Cloud computing has certainly taken its share of hits lately. Last month’s Amazon outage created a lot of chatter and analysis around the reliability and availability of cloud-based services. Despite what pretty much amounts to growing pains for cloud computing, most everyone agrees that businesses will continue pursuing cloud services for the many cost and competitive advantages that the cloud promises.
The one thing that these types of events bring to light is the importance of security with cloud providers. According to the recent article, “Symantec executives caution customers on cloud provider security,” as more and more businesses turn to cloud services, they need to hold their providers to the same security standards that they adhere to because they can still be liable if their data is breached.
Whether an organization’s business assets are on-premise or reside in the cloud, securing critical data needs to be the No. 1 priority. The top challenge is finding an anti-malware solution that protects data without compromising the productivity of their systems. Unfortunately, using traditional antivirus products alone is not the answer. For many companies that continue to rely on antivirus solutions to protect their networks, the challenge remains because of two significant factors.
First, antivirus can’t keep up with the tens of thousands of new malicious software that surfaces every day. With about 55,000 new viruses popping up daily, catching all the “known” malware coming through is impossible with reactive antivirus products. Second, as blacklist-based solutions try to keep up, the constant scanning for threats and downloading signature updates are eroding the overall performance of their systems.
As a result, organizations need a solution that provides maximum endpoint security without reducing system performance. Bouncer by CoreTrace does both. Using application whitelisting technology that doesn’t require file and system scanning or frequent signature updates, Bouncer stops the execution of any unauthorized applications without slowing down the system–in physical or virtual environments. Don’t just take my word for it, check out the Citrix Security Challenge page where the short video, “Maximizing Security & Performance of Citrix XenDesktops with CoreTrace Bouncer” received the most community votes. Even in the cloud, you can have security and performance at the same time.
By: JT Keating
The one thing that these types of events bring to light is the importance of security with cloud providers. According to the recent article, “Symantec executives caution customers on cloud provider security,” as more and more businesses turn to cloud services, they need to hold their providers to the same security standards that they adhere to because they can still be liable if their data is breached.
Whether an organization’s business assets are on-premise or reside in the cloud, securing critical data needs to be the No. 1 priority. The top challenge is finding an anti-malware solution that protects data without compromising the productivity of their systems. Unfortunately, using traditional antivirus products alone is not the answer. For many companies that continue to rely on antivirus solutions to protect their networks, the challenge remains because of two significant factors.
First, antivirus can’t keep up with the tens of thousands of new malicious software that surfaces every day. With about 55,000 new viruses popping up daily, catching all the “known” malware coming through is impossible with reactive antivirus products. Second, as blacklist-based solutions try to keep up, the constant scanning for threats and downloading signature updates are eroding the overall performance of their systems.
As a result, organizations need a solution that provides maximum endpoint security without reducing system performance. Bouncer by CoreTrace does both. Using application whitelisting technology that doesn’t require file and system scanning or frequent signature updates, Bouncer stops the execution of any unauthorized applications without slowing down the system–in physical or virtual environments. Don’t just take my word for it, check out the Citrix Security Challenge page where the short video, “Maximizing Security & Performance of Citrix XenDesktops with CoreTrace Bouncer” received the most community votes. Even in the cloud, you can have security and performance at the same time.
By: JT Keating
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