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Data Leaks: How To Prevent It With ManageEngine

Do you know that when attackers try to exploit your data, one of the most convenient approaches for them is to transfer data via USB and other peripheral devices, because those methods often don’t leave a trace?

This attack is most often carried out by malicious insiders, employees from your own organization with malicious intent.

ManageEngine Device Control Plus is a comprehensive DLP solution that prevents data loss via removable devices. It is capable of controlling access privileges for devices connected to your network, blocking any unauthorized devices from gaining entry, and monitoring all device and file use activities.

How do you prevent them?

Many organizations today use different devices for regular business processes, and keeping tabs on all these devices can be a challenge. Between tracking the devices plugged into desktops, files transferred via USB, and the various peripheral devices used by employees for day-to-day business operations, it can be difficult to see who is using which devices and where your data is going.

ManageEngine Device Control Plus helps you spot and remediate hacking attempts through instant alerts and meticulous reports and audits, eliminating the risk of insider threats, DMA attacks, or any file-based attacks.

Benefits of ManageEngine Device Control Plus

  • Control, block and monitor the actions of all USB and peripheral devices.

  • Authorize only the devices that you trust, and prevent the entry of malicious devices.

  • Implement role-based access control to prevent unauthorized access to your files.

  • Prevent unnecessary movement of data via USB and peripheral devices.

  • Grant temporary access to removable devices to prevent excessive access privileges.

  • Monitor hacking attempts and study device and user behavior patterns

Complete visibility into your endpoints is essential to protect your data. If you can’t see your endpoints or what your employees are doing with your data, you can’t protect it. ManageEngine Device Control Plus is the all-in-one DLP solution you need that combines both device and data security to avoid data loss.

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August 22, 20230 Comments by Olajumoke Olawepo
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Best Practices for Data Backup & Recovery with Acronis

If you don’t test your backups for recoverability, you really don’t have backups at all.

This statement is not intended to be controversial, or even confrontational. Instead, we’re using it to point out a common misconception. Today, many IT professionals may believe that standard data backup processes are protecting them from the effects of ransomware and other cyberattacks, but they’re missing a critical step: verifying that their backup works correctly if or when it is needed.

Data backup involves creating copies of important data and storing them in secure locations. To ensure comprehensive protection, backups should regularly be performed — ideally in real-time or at frequent intervals — using both on-site and off-site storage options. On-site backups offer quick accessibility for immediate recovery, while off-site backups provide added security against physical threats, such as fires or natural disasters.

Here are 7 Best Practices for Data Backup and Recovery

  • Keep Backups Encrypted and Protected: In addition to the security of backup locations (i.e., cloud, physical), encrypting the files provides additional data protection.

  • Make Backups Frequently and Regularly: Data backups should regularly be performed, although the frequency may not be the same for all data.

  • Perform Regular Tests of Backups and Recovery: Data backup tests should be performed periodically—at least on an annual or semi-annual basis. Depending on the organization’s size and assets, data backup testing could be more frequent.

  • Consider Retention Span: For data governance and storage expenses, retention times should be established for data backups, likewise, retention schedules should map your backup schedules.

  • Document Policies and Procedures: Backup policies should be clearly documented. These should cover an explanation of goals and strategies, specifics about what tools and processes are used, roles and responsibilities, backup timing, and retention schedules.

  • Use a 3-2-1 Data Backup Strategy: Add extra layers of redundancy for data backups by using a 3-2-1 data backup strategy. This ensures that multiple copies of data are backed up and retained. The 3-2-1 strategy includes

– Three
Keep three copies of data, the original data copy, and at least two backups.

– Two
Use two different storage types. For instance, if data is stored on an internal hard drive, use a secondary device such as an external drive or cloud source.

– One
Keep one copy of data offsite.

  • Use Remote Storage: A critical factor in your backup solution is setting up remote backups. The idea is to have backups offsite, but, at a minimum, they should be on a separate system. Data backup can be conducted in the cloud or on a dedicated physical server.

 A better approach to Data Backup.

To protect business-critical data, backup is not enough — you need the integrated approach of cyber protection. The Advanced Backup pack for Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud enables you to extend the cloud backup capabilities you need require to proactively protect your data. Acronis leverages a unique approach by combining cloud backup with cyber protection features to keep your data truly secure.

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July 19, 20230 Comments by Olajumoke Olawepo
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IT CONFERENCE 2023: ManageEngine is Set to enabling a Future-Fit Technology Strategy for Africa

On the 6th of June 2023 ManageEngine, a subsidiary of Zoho corporation, held a tech conference for its partners and clients at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Lagos Nigeria.

 

The event had in its attendance, Solomon Raj- ManageEngine Regional Sales Manager, Srinivasan Rajasekaran- ManageEngine Senior Sales Executive, Melanin Ayoola- Executive Director Tranter IT Infrastructure, and other business managers, Sales reps, and executives.

 

Solomon Raj, the regional sales manager addressed the attendees with an opening speech, he said:

‘’9 years ago we identified ManageEngine as being an extremely important technology that needed to be introduced into Nigeria. We took up that task; we established a subsidiary called Zoho Corps, and we signed an agreement.

He also added, ‘Without ManageEngine application software in the digital economy it would not be where it is supposed to be or meant to be.

 

 

 

ManageEngine application software is extremely important, we have put a lot of effort into it and that is just the beginning, and having the right clients is extremely important and encouraging to us, he said.

Raj described the year 2023 as an exceptional year of accomplishment and growth for ManageEngine. Globally, we’ve continued pushing for innovation in our roster of solutions, he said,  “Our partners are the heart of our business across the globe, we’re excited, he said.

Our integrated solutions not only reduce complexity but also reduces costs and risks with the ability to free up resources and time for our partners while closing potential security gaps, he concluded.

 

The CTE ManageEngine, Karthik Ananda Rao, moderated a session titled ‘’Future-Fit Technology Strategy for Sustainable Growth in 2023.

He spoke about what happened in the last couple of years. He gave a comparison between the covid era and the digital era in 2023. He also spoke about how ManageEngine can come up with technology trends with its unified solutions.

He buttressed the pressure within organizations to automate their systems, and what exactly they desperately want to automate, is it IT processes, or business processes. He also spoke about the issues organizations have with configuring assets for work stations, and laptops, in a remote work environment because this is what organizations are currently focusing on

He continued with an analysis of one of the ManageEngine unified solutions, Enterprise service management. He said this is a solution that focuses on enterprise services, service management is just automated to IT.

 

Every organization in an office environment e.g. HR, Finance, provides services, but how it extends these services in an organization is what IT is focused on.

 

The conference was not left without responses from the attendees, via an interview session.

‘’Chukuwme Paul, a UI/UX designer from Alaadin Digital, explained that he was excited to be a part of the conference as a first-timer hearing about ManageEngine and its unified solutions, how they help protect users’ information and data, protecting users from cyber-attack and all.

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June 22, 20230 Comments by Olajumoke Olawepo
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How to Gain Free Remote Access Capabilities with Acronis Cyber Desktop

Acronis Cyber Desktop is a completely free solution designed to enable MSPs (managed service providers) and IT technicians easily, efficiently, and securely gain remote access to clients’ workloads even if the client isn’t present. Acronis Cyber Desktop is built to provide rapid remote access service to both Windows and MacOS workloads, it streamlines client support requests so that IT issues can be resolved in a matter of minutes – anytime, anywhere.

For a modern MSP, supporting clients remotely is essential. It can also be challenging. Your client’s business simply can’t wait for you to send a tech out to their office to diagnose their latest IT challenge, particularly when that challenge is hindering their work or is indicative of a larger, system-wide need for a security patch.

This can improve your support response times, improve client relations, and even reduce churn all with the help of a free, ready-made solution

 

Why You Should Adopt Free Remote Access Capabilities with Acronis Desktop

With free access to Acronis Cyber Desktop, your MSP or IT tech team sees internal benefits which include;

– Regain the time and money that your team would spend traveling to deliver on-site support

– Provide tech support during your clients’ off-hours to eliminate their productivity losses virtually and enhance your team’s visible value

– Manage more workloads and support requests in less time

Importance of Free Remote Access Capabilities with Acronis Desktop

  • The remote access capabilities your team gains with Acronis Cyber Desktop enable you to meet those urgent demands for support, diagnostics, and a return to normal business operations quicker and easier than traditional in-person support ever could.

  • Organizations are outsourcing their IT needs more than ever before with the global market set to reach $257.84 billion by next year. This means that IT channel is becoming an increasingly crowded place.

  • Clients trust their business-critical data to your expertise and services, but they also demand that their data, applications, and systems are performing whenever they need them. The reason for this growing wave of business is that organizations like yours specialize in managing, supporting, and simplifying the complexities of modern IT environments.

 

You can sign up for a tool like Acronis to be fully protected and proactively avert severe consequences such as reputational damage, loss of business data, and financial costs.

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June 5, 20230 Comments by Olajumoke Olawepo
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