Supporting the industry's most stringent requirements, GDS offers 24x7x365 monitoring and management of your devices with flexible tools to continuously monitor network health and performance. All working to ensure maximum availability of mission-critical server applications and vital network resources to avoid costly down time.
Using next-generation technology on a secure management platform, this powerful device security solution provides complete visibility into the entire network for monitoring, troubleshooting, and proactive management. This includes detecting and blocking attempts at unauthorized access, providing configurable alerts to network administrators, and recording actionable reports about intrusions.
Take a closer look and see why Security Monitoring and Management Services from GDS provide enterprise-class solutions you simply don't want to be without.
Security Monitoring Services
GDS practices vigilant Security Monitoring. We have deployed state of the art tools aligned with high-caliber talent to assure outstanding depth and breadth in our Security Monitoring services. GDS' monitoring is a real-time service that yields robust protection with the first monitored device and grows exponentially stronger with every additional device. The primary goal in maintaining security is simply knowing what is going on - the more devices, the greater the knowledge, the greater the knowledge, the stronger the security.
Security Monitoring is only as good as the people performing it. At GDS, we employ skilled engineers with a solid understanding of the platforms we support. GDS maintains strong vendor relationships and receives regular training on our current platforms and emerging technologies to ensure we can support all of our clients needs. The depth of our knowledge allows for greater collaboration and information sharing with our customers.
Key Benefits:
- Technical expertise
- Cross-platform rule correlation for both customer and GDS managed devices
- Vulnerability tracking and review
- Reporting available to customer-defined requirements against: SOX, HIPAA, GLBA, etc.
- Event notification
Security Monitoring is a partnership between provider and customer. To be done well, each should have ready access to the same data. GDS strives to empower our cklients with intuitive reports for monitored devices that are accessible 24x7x365 through our custom online portal. Service reports include*:
- The source and destination of blocked traffic to track down inappropriate use or infected systems
- Heath statistics such as CPU and Memory utilization
- Known vulnerabilities, inclusive of severity and recommended remediation activities
- Event Matrix with a summary of security events, presented per device or all devices
- User Internet activity against permissible or restricted content
- Frequency of use of secure remote access (IPSEC or SSL)
- Network throughput/Bandwidth consumption
- Traffic type analysis - volume of HTTP, SMTP, FTP, etc.
By extending our knowledge of customer security through these reports, customers are empowered with tangible proof of their network security. Customers are armed with data to prove their investment is performing as expected, or given evidence that further investment is merited. GDS assures that the current investment is performing as highly as possible and will make recommendations as needed.
Security Management Services
Hackers collaborate extremely well, making it necessary for network guardians to do the same. When customers select GDS Security Management, we strive to give assurances of the quality of the work we perform. GDS' team of security experts vigilantly collects information from security vendors regarding each of their platforms to ensure the devices we manage are not inadvertently exposed. Our online portal provides reports that allow customers to keep their finger on the pulse of GDS managed devices. Through sharing of performance, configuration and event data, customers remain well informed of network integrity.
Key Benefits:
- Cross-platform rule application
- Simplified incorporation of new or custom hardware/devices
- Vulnerability tracking and review
- Customer-specific rule definitions support
- event notification with 24x7x365 coverage
- Actionable event response
- Ongoing OS patching and updates
The majority of network outages are self-induced, caused by poorly considered configuration changes with the unforeseen impact of dropping connectivity or blocking applications. Through GDS Security Management this risk is dramatically reduced. Changes are first reviewed by the customer, then by a GDS engineer and finally by a peer analyst prior to application. If any one of these reviewers recognizes the potential for negative impacts the request is flagged and the client contacted. Through this rigorous evaluation, GDS has prevented untold network and application outages. This benefit alone has prevented many extended hours of downtime and lost productivity.
Security management requires both the skills to understand current threats and the tenacity to consistently perform maintenance. Doing both well is a non-trivial task.. GDS employs talented engineers to ensure threats are not overlooked and configurations are not inaccurately applied. Through GDS' Security Management, clients gain immediate expertise and access to a wide array of security solutions without building in-house expertise for every desired device and vendor.