Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 38 | Page 76

INDUSTRY WATCH 52% of current network management solutions have DNS provisioning capabilities and can provide remote network access control. “As higher education institutions embrace Digital Transformation and users become more device reliant, their networks have become more complex and difficult to manage,” said Infoblox CTO of Field Engineering, Victor Danevich. “With this complexity, networks become more volatile and vulnerable to cyberattack if proper network security measures are not in place.” Intelligence to identify common malicious actors and prevent future attacks. Additionally, implementing Single Sign On with two-factor authentication for all systems accessed by students can address the password challenges by enforcing password changes, validating identity, and providing the ability to quickly disable accounts when issues arise. Help is on the way Ashraf Sheet, Regional Director, Middle East and Africa at Infoblox, said: “In the Middle East, higher learning institution IT professionals are facing challenges that their peers in business enterprise rarely face and use inadequate tools in an attempt to protect their users and their schools. “In an era where all entities must protect personal user data and intellectual property, learning institutions appear underprepared and to be taking unnecessary risks. They have some of the most challenging network scenarios in the world and need world-class tools to help them meet the mounting threats. Higher education institutions need to gain full visibility into all connected devices to prevent unwanted network threats. Intelligent DNS security solutions can help detect vulnerabilities by identifying unusual and potentially malicious network activity and provide deeper control at the infrastructure level. Infoblox has been able to provide the network infrastructure higher education institutions need to be successful. Antivirus solutions are not enough, colleges and universities need network monitoring solutions that leverage Machine Learning and Artificial The full survey report is available at https://www.infoblox.com/resources/ reports/report-infoblox-higher- education-survey n 76 INTELLIGENTCIO Visit the education customer page to learn more about leveraging network security and threat intelligence from Infoblox. Ashraf Sheet, Regional Director, Middle East and Africa at Infoblox www.intelligentcio.com