Network & Information Security Overview

Security has always been important and, even in the pre-connectivity era, it was necessary to safeguard corporate assets such as data and hardware. With the growth of the Internet and the advent of eBusiness, not only has security become more critical, it has become more complex. Companies today share information and no longer have an impenetrable barrier around them. They face an ever-growing number of threats to their IT systems including fire, flood, theft, viruses, worms, trojan horses, hackers, and disgruntled employees.

Nichiai has a comprehensive portfolio of security consulting services. These cover everything from "traditional" network security issues, such as firewalls, to eSecurity issues like Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and encryption - for example, encrypting data on laptops, tablets, handhelds, and PDAs to keep the data secure in the event of loss or theft. Our services are designed to add value both by providing information as an input to the decision making process and by helping you implement your decisions.

But do you really need to be concerned about security? There are many reasons which make it imperative; poor security can result in:

• Loss of competitive advantage
  (if, for example, a competitor discovers the amount of your tender they can undercut you)
• Loss of productivity
  (inability to work as systems are down or slow, hours spent fixing damage, etc.)
• Loss of corporate assets
  (client data, supplier data, financial data, damaged hardware, etc.)
• Loss of brand equity
  (through, for example, bad publicity if security breach becomes public)
• Loss of opportunities for new business growth
  (lack of trust in your security can kill new business models)
• Loss of opportunity for cost savings
  (for example, the inability to safely streamline a procurement processes)

Nichiai helps organizations plan and implement robust network security solutions. Our team works with your people to determine which business resources are critical, how vulnerable they are to attack, and what measures need to be taken to mitigate these risks and protect them.

Our first step in establishing your security is to gain a thorough understanding of your current security status, needs, preferences, budgets and threats. Armed with this understanding, we customize a security solution for you. Firewall, anti-virus, intrusion and anti-spam counter-measures as well as security policies and staff education can all form part of the solution of providing comprehensive protection from the network's perimeter to its core. Take your first step and contact us.