CONFIGURATIONengine

A primary exponent to securing a network is the need to identify, control and report on the configuration of a networks components at any given time. As a result, configuration management is now considered an integral process within the compliance lifecycle.

CNS’ CONFIGURATIONengine solution deals with the automatic identification, controlled storage, change control, status reporting and review of target network component configurations throughout the enterprise estate.

CONFIGURATIONengine tackles the following primary objectives of configuration management;

Configuration Identification;

• What are the components of the network?
• What is the configuration of a network device?

Configuration Change Control;

• Identify and maintain device configuration baselines
• Identify and control device access and applied changes

Configuration Status Accounting;

• Maintain record of configuration changes
• Report configuration status change

Configuration Review;

• Regular review of device configuration against best practice
• Regular review of status accounting information

Compliance and regulatory mandate has forced many organisations into taking accountability for the traceability and integrity of data in transit across their IT estate; CNS’ CONFIGURATIONengine makes a significant contribution to helping their customers achieve this through providing a mechanism for assuring the integrity and availability of their data network.

The benefits of CNS’ CONFIGURATIONengine can be leveraged to even greater effect when delivered through CNS’ HOUSEwatch managed service program.

The CNS HOUSEwatch & LOGwatch offerings are the complementary wrap around consultative services that complete the COMPLIANCEngine solution. Access to CNS skills set and people means that customers can fully leverage the advantage of deploying a full IT Compliance system.

HOUSEwatch

• Ensures actionable intelligence from all “Engines” is mapped to on-going control activity helping organisations meet with their on-going regulatory mandates.
• Provides customers with access to trained and qualified level of staff able to provide valuable and meaningful advice and/or assistance with additional patch management activities such as determining patch relevance, patch remediation planning and patch testing.
• Delivers extended service benefits such as change control authorisation, network component replacement and regular maintenance of on-going best practice configuration templates – each aimed at reducing the onerous complexity and cost of aligning configuration management activity to regulatory mandate and internal best practice standards

LOGwatch

• Active monitoring of logs and alerts satisfying all regulatory requirements
• When combined with CNS’ LOGengine, LOGwatch specifically targets the delivery of daily log inspection, incident response and alert escalation to HMG standards, it is easy to see the uncompromising benefits associated with CNS’ LOGengine solution.