Automated Security Analysis - by Gidi Cohen, CEO of Skybox Security

Security would be easy if it wasn’t for all the changes, as any IT manager will tell you. Other sectors of IT, such as CRM or ERP, can continue to function efficiently without significant change for long periods of time.

But with security, every network extension, every opening or closing of a new office, every merger or acquisition weakens your security stance, and exposes your company to risk. That’s before you consider the ever-increasing numbers of new threats, from malware and crimeware to hacking attempts.

Standing still isn’t an option – if you don’t adapt or change your security infrastructure and policies to keep pace, your networks are exposed. Yet just the act of making network changes can introduce unexpected vulnerabilities – which in turn, further complicates the security issue.

How should IT teams scan and assess network devices, processes, and people to ensure consistent availability, security and compliance? The traditional approach is to undertake a lengthy, manual inventory of all existing equipment and assets, followed by a similar manual effort to try to identify all the rules that have been implemented across the network to ensure security, privacy, and compliance with regulations.

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