Shadow IT
Overview
The Nexthink Shadow IT library pack enables organizations to discover and monitor the use of non-compliant applications and web services that may compromise corporate security or indicate that the IT infrastructure does not support specific use cases.
Problem
It is not uncommon for employees to utilize non-company-approved tools in a professional setting. There are a number of reasons for this, including a lack of proper adoption, poor compliance enforcement, the absence of an alternative to get the job done, and others.
Regardless of the reason, this can be a critical source of security risk to the organization when files are shared, websites are visited, or communications are conducted in an unauthorized manner.
Unfortunately, IT teams lack visibility into these "shadow" activities, preventing them from proactively detecting and preventing security breaches.
Solution
This pack provides a comprehensive overview of non-compliant applications and web services, highlighting those that may pose potential security risks or indicate areas of IT infrastructure where there is no company-approved alternative. It then enables the appropriate action to be taken through "soft enforcing."
Key features
Real-time monitoring of non-compliant applications and web services using a pre-defined list of these applications and services.
Breakdowns by the number of devices using a non-compliant application or service, the duration of focus time, and the volume of outgoing traffic help you understand its impact.
The discovery area, comprising pre-defined application categories and filters on application subcategories, destination domains, device locations, and other parameters, enables the identification of less-known non-compliant applications and web services that may pose a potential risk.
A campaign to inform users about the use of non-compliant applications and offer compliant alternatives, helping to implement a 'soft enforcement' approach.
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