New SG Alliance Seeks Advanced Cybersecurity for Asia
- By CDOTrends editors
- September 28, 2022
As a region with some of the world's fastest-growing economies, it's no surprise that Asia is also a hotbed for cybercrime. From ransomware attacks to data breaches, the threat landscape is constantly evolving, and companies must be prepared.
To help businesses in the region defend themselves against increasingly sophisticated attacks, NCS Group has entered into a strategic alliance with BeyondTrust, a company working in the privileged access management (PAM) space that secures high-level user accounts.
The alliance will provide companies and government organizations with best practice solutions for managing and securing privileged access — a crucial element in any cyber security strategy. Governments, in particular, are under immense pressure to keep their data and systems safe from nation-state actors and other sophisticated attackers.
The NCS-BeyondTrust alliance also seeks to simplify the zero trust security framework, designed to prevent attackers from gaining access to systems and data even if they have valid credentials. For example, if an attacker manages to steal a privileged user's credentials, they will still be unable to access the system if they do not have the correct permissions.
According to Ben Wong, director of channel and alliance across the Asia Pacific and Japan at BeyondTrust, the rise of ransomware and other cyber threats is motivating more organizations to invest in PAM solutions. They are also looking to implement zero trust security, which includes identity and access management, remote user security, and endpoint security.
“When organizations think of access management, they may only think of traditional password management — and that should not be the case. There is an urgent need for organizations to implement more advanced endpoint security and access management solutions, and many are still playing catch up in this area," Wong added.
Wong saw the partnership between NCS and BeyondTrust helping companies address cybersecurity challenges, especially as they move towards digital transformation. The accelerated shift to the cloud comes with its own set of risks and vulnerabilities, and businesses need to be able to manage and secure privileged access to mitigate these risks.
“This partnership with NCS enables us to provide tailored PAM solutions to customers across a wide range of industries from government to the commercial sectors. Combining the skills and experience of NCS with BeyondTrust’s leading portfolio of PAM solutions will help their customers defend against the evolving threat landscape," he said.
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