Security
The ISO 17799 standard defines information as an asset that may exist in many forms, and that has value to an organization. The goal of information security is to protect this asset suitably, so that business continuity is ensured, business damage is minimized, and return on investments is maximized.
According to ISO 17799, information security is characterized as the preservation of:
- Integrity: safeguarding the accuracy and completeness of information and of protection methods.
- Availability: ensuring that authorized users have access to information and associated assets when required.
- Confidentiality: ensuring that information is accessible only to those authorized to have access.
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There are two approaches in Information Security: asset-centric and user-centric. The asset-centric approach ensures that the infrastructure is available, and helps protect it against external threats. But in the current versatile user environment, this approach by itself is not enough to make services available to users. Because the user is working from multiple desktops both in and out of the corporate network, a user-centric approach is needed as well. |
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“We also now have greater control of individual
desktops and much tighter control of security.”
Tim Adams, IT Technician,
Hazlewoods, UK
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"RES PowerFuse enabled us to simplify our infrastructure administration and to
strengthen global security."
Oifik Taleb, Technical Service Manager,
La France Mutualiste, France
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Combining these approaches will result in a better availability, but, even more importantly, will greatly improve the confidentiality as described by ISO 17799. The user-centric security approach is delivered through the use of RES PowerFuse User Workspace Management. This gives the desired availability of the services to end users, without compromising the necessary security policy. |
The RES PowerFuse Platinum Edition delivers both the asset-centric and the user-centric security approach.
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