Security is the base or foundation in Trust Services Framework that ensure reliability of a system. One of the methods applied in security module is multiple layers of control.

Required:
Choose ONE system/application available in the market (except mobile banking apps or internet banking) and discuss the multiple layers of control applied in that system/application.

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Multi-layered security is a network security approach that uses a number of components to protect your clients' operations with multiple levels of security measures.

As a managed service provider (MSP), you want to offer customers best-in-class services while differentiating yourself from the competition and increasing your company’s profitability. Offering your customers a multi-layered security approach can provide the cornerstone for achieving all of these objectives.

How Multi-Layered Network Protection Works

The purpose of including multiple layers in your network security is to help ensure that each single defense component has a backup in the case of a flaw or missing coverage. The individual strengths of each layer also cover any gaps that other defenses may have.

With this assumption in mind, each individual layer in a multi-layered security approach focuses on a specific area where vulnerabilities may exist. By working in concert, these layers of security offer a better chance of stopping intruders from breaching company networks than using a single solution.

The types of security layers you can use in your network defense include:

• Web protection
• Patch management
• Email security and archiving
• Vulnerability assessment and analytics
• Antivirus software
• Data encryption
• Firewalls
• Digital certificates
• Anti-spam and spam filters
• Privacy controls

Having multiple layers of security in place is crucial for MSPs who protect data at all levels and across numerous applications and devices. Not only should data stay safe, but so should the methods of communication and the network where information is transferred.

Patch Management

Cyber attackers typically search for the easiest way to breach a network. Often, this involves pinpointing “soft targets,” such as software that has not yet been updated to protect against known malware.

MSP RMM’s patch management solution handles every facet of patching on Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. It discovers relevant and essential service packs, security updates and other hotfixes, and then installs them on the appropriate machines.

Automating these tasks ensures that customer hardware and software stay up to date while eliminating the need for you to perform these tasks manually.

The patch management tasks you can automate include:

• Scanning computers, servers, and workstations at periodic intervals to discover missing patches
• Finding and downloading missing patches from the appropriate vendors' websites
• Downloading only the patches required by vendors or approved by companies in accordance with their corporate policies
• Downloading and installing required patches on specific computers

Managed Antivirus

Nearly every MSP will admit that antivirus applications are not enough on their own to combat the growing number of cyberattacks. Nevertheless, with antivirus vendors finding countless variations of malware every day, antivirus applications remain a requirement in a layered security solution.

MSP RMM uses Bitdefender in support of its antivirus layer. As a cloud-based solution, signature patterns are updated and deployed to customers automatically, ensuring your clients receive protection from the most current viruses, Trojans, and other malware on the cyber threat landscape.

Web Protection

MSP RMM’s web protection provides a safeguard from employees at your customers’ businesses who surf seemingly innocent sites that contain concealed malware. You can even use this layer to deny employees from accessing recreational, non-business, and non-productive sites, such as those used for gaming, social networking, and instant messaging, thereby increasing employee productivity.

Denying employees access to bandwidth-hungry sites frees up bandwidth while boosting the performance of business applications and network resources significantly.