Job Management Partner 1/Client Security Control Description, User's Guide and Operator's Guide

1.2.1 Integrated management of information about IT assets

The ability to accurately assess the information about IT assets distributed within a company is a fundamental part of implementing security measures. With a client security control system, information about software and anti-virus products installed on clients can be collected to a management server, and managed centrally. An administrator can use this information to assess the status of security measures on a client, and respond quickly to any security issues.

A client security control system that centrally manages asset information uses the following strategies to solve security problems:

• By collecting information about the Windows security updates such as patches and service packs applied to clients, unauthorized access that exploits vulnerabilities in Windows components can be prevented.
• By collecting information about the anti-virus products installed on the client and whether the latest virus definitions and version of the virus detection engine have been applied, virus infection can be prevented.
• By collecting information about whether games and other prohibited software are installed on clients, security issues that arise from the use of such prohibited software can be prevented.
• The client security control system can manage information about whether mandatory software designated by the administrator is installed on the client. For example, by specifying software designed to prevent information leakage as mandatory software, the administrator can prevent data from being compromised.
• By collecting PC security information such as account and password settings, the client security control system can prevent the security level from being compromised by users leaving guest accounts or choosing weak passwords.
• By collecting information about specific assets defined by the administrator, the client security control system can prevent security issues that are associated with those assets.
  

  Figure 1-2 Integrated management of information about IT assets

  

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