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Published on: March 2008
Type of content: WHITE PAPER
Format: Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
Length: 10 pages
Price: FREE

Overview:
Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLBA) Information Security standards. These new mandates emphasize the need for each financial institution to adopt a proactive self-defending network capability as part of its information security program. With the increasing need to protect corporate and customer data with stronger information security practices, the FFIEC regulatory mandates define a prudent model for investment firms to follow.

Perimeter security is not enough anymore. Many investment firms are finding additional productivity, flexibility, and cost savings by transacting business from home offices and various remote access devices such as PDA’s and mobile laptops. The extended use and access of the corporate network and data has created an inverted security model among investment firms that allows outsiders to gain access and insiders to transfer data more easily across and outside of the secure network perimeter. Investment firms need to adopt proactive information security measures to protect the investment firm and its customers.

In this paper, we provide information on the general framework and definition for a self-defending network (SDN), review the specific regulatory criteria and recognized best practices that mandate a SDN framework, and identify specific Cisco solutions that create a proactive SDN and can enable compliance.

Topics:

Hedge Fund Security
Network Security
Gramm-Leach-Bliley GLBA
FFIEC Regulations
Intrusion Protection
Intrusion Prevention
Security Agents
Security Monitoring
Cisco Systems