SINGAPORE, July 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost &
Sullivan has just released a White Paper outlining their latest
concept for holistic enterprise security, defined by the acronym
TRACE – Threat Response Adaptive Core Ecosystem.
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As cyber-attacks today become more sophisticated, harder to
detect, and are able to bypass traditional security tools, it is a
necessity that enterprises today assess their overall security
strategy, which should encompass detection, remediation and
prevention capabilities in a platform approach rather than viewing
them in silos.
"The inspiration behind TRACE was to create a new industry
standard for the cyber security community by developing a holistic
approach which includes not only security products but also the
expertise required to prevent, detect and remediate threats
effectively in the enterprise environment," noted Charles Lim, Senior Industry Analyst, Frost
& Sullivan Cyber Security practice lead.
"In addition, we realized that several security components used
in enterprises have acronyms tagged to them, such as IAM, NAC, IPS,
UTM, NGFW and so on. Similarly, TRACE will be an acronym that
encompasses all these aspects in one single platform and represent
the dawn of a new security mindset."
TRACE essentially represents the key components comprising
access management, various security solutions towards endpoints,
web assets, cloud and mobile applications, content security for
email and web, integrated security appliances and advanced threat
protection in the network, balanced with human factor mitigation,
vulnerability management, and security analytics.
As for its acronym, T.R.A.C.E. stands for
- Threat Response – Need for a holistic approach to
react towards threats through prevention, detection and
remediation
- Adaptive – Allows security tools to gather intelligence
and real-time analysis to provide a predictive perspective in the
environment, meeting various form factors such as virtual, on
premise or used in the cloud
- Core Ecosystem – an essential platform
enterprises need to adopt, combining human expertise and
technological capabilities.
According to Edison Yu, Head, ICT
Enterprise division, Frost & Sullivan, Asia Pacific, the constantly evolving nature
of the enterprise landscape brings about the possibility of random
and stronger threats.
"Enterprises are increasingly finding it a challenge to keep up
with the dynamic cyber threat landscape, as threat actors multiply
both in terms of numbers as well as the sophistication of attack
methods used. This has further heightened the need for C-level
executives to have a clear and strategic approach towards their
organization's cyber security setup," he explained.
End users will be able to use TRACE to identify the potential
components they need in the enterprise, using it as a guide to
assess their current situation and define the other essential
components they need to improve in their ecosystem.
Security vendors also need to consider moving their investments
into establishing a more holistic approach to not only strengthen
prevention tools, such as penetration testing solutions, but also
develop a full detection and remediation strategy for the user. In
the different phases of risk management, TRACE aims to provide
assessors with insights into the critical features and identify
future vulnerabilities to help build and deploy a holistic security
strategy to tackle the ever-evolving threat landscape.
Anthony Lim, Senior Advisor,
Frost & Sullivan Cyber Security Technology Advisory believes
that TRACE will remain relevant moving forward.
"In short, the TRACE is essentially a guide for key IT decision
makers that serves to operationalize the critical components of a
cyber-security setup for enterprises seeking to prepare themselves
for any given threat scenario."
The complimentary White Paper can be downloaded here.
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