How To Secure Enterprise Software (ES)

Securing enterprise software of a business is critical and it is the responsibility of the organization concerned. Following are some steps to understand how enterprise software can be secured.

• Individual business has to protect the enterprise software (ES) of their business and to make sure that it works effectively. This can be done by themselves or by contacting the developers.

• It is likely that any software program or application will be affected by threats, viruses, spams, Trojans etc. Therefore, a good anti-virus software should be installed with the Enterprise software (ES). ES can be protected by doing this. There are many anti-virus software’s available in the market. Choosing a good one is preferable.

• Installing anti-virus software with ES would not work forever. It has to be updated whenever needed to make it work efficiently and protect ES. Thus, regular contact with the anti-virus software company will help the organization know whenever there is an update. Ignoring the security will result in bad functionality of the ES and business.

• ES stores confidential information of the business and the resources. Any unauthorized user may hack and misuse the information. To protect the ES from unauthorized users, it is advisable to install a firewall. The firewall protects the business from unauthorized users.

• Restricting unwanted information flowing across the Internet is also important to protect the ES. There are many methods of getting access to the private and confidential data. Getting unwanted information is also one of the methods to hack the software.

• It is the best practice to send the business logic or business related information in encrypted fashion while communicating with one another within the business.

• It is not good always to relay on the ES while storing data of the business. It is good to back up the data and the location is mentioned to the central server. This helps whenever software crashes or computer breakdown. It will be easy for the server to retrieve the data from the location given to it before.

• Access to the key elements of the software should be restricted. Sometimes giving access to the important elements of the software would turn out to be dangerous if any of the employees is not loyal. Therefore, only trusted people should be granted with the permission to key functions of the ES.

• If a company is large enough to afford an administrator, it is advisable to employ a person to look after the security of the business software. This is because business software or enterprise software is important for the business.

• In some cases, ignoring the update of hardware devices may also result in ES malfunctioning. The hardware configuration of the system should be monitored and modified whenever required.

• Any financial transactions related to the business should not be processed through ES. It is good for the organization to employ a third party for financial transactions.

Secured enterprise business always helps businesses earn more profits.