Working in networking and security for fifteen years has exposed me to a variety of solutions for specific problems. Demos are often provided to encourage organizations to invest time in understanding a product, whether it’s a software or cyber security hardware solution.
The key challenge, however, is time. The increasing pressures of the industry make it difficult to allocate the time needed to test and prove the value of a new hardware solution. For a technician, convincing management to invest time in evaluating a cyber security hardware solution and proving its value, especially in terms of time saved, can be a significant hurdle. I’ve often found myself working extra hours to demo hardware solutions, hoping they would ultimately save me time.
Setting up hardware solutions can take tens of hours, and some solutions require time to “bake” or “percolate,” especially when traffic analysis is involved. But despite the time investment, many of these solutions are invaluable, with significant work and expertise poured into them. Today, the number of these solutions is expanding rapidly as cyber security faces increasingly complex challenges. With time in short supply, where should one begin?
Complete Network Visibility: Empowering Security with an Efficient Hardware Solution
Visibility is a common denominator in the cyber security hardware solution space. Many companies are beginning to understand the need for complete visibility and are approaching it from different angles. However, time,and the resources required to implement a solution—remain obstacles. I’ve worked with solutions that demand immense resources, including powerful appliances or cloud infrastructures that cost thousands of dollars monthly. But even these solutions do not offer complete visibility.
The goal is complete visibility, or as close to it as possible. Without visibility into the network, defending against threats becomes nearly impossible. If you don’t know what’s connected to your network, your computer, or even what’s inside your computer, you increase your organization’s attack surface. Traditionally, organizations focus on protecting two things: their perimeter and their most valuable assets. But when resources are limited, strategic choices must be made. With limited time and budget, it’s crucial to get the most out of your investment. This is where asset risk management and Sepio’s platform shine.
Revolutionizing Network Security with Sepio’s Cyber Security Hardware Solution
Unlike traditional traffic analysis-based solutions, asset risk management doesn’t require vast amounts of resources. This immediately reduces the need for expensive cloud deployments or high-cost hardware appliances. It’s essential to understand not only what appears to be connected to a network, but what is genuinely attached to it. Devices masquerading as legitimate can often be malicious, and relying on MAC addresses or traffic analysis is unreliable for identifying such devices. Asset risk management, as an efficient cyber security hardware solution, eliminates this fog and reduces the attack surface.
Installing Sepio’s platform, the first of its kind, was truly eye-opening. In less than an hour, the network and everything attached was visible. There was no need for massive hardware installations. No need for expensive cloud deployments, simply the system with a small poller. In my tenure in the information technology field, I have never had such ease with an installation. The resource cost to benefit ratio is truly extraordinary. The careful design and ease of upgrades and integrations show the investment Sepio has made in their cyber security hardware solution, truly the birth of asset risk management.
