WiFi security policies and management are essential for safeguarding your wireless networks from unauthorised access and potential threats. Effective WiFi security policies involve implementing encryption standards, access control, user authentication, and regular monitoring to ensure data integrity and privacy. Proper management helps prevent breaches, reduces vulnerabilities, and ensures that your network remains compliant with industry standards. If you are looking for help with Network Security Management, speak to a member of our team today, we can discuss your needs and any concerns you have, before recommending the best solution to implement.
What is Network Security Management?
Network security management is the process of securing network infrastructure by implementing security measures, policies, and tools to protect against threats. This includes safeguarding both physical and virtual devices through software-defined perimeter defences. Network security management solutions like Cisco Identity Services Engine, provide administrators with a centralised interface, allowing for real-time visibility into network behaviour, efficient control, and effective management of security policies. This approach helps maintain robust protection, ensuring that security protocols are consistently enforced across the entire network.
Network Security Policies
A network security policy outlines the guidelines and steps a company follows to protect its network, data, and resources from threats, both inside and outside the business. It sets up a security plan that includes ways to prevent and respond to cyberattacks like malware or hacking. Key parts of this policy cover:
- Asset protection: How physical and digital resources, such as servers and firewalls, are secured.
- User roles and access: Who can access the network and what they can do, based on their job roles.
- Data protection: Using methods like encryption to keep data safe.
- Incident response: Plans for dealing with security breaches.
- Security tools: Using firewalls, antivirus software, and other tools for protection.
If you need help creating or implementing security policies, our experts are ready to assist in developing strong policies for your business.
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Network Security Policy Management
Network security policy management is the process of creating, enforcing, and maintaining security policies across your network infrastructure. As cyber threats and network architectures grow more complex, having centralised, automated security policy management is crucial as this ensures that security measures are consistently applied across all devices, users, and systems.
The main focus of network security policy management is creating and enforcing tailored policies across firewalls, routers, and servers. Centralised management provides a single dashboard where our teams can monitor and adjust policies, ensuring consistent enforcement and easy detection of vulnerabilities.
Regular audits help ensure compliance with regulations like GDPR or HIPAA, while change management keeps policies updated as networks evolve. Visibility into the network is enhanced through real-time reporting, allowing us to spot potential threats and adjust policies proactively. Integration with other security tools, like firewalls and antivirus software, strengthens the overall defence strategy by coordinating multiple layers of protection across the network. If you would like to find out more about our security policy management services speak to our team.
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Benefits of Network and WiFi Security Policies and Management
Implementing and managing network and WiFi security policies offers numerous benefits. They ensure infrastructure stays secure in environments where we should always be on the lookout for threats. Enhanced security reduces the risk of data breaches, unauthorised access, and cyberattacks by consistently applying protective measures across the network. Compliance with industry regulations also becomes easier, minimising legal risks associated with security failures and data breaches.
Additionally, centralised management of security policies improves operational efficiency by automating key tasks, reducing the workload on internal teams, and minimising human errors. This, in turn, helps maintain smooth network performance by preventing malicious activities that could disrupt operations. With real-time visibility and control, security management tools continuously monitor network activity, allowing us to quickly identify and address vulnerabilities before they escalate into bigger issues.
As businesses grow, network security policies can easily scale to provide consistent protection across new devices and locations, ensuring a secure environment for an expanding infrastructure.
Network Security Monitoring Tools
Network security management tools play a crucial role in safeguarding a business’s infrastructure. The tools we use provide comprehensive visibility into your network activities, enabling us to monitor, detect, and mitigate potential threats. Key tools include firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), intrusion prevention systems (IPS), and security information and event management (SIEM) platforms. Firewalls regulate incoming and outgoing traffic, while IDS and IPS detect and prevent malicious activities. SIEM systems consolidate log data, identify patterns, and generate alerts for suspicious behaviour, enhancing the overall security posture. We work with trusted partners like Cisco and Fortinet and provide SOC as a Service (SOCaaS) for added peace of mind.
Network Security Management From Performance Networks
Network Security Management from Performance Networks offers comprehensive solutions to protect and manage your network infrastructure. With a focus on both Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Managed Network Services, we have the expertise to safeguard your data, users, and systems.
With ISE, we can manage identity and access across wired, wireless, and VPN connections, ensuring secure network access while preventing unauthorised access to sensitive data. Performance Networks provides the expertise to help implement, manage, and optimise Cisco ISE to enhance network security.
We offer fully outsourced network management solutions. Our services ensure that your network is continuously monitored and maintained by experts, freeing up internal resources and improving network performance. Our Managed Network Services cover everything from proactive network monitoring and troubleshooting to configuration management and regular updates. By working with Performance Networks, your business will benefit from improved reliability, reduced downtime, and enhanced security, allowing you to focus on core operations while knowing their network is in safe hands.
What Our Customers Are Saying
"We were grateful that Performance Networks pulled out all the stops to deliver a project within a very tight timescale and to budget. From the planning to the implementation, the Performance Network team worked closely with the BISC IT team, ensuring what was provided best suited the BISC’s needs. And even when things did not go to plan, the Performance Networks team adapted quickly to the new situation and came up with alternative approaches which delivered the same objectives to the same cost. The rural location and older buildings with their associated infrastructure make any BISC IT project a challenge, but Performance Networks overcame every obstacle without hesitation, delivered as promised and followed up with post-implementation support which was unfailing. We would happily turn to Performance Networks again for future projects."
Sarah Butler – Librarian and Head of Learning, BISC
"From the first point of contact Performance Networks have been amazing. They are extremely knowledgeable when it comes to networks and WiFi and are able to turn a complex topic into something simple and easy to understand. I can’t recommend them enough to anyone who needs a new network or is experiencing performance or connectivity issues with their existing network."
Steven Bennett, Head of IT, Manchester Central
"Performance Networks’ knowledge and expertise on WiFi solutions were invaluable to us during this huge and complex upscale project, and we are delighted with the work they have completed over the last few months.” “We’re really pleased to have completed this project, which is quite an undertaking and brings the technical infrastructure of our 19th century Palace very much up to speed with modern-day requirements."
Nick Johnson, IT Manager, Alexandra Palace
"Performance Networks resolved a complex ongoing WiFi issue in one visit; they are fast to respond and highly professional. We have since engaged them for further WiFi consultancy and thoroughly recommend their services."
David Jackson, DHL
"WiFi is now only an issue if it’s not available – and these occasions have been very few and far between. Access Points are remotely monitored so that Performance Networks can inform management if there is a problem even before they’re aware. Guests have a support line to call in case of difficulty. Performance Networks has helped Ragdale Hall to update its infrastructure to meet the requirements of the business, which is more and more reliant on technology. Guests and suppliers want instant communication, they need banks to provide immediate authorisations. All of this depends upon a stable platform, with excellent response when issues arise. As with WiFi, Ragdale Hall’s staff are only concerned when the technology gets in the way of providing outstanding customer service. Performance Networks have provided that stability and have been pro-active in ensuring that Ragdale Hall maintains and improves its systems."
Keith Palmer, IT Systems manager Ragdale Hall
"I have worked with several WiFi providers over 15 years at CCT, and Performance Networks are the only one who have truly understood the needs of our organisation. With three large conference centres that experience high guest footfall, our WiFi requirements are significant. Performance Networks have delivered a solution that meets our needs fully. I’ve been really impressed with their service after the installation too. They monitor our entire network and their support is second-to-none, proactively identifying and resolving issues before we’re even aware of them! I’m confident to say that our WiFi is sector-leading, which has a huge impact on guest experience."
Grant Farrant, Operations Director
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