[Term of the Day]:Unified Threat Management
Term of the Day
“Unified Threat Management”
Definition — What is UTM and its benefits?
Unified threat management (UTM) is an information security term that refers to a single security solution, and usually, a single security appliance, that provides multiple security functions at a single point on the network and protects the users from a blend of sophisticated cyber threats.
The all-in-one solution will make your IT security much simpler, more unified, and easier to manage. A UTM appliance will usually include functions such as Antivirus, Anti-spyware, Anti-spam, Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Virtual Private Networking (VPN), and content filtering. Today's challenges of IT environments are when their business grows the potential attack also scales exponentially. Multiple layers of security are much needed to keep attackers out and to secure sensitive data. The in-house IT team may be heavily burdened with day-to-day management requirements and rising costs, whereas partnering with a managed services provider is most beneficial.
Key benefits of UTM in IT environments:
- It enables administrators to manage a wide range of security functions with a single management console.
- UTM solutions provide a more convenient way of achieving a layered defense strategy because there's only a single product to deploy, manage, and monitor.
- Lower expenses: UTM as an all-in-one appliance costs less than buying multiple dedicated systems.
- It provides the ability to update automatically with the latest security updates, anti-virus definitions, and new features so that minimal manual intervention is required beyond the initial set-up.