Intelligent CISO Issue 26 | Page 13

news Spectrami introduces Axonius cybersecurity asset management platform The CEO for Spectrami, Anand Choudha, said: “We are in constant search of bleeding Edge technologies that are relevant to the needs of enterprises in the region. Enterprises are armed with the latest cybersecurity technologies, but all these technologies are working in silos, resulting in security gaps, which can prove risky. pectrami, a primary cybersecurity value-added S distributor, has announced the distribution partnership with a leading cybersecurity asset management vendor, Axonius. Axonius has developed a cybersecurity asset management platform to manage end-to-end devices. The platform integrates with more than 200 existing security and management solutions to provide enterprises a single window view of all the connected devices including mobile, compute and IoT devices, instances and machines, whether they are on-premises, remote or in the cloud. The platform identifies the security coverage gaps and automates their security policy enforcement. “To counter such challenges, we are glad to partner with Axonius to introduce its cybersecurity asset management platform, which provides a unified view of all the assets and allows enterprises to take action to enforce its security policies.” Spectrami is one of the fastest growing cybersecurity value-added distributors in the region with a focus on providing advanced security products and solutions across the Middle East. A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE RANSOMWARE MENACE rcserve Southern Africa has A announced the availability of the Arcserve Ransomware readiness assessment which enables businesses to measure their capabilities and chart a path to a ransomware-free future. Byron Horn-Botha, Arcserve Southern Africa Lead: Channel and Partnerships, said: “Ransomware has become one of the largest business risks and serves as the most menacing threat to IT organisations. It’s reached epidemic proportions globally, with costs projected to reach US$20 billion by 2021.” Information security management is an essential part of good IT governance, particularly with respect to protecting critical business and personal data from ransomware. Horn-Botha says the assessment is constructed around a scorecard that outlines the important areas that companies should be scrutinising within their businesses. “The scorecard describes a five-level evolutionary path of increasingly organised and systematically more mature processes. For each of the items in the ransomware-free framework, you can assess your organisation’s maturity score and consider your priorities. Mark the box that best fits your company profile. The assessment shows businesses where they should be restricting access to common ransomware entry points, such as personal email accounts and social networking websites. It also shows how web filtering may be used at the gateway and endpoint to block phishing attempts for users who are tricked into clicking on a link.” u Byron Horn-Botha, Arcserve Southern Africa Lead: Channel and Partnerships www.intelligentciso.com | Issue 26 13