Managing cyber protection in an enterprise environment is a challenge, as threats are constantly evolving. Acronis Cyber Protect is a comprehensive solution that integrates data protection and cybersecurity, providing a one-stop shop for IT managers and service providers.

Acronis Cloud Protect is a key component of Acronis Cyber Protect, and it offers a number of features that can help organizations enhance their IT infrastructure’s security and resilience. These features include:

• Data backup and recovery: Acronis Cloud Protect can regularly back up critical data and applications to secure cloud storage, ensuring that you can quickly recover in case of data loss or system failures.

• Cybersecurity features: Acronis Cloud Protect incorporates cybersecurity features to protect your data from cyber threats. It provides real-time protection against malware, ransomware, and other cyberattacks.

• AI-powered threat detection: Acronis Cloud Protect uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify and mitigate emerging cyber threats proactively. It can detect and respond to suspicious activities to prevent data breaches.

• Data encryption: Acronis Cloud Protect encrypts data both in transit and at rest, ensuring that your sensitive information remains secure even in the event of unauthorized access.

• Disaster recovery planning: Acronis Cloud Protect can help organizations develop robust disaster recovery plans. You can create recovery point objectives (RPOs) and recovery time objectives (RTOs) to ensure minimal downtime during disasters.

• Hybrid cloud deployment: Acronis Cloud Protect supports hybrid cloud deployments, allowing you to keep some data on-premises while leveraging cloud resources for backup and recovery. This flexibility helps optimize costs and performance.

• Scalability and flexibility: Acronis Cloud Protect is scalable, making it suitable for both small businesses and large enterprises. You can adapt it to your organization’s specific needs as you grow.

• Compliance and data governance: Acronis Cloud Protect helps organizations meet compliance requirements by providing features like data retention policies, audit trails, and access controls.

• User-friendly interface: The user-friendly interface of Acronis Cloud Protect simplifies the management of your IT infrastructure, making it easier to configure, monitor, and troubleshoot.

• 24/7 support and updates: Acronis provides support and updates to keep the solution current and capable of defending against evolving threats.

• Training and documentation: Acronis offers training and documentation to help your IT team effectively use the solution and maximize its benefits.

• Regular testing and maintenance: To ensure your IT infrastructure remains resilient, it’s crucial to regularly test backups, update software, and conduct security audits. Acronis Cloud Protect can assist in these areas.

By fortifying your IT infrastructure with Acronis Cloud Protect, you can bolster your organization’s data protection and cybersecurity posture, ensuring business continuity and safeguarding against various threats. It’s essential to work closely with Acronis or a certified partner to tailor the solution to your specific needs and maintain it effectively.

In addition to using Acronis Cloud Protect, it’s also important to stay informed about the latest cybersecurity trends and best practices. This will help you further enhance the security of your IT infrastructure.

By taking these steps, you can protect your organization from cyber threats and ensure that your data is safe and secure.

Contact us today to schedule a demo or get a free trial.

Telephone: +234 818 340 5221, +234 902 341 6588

Email: enquiries@tranter-it.com

As a security professional, you know that staying ahead of the latest threats is a never-ending challenge. You’re constantly bombarded with alerts, both real and false, and it can be difficult to know what to prioritize.

That’s where ManageEngine Log360 comes in. Log360 is a comprehensive log management and security information and event management (SIEM) solution that can help you improve your security posture in a number of ways.

Here are just a few of the Benefits of using Log360:

• Real-time threat detection and alerts: Log360 can correlate log data from various sources to identify suspicious activities and potential security breaches. This means you can be alerted to threats as soon as they happen, giving you time to take action before it’s too late.
• Compliance management: Log360 can help you meet regulatory compliance requirements such as GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS. It offers predefined compliance reports and automated compliance auditing capabilities, so you can be sure that you’re in compliance with the latest regulations.
• Log data centralization: Log360 collects log data from various sources and centralizes it into a single repository. This makes it easier to search, analyze, and archive log data, so you can quickly find the information you need when you need it.
• Real-time monitoring: Log360 provides real-time monitoring of critical IT infrastructure components, so you can detect and respond to security incidents quickly.
• Log analysis: Log360 offers powerful log analysis and correlation capabilities. This means you can analyze logs to uncover patterns, anomalies, and trends, so you can proactively address potential issues.
• Incident response: Log360 can assist in incident response by providing detailed information about security incidents. This information can help you investigate and mitigate threats more effectively.
• Alerts and notifications: Log360 can generate alerts and notifications based on predefined rules and thresholds. This ensures that you’re notified promptly when a potential issue arises.
• User activity monitoring: Log360 allows you to monitor user activities, helping you detect and prevent insider threats or unauthorized access.
• Forensic analysis: In the event of a security incident, Log360 can provide forensic analysis capabilities to help you understand the scope and impact of the incident.
• Reporting and dashboarding: Log360 offers customizable dashboards and reporting features, so you can create and share reports on security, compliance, and performance.
• Log archiving and retention: Log360 enables you to archive log data for long-term storage and compliance purposes. This helps you manage log data retention policies efficiently.
• Integration: Log360 can integrate with other security and IT management tools, enhancing its overall functionality and making it part of a broader security ecosystem.

Log360 is a powerful tool that can help you improve your security posture in various ways. If you’re looking for a comprehensive log management and SIEM solution, Log360 is a great option to consider.

Contact us today to learn more about how Log360 can benefit your organization.

We understand that every organization is different, and we’re committed to helping you find the right solution for your needs.

Contact us today to schedule a demo or get a free trial.

Telephone: +234 818 340 5221, +234 902 341 6588

Email: enquiries@tranter-it.com

Leading IT management solutions provider, ManageEngine, a subsidiary of Zoho Corporation, successfully hosted a comprehensive training event for its resellers from the 7th to the 11th of August, 2023. The event took place at the esteemed Radisson Blu Anchorage Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. With a focus on empowering resellers with insights into cutting-edge technology solutions, the event was attended by key figures from both ManageEngine and Tranter IT, along with prominent business managers, sales representatives, and executives.

The training event was graced by the presence of distinguished individuals, including members of the ManageEngine team: Srinivasan Rajasekaran, Product Specialist; Jothi Murugan Suresh Madurai; Keertikumar; and Shariba T. Representing Tranter IT were the esteemed duo, Lare Ayoola, Chief Executive Officer, and Melanie Ayoola, Executive Director.

Srinivasan Rajasekaran, Regional Sales Manager, opened the event with an impactful speech, recounting the journey that led to the establishment of ManageEngine’s significance in Nigeria. “Nine years ago, we identified ManageEngine as an essential technology for Nigeria. We took up the mantle, established Zoho Corps as a subsidiary, and inked a pivotal agreement,” Rajasekaran shared. He emphasized the pivotal role that ManageEngine’s application software plays in the digital economy, stating that it has significantly shaped the technological landscape.

Lare Ayoola, CEO of Tranter IT, also addressed the audience, describing 2023 as a remarkable year of accomplishments and growth for ManageEngine. Ayoola reaffirmed the company’s dedication to innovation across its array of solutions and expressed heartfelt appreciation for the global network of partners that form the cornerstone of ManageEngine’s success.

During a session moderated by ManageEngine’s Product Specialist, Jothi Murugan, attendees delved into critical topics such as automation within organizations and the pressing need to streamline IT and business processes. Jothi Murugan highlighted the challenges faced by organizations in configuring assets for remote and hybrid work environments, underscoring the immediate focus on resolving these concerns.

The event also spotlighted Enterprise Service Management, a pivotal component of ManageEngine’s unified solutions. Jothi Murugan explained that while every department in an organization offers services, it is IT that extends these services to ensure efficiency and efficacy. The focus on enterprise services aligns service management with the organization’s overall objectives.

Osita Okolie, CEO of Collaborative Technologies, echoed the sentiments of many attendees, expressing excitement about the insights gained from the event. Okolie praised ManageEngine’s unified solutions for their ability to simplify processes, reduce costs, mitigate risks, and optimize resource allocation. He encapsulated the event’s significance by emphasizing how ManageEngine’s solutions are closing potential security gaps while enhancing operational efficiency.

As the event concluded on a high note, attendees left with renewed enthusiasm and a deeper understanding of how ManageEngine’s technological innovations are reshaping the landscape of IT management.

Do you know that when attackers try to exploit your data, one of the most convenient approaches for them is to transfer data via USB and other peripheral devices, because those methods often don’t leave a trace?

This attack is most often carried out by malicious insiders, employees from your own organization with malicious intent.

ManageEngine Device Control Plus is a comprehensive DLP solution that prevents data loss via removable devices. It is capable of controlling access privileges for devices connected to your network, blocking any unauthorized devices from gaining entry, and monitoring all device and file use activities.

How do you prevent them?

Many organizations today use different devices for regular business processes, and keeping tabs on all these devices can be a challenge. Between tracking the devices plugged into desktops, files transferred via USB, and the various peripheral devices used by employees for day-to-day business operations, it can be difficult to see who is using which devices and where your data is going.

ManageEngine Device Control Plus helps you spot and remediate hacking attempts through instant alerts and meticulous reports and audits, eliminating the risk of insider threats, DMA attacks, or any file-based attacks.

Benefits of ManageEngine Device Control Plus

• Control, block and monitor the actions of all USB and peripheral devices.

• Authorize only the devices that you trust, and prevent the entry of malicious devices.

• Implement role-based access control to prevent unauthorized access to your files.

• Prevent unnecessary movement of data via USB and peripheral devices.

• Grant temporary access to removable devices to prevent excessive access privileges.

• Monitor hacking attempts and study device and user behavior patterns

Complete visibility into your endpoints is essential to protect your data. If you can’t see your endpoints or what your employees are doing with your data, you can’t protect it. ManageEngine Device Control Plus is the all-in-one DLP solution you need that combines both device and data security to avoid data loss.

As organizations evolve, they often need to upgrade their IT infrastructures regularly, part of which involves software releases. Such software releases, whether simple or complex, are plagued with common challenges like lack of communication between different teams, scheduling conflicts, and absence of central control. Failing to adequately address these challenges may result in underdeveloped or failed releases. This can cause a backlog of pending releases and an increase in outages leading to costly downtime that could have otherwise been prevented.

Helping businesses deliver a seamless customer experience and ensure zero downtime has always been a key aspect of ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus.

ServiceDesk Plus and IT Release Management enable you to establish a clear governance structure through release roles, automated workflows, and customizable templates. We ensure that changes are released effectively through management that works in tandem with change management to offer transparency and central control. And that’s exactly what ServiceDesk Plus’ new capability provides.

IT Release Management refers to the process of planning, designing, scheduling, testing, deploying, and controlling software releases. It ensures that release teams efficiently deliver the applications and upgrades required by the business while maintaining the integrity of the existing production environment.

IT software upgrade releases have never been easier and more secure from risks that impede your organization’s day-to-day operations, making for a seamless and effective release management process. API-level integration enables IT teams to resolve issues much faster, increases the productivity of IT personnel, and improves end-user satisfaction, the process of resolving tickets still has to be done manually.

There are a few steps to IT release management. They are;

• Request: Release management starts with requests for new features or changes to existing functions. There’s no guarantee that all requests made will eventually translate into a new release. Each request is evaluated for its rationale, feasibility, and whether there’s a way to fulfil it by reconfiguring the application version already in production.

• Plan: A robust plan ensures the release team stays on track and that requirements are satisfied. Create or reuse a workflow or checklist that can be referred to by stakeholders throughout the release process.

• Design and Build: This is the programming phase where the requirements are converted to code. The release is designed and built into executable software.

• Testing: Once the release is deemed ready for testing, it’s deployed to a test environment where it’s subjected to non-functional and functional testing (including user acceptance testing or UAT). If bugs are found, it’s sent back to developers for tweaking and then subjected to testing again. This iterative process continues until the release is cleared for production deployment by both the development team and the product owner.

• Deployment: The release is implemented in the live environment and made available to users. It entails educating users on the changes and training them on how to operate the system in the context of the new features.

• Post-Deployment: Post-deployment, the release moves to the support phase where any bugs are recorded that will eventually necessitate a request for changes. 

For an IT release to be deemed successful, it must attain the following objectives:

• It’s deployed on time.

• It’s deployed within budget.

• It has little to no impact on current users.

• It satisfies the needs of current and new users, technological advances and/or competitive demands.

How can ServiceDesk Plus help?

• Simplify IT upgrades: Integrated with the Change Management module, you can associate changes to releases, thereby carrying over all the necessary documentation entered in the change ticket.
• Provide an Integrated calendar view: All scheduled releases and changes are highlighted in both modules through the integrated calendar view, ensuring that no scheduling conflicts arise.
• Offer Predefined release workflows: The graphical drag-and-drop canvas for release workflows enables you to create custom workflows for various types (Major, Minor, or Emergency) of releases.
• Stay in control of software release processes: Define and manage different types of releases (Major, Minor, Emergency, etc.) with custom workflows.
• Establish a clear governance structure: Associate roles with predefined templates to manage releases in a standardized manner.

If you don’t test your backups for recoverability, you really don’t have backups at all.

This statement is not intended to be controversial, or even confrontational. Instead, we’re using it to point out a common misconception. Today, many IT professionals may believe that standard data backup processes are protecting them from the effects of ransomware and other cyberattacks, but they’re missing a critical step: verifying that their backup works correctly if or when it is needed.

Data backup involves creating copies of important data and storing them in secure locations. To ensure comprehensive protection, backups should regularly be performed — ideally in real-time or at frequent intervals — using both on-site and off-site storage options. On-site backups offer quick accessibility for immediate recovery, while off-site backups provide added security against physical threats, such as fires or natural disasters.

Here are 7 Best Practices for Data Backup and Recovery

• Keep Backups Encrypted and Protected: In addition to the security of backup locations (i.e., cloud, physical), encrypting the files provides additional data protection.

• Make Backups Frequently and Regularly: Data backups should regularly be performed, although the frequency may not be the same for all data.

• Perform Regular Tests of Backups and Recovery: Data backup tests should be performed periodically—at least on an annual or semi-annual basis. Depending on the organization’s size and assets, data backup testing could be more frequent.

• Consider Retention Span: For data governance and storage expenses, retention times should be established for data backups, likewise, retention schedules should map your backup schedules.

• Document Policies and Procedures: Backup policies should be clearly documented. These should cover an explanation of goals and strategies, specifics about what tools and processes are used, roles and responsibilities, backup timing, and retention schedules.

• Use a 3-2-1 Data Backup Strategy: Add extra layers of redundancy for data backups by using a 3-2-1 data backup strategy. This ensures that multiple copies of data are backed up and retained. The 3-2-1 strategy includes

– Three
Keep three copies of data, the original data copy, and at least two backups.

– Two
Use two different storage types. For instance, if data is stored on an internal hard drive, use a secondary device such as an external drive or cloud source.

– One
Keep one copy of data offsite.

• Use Remote Storage: A critical factor in your backup solution is setting up remote backups. The idea is to have backups offsite, but, at a minimum, they should be on a separate system. Data backup can be conducted in the cloud or on a dedicated physical server.

 A better approach to Data Backup.

To protect business-critical data, backup is not enough — you need the integrated approach of cyber protection. The Advanced Backup pack for Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud enables you to extend the cloud backup capabilities you need require to proactively protect your data. Acronis leverages a unique approach by combining cloud backup with cyber protection features to keep your data truly secure.