How VMware Workspace Security Can Help Network Coverage Gaps

It is certainly not surprising to hear thatinformation security is a top priority for Canadian businesses. CDW's 2020Security Study, an IDC-led, Canada-wide, cross-industry survey of 524 ITSecurity and Risk & Compliance professionals reveals that more than 4 in 5organizations have experienced a cybersecurity incident due to the poor hygieneof a third-party business partner. This study also concluded that the future ofcybersecurity will heavily leverage security automation and machine learning todrive down the complexity of security management and improve cyber resilience.

Zero trust the security concept that nothingshould be trusted inside or outside of the network perimeter was identifiedin the study as driving investments in identity and access management solutionsfor users and applications.

Many Canadian organizations surveyed haddeployed endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions with coverage gaps, leavingnon-corporate (BYOD) devices vulnerable to attack. A platform approach to cybersecuritycan help address this challenge.

Minimizerisks with simplified security management

VMware Workspace Security offers a platform that combines several integration layers tocreate a digital workspace complete with access management, unified endpointmanagement (UEM), analytics, desktop and application virtualization and endpointsecurity with Carbon Black.

VMware Workspace Security brings to market an integration of Workspace ONE Intelligence thatleverages both the device management capabilities of Workspace ONE UEM and the powerfulsecurity orchestration enabled by theCarbon Black Cloud to quickly identify and remediate vulnerable or compromisedendpoints, minimizing the risks associated with cyberattacks, and simplifyingsecurity management with intelligent automation.

Whysecurity should be built-in, not bolted on

As per the CDW 2020 Security Study, it isincreasingly important that Canadian businesses use proper controls to providevisibility into who is accessing corporate data and services, and what actionsare being undertaken on corporate networks. The survey recommends deploying bothEDR and UEM solutions that provide a single pane of glass for creating user policies,provisioning, patching, monitoring and locking/wiping devices.

VMware's vision of Intrinsic Securityis to have security built-in, not bolted on to your infrastructure orapplications. Their Carbon Black portfolio helps infosec teams harden, protect,detect and respond to threats on endpoints and workloads. Workspace ONE helps desktop services teams governdevices and users connecting to business applications. VMware NSX NetworkVirtualization helps the network team compartmentalize data and identifymalicious traffic. VMware Secure State helps organizations securely configuretheir public cloud assets.

VMware Workspace Security lays down the foundation of VMware's Intrinsic Security vision at the endpoint by delivering a fully integrated platform that Canadian businesses can leverage on their journey towards achieving zero trust.

To learn more about VMware Workspace Security and how CDW's Amplified Workspace Services can help your organization plan, deploy and operate secure digital workspaces for your business, please contact your CDW Canada representative.