Security

All organizations need to address security on their networks through careful planning, administration and management of Anti Virus software, firewall software, employee Internet usage, email monitoring, network security training, and policies. Premier creates a network security plan that addresses all aspects of network security issues facing most companies today. Premier Technologies has implemented a wide variety of successful network security solutions in many different business sectors. Premier provides security tool services and measures to ensure the security solution we implement will secure a network against security threats from inside and outside an organization. Computer networks are typically protected by many layers of reliable security products. We minimize or eliminate risk from the dangers of unwanted intrusions (hackers), computer viruses, misuse (employee web surfing), unauthorized use (spammers), and failure of appropriate network security administration and management. As the number of users on a computer network grows, and the number of additional computer networks that your network is connected to grows. The threat to the security of your network and the data on it from internal and external sources grows with the addition of each user. Premier has a history of implementing network security solutions using experience from the many implementations already in place in a variety of business sectors. Industry leading solutions are selected which work together to form a comprehensive security policy for the client.

Where permanent 'always on' Internet connections are employed, such as Broadband ADSL or Leased Circuits, there should always be a firewall in place to control inbound (hacking), and outbound access (Trojans, for example). Firewalls can also control outbound access to say, a specific group of users having access to file sharing applications. Firewalls are a powerful solution for preventing unauthorized access on to a network, but in some instances it is desirable to allow access to a network from your connection to the public Internet. A secure method of achieving this is by using a Virtual Private Network (VPN). A VPN creates an encrypted tunnel across the Internet from one point to another. While one point will be your firewall with VPN support, the other might be another firewall or a remote user's computer. The installation and configuration of Firewall security and VPN is a key part of Premier's work. Once installed, we can also manage the administration of the security policy remotely.

Computer viruses are being released in ever more sophisticated forms, it is important that the software is compatible with your systems and that it is regularly updated. Premier offers anti virus support, and Leading Antivirus software. Premier can implement Antivirus software solutions using experience from many Antivirus implementations already in place in a variety of environments.

As businesses become more aware of the issues surrounding their employees' use of their desktop computers and the Internet, there is a growing need for organizations to be able to manage these resources. These issues can result in system downtime, loss of confidentiality, lost employee productivity, legal liability for transferred data and data corruption from malicious usage. Employee Internet Management covers usage monitoring and policy enforcement. Broadly speaking, these policies can cover Email, Browsing and other Internet Services (i.e. FTP, Instant Messaging), and Bandwidth prioritization. Whether an organization places these issues under the banner of Employee Computer Monitoring, Internet Use Monitoring or other similar title, the monitoring tools to perform the task are very similar and all available from Premier.

Access control security systems combine hardware and access control software to authenticate users onto a network. While this solution might consist of a strong password, it may also include a physical access component such as access control cards, electronic keypads, a biometric reader (i.e. Thumbprint reader) or an algorithmic combination that is only valid at a given point in time. Premier's experience and expertise can put together a solution for any particular requirement.