, said Mark Ungerman, ESM product manager. For more detailed information, ESM users can "drill down to find reports" on specific systems or applications, said Tim Hahn, an information security specialist at a consumer electronics maker. Using ESM, IT managers can identify and prevent users from having security privileges that exceed company security policy. In addition, ESM users can identify files that are not getting backed up or files whose attributes have been changed. ESM is based on a manager/agent architecture in which software agents residing in servers and workstations gather pertinent data that is collected by the ESM console. A single console can collect data from and manage up to 10,000 software agents. Having a more comprehensive view of security levels doesn't mean IT managers will suffer information overload, because ESM 5.0 has strong filtering capabilities. ESM 5.0 "has the ability to weed out the noise," Hahn said. ESM 5.0 also includes reporting templates designed for different audiences such as the Executive Report module, which provides a high-level overview of security compliance. Companies also can create their own customized reports. Reports also are available in HTML format so security reports can be posted on intranets or e-mailed directly to IT or senior management. Available now, the ESM 5.0 Manager costs $1,995. Agents for servers cost $995 and $95 for workstations. -o- Subscribe: mail majordomoat_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Internet Security Institute [www.isi-sec.com]
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