What does Telspace do?

We secure your IT assets by ensuring that IT infrastructure is up-to-date and resilient to attack.

1. By conducing regular Security Assessments
2. By helping you implement a Security Plan
3. By implementing an Active Patch Management Solution
4. By hosting your web sites and applications on a secure web hosting platform
5. By maintaining your IT infrastructure

The goal of an information system security assessment is to discover potential risks in information systems before malicious users discover and exploit them.

Every organization, large and small, should regularly undergo a security assessment to assess their information system`s design and vulnerabilities.

After an information system security assessment is performed, steps can be taken to eliminate any threats and vulnerabilities that were discovered. Measures can be taken to improve on the overall awareness of security and security-related issues.

After the systems are presumed secure, an organization should continuously assess threats and vulnerabilities. Full security assessments should also be scheduled periodically to ensure that an enhanced level of security is maintained and up-to-date best practices are followed.

A Security Assessment takes place over several phases with the following areas being assessed:

1. Staff interviews
2. Management Policy reviews
3. External and Perimeter Network
4. Internal Network
5. Physical Security
6. Disaster Recovery
7. Monitoring, Auditing and Documentation Controls
8. Security Architecture

A detailed report outlining facts and findings will be presented. Recommendations will be put forward for implementing a Security Plan.

A security assessment should be seen as a crucial first step in managing network risk. The value of a security assessment lies in the discovery of potential risk areas before they have the opportunity to become active problems.

Types of losses that can arise out of poor security include: the cost to rebuild, repair, or replace violated systems; the loss of business assets such as intellectual property or trade secrets; the productivity cost from unplanned downtime; liability and possible fines associated with the failure to comply with information protection laws and regulations; and the erosion of confidence and trust from customers, partners, and associates.

In short, a security assessment`s value can be can be expressed by the cost savings derived from the processes of optimizing the infrastructure, improving efficiencies, enhancing availability, and improving risk management. Studies have shown that environments that have implemented enhanced security technology will perform better and be more reliable than insecure environments.

Telspace are able to help you with calculating a Return on Security Investment (ROSI).

A security plan will address any issues highlighted by a security audit. Roles and responsibilities will be defined as well as policies and procedures. Your security plan will be distributed to all staff, helping them understand what they can do to keep IT assets secure.

Your IT assets are kept up to date with the latest patches and fixes, which are downloaded and installed according to a customised schedule.

* Secure Organization - The risks of litigation, loss of assets, possible fines associated with the failure to comply with information protection laws, and erosion of customer confidence, are greatly reduced.

* Reduced server maintenance costs - Servers require less maintenance, as the latest patches and fixes are always in place.

* Reduced workstation maintenance costs - Workstations also require less maintenance. As with servers, the latest patches and fixes are always in place, improving security and reliability. Help desk calls will also be reduced because non-administrative users will access configuration settings less frequently.

* Increased system performance - A secure server generally runs fewer services relative to the standard server configuration and therefore consumes fewer system resources. This provides a more efficient use of existing hardware.

* Improved service management - Standardization and reduced complexity improves management processes. This leads to the more efficient use of tools and automated system administration, which reduces the total cost of ownership.

* Simplified contingency planning - Reduced complexity and improved documentation enables a more cost effective recovery when a failure occurs.

The Telspace hosting platform is a highly secured hosting environment, offering you peace of mind when it comes to ensuring the availability of your public websites and applications. A dedicated team of administrators ensure 99% uptime.

All of the expertise in securing your infrastructure is available to you, on call, without the price premium of employing a dedicated resource.

Various maintenance plans and service levels are available.

Unsure about how to secure your Wireless Network? Need a solution for protecting your intellectual property residing on mobile computers? Need to implement virus protection? A Telspace advisor can assist.

To start reaping the benefits of secure IT assets, phone us directly on 082 352 9296 or drop us a line at admin@telspace.co.za. Point your browser to www.telspace.co.za for more details.