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security is only as good as the weakest link

ensure that security features and products operate effectively with each other and with the underlying architecture

consideration of how the overall system integrates with the people and processes

a total system approach will ensure:

understanding of the business environment

solutions are appropriate to need

a clear picture of levels of trust at all stages

recommendations balance cost with effective, appropriate security

issues

Security is only as good as the weakest link. It is often the interface between different products, or the way different technologies work together that causes security to break down. It is important to ensure that all the security features and products in a network operate effectively with each other and with the underlying architecture to gain maximum benefit.

Integration issues do not stop at technology though. Consideration has to be given to how the overall system integrates with the people and processes within an organisation. Does it fit with the way the organization does business?

Proper integration of technologies, infrastructure, and the people and processes that surround them is essential.

approach

commissum works with the client organization to identify business matched solutions to integration problems. The commissum security design consultant will:

• draw up an inventory of all current security features and products
• identify new systems to be integrated
• map business processes
• produce flow diagrams to indicate trust levels at stages through systems
• work with client to confirm appropriate levels of security are met or otherwise
• recommend improvements
• work with team to ensure improvements implemented
  test if required

customer benefits

Taking a total system approach that encompasses the way technology integrates with people and processes, the commissum design consultant will:

• understand the customer's business environment to ensure that solutions are appropriate to need
• provide clients with a clear picture of levels of trust at all stages within transaction handling
• ensure recommendations balance cost with effective, appropriate security
• bring in depth knowledge of a wide range of technology solutions supported by the commissum Information Security team

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