How to use SAManage to Detect IT Risks in Your Environment

Today’s IT environments are highly dynamic, with new users, new software solutions, and new back-end systems being added all this time. These rapid changes continuously pose new risks that must be identified and addressed immediately. Otherwise, companies may experience slowdowns in network performance, lack of application availability, loss or theft of vital data, or other problems which can negatively impact mission-critical business operations.

That’s why more and more companies are relying on powerful, fully-automated software solutions to help protect their IT assets through proactive risk detection and control. SAManage, a robust SaaS IT asset management solution with advanced risk detection capabilities, helps to ensure continuity, performance, and security by continuously scanning your IT inventory, looking for risks such as:

• Computers without anti-virus protection
• Missing security patches
• Presence of illegal games or applications
• Lack of free hard disk space
• Illegal or unauthorized licenses of permitted software packages

The severity of each risk is rated, from low to high, based on the threat it poses to the infrastructure. This allows administrators to respond swiftly, before the integrity of the technology environment, and the business activities it supports, are compromised. Identified risks that pose little or no true threat can be discarded, while the details of more urgent risks can be reviewed to aid in rapid resolution. Once an issue has been corrected, administrators can note the action taken and close out the incident.

Companies of all sizes are using IT risk detection solutions like SAManage to protect high-traffic networks, facilitate compliance with licensing agreements, protect sensitive data from hackers, prevent employees from introducing threats into the environment via file-sharing and P2P programs, and more.

But while automated tools are quite valuable when it comes to detecting and controlling IT risks, the experts agree that, in order to be most effective, these software solutions need to be part of a broad-reaching IT risk management strategy that includes:

• Research into and understanding of how risks are likely to present themselves
• Documented and enforced technology usage policies that help prevent risks from occurring
• Well-defined procedures for addressing specific issues once exposure has taken place

Learn more on how SAManage can detect risks to your computers or signup for a free trial today.