The Security Perimeter Is Virtually Gone
In the past, enterprises counted on the firewall to protect all its information on the network. IT teams had control and visibility into employee devices, applications, where the data was, and who was accessing it.
But that’s all changing.
Today, data is everywhere—on premise, in transit, and in the cloud. Sensitive corporate information is increasingly at risk outside of the traditional enterprise firewall due to the current hybrid environment of physical, mobile and cloud. Data is ubiquitous and users demand constant access to it wherever they are. IT teams are struggling to protect this information and need to know the users accessing the data are really who they say they are.
“Traditionally, all data was stored on the network that had a defined perimeter. However, in today’s cloud and mobile-enabled world, enterprises can’t rely on just fencing the network. Data is moving beyond the old perimeter, which is now porous,” said Cheryl Tang, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Enterprise Security, Symantec.
Are Your Users Really Who They Say They Are?
In the past, IT teams had a high visibility on who was accessing sensitive information and where they were moving it on the network. But it’s a different environment today with users accessing data through cloud and mobile applications—and often on their own personal mobile devices and unsanctioned cloud applications.
Organizations are faced with the question: “Is that person accessing and moving our data appropriately?”
Symantec Information Protection: The Fusion of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Identity
Symantec recognizes the challenges enterprises face in this rapidly changing landscape. With Symantec Information Protection, organizations gain more visibility and control over where information is stored (on-premise, on mobile devices and in the cloud).
Some organizations look to point solutions for data loss prevention and identity management; these solutions are often singular in their focus and are optimized just for mobile, on-premise or identity management. However, the point solutions have severe limitations on visibility, access, and control of data regardless of where it is and who is accessing it.
By rethinking security to focus on protecting information and identity, Symantec empowers enterprises with a powerful and convenient solution to help monitor how data is being used on and off the corporate network—and to protect it from being leaked or stolen.
Key Benefits:
- Data protection (on premises, in transit, and in the cloud)
- Detection of identity violations in real time
- Automatic alerts to suspicious user behavior
- Ability to identify sensitive data
- Advanced authentication methods
- Easy access to data and applications
Symantec Information Protection is built on multiple Symantec Data Loss Prevention (DLP), cybersecurity, and Symantec User Authentication solutions. It’s no surprise that Gartner, a leading IT research and advisory company, has positioned Symantec as a leader in Data Loss Prevention for the eighth straight year.
As enterprises face new challenges on the horizon, Symantec brings a solution that fuses DLP and identity to provide organizations with more visibility, control, and assurance.
Learn more about Symantec Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Symantec User Authentication solutions.