"It starts with real-time vulnerability information delivered daily or on-demand," he said, "then does a vulnerability scan across the entire infrastructure, notes if servers or machines have been exploited by that vulnerability, takes action to isolate that machine, and from there rolls out a patch and verifies it through an additional scan."
NetIQ Security Manager 5.0, the one piece available now, sells separately at prices of $2,500 for the management console and $1,000 per server. It centralizes events from multiple point products and correlates the information to identify threats, particularly blended threats that use multiple attack vectors, then integrates real-time incident response with reporting on long-term security trends that the network has faced.
New features in the latest edition include support for both host- and network-based intrusion detection systems, out-of-the-box threat rules and signatures, and the ability to detect and stop security breaches, said McGrath.
NetIQ Vulnerability Manager 5.0 provides customers with vulnerability assessments -- garnered from NetIQ's new partner, TruSecure -- scans connected systems for vulnerabilities and those systems which have already been exploited by hackers, and can be automated to take steps to stop incoming threats or correct infected systems. It will ship in June at a price of $3,655.
The third component of the suite, NetIQ Patch Manager, is actually a rebranded version of Shavlik Technologies' HFNetChkPro patch management product. Priced starting at $2,000 and like Vulnerability Manager scheduled to ship in June, Patch Manager currently scans only Windows systems and applications to detect and deploy necessary patches. But as the Roseville, Mn.-based Shavlik extends its reach into non-Windows operating systems, the option will be made available to NetIQ customers, said McGrath.
To realize the benefits of cloud-native software, an application must actually be cloud-native—designed to run in the cloud, interacting with disaggregated cloud services, fully manageable as code—to deliver the expected benefits.
By combining resources and expertise, the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium will offer a blueprint for how industries can adapt to an AI-dominated future.
IT leaders should heed the guidance of cybersecurity insurance providers who think businesses should prioritize security education, incident preparedness, regular internal audits, and ongoing vulnerability scanning and patching.
