Johannesburg, 16 Feb 2016
The forthcoming CA IT Management Symposium, taking place on the 25th February at Vodaworld, Johannesburg,* will explore the new role of security in the application economy.
Michael Horn, CA Southern Africa security business unit head, says that in the past, securing and enabling the operations and growth of the enterprise entailed striking a delicate balance. That's because increased security meant less business enablement.
"The more security you added, the more difficult it became to conveniently do business with you. Conversely, increased business enablement signalled decreased security. But today, security should no longer be a straight balancing act. IT must enable the business for growth, and protect it from risks and attacks," says Horn.
He says this can be achieved by:
* Deploying new online services quickly;
* Protecting customer transactions;
* Safeguarding access to corporate resources across channels; and
* Improving the user experience.
"At the same time, enabling the enterprise won't do much good if it is left vulnerable to security threats that can bring business - and profits - to a grinding halt. IT must also be equally vigilant about protecting systems and data from internal threats and external attacks."
Horn notes the challenge is to deliver secure new business services quickly and securely across a range of access models allowing the overall improvement of the customer/end-user experience while enabling business growth and agility.
"Many enterprises still rely on manual processes to manage user-access permissions. An identity management and access governance solution can automate, and thus streamline, this entire process.
"Users can request access rights to applications via forms that are automatically submitted to managers. More importantly, automating the access certification process can improve management productivity, reduce costs and simplify compliance audits," says Horn.
The security tracks at the CA IT Management Symposium will address these issues and other critical security considerations.
*Link to the event: http://www.itweb.co.za/event/ca/it-management-symposium-2016/
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