Discovering Data, then Protecting It - February 3, 2008
Sencilo Solutions will be launching a data discovery and risk assessment service as compliance continues to drive interest in the space.
"Along with the forth coming product we will be launching a new consulting service to help companies discover confidential data as well as gauge and manage risks", say President and Security Expect Brian McCarthy.
Our company is leaning on its many years of experience in the data protection and data activity monitoring space with the new Discovery Service, an offering aimed squarely at helping businesses find sensitive data, identify risks posed by current operating procedures and develop plans to tighten those loose-ends. Early last year one of our insurance clients called us in to assist them with a SEC order to produce records from 2005. Our client asked us to provide them with tool so that no data was over looked on their 8 tera-byte EMC SAN, and over 900 desktops and mobile computers. The request was for file data along with e-mail and databases, "leave no stone un-turned," said their CIO.
We see the market for consulting services is driven largely by regulations such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Most companies are unable to address this requirement because they don't have the tools to find and classify private data, officials at Sencilo said. The lack of visibility into critical data assets can equal significant risk of data theft, data breaches and unapproved data access, officials contend.
"Over the years with the proliferation of data centers, databases, applications and data; not to mention acquisitions and mergers; enterprises have data scattered all over the company," said Bill Parrish, vice president of product management at the data auditing vendor. "It's very difficult to keep track of all of the different repositories and data, let alone know what's happening to the data."
Our partner Barracuda Networks recently reported last June launched its IT Risk Assessment service, found that 26 percent of the 323 IT professionals surveyed expect a regulatory non-compliance incident at least once a year. The study also examined 75 security and availability incidents and found 59 percent came down to a failure of processes.
"On one side, the bigger impact on IT performance is training and awareness, but on the other side, it tends to be the least implemented control by many organizations out there," said Samir Kapuria, managing director of Barracuda Advisory Services.
As part of Sencilo's service, consultants work with client companies to develop remediation plans after issuing a risk assessment report. The findings include an overall risk score, as well as risk profiles for all users and applications that access the sensitive data. But the core of the service revolves around finding the sensitive data and determining how it is being used. To do that, the company leverages partner's data monitoring technology.
"This is the first time that we've offered a service like the Discovery Service. However, we have provided database auditing and security consulting to our customers for several years," Parrish said.
"As a matter of fact, it was during customer engagements that we uncovered the need for a discovery service. Our customers were struggling to get a better handle on where their data was located and how it was being used."
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Sencilo Solutions is a Florida-based integrator specializing in storage and security solutions. Sencilo delivers a comprehensive portfolio of products from best-of-breed hardware and software from multiple manufacturers including VMware, EMC, Juniper Networks, Hitachi, Symantec, Barracuda Networks, and HP. Its technical expertise is known throughout the storage and security industry. Clients include leading corporations, major financial institutions, top universities, government facilities, as well as small to medium size businesses. Sencilo's professional services include consulting, integration, project management, installation, maintenance and knowledge transfer.
Sencilo has offices throughout Florida including: Jacksonville, Daytona Beach, Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Hialeah, St. Augustine, Gainesville, Ocala, Palm Coast, Clearwater, Kissimmee, Lakeland, Maitland and Cape Canaveral
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