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Network Security
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Protecting data today has never been more important to organizations. Manageable, secure access for those who should connect to your IT systems, and fail-safe protection against those who shouldn't is critical. Moving forward, network security must shift from being perceived as a cost center toward actually saving your company money, through productivity increases, business resiliency, and business operations stability.
As a leader in enterprise security, Marco can help assess your network to create an effective, comprehensive security plan that ensures your network is protected from security threats.
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| Security Auditing/Monitoring |
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The security experts at Marco’s Network Data Center understand how network viruses and attacks work and can cost effectively provide you with internal and external auditing and monitoring services to keep your network secure.
External Security Audit
Marco can remotely scan your network’s IP addresses to detect and notify you of any vulnerabilities penetrating your network, allowing you to take action before network security can be comprised.
Internal Auditing
Marco can assist you in determining if you have inside vulnerabilities by performing scans inside your firewall.
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| Intrusion Detection Systems |
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Achieving efficient network intrusion security is critical to maintaining a high level of protection, ensuring business continuity, and minimizing the impact of costly intrusions. Marco can deliver an efficient intrusion protection system through four key elements:
You’ll benefit from the expertise and commitment of Marco’s team of 80+ factory-trained and certified data and copier service technicians. With over 20 years of data networking experience, Marco’s certified engineers will make sure your digital document system communicates properly with your computer network and operating system.
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Accurate threat detection software to detect nearly all potential threats |
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Intelligent threat response technology which virtually eliminates false alarms and automatically determines which threats need immediate attention to avoid a costly intrusion |
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Ease of management with browser based tools to simplify the user interaction and allow for a rapid and efficient response to threats |
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Flexible deployment options that include a range of high availability devices that provide the flexible backbone for creating a secure and efficient intrusion network |
Firewalls
Firewalls are mandatory network security devices for protecting data and network resources. When connecting to the Internet, you need a firewall in every location with Internet access. Marco provides firewalls that give you unparalleled security, performance, stability, and ease of installation.
Content and URL Filtering
The Internet is a powerful tool for business, but if its use is not managed correctly, inappropriate, offensive and illegal content may be just one click away. In addition to expensive liability, inappropriate use of the Internet in the workplace can also cost employers in terms of lost productivity.
Employers should provide employees with a clear policy statement describing the permitted and prohibited uses of employer email and Internet systems. In addition, filtering and monitoring software can be installed and implemented to protect your organization from inappropriate use of the Internet. Filtering software allows employers to select specific categories of Web content to exclude from organization networks. Web monitoring software uses the same technology as filtering software, but instead of the URLs being blocked, access is recorded. Marco’s security experts can analyze your needs to determine which software is right for your organization.
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| Remote Network Management> |
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Remote network management is a service Marco offers to securely manage your network from a centralized, remote location. Marco can install and configure the following technologies to allow you secure access to your network applications and information:
Citrix Secure Access Manager provides secure, single-point access over the Web to your remote offices and contact centers, including client/server, legacy, and Web applications, Internet and Intranet sites, streaming media, documents, network file services, and XML-based Web services. Citrix remote office connectivity solutions enable application access from one centralized location, reducing the cost of provisioning branch offices individually.
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
A VPN is a private network that uses a public network (usually the Internet) to connect remote sites or users together. Marco uses a VPN to securely connect to and manage your organization’s network.
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| Network Patch Updates |
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Only 3% of information systems have all the security patches and upgrades they need installed. Is your network protected from unauthorized intruders? Marco can help you secure your network by installing the necessary fixes and patches to help avoid the following:
External Network Attacks destroy data and unauthorized use of data.
Inside Network Attacks occur when malicious users destroy information or misuse of confidential information.
Virus Attacks can destroy workstation and server operating systems and data.
Patch updates can be performed by your Marco technician remotely or on-site.
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| Authentication/Identification |
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As the need for positive user identification and protection of valuable corporate information has increased, so has the need for an authentication solution that is a strategic, mission-critical component of an organization’s network security infrastructure. Marco provides the most innovative and reliable authentication and identification solutions available today:
Authentication Software verifies authentication requests and centrally administers authentication policies for enterprise networks. Features include database replication and load balancing, automated LDAP import and synchronization, web-based QuickAdmin and high-availability platform support.
Key Fobs are lightweight and water-resistant tokens that allow users to access their network from virtually any remote location imaginable, whether it be from home, a hotel room, an airport terminal, or even outdoor locations. Key fobs work in conjunction with an RSA Security server to authenticate a user’s identity, allowing network access to authorized users and locking out hackers and would-be trespassers. The key fob displays a randomly generated access code which changes every 60 seconds. It provides two-factor authentication: the user logs in by entering a secret personal identification number (PIN) followed by the current code displayed on the token. The logon process is one simple and quick step, and processing of user credentials is transparent to the user.
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| Data Encryption |
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In response to regulatory pressure and the dramatic rise in risks associated with collecting, analyzing and sharing sensitive information, organizations have grown concerned about securing the data they exchange with customers, partners, and government agencies as well as data at rest within their networks.
Marco can help you install and implement data encryption software to secure the following:
Wireless (WEP) - It has been widely reported that the WEP (Wireless Equivalent Privacy) protocol – the standard that outlines how data will be encrypted on the 802.11 wireless LAN – was implemented in a way that makes it vulnerable to attack. This poses serious risks for businesses that have deployed wireless LANs because any confidential data – financial transactions, credit card number, and a company’s proprietary information – that is flowing over these networks can be compromised or exposed. Marco offers wireless LAN solutions to address the security concerns with WEP. Ask Marco’s security experts how we can implement this solution for your wireless application.
VPN (Virtual Private Network) - You must use data encryption to protect the data that is sent between your VPN client and VPN server or the shared or public network, where there is always a risk of unauthorized interception. Marco can help you configure your VPN server to force encrypted communications with Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) and Internet Protocol security (IPSec) encryption with the Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP). Instead of using a dedicated, real-world connection, a VPN uses “virtual” connections routed through the Internet from the company’s private network to the remote site or employee. Marco has a vast history of experience designing and installing VPNs for hundreds of customers in a variety of industries.
Secure Socket Layers (SSL)
Authenticate your online business and encrypt sensitive data with an SSL Certificate from Verisign. Verisign sets the industry standard for Web site security. Marco can help you implement and manage Verisign’s powerful SSL encryption for securing your customers' sensitive information during online transactions.
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| Off-Site Data Storage/Disaster Recovery |
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Most companies perform regular data backups, usually to high-volume digital tape. These tapes are normally taken off-site to minimize the chance of losing them along with the computer system. These backup methods are crucial and must be maintained, but tape backups still create a single, highly probable, point of failure. As tapes get worn or exposed to temperature changes, their ability to record information deteriorates even though the backup process may appear to be functioning properly, there is no guarantee that the recorded data is readable without running a full restore from the tape media.
Marco offers three off-site data storage services for disaster recovery to assure your critical business data is safe and quickly get your business back on track in case a disaster should occur.
MarcoSafe provides off-site data storage for up to 5 GB of data per server. This service offers automated nightly backups at Marco’s Network Data Center at an affordable price.
DoubleTake is a solution capable of handling large amounts of data within the Microsoft Windows environment. It offers live replication and fail over functionality.
EVAULT is designed to back up high volumes of data from any operating system platform.
Ask us how Marco’s backup security and data replication services can minimize the negative impact of any disaster on your business, increase performance of your data backup and restoration process, streamline your operations, and reduce your labor costs.
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