Achieving a stable and secure network is
easier said than done. The typical
enterprise network contains a large and
growing set of devices, which increases
complexity and the risk of outages.
On the compliance front, the number of
regulations is mushrooming. But most
requirements are vague in nature,
leaving organizations in a quandary
about where to start.
The problem is further complicated by a
skills shortage in network engineering
as well as auditors lacking networking
know-how. As a result, most
organizations face a significant
challenge in provisioning and managing
their network infrastructure for
compliance and security.
To solve this issue, organizations must
simplify and automate the way they
configure, deploy and monitor their
network devices, policies and audit
controls. Automating routine tasks
increases responsiveness and allows
high-value engineers to focus on
high-value problems.
Automated audit control monitoring and
reporting also helps to identify risks
in real time as well as demonstrate
compliance with regulations and internal
directives. The overall result is faster
response to changes and problems,
decreased operational costs, lower risk
and improved business operations.
ArcSight provides a proven solution for
automating the provisioning,
configuration, and auditing of network
device changes. By simplifying network
management, ArcSight helps cut the cost,
time and risk of compliance. Key
features include:
- Automated deployment and
discovery. ArcSight tools enable
automated provisioning of devices
and policies, as well as dynamic
discovery of new devices as they are
added to the network.
- Role-based configuration.
Role-based wizards allow
administrators to wrap configuration
scripts into simple graphical
workflows, then distribute these to
the appropriate users, thus
simplifying network management.
- Standardized audit controls.
A library of pre-built, standardized
audit controls provides an accepted
set of reference controls, right out
of the box. This eliminates the
question, "What controls should we
be using?" while also allowing
modification for company-specific
needs.
- Real time and historical
reporting. All the above feed
into dashboards and reports so that
multiple audiences can get the
information they need to run and
audit the network.
To learn more about the technology
behind this solution, visit the
ArcSight
Network Configuration Manager
product page.
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Product Brief: ArcSight Network Configuration Manager (NCM)