Today's information technologies present businesses with countless ways to communicate and collaborate, creating a new global work environment that does not follow traditional physical limitations of borders and boundaries.
We can have online access from practically any location on earth to colleagues, clients and partners, online shops, banking services and an abundance of information. The dark underside from this growing freedom is the myriad of new opportunities it provides cybercriminals, who are continually evolving their methods and technologies to steal the confidential data from individuals and organizations.
The contemporary corporate network is a very different place from that of just a few years ago, and this is transforming how we approach network security. In the past, networks had clearly defined perimeters on which a protective barrier could be built. Today, a typical network may host multiple sub networks – with laptops and smart devicers – forming intersecting and constantly shifting perimeters. The corporate network is now a dynamic open space without rigid structures, which leads to a whole new set of security challenges. To address this new dynamic nature of today's network environments, Kaspersky Lab has developed Kaspersky Open Space Security.
Kaspersky Open Space Security is our approach to network security that extends protection beyond the workplace to reach remote users and an increasingly mobile workforce. At Kaspersky Lab we believe that flexibility in corporate communications is fully compatible with airtight protection from contemporary security threats, such as viruses and other malicious programs, hacker attacks, spyware and spam.
For truly comprehensive malware protection of corporate networks, an integrated solution must meet the following core requirements:
- Defend each node and platform on the network. In today's dynamic corporate networks, it is becoming impossible to pin down where the network perimeter lies. Contemporary threats can penetrate the network without going through the server (for instance, when a user checks their Yahoo! or Hotmail account or updates their Outlook address book using an infected smart device). A truly comprehensive approach to fully securing the network is to install protection on each network node and device.
Kaspersky Open Space Security is a suite of products that combine to deliver protection for every type of network node – from mobile phones, smart devices, laptops and workstations to file servers, mail servers and Internet gateways – operating under the most popular platforms. Each organization can choose the solution that best fits the scale and complexity of their network.
- Protect against all types of threats. Internet threats are not only extremely numerous at the present time, they also tend to be blended (combining several malware elements in a single attack). What's more, social engineering techniques are often brought into play. A security solution must pull together many different components to deal with all types of cyber-threats, including viruses, spyware, rootkits, hacker attacks, phishing and spam.
- Deliver rapid response. With the global nature of today's threats, real-time responses have become a requirement. As the number and variety of malicious attacks increase, the proper defense requires rapid discovery, analysis and distribution of countermeasures. Increasingly sophisticated malicious code combined with high speed global IP networks means that any lag time could result in hundreds of thousands of infected systems across the globe in a matter of minutes.
Kaspersky Open Space Security sets a new standard for precision and responsiveness to these increasing levels of attack. Backed by the unique processes and technologies inside the Kaspersky Internet Security Lab responding to these threats, Kaspersky delivers the industry's highest virus and spyware detection rates, the fastest outbreak response times and standard hourly anti-malware updates.
- Combine comprehensive technologies. For comprehensive protection from Internet threats, it is important to include the right mix of technologies, so they work collaboratively. While anti-malware protection has traditionally been heavily signature-based, in the present climate where threats can spread in a matter of minutes, proactive technologies and heuristic algorithms have become the norm. Proactive technologies can recognize malicious programs strictly from their behavior; their detection is immediate, foregoing the need to wait for signature updates.
Kaspersky Open Space Security combines the highest quality signature-based protection with the most advanced proactive technologies available today, recognizing the warning signs of malicious activity in record time, alerting users to their presence and rolling back any harmful changes made by malicious programs.
