GEC NEWS WIREManageEngine, revealed the results of the global ManageEngine Active Directory and Windows Server Security – Trends and Practices Survey, 2016. Among the critical findings is that 70 percent of IT administrators across the globe say that their Windows environments are at risk of malicious attacks.
Over the past few years, the success rate of attacks, both internal and external, on corporate networks has been growing. At the center of most corporate networks is Active Directory. Since Active Directory is the most important technology to control access to the network and resources, it is important to secure all aspects of this portion of a network.
Derek Melber, Technical Evangelist for ManageEngine and Microsite Manager of Security Hardening for Active Directory and Windows Servers said, “However, the survey results also indicate that Windows environments are far from being secure, and improved overall visibility is essential.”
The results clearly indicate that organizations need to take immediate action to secure their Windows environments. The findings imply a visibility gap in the market. Despite the market availability of solution providers, at least half the organizations do not use a configuration alert system and may need to perform requirement-to-solution mapping to reduce this gap. For efficient management of their Windows environments, IT admins could benefit from exploring available reporting solutions.
