A leading wireless services provider in the Philippines has appointed Datacraft to build a comprehensive security solution that is designed to protect the company’s network data from internal and external security threats, as well as to provide intelligent tracking and reporting of security incidents in real time.
Implemented over a five-month period, Datacraft’s solution encompasses Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), firewall module, security event reporting (using Cisco MARS) and authentication. The solution allows multiple security functions to be integrated under centralised control, so that the IT staff is able to effectively detect and mitigate network security issues and enhance its reporting with the improved network visibility.
“With the ever-increasing range of security threats, it is highly critical that the company’s network integrity and confidential subscriber data are well protected from both external and internal threats so as to keep its operations running seamlessly,” said Raymund Del Val, Datacraft’s General Manager for the Philippines.
“Our comprehensive security solution not only helps to actively detect, combat and respond to the growing security threats, but also enables the company track and report on its security incidents accurately for effective management and regulatory compliance.”
Equipped with a centralised security information and event management system, Datacraft’s solution enables the IT staff to quickly and easily identify new threats. This minimises the time required to resolve security-related challenges by giving operations the accurate information they require about each attack – including details of the source and the target of the attack.
Datacraft’s security solution features Cisco Guard DDoS which is designed to detect and defeat the latest generation of highly complex and sophisticated distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. It works by detecting potential attacks and immediately blocking malicious traffic, without affecting the flow of legitimate transactions, thus preventing network slowdown or stoppages which are typical of a DDoS attack.
For security event reporting and monitoring, Datacraft deploys Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System (MARS) which efficiently aggregates and synthesises all of the company’s network and security data. It uses intuitive topology maps, intelligent rule creation and threat notification services, and comprehensive reporting systems to track and report attacks in real time. These capabilities streamline and automate the tasks of identifying, tracking, and responding to suspicious network behaviour, and enable the IT staff to remediate a network attack promptly.
To further safeguard against internal threats, Datacraft has also implemented an authentication solution using Network Admission Control (NAC) to its network. The NAC solution can authenticate and authorise network users and their PCs and laptops prior to network access. |
